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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Share Your Experiences at the West/Southwest EDUCAUSE Regional Conference
News from The National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
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News from The National
Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
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19th National Conference on Students in Transition
session proposal submissions accepted through July 23rd |
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If you missed submitting a session proposal prior to the
original deadline, the National Resource Center will continue accepting
online proposal submissions for the 19th National Conference on Students in
Transition through July 23, 2012. Concurrent session, roundtable discussion, poster
session, and exhibitor presentation proposals on topics addressing student
transitions may be submitted at http://www.sc.edu/fye/sit/proposal.
The 19th National Conference on Students in Transition will be
held October 13 - 15, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Attendees will have
the chance to share and learn from each other the latest trends, initiatives,
best practices, ideas, research, and assessment strategies focused on
supporting student success. Educators and students interested in the college
student experience from the first year through graduation, the collegiate
curriculum, and innovative pedagogies impacting the undergraduate student are
invited to attend.
Other upcoming events:
Online Course - Developing and Constructing Valid Survey Instruments. July 9 - August 10, 2012. http://www.sc.edu/fye/oc/index.html#july 25th International Conference on The First-Year Experience. July 16 - 19, 2012. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada http://www.sc.edu/fye/ifye 19th National Conference on Students in Transition. October 13 - 15, 2012. Philadelphia, PA http://www.sc.edu/fye/sit/index.html Institute on Student Success in the Community College. November 4 - 6, 2012. Columbia, SC |
 National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition 1728 College Street | Columbia, SC | 29208 | Office: 803.777.6029 | Fax: 803.777.5405 |
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Inside Higher Ed: July 11, 2012
Colleges fail to track adult
student retention and graduation rates, survey finds. But one accreditor will
now require those data. Will others follow suit?
Report concludes that deep,
integrated learning, which starts in K-12 and continues through higher
education, requires more attention from policy makers and institutions.
eSchool News Webinars: The Future is Here: A Focus on One-to-One Solutions
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The Future Is Here: A Focus on One-to-One Solutions
Today’s classroom is evolving and mobile devices are quickly
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Register now for the webinar and discover:
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