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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
The Snell Symposium; Beyond Leveling The Playing Field: Ursinus' Role In Developing Female Coaches, Wendy Greenberg, Sally Widman
The Snell Symposium; Beyond Leveling The Playing Field: Ursinus' Role In Developing Female Coaches, Wendy Greenberg, Sally Widman
Eleanor Frost Snell Programs, Correspondence and Other Documents
This magazine article describes the Snell Symposium, a collaboration between Ursinus College and the Centennial Conference, which focused on ways to increase the number of female coaches and athletic directors.
Eleanor Frost Snell: A Lifelong Impact, Jenepher Price Shillingford
Eleanor Frost Snell: A Lifelong Impact, Jenepher Price Shillingford
Eleanor Frost Snell Programs, Correspondence and Other Documents
In this article, Jen Shillingford reflects on memories of Eleanor Snell and the revolution in women's sports.
Counting Quality, John Strassburger
Counting Quality, John Strassburger
Publications
This is the fifth in a series of occasional papers about the challenges confronting students and what Ursinus is doing to help them enter adult life.
First Year Versus Second Year Retention Of College Students: A Case Study, Heather M. O'Neill
First Year Versus Second Year Retention Of College Students: A Case Study, Heather M. O'Neill
Business and Economics Faculty Publications
Students and their families expend much time, effort and money researching which colleges or universities will best suit the students' needs. Simultaneously, institutions desire to find the cohort of students who will succeed at their schools. Recently, faced with more stringent economic constraints, schools are not only seeking students likely to succeed, but are more aware of the financial burden placed on schools if attrition is high. Since the cost of recruiting a class has risen over the years, the cost of losing students has increased. As a result, institutions are more interested in engaging in student retention studies to …