2016 AFC 202: What Are They Thinking? Understanding the First Year Student at AU
Channel: CTRLAmerican
Date: 2016-02-05

Why do students not come to office hours? Why don’t they ask for help when struggling in a course? Academic stress, financial pressures, and shifting conceptualization of college can frame a student’s identity and behavior in the classroom. This session offers insights from our peer advising program as well as ongoing research concerning students’ self-understanding of their first year experience. Additionally, the session addresses first-year students’ challenges and suggests some proven solutions to enrich the classroom environment, and boost student engagement and retention. This session is ideal for those teaching first-year students, especially in general education classes, as well as anyone interested in student development.

Alicia Mandac (CAS)
Joanna Dressel (CAS)
Jimmy Ellis (Office of the Provost)