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The fourth annual Foundations of Excellence® Winter Meeting took place on February 6, 2009 in Orlando, FL. Past and current FoE participants were invited to attend this gathering and about 100 people attended, representing over 35 higher education institutions.
Click here to download the 2009 FoE Winter Meeting Program Book
Click here to download the 2009 FoE Winter Meeting Participant List
Click the titles below to download PDF versions of these handouts.
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Session #1: From Awakenings to Realizations to Implementation: Rethinking Initiatives (PowerPoint) ~ College of the Marshall Islands
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Session #2: Considerations for FoE Implementation: Institutional Culture as a Bridge and Barrier (Handout) ~ Morgan State University
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Session #3: Planning to Implementation: The Partnership Continues (Handout) ~ Minnesota State Technical and Community College
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Session #4: Engaging First-year Students in Exploring the Roles and Purposes of Higher Education (PowerPoint) ~ IUPUI
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Session #5: FoE & Reaccreditation: A Successful Marriage or Strange Bedfellows? (PowerPoint) (MSSU Handout) ~ Multi-Campus Panel
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Session #6: The Student Success Mentors Free Press (PowerPoint) ~ Owens Community College
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Session #7: PowerPoint Not Yet Available
Foundations of Excellence: A Mechanism for Maintaining Momentum for “Achieving the Dream” ~South Texas College
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Session #8: The Madison Area Technical College Amusement Park: How a Metaphor Was Key to our Implementation Plan (PowerPoint) ~ Madison Area Technical College
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12:00pm – 1:00pm. Luncheon Discussion
Launching or Strengthening Foundations of Excellence Through the use of a Drive-In Conference (PowerPoint) ~ Northern Illinois University
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Session #9: Multiple Dimensions: Using FoE Data to Improve and Reward First-Year Teaching (PowerPoint) ~ Fayetteville State University
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Session #10: Implementing Foundations of Excellence: A Success Story ~ Salisbury University
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Session #11: First Year Philosophy and Student Outcomes in "FLYT": A Formula for Success in the First Year (PowerPoint) (Collection of Handouts) ~ Metropolitan Community College - Longview
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Session #12: PowerPoint Not Yet Available
FoE at a Two-Year Tribal College: All Students Are First-Year Students ~ Tohono O’odham Community College
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Session #13: The Politics and Poetry of Implementing a First-Year Program: Five Years and Counting (PowerPoint) ~ University of Wisconsin – Parkside
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Session #14: Involving Faculty in the FoE Process: Navigating a Collective Bargaining Landscape in Creating the Task Force ~ St. Cloud State University (No PowerPoint or handout used)
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Session #15: Structural Reorganization, Increased Collaboration, and Curricular Reform at Kennesaw State University (PowerPoint) ~ Kennesaw State University
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Session #16: MAP-Works: An Early-Warning Indictor of Student Success (PowerPoint) ~ Educational Benchmarking, Inc.
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3:45pm – 5:00pm. Plenary Session: Sharing Ideas and Experiences from the Foundations of Excellence Process
Closing Remarks by Jerry Pattengale, Ph.D.
Assistant Provost for Scholarship and Public Engagement
Indiana Wesleyan University
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Owens Community College FoE Poster Handout
Wading Through the Data: Identifying Survey Questions that Best Predict Students’ Overall First Year Experience
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The First Year Matters! |
| If you have questions please contact Julie Alexander-Hamilton at alexander@fyfoundations.org or 828-877-6009. |