Designing a Sophomore Living-Learning Community

January 19, 2012

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Overview

Retain more students through a living-learning program designed specifically for sophomores.

A well-designed sophomore living experience (SYE) program applies student development theory to sophomores, fosters student engagement, increases interaction with faculty and staff, and increases retention.

Join us to take a holistic look at getting your SYE LLC program off the ground. Following participation in this webcast, you will be able to:

Articulate important considerations to use when designing a sophomore-year living-learning community
Identify partnerships you need to pursue for an effective sophomore LLC
Assess the success of your program using best practices and national assessment instruments

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Administrators interested in creating a living component for the sophomore-year experience or those who are seeking ways to enhance their existing program will benefit from this webcast.

Agenda

Learning Outcome:

After participating in this webcast, you will be able to take steps to implement or improve a sophomore-year living-learning community at your institution.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

1:00 - 2:30 p.m. EST

Understanding sophomore living-learning program design considerations
Identifying important partnerships
Assessing living-learning programs
- Best practices
- National assessment instruments
Anticipating and avoiding common stumbling blocks

Want more information about this event?

Contact Lisa Wexler, Assistant Conference Director if you'd like additional information about the program agenda.

Instructors

Jimmie Gahagan

Director of Student Engagement

University of South Carolina

Jimmie Gahagan is the director of student engagement at the University of South Carolina, where he also teaches a University 101 class for first-year student success. He has presented and published widely on such topics as residential learning initiatives, the first-year student experience, academic advising, leadership development, the sophomore-year experience, spirituality, and student retention. He has a B.A in political science from the University of Richmond as well as an M.A. in higher education and student affairs and a Ph.D. in educational administration from the University of South Carolina. Jimmie has worked with AI for more than five years presenting on SYE, peer, and other leadership topics, consistently receiving high ratings from attendees.

Molly Schaller

Chair of Department of Counselor Education & Human Services; Associate Professor, College Student Personnel and Higher Education Administration Master’s Program; and Learning Teaching Center Fellow

University of Dayton

Molly has conducted extensive research on students' sophomore year challenges and successes. Prior to her faculty position, she worked for 10 years in student affairs administration. Molly conducts research on college student development, specifically on sophomore students and the sophomore year experience. In addition, her research has been to understand the relationship between learning space, learning, engagement, and pedagogy.

Registration

CD Recording of Live Webcast

We record the audio and visual portion of all live webcast events and make them available in two forms; as a CD or as an electronic download. CD recordings are mailed with a bound copy of the presentation materials and handouts approximately 10 business days following the live webcast date.

$350.00

Designing a Sophomore Living-Learning Community CD Recording

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We record the audio and visual portion of all live webcast events and make them available in two forms; as a CD or as an electronic download. On-demand downloads are available through an internet link sent via email approximately 10 business days following the live webcast date (links are active for 180 days).

$350.00

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