The First Annual
New England Conference for Student Success
Effective Strategies for Educating the Whole Student
Friday, October 8, 2010
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Campus Center
Read a summation of the 2010 event.
For a listing of 2010 participating institutions, click here.
New England colleges have a variety of programs to help their students succeed. Many of these are practices with a proven track record, while others are initiatives that are still being tested. This conference focuses on programs and practices that have potential for helping students succeed in higher education and is designed for faculty and administrators, as well as professional staff in academic and student affairs.
This first annual conference will include a keynote presentation by John Gardner, president of the Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education, as well as workshops, panel presentations, and other sessions designed by participants from 2 and 4-year institutions. Sessions will showcase and explore research, projects and programs devoted to student success in a variety of topic areas, such as:
- Academic advising
- First year experience
- Shifting demographics
- Pedagogies for success
- Bridging the student affairs/academic affairs gap
- Learning outcome/data driven programs
- Financial aid for success
- Physical and emotional wellness
- Programs geared towards specific populations
Conference Details
Presenters | Schedule | Registration | Call for Proposals | Brochure
Exhibitors | Lodging | Getting to Campus | Questions
Presenters
Keynote Speakers
- John N. Gardner, President, Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education, and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Library and Information Sciences, University of South Carolina
- Robert S. Feldman, Dean, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and author of POWER Learning: Strategies for Success in College and Life
Featured Sessions
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- Betsy Barefoot, Vice President & Senior Scholar, Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education
Session title: Teaching First-Year Students Across the Curriculum
The academic experiences of a first year student are critical to their long-term academic success. Dr. Barefoot shares her expertise in describing best practices for teaching first year students that can apply to disciplines across the curriculum. - Jane Wellman, The Delta Project on Postsecondary Education Costs, Productivity, and Accountability
Session title - What the Research Says about the Relation Between Revenues and Success
This session will discuss why it is important to consider the “spending” side of student success and how it may be possible for institutions to spend their money smarter and do more with less. It will consider research on the relation between revenues and success, and highlight some encouraging findings:
• Full-time faculty make a difference in assigning ‘high impact’ practices;
• Institutions that serve a high proportion of at-risk students increase retention and graduation when they spend more on student/academic support; and
• The level of revenues is less important to success than leadership that focuses resources on student success as a priority.
Wellman will also discuss ways to integrate cost analysis into evaluations of student success and offer suggestions to institutions that are just getting started with these initiatives. - Other concurrent sessions developed by various institutions from across New England will focus on:
Developing peer mentors
Evaluation of first year programs
Balancing work and life
Meeting the needs of veterans
Mentoring underrepresented students
Student success coaching
Developing Learning Communities
The characteristics of millennial generation learners
NEASC accreditation and the MA BHE Vision Project
Entrepreneurial learning
Faculty pedagogy
Discipline-specific pedagogy
First year experience programs
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Schedule
Friday, October 8
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8:00 am |
Registration and Continental Breakfast (Campus Center) |
| 8:45 am | Welcome, Jean Kim, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs | |
| 9:00 am | Morning Plenary, Dean Robert Feldman |
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9:45–10:45 am |
Concurrent Session A |
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11:00 am– noon |
Concurrent Session B |
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12:15–1:15 pm |
Lunch and Plenary with John Gardner, Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education: Fifteen Minutes: Fifteen Triggers for a Dialogue on Improving Student Success (Campus Center Auditorium) |
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1:30 – 2:15 pm |
Consortium Interest Group (Room 163C) • Networking (Room 162) • Exhibits (Concourse) |
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2:30 – 3:30 pm |
Concurrent Session C |
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3:30 –5:00 pm |
Wrap-up Conference Reception — Immediately following the final Concurrent Session (Campus Center Auditorium) |
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Schedule subject to change.
Lodging
A block of rooms has been set aside at the UMass Amherst Campus Center Hotel for conference attendees. For reservations, call 877.822.2110 by September 17, 2010 and use the group code "NECSSC."
Questions
Questions should be addressed to Jackie Brousseau-Pereira, director of external affairs, in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences: 413.545.1933.
