Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges - SACSCOC http://www.sacscoc.org/index.asp
- Resource Manual for the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement - http://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/Resource%20Manual.pdf
- National Resource Center: First Year Students and Students in Transition - http://www.sc.edu/fye/
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Learning Outcome 1
Students will understand and apply skills needed to achieve academic success. |
Orientation ROAR |
· Institution’s opportunity to make a good first impression (Cuseo, n.d., c.) · Gain attitudes, knowledge, skills, and institutional values while transitioning to college (Hernandez, 2015) |
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First-Year Seminar Passport to Student Success |
· Most researched course (Greenfield, et al., 2013) · Student-centered approach to teaching and learning (Prince, 2004) |
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Early Alert & Intervention Wildcat Connect |
· Proactive strategies for preventing attrition to avoid disengagement (Greenfield, et al, 2013) · Reactive strategies that provide “mattering”; responding to student, not the problem (Schlossberg, 1989) |
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Peer Leaders |
· Peer leader participants persist at higher rates than like group non-peer leaders (Cuseo, March 2010) · Win/Win–students benefit from support of peer leaders; peer leaders benefit from the support they provide (Cuseo, March 2010) |
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Learning Outcome 2
Students will understand and apply motivations for success in college. |
Orientation ROAR |
· Initial experience for holistic development of student (Cuseo, n.d., c.) · Allows students the opportunity to learn what they most need prior to start of classes (Lynch-Holmes, 2014) |
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First-Year Seminar Passport to Student Success |
· Tool in the overall development of a holistic student and citizen (Padgett, Keup, & Pascarella, 2013) · Most powerful predictor of first-year persistence to sophomore year (Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005) |
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Early Alert & Intervention Wildcat Connect |
· Offers at-risk student opportunity to connect with support person on campus (Lynch-Holmes, 2014) · Provides clear & concise steps for recovery (Lynch-Holmes, Troy & Ramos, 2012) |
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Peer Leaders |
· Peer group most important factor for growth and development in early college years (Astin, 1993) · Peer leaders serve as role models, support/referral agent, and life coach (Cuseo, May 2010) · Participation with peers can lead to improved social skills and self-efficacy–belief in one’s ability to succeed (Harmon, 2006–as cited in Cuseo, May 2010) |