Readings and Discussion about Shared Goals

The Student Success Learning Community sponsors a monthly meeting to discuss articles from a variety of academic and professional sources, focusing on the core goals of supporting student success and retention. These readings foster an appreciation of the importance of the wealth of knowledge and research which is available to help us aid students to persevere toward achievement of their academic goals.

Meetings generally start at noon on the first Wednesday of the month during the fall and spring semesters.

Date	Room	Facilitator	Author	Title
9/5/12	ADM 250	Letty Mayoral	Robin Haskell McBee	What It Means to Care: How Educators Conceptualize and Actualize Caring
5/3/12	CL 412	Fernanda P. Karp	Amaury Nora et al.	Validating Students: A Conceptualization and Overview of Its Impact on Student Experiences and Outcomes
			Laura I. Rendón Linares and Susana M. Muñoz	Revisiting Validation Theory: Theoretical Foundations, Applications, and Extensions
			Nana Osei-Kofi	Identity, Knowledge Production, and Validation Theory: A Narrative Inquiry
4/4/12	CL 412	Ryan Brusco	Vincent Tinto	Taking Student Retention Seriously: Rethinking the First Year of College
			Cathy Engstrom and Vincent Tinto	Access without Support Is Not Opportunity
3/1/12	CL 412	Fernanda P. Karp	Sylvia Hurtado et al.	Quantitative Measures of Students' Sense of Validation: Advancing the Study of Diverse Abstract Learning Environments
2/2/12	ADM 167	Alicia Samis	Susan B. Murray	Final Student Report of the Campus Climate Focus Group Research Project, Fall 2011
12/1/11	ADM 167	Sharon Willey	Robert D. Reason	An Examination of Persistence Research through the Lens of a Comprehensive Conceptual Framework
11/3/11	ADM 167	Roseanne Oty	Laurie A. Schreiner	The "Thriving Quotient": A New Vision for Student Success
10/6/11	ADM 167	Laurie Morgan	Laurie A. Schreiner et al.	The Impact of Faculty and Staff on High-Risk College Student Persistence