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Greenfield f01.tex V2-06/04/2013 8:10am Pageii Greenfield f01.tex V2-06/04/2013 8:10am Pagei Developing and Sustaining Successful First-Year Programs Greenfield f01.tex V2-06/04/2013 8:10am Pageii Greenfield f01.tex V2-06/04/2013 8:10am Pageiii Developing and Sustaining Successful First-Year Programs A Guide for Practitioners Gerald M. Greenfield Jennifer R. Keup John N. Gardner Greenfield f01.tex V2-06/04/2013 8:10am Pageiv JacketdesignbyMichaelCook Copyright 2013byJohnWiley&Sons,Inc.Allrightsreserved. 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ISBN978-0-470-60334-5(cloth);ISBN978-1-118-22070-2(ebk);ISBN978-1-118-23449-5(ebk) PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica FIRSTEDITION HBPrinting 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Greenfield f01.tex V2-06/04/2013 8:10am Pagev The Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series Greenfield f01.tex V2-06/04/2013 8:10am Pagevi Greenfield f01.tex V2-06/04/2013 8:10am Pagevii Sponsor TheNationalResourceCenterforTheFirst-YearExperienceand Students in Transition at the University of South Carolina was established in 1986 with a small grant from the South Carolina State Commission on Higher Education. Since its founding, the National Resource Center has grown into a multifaceted orga- nization that serves as the trusted expert and internationally recognized leader for all postsecondary student transitions. The Center’sscholarshipandadvocacyonbehalfoffirst-yearstudents and all students in transition has garnered significant worldwide attention and had an impact on student success initiatives across theglobe. Buildingonitshistoryofexcellenceasthefounderandleader ofthefirst-yearexperiencemovement,theCenter’sstatedmission is to serve education professionals by supporting and advanc- ing efforts to improve student learning and transitions into and through higher education. It achieves this mission by providing opportunities for the exchange of practical and scholarly infor- mation, as well as the discussion of trends and issues in this field throughtheconveningofconferences,institutes,workshops,and onlinelearningopportunities;publishingbooks,researchreports, a peer-reviewed journal, electronic newsletters, and guides; gen- erating, supporting, and disseminating research and scholarship; hostingvisitingscholars;andmaintainingseveralonlinechannels for resource sharing and communication, including a dynamic website,listservs,andsocialmediaoutlets. Five core commitments serve as the foundation for the Cen- ter’s work in pursuit of its mission. First, the Center strives to set a standard for excellence for supporting all students in transition—first-yearstudents,sophomores,transfers,seniors,and new graduate students—and facilitating educational success for a diversity of students in the twenty-first century. Second, the work of the Center focuses on the connection between research and practice,therebyadvancingandsupportingbothscholarlypractice andappliedresearch.Third,ourdedicationtoinclusionmotivates us to create a supportive and professional environment where Greenfield f01.tex V2-06/04/2013 8:10am Pageviii a diversity of viewpoints is recognized and considered in the ongoing dialogue on student transitions. Fourth, the National Resource Center models effective collaboration and aims to cre- ate intentional and integrative connections in support of student transition and success. Fifth, it supports a climate of intellectual curiosity and provides the tools and media for educators to be lifelong learners and engage in an ongoing process of inquiry, exploration,anddiscovery. Itisourhopethatthisbook,DevelopingandSustainingSuccessful First-Year Programs: A Guide for Practitioners, will build on the Cen- ter’s mission and core commitments and provide an even wider audience of higher educators with resources and ideas to assist themastheystrivetoimprovethefirst-yearexperienceforstudents atinstitutionsacrosstheUnitedStatesandinternationally.
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