2022 Midwest First Year Conference

Keeping Us Engaged: Student Perspectives (and research-evidence) on What Works and Why.

Christine Harrington, Ph.D., Professor and Co-Coordinator Ed.D. in Community College Leadership, New Jersey City University

Reflecting on Our Positionality to Improve Student Success

Christine Harrington, Ph.D., Professor and Co-Coordinator Ed.D. in Community College Leadership, New Jersey City University

Reimagining Professional & Student Leadership Norms and Expectations in Higher Education

Nicole DeLiberis, M.Ed., Director of Campus Life Residential Communities, Millikin University

Mackenzie Dixon, Coordinator for Campus Life, Millikin University

Establishing a First Year Seminar at a Technical 2-Year College

Mary Xiong, MBA, Gateway Technical College

Dr. Jorge Nieto, Gateway Technical College

Oliver Debe, M.Ed., Gateway Technical College

Ride on the Magic School Bus: Cultural Experiential Programming

Laterrica Moore, MSW, Coordinator for Multicultural Initiatives

Building a Belonging Classroom

Natalie Waksmanski-Krynski, Ph.D., DeVry University/Professor and Faculty Chair

Meeting Them When and Where They Are: Orientation in Pieces and Parts

Bethany Carr, MS, Associate Director, University of Dayton

Diana Barrett, MEd, Director, University of Dayton

Noah Chatman, MBA, Assistant Director, University of Dayton

Discovering Chicago ... From Home: Lessons Learned from Experiential Classes Taught Remotely

Douglas Long, DePaul University

Leah Bryant, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, DePaul University

I’m Engaged: Strategies to Create Community and Belonging in any Classroom

Kristin Sericati, Developmental Reading & Writing Instructor, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Desiree Franks, Psychology Instructor, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Cindy Kothbauer, Academic Advisor, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

FYE Pathway to Change and Belonging

Benny Rieth M.Ed., Director of Student Affairs and DEI, Bellin College

Dr. Mark Bake, Dean of Students and Allied Health Sciences, Bellin College

MaKayla Schroeder, Academic Advisor, Bellin College

Bridgett Lowery, Student Success Coordinator, Bellin College

Practical Ways to Interpersonally Influence Retention

Kelly Smith, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, Springfield College

How "HIP" is Your Class? An Examination of High-Impact Practice Characteristics in First-Year Seminar Syllabi

Jennifer Keup, PhD, Executive Director, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

College of Lake County

Illinois Eastern Community College

Illinois State University

Millikin University

Olive-Harvey College

Springfield College

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Southern Indiana

University of St. Francis

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Waubonsee Community College