Achieving and Sustaining Institutional Excellence for the First Year of College

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Foreword.Preface.Acknowledgments.About the Authors.1. On Being Named an Institution of Excellence in the First College Year: The Process and the Places.2. Research Methods.Part One: Case Studies of Two-Year Institutions.3. The Community College of Denver: A Second Family for the First-Year Student (Marc Cutright, Randy L. Swing).4. LaGuardia Community College: A Window on the World (Betsy O. Barefoot, Michael J. Siegel).Part Two: Case Studies of Four-Year Institutions with Fewer Than 2,000 Students.5. The First Year at Eckerd College: Responsible Innovation (Stephen W. Schwartz, Michael J. Siegel).6. Kalamazoo College: No Stone Left Unturned (Stephen W. Schwartz, Randy L. Swing).Part Three: Case Studies of Four-Year Institutions with 2,000 to 5,000 Students.7. Drury University: Balancing Intellectual Rigor with Intrusive Personal Support in the First Year (Charles C. Schroeder, Randy L. Swing).8. Elon University: Transforming Education Through a Community of Inquiry and Engagement (Libby V. Morris, Randy L. Swing).9. West Point and the Plebe-Year Experience: The Long Gray Line (Michael J. Siegel, John N. Gardner).Part Four: Case Studies of Four-Year Institutions with 5,000 to 10,000 Students.10. Lehman College of the City University of New York: Excellence in the Bronx (John N. Gardner, Betsy O. Barefoot).11. The First Year at Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi: Starting with a Clean Slate (Michael J. Siegel, Marc Cutright).Part Five: Case Studies of Four-Year Institutions with 10,000 to 20,000 Students.12. Appalachian State University: High Standards for the First Year in North Carolina's High Country (John N. Gardner, Betsy O. Barefoot).13. The Story of Ball State University: Everything Students Need (Randy L. Swing, Marc Cutright).Part Six: Case Studies of Four-Year Institutions with More Than 20,000 Students.14. Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis: Success and the City (Marc Cutright, Michael J. Siegel).15. University of South Carolina: Creator and Standard-Bearer for the First-Year Experience (Libby V. Morris, Marc Cutright).Part Seven: Conclusion.16. Findings and Recommendations.Epilogue: Foundations of Excellence in the First College Year.Appendix A: All Participants in the Institutions of Excellence Study (N = 130).Appendix B: Initial Letter of Invitation to Participate in the Institutions of Excellence Project.Appendix C: Semifinalists.Appendix D: Letter to Semifinalists.Appendix E: Announcement Letter to Thirteen Institutions of Excellence.Appendix F: Research Subject Information and Consent Form.References.Index.

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