A Guide for Families of Commuter Students
A Guide for Families of Commuter Students

Author: Cathie Hatch

Publisher: The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience

Published: 2020-06-25

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 194207249X

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Published in partnership with NODA, the Association for Orientation, Transition, and Retention in Higher Education Family members of new college students are often unsure what to expect and how to best help their students succeed in higher education. Focusing on the unique needs of commuter students, this brief guide describes typical challenges in adjusting to college, support services and opportunities offered by colleges and universities, and strategies family members can use to encourage student learning and success. A glossary of college terms is included. $2.25 each when purchased in multiple copy pack of 100.

Online and Engaged
Online and Engaged

Author: Stephanie Smith Budhai

Publisher:

Published: 2020-03

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781948213257

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Nearly a third of all college students are enrolled in at least one online course, and that number continues to grow. Meeting students where they are means bringing student services and supports to online learners by creating innovative ways to carry out traditional student affairs functions. This book shares best practices, case studies, examples, experiences, and ideas for supporting online learners through their college experience. The first section focuses on preparing for the everchanging higher education landscape and situating student affairs in the 21st century. The authors address how to support learners taking hybrid and fully online courses within virtual learning environments and how to educate and support 21st-century students. The second section focuses on the paradigm shift needed to bring traditional student affairs work to the online environment. The authors address how individual functional areas within student affairs can provide services and supports to students who take their courses 100% online and to traditional on-campus students who take online courses. The third and final section explores leveraging technology to advance the work of student affairs for online learners. Tools discussed include learning management systems, virtual conferencing systems, online integrative cocurricular programming, digital badging, and virtual learning communities.

Understanding and Addressing Commuter Student Needs
Understanding and Addressing Commuter Student Needs

Author: J. Patrick Biddix

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-06-18

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 1119115469

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Despite representing a majority of the college student population, a surprising lack of research has focused on the unique issues and needs of commuter students. This volume reviews the contemporary research and thinking about commuters. Topics include: • theoretical perspectives and discussions of foremost topics and issues, • specific examples for applying contemporary research with students of color, students with disabilities, and online students, • perspectives for immediate work and strategic planning, and • practical applications, recommendations, and suggestions for supporting commuter students. The volume has four major sections: theory, profiles and issues, support and services, and general applications. This is the 150th volume of this Jossey-Bass higher education quarterly series. An indispensable resource for vice presidents of student affairs, deans of students, student counselors, and other student services professionals, New Directions for Student Services offers guidelines and programs for aiding students in their total development: emotional, social, physical, and intellectual.

The Black Student's Guide to Colleges
The Black Student's Guide to Colleges

Author: Barry Beckham

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 481

ISBN-13: 1568330804

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A must for black students, this guide includes profiles of over 200 black and predominently white colleges, based on interviews, questionnaires, and official college statistics.

The Latino Student's Guide to STEM Careers
The Latino Student's Guide to STEM Careers

Author: Laura I. Rendón

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2017-09-08

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13:

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This book is an essential resource that Latino/a students and families need to make the best decisions about entering and succeeding in a STEM career. It can also serve to aid faculty, counselors, and advisors to assist students at every step of entering and completing a STEM career. As a fast-growing, major segment of the U.S. population, the next generation of Latinos and Latinas could be key to future American advances in science and technology. With the appropriate encouragement for Latinos/as to enter science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers, they can become the creative innovators who will produce technological advances we all need and can enjoy—from faster tech devices to more energy efficient transportation to cures for diseases and medical conditions. This book presents a compelling case that the nation's Hispanic population must be better represented in STEM careers and that the future of America's technological advances may well depend on the Latino/a population. It focuses on the importance of STEM education for Latinos/as and provides a comprehensive array of the most current information students and families need to make informed decisions about entering and succeeding in a STEM career. Students, families, and educators will fully understand why STEM is so important for Latinos/as, how to plan for a career in STEM, how to pay for and succeed in college, and how to choose a career in STEM. The book also includes compelling testimonials of Latino/a students who have completed a STEM major that offer proof that Latinos/as can overcome life challenges to succeed in STEM fields.

The Commuter Student
The Commuter Student

Author: Carl Wahlstrom

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13:

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This book consists of 13 chapters. The first chapter, entitled Transitions, introduces the reader to the world of the commuting student. It suggests possible problems that the students might face, and offers solutions both in itself and throughout the book. In each succeeding chapter, the book goes into more detail as to what might cause a commuting student problems. Selected chapter subjects include: Time, Memory, and Stress.