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USG First Year Seminar Workshop Preliminary Agenda

Workshop Goals/Outcomes

This workshop on first-year seminar (FYS) courses is being hosted by the University System of Georgia (USG), in coordination with the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience (NRC) and Georgia Tech. After participating in this workshop, attendees will be able to:

  • Identify resources, trends, and promising practices for first-year seminar courses
  • Share experiences, ideas, and curriculum across the USG institutions
  • Network with USG peers and colleagues who teach and support first-year seminars

Intended Participants

USG faculty, administrators and staff who direct, coordinate, and/or teach First-Year (and other transition year) Seminars or who work closely with these seminars on their campuses, including Orientation and Transition Programs, Centers for Teaching and Learning, Student/Academic Success Centers, and Advising and Student Affairs.

 

Agenda 

Presentations linked below

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Time

Activity/Session

9am

Registration, Breakfast, Gathering

10am

Opening Session

11:15

Break

11:30

Breakout Sessions I
Building Blocks for an Effective First-Year Assessment Plan
Jennifer Keup, NRC
Salon 4, 5, 6

What Makes a First-Year Seminar High-Impact? Exploring Conditions That Count
Tracy Skipper, NRC
Conference Room D

By Your Powers Combined: The Essential Elements of Dynamic First-Year Seminar Classrooms
Rico Reed and Laren Hall Rippy NRC
Conference Room E

12:30

Lunch and Networking (Resource Sharing)
Participants bring copies of syllabi, textbooks, marketing resources, to display/share
Conference Restaurant, First Floor

1:15

Breakout Sessions II
Faculty Development Programming for FYS Instructors
Ryan Bronkema, University of West Georgia
Salon 5

Strategies for Supporting Underrepresented Students in First-Year Seminars
Nikki Simpson and Erin Weston, Georgia College & State University
Salon 6

Continuing the Conversation: Assessing your FYS Course and Program
Justin Jernigan and Catherine Thomas, Georgia Gwinnett College
Conference Room D

Strategies for Effectively Incorporating Peer Mentors into your FYS
Lacy Hodges, Georgia Tech
Chris Caplinger, Georgia Southern University
Conference Room E

2:00

Breakout Sessions III
Faculty Development Programming for FYS Instructors (Repeated)
Ryan Bronkema, University of West Georgia
Salon 5

Supporting Students Beyond the First-Year
Nirmal Trivedi, Kennesaw State University
Salon 6

Engaging Campus Resources and Partners in the First-Year Seminar
Justin Jernigan, Georgia Gwinnett College
Conference Room D

Leveraging your LMS and Other Low-Cost Resources in your First-Year Seminar
Chris Caplinger, Georgia Southern University
Conference Room E

2:45

Break

3:00

Closing Q&A Panel
Moderator: Steven Girardot, Georgia Institute of Technology

Panelists:
TBD

4:00

Adjourn