Helping Sophomores Succeed: Understanding and Improving the Second Year Experience

List of Tables and Exhibit xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Authors and Contributors xv

Introduction 1
John N. Gardner, Jerry A. Pattengale, Barbara F. Tobolowsky, Mary Stuart Hunter

PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS 11

1 Understanding the Impact of the Second Year of College 13
Molly A. Schaller

2 Keys to Student Success: A Look at the Literature 30
Kirsten Kennedy, M. Lee Upcraft

3 Factors That Contribute to Sophomore Success and Satisfaction 43
Laurie A. Schreiner

4 College Sophomores: The Journey into Self 66
Molly A. Schaller

PART TWO: APPROACHES FOR ENGAGING SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS 81

5 Academic Advising: Helping Sophomores Succeed 83
Virginia N. Gordon

6 Promoting Career Success in the Second Year of College 99
Paul A. Gore, Jr., Mary Stuart Hunter

7 Curricular Approaches for the Intellectual Development of Second-Year Students 114
Scott E. Evenbeck, Sharon J. Hamilton

8 The Critical Role of Faculty and Faculty Development in Sophomore Success 129
Laurie A. Schreiner

9 Service-Learning in the Sophomore Year 146
Steven G. Jones, Robert W. Franco

10 The Potential of Study Abroad in the Sophomore Year 163
Susan Buck Sutton, Stephanie L. Leslie

11 Undergraduate Research: A Powerful Pedagogy to Engage Sophomores 177
Kathryn J. Wilson, Mary Crowe

12 Residential Learning in the Sophomore Year 189
Jimmie Gahagan, Mary Stuart Hunter

13 Spirituality, Meaning Making, and the Sophomore-Year Experience 203
Jennifer A. Lindholm

PART THREE: CAMPUS PRACTICE AND IMPLICATIONS 215

14 Designing and Implementing New Initiatives for Sophomores 217
Julie Tetley, Barbara F. Tobolowsky, Edward K. Chan

15 Assessment: Evaluating Second-Year Programs 234
Ann M. Gansemer-Topf, Jerry A. Pattengale

16 Recommendations to Improve Sophomore Student Success 248
John N. Gardner, Barbara F. Tobolowsky, Mary Stuart Hunter

Appendix A Summary of Hierarchical Regression Analyses in Private Institutions: 2007 Survey of Sophomores 257

Appendix B The Sophomore Student Success Initiative: Questions for Discussion Between Resident Advisor and Sophomore Students 263

Appendix C Principles of Good Assessment 267

References 270

Names Index 297

Subject Index 303