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Los Graduados; Factors Affecting First-Generation Hispanic Males Attainment Of A Terminal Degree, Frank Figueroa

Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand and explore factors that led to the attainment of a terminal degree as perceived by first generation Hispanic males in Southern California. A secondary purpose of the study was to determine, of the factors identified, which were perceived to have the greatest impact on attainment of a terminal degree by first generation Hispanic males in Southern California.

Methodology: This phenomenological study collected data via semi-structured interviews and review of artifacts. The study sample involved 13 First-Generation Hispanic Males in Southern California who have attained a terminal degree. Bandura’s Self-Efficacy Theory …

Listening To Their Voices: A Narrative On Campus Climate For Trans* Students, Cloe Bourdages

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact that campus climate has on trans* student academic and personal success. This qualitative study was explored through individual interviews by four participants. Participants discussed practices which enabled and inhibited their success; which lead to the finding of four themes: identity and validation, academic climate, climate outside of the classroom, and resources and services. Overall, a positive correlation in trans* student success was found when institutions use inclusive practices within their work. Lastly, the study provided implications for higher education recommended by both the participants and the researcher.

The Attracting Intelligent Minds Conference: An Assessment Of Graduate Diversity Recruitment, Alfred T. Dowe

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Graduate student recruitment is one of the most important factors in growing university enrollment. Unlike undergraduate recruitment, graduate recruitment is a coordinated effort facilitated between graduate faculty and program coordinators and graduate recruiters who often work outside of the department. An essential element in graduate recruitment is the effectiveness with which underrepresented minorities are identified and recruited. Graduate schools are commonly using initiatives known as intervention strategies to help enhance their traditional recruitment strategies and campus visitation programs have become a popular recruitment tool within those strategies.

Since the 1990’s, the University of Arkansas (UA) has employed various intervention strategies …

Student Success And Geography: An Analysis Of Contributing Factors That Determine College Academic Achievement And Persistence Of Black Males, Lamarcus D. Howard

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to analyze the relationship between academic and nonacademic determinants of academic achievement and persistence and to identify how university geographic location influences the likelihood of Black male persistence. Quantitative data was drawn from the 2012/14 Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS) Longitudinal Study (BPS: 12/14) conducted by the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) to explore third-year academic achievement and persistence for Black males. This study identified two research questions, guided by the theoretical frameworks of Tinto’s student institutional departure model and Astin’s Input-Environment-Output model to assess Black male decisions to stay …

First-Year Curricula Review: College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences, College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

First-Year Success Program: Summer Preparation, Summer Preparation Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Summer Preparation

Develop a set of recommendations about summer programming designed to help students entering their first year to be successful. As you carry out this work, please consider the following questions:

1. What is currently being done in the summer to prepare students for success in …

First-Year Success Program: Student Success Hub, Student Success Hub Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Student Success Hub

Develop a set of recommendations about ways in which UMaine could develop a centrally located resource hub for students. The vision is a single location, virtual and/or in person, where students could come with questions/concerns and have them addressed no matter what the content …

First-Year Success Program: New Student Orientation, New Student Orientation Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

New Student Orientation

All incoming first year students are invited to a New Student Orientation in the summer prior to the fall of their first semester. Students who start their UMaine studies in the spring semester are invited to attend an abridged version of the orientation before …

First-Year Success Program: Financial, Financial Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Financial

Develop a set of recommendations about ways financial aid might be used to increase first year student retention. In completing this work, consider the following questions:

1. What global evidence is there that financial factors impact first year retention at four-year institutions?

2. How do financial …

First-Year Student Success Initiative: Steering Committee Members, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

The roster of 14 University of Maine administrators, faculty members, and graduate students who served on the First-Year Student Success Initiative steering committee as it appeared on the university's website.

First-Year Student Success Initiative Webpage, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. The first year of a student's academic experience has a particularly significant impact on their academic success or failure. A variety of factors contribute to students' success (or failure) in their first year. Throughout the 2018-2019 academic year the Divisions of Academic Affairs and Student Life collaborated on the development of plans to optimize the first-year student experience.

On September 27, 2018, Provost Hecker led an Academic Affairs Faculty Forum at which he shared background data and analyses related to student success and failure as well as a …

First-Year Curricula Review: Undergraduate School Of Business, Maine Business School, Undergraduate School Of Business, Maine Business School, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

First-Year Curricula Review: College Of Natural Sciences, Forestry, & Agriculture, College Of Natural Sciences, Forestry, & Agriculture, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

First-Year Curricula Review: College Of Education & Human Development, College Of Education & Human Development, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

The goal of this initiative is to improve first year student success as defined by first year retention. Improved student success contributes to the fulfillment of our mission and will allow for strategic investments of resources.

First-Year Success Program: Academic Support Services, Academic Support Services Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Academic Support Services Charge

Develop a set of recommendations about ways that our student academic support services can better serve first year students. Existing services include the Writing Center, Math Den, Academic Support Services for Student Athletes, the Tutor Program, and our three TRIO programs. As you …

First-Year Success Program: Navigate Committee, Navigate Committee Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

First-Year Success Program: Living Learning Communities, Living Learning Communities Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Living Learning Communities

Develop a set of recommendations for how living-learning communities can support first year student success at UMaine. Please consider the following questions as you complete this work.

1. What is the current status of living learning communities at UMaine?
a. How many communities are …

First-Year Curricula Review: College Of Engineering, College Of Engineering, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

First-Year Success Program: Placement, Preparation, And Progress, Placement, Preparation, And Progress Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Placement, Preparation, and Progress

Develop a set of recommendations that help to address the challenge of students being academically prepared to succeed in their first-year courses. The primary focus of your recommendations should be around prerequisite mathematics skills. In addressing this charge, please explore the following questions: …

First-Year Success Program: First-Year Success Courses, First-Year Success Courses Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

First-Year Success Courses

All University of Maine students have access to a so-called first year success course. Develop a set of recommendations for ways to improve the quality of students' experiences in these courses. Please consider the following questions as you complete this work.

1. What are …

First-Year Success Program: Faculty Support/Development, Faculty Support/Development Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Faculty Support/Development

There is considerable evidence that quality of instruction is a significant factor in student success. This group's charge is to develop a set of recommendations for ways to support faculty success in first year courses. Academic Affairs will provide a list showing the success rates …

First-Year Retention And Student Success At Umaine (Exploratory Analysis), University Of Maine Office Of Institutional Research

General University of Maine Publications

This report comprises exploratory data and brief narrative regarding first-year retention and student success at UMaine.

The retention analyses include first-year, full-time students who matriculated at UMaine in 2014 through 2016; the success rate analyses include first-year, full-time students who matriculated in 2015 through 2017. This report is intended to provide baseline data for informing the efforts of the First-Year Experience Steering Committee and working groups.

Understanding Social Integration And Student Involvement As Factors Of Self-Reported Gains For African American Undergraduate Women, Edna Jones Miller

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Diversity of student populations within higher education has considerably increased, particularly for women and minority populations, which is indicative of greater access to education toward a college degree. However, increased diversity of student populations has introduced a new set of challenges for higher education administrators in that it is becoming increasingly difficult for administrators to maintain current educational methods when considering the changing needs of matriculating students. As a result, higher education institutions are compelled to strategize beyond the "one-size-fits all" approach in the way teaching and support services are delivered in order to provide a more holistic approach to …

Off-Campus Work And Its Relationship To Students’ Experiences With Faculty Using The College Student Experiences Questionnaire, Cathy J. Hakes

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Statistics on college students working have shown an increase as students cope with rising costs of education, decreasing financial aid, greater personal financial commitments, and the expectation that students should contribute to the cost of their own education. These facts combined with the students' need to secure employment upon graduation contribute to why they must work while attending college.

Whereas working may provide a means to address students' financial and employment concerns, it also limits the amount of time students have to interact with faculty outside of class. This form of student engagement enables students to become more comfortable with …