Engaging Second-Year Students with Innovative Co-curricular Programs

August 3, 2011

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Overview

Are you engaging your second-year students?

First-year student programs have long been a priority for academic and student affairs administrators alike. Recently, however, interest has shifted to building on successful first-year student programs and providing innovative programs for second-year students as well. Join Academic Impressions in this archived webcast that will focus on innovative methods for engaging sophomore students outside of the classroom. Highlighting four institutions with innovative second-year experience programs, this panel discussion will address best practices for customizing study abroad programs, career services, and student philanthropy initiatives for second-year students.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The audience for this event includes directors of first-year, second-year, and junior-year experience programs, advisors to sophomore students, directors of retention, career services administrators, and other student affairs professionals who contribute to second-year student success. This content is particularly well-suited for institutions that are in the formative stages of developing their second-year experience programs or those that are looking to revamp their current program offerings.

Agenda

Learning Outcome:

After viewing this archive webcast, you will be able to customize programs for improved second-year student engagement.

Recorded on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 :: 105 minutes

Introduction
- Lessons learned from programming for sophomores
Overview of sophomore-specific programs and outreach
- Outline of program
- Lessons learned from implementation
- Future of program
- Three action steps to implement the program at your institution
Concluding thoughts and questions

Want more information about this event?

Contact Erin E. Swietlik, 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.

Matt Kuder

Community Director and SYE Coordinator

University of San Diego

Matt Kuder is the community director and second-year experience coordinator in the Alcala Vista Apartments at the University of San Diego. Originally from Winter Haven, Fla., Matt received his master’s degree in counseling (focusing on college student development) from the University of San Diego and his bachelor’s degree in international studies with a minor in Asian studies from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Matt is in his seventh year working in residential life, and prior to becoming the second-year experience coordinator, he was the first-year experience coordinator for two years, helping to support first-year orientation, the preceptor faculty program, and the FRESH@USD sessions. For the past three years, Matt has been the second-year experience coordinator and helped pilot a number of programs including the Vista’s House Cup, geared toward the 670 second-year students living in his area. This past year, he also participated in USD’s inaugural SYE Abroad program, traveling as an integrated learning coordinator to Florence, Italy.

Keith Lopez

Coordinator for First- and Second-Year Programs

Colorado State University

Keith has served as the coordinator for the past four years in orientation and transition programs. Previously, he served as the graduate assistant for student transitions and parent and family programs in the office of the vice president for student affairs, working to research and help implement transition programming for first-year and second-year students on campus. Keith is also an instructor in the President’s Leadership Program (PLP) and for the Greeks Against Sexual Assault Seminar Course, the chapter advisory board chairman for the local chapter of his fraternity, and the co-owner of Switch/ON Consulting LLC, a leadership and team-development consulting company.

John Lynch

Area Director for Second Year at Emory (SYE)

Emory University

John Lynch is an area director in the Office of Residence Life & Housing at Emory University. In this role, John supervises the Second Year at Emory (SYE) program and coordinates the assessment activities for the department. John has given a number of national and regional conference presentations on assessment; second-year students; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues in higher education. In the fall of 2011, John will begin his doctoral work in management at the University of Georgia. John received his Master of Arts in counseling and personnel services at the University of Maryland, College Park, and his Bachelor of Science in psychology at the University of Georgia.

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