Presented by Wendy Hageman Smith (Department of Math & Computer Science) Freshman don’t arrive knowing what math courses they need to achieve their academic and career goals, or how the specific courses offered by their school’s math department can help them …
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Presented by Kate Morgan (Office of Registrar, Compass Community) The Compass Community is Longwood University’s only living learning community and is comprised of no more than 24 full-time, first-time, undeclared students. These students live together in the same residence hall and …
Presented by Dana Kieran (Office of Disability Resources) The Office of Disability Resources provided a two day orientation program designed specifically for first year students or transfer students with disabilities. The purpose of this orientation program, ODR Empowers, was to 1) …
Presented by Heather Lettner-Rust (Department of English & Modern Languages) The introduction of Longwood’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP for SACSCOC) focused on undergraduate student research and lately the institutional initiative to revise general education have given impetus to reviewing our first-year composition course in a …
Presented by Christina Sampier (Division of Administration and Finance, Lancer Card Center) Part of Longwood’s mission is to increase student retention. There are studies that link student class attendance to their academic performance and graduation rate. Tracking student attendance can help …
Presented by Jo Ann Davis and Tammy Williams (Department of Nursing) Presented are the preliminary findings from a survey investigating nursing students’ perceptions of services, interactions and experiences. The survey, which assessed student perceptions of satisfaction with academic advising, social connectedness, involvement and engagement, faculty …
Presented by Leigh Lunsford, Phillip Poplin and David Shoenthal Whether at the course, program or institutional level, student assessment is expected and necessary for planning and improving student success. Unfortunately, assessment at multiple levels can potentially lead to testing and survey …
Presented by Stacey Wilkerson The question of the effect of alcohol use and binge drinking on a student’s college academic success has been studied nationally. At Longwood, there is especial interest in researching the effect of this behavior on students’ academic success during their first …