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Transitioning to college is a challenge that freshmen left to themselves find confusing,
disorienting, and depressing. This session will discuss our approach to running a successful
honors freshman retreat that helps students transition more easily, make new friends, and form a
special bond with the Dorman Honors College.
Staying Hungry: Creativity and the Low-Budget Freshman Retreat
Heather C. Galloway, Texas State University-San Marcos
Beatriz Gomez, Texas State University-San Marcos *
Diann A. McCabe, Texas State University-San Marcos
How do you hold a freshman retreat on a shoestring budget How can upper-class honors
students, professors, alumni, the landscape, and some old magazines each contribute to a
memorable experience
Recruitment and Retention
Friday, October 22
2:00 PM – 3:10 PM
Marriott Tower 2nd Floor, Basie Ballroom A1
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Student Moderator: Jessica Johnson, University of Connecticut *
Exploring Issues in Honors: Student Recruitment and Success
Jennifer M. Bonds-Raacke, University of North Carolina-Pembroke
Jesse Peters, University of North Carolina - Pembroke
This presentation will cover issues related to student recruitment and success. Specifically, we
will explain how our honors college made significant changes to our recruitment strategies and
measured the effectiveness of such changes. We will also describe four ways of measuring
honors student success and compare rates across samples.
Honors Student Success Plan: A New Honors Retention Program
Amy R. Chester, Western Kentucky University
The Honors College at Western Kentucky University has developed a new retention program
that is specifically designed to improve the likelihood of success for its students. This session
will discuss how this program came to be, what it entails for the involved students, and the goals
that have been set.
Taking Great Books Out into the Community
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