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Improving Retention through Intensive Practice in College Survival Skills.
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McIntire, Roger W.; And Others – NASPA Journal, 1992
Examined effectiveness of General Education 100 (GNED 100), behaviorally oriented course addressing nonacademic/academic factors affecting student retention. Compared to performance predicted by university's admissions formula, performance of 407 GNED 100 students exceeded predicted norms by as much as 1 grade point. Differences related positively…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, College Programs, College Students, Higher Education
The Health Connection at Cedar Crest College
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Baker, Kerrie; Boland, Kathleen; Laffey, Joan M. – NASPA Journal, 2006
The mission of Cedar Crest College, an independent women's college, is to provide students with excellent education that is grounded in the liberal arts and informed by humanistic values. In 2003, Student Affairs staff of the school looked closely at those students who were graduating and began to realize that though the college was providing…
Descriptors: Womens Education, College Programs, Colleges, Health Promotion
A Curricular Approach to Ethical Issues in Student Leadership Development.
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Mouritsen, Maren M.; Quick, Tamara M. – NASPA Journal, 1987
Addresses the design and outcomes of Foundations of Leadership Development, a new leadership development program at Brigham Young University. Describes the program from a broad-based, theoretical point of view using ecological and developmental theory and explains how a student leadership class can have a significant impact on the ethical…
Descriptors: College Programs, College Students, Higher Education, Leadership Training