National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

We’ve enjoyed spotlighting our 2024-25 Paul P. Fidler Research Grant winner and finalists this fall through our #FidlerFridays series. Please join us in congratulating these individuals on their incredible research on college students’ transitions. We wish you all the best in your research endeavors going forward! Winner: Ivan Valdovinos, University of California-San Diego Research Title: Understanding the Role of Families in the Post-Transfer Pathways of Latinx Community College Students from San Diego County Finalists: Janella Benson, University of Wisconsin-Madison Research Title: A Legacy of Leaders and Best: An Exploration of Black Women's Experiences Transitioning Through a Summer Bridge Program Jasmine D. Collins, Ph.D., Illinois Workforce & Education Research Collaborative Research Title: Leadership Lessons: How Leadership Programs Facilitate Successful College-to-Work Transitions Spencer Perry, Indiana University-Bloomington Research Title: Factors related to physics teacher career trajectories Briana A. Savage, M.Ed., University of California-Riverside Research Title: Re-Imagining Life After Sport: Black Women College Athletes' Postgraduate Career Transitions Curtis Smith IV, University of California-Irvine Research Title: Looking Beyond the "Box": Examining Experiences of Justice-System Impacted Students Transitioning into Higher Education

We're excited to pilot the re-launch of our NRC group here on LinkedIn! ?? Join our group today! https://lnkd.in/emnuwFYz If you're looking for a new way to connect with colleagues in the first-year experience and students in transition fields, then this group is for you. Similar to our listservs, we hope that this group will be a wonderful way to stay in touch, share ideas, and brainstorm solutions to common issues in the field. *We'll continue to share all NRC-related updates with you here on this public page

Today is the final day to register early for the NRC First-Year Experience Conference! Don’t miss out on exclusive discounts and the opportunity to be part of this transformative event.?Join our Director Kate Lehman and other amazing speakers as we dive into the First-Year Experience! Register here ??: https://lnkd.in/dkDa2mgs

#FidlerFridays: Meet Curtis Smith IV, a finalist for the 2024-25 Paul P. Fidler Research Grant! ?? Research Title: Looking Beyond the “Box”: Examining Experiences of Justice-System Impacted Students Transitioning into Higher Education Curtis is a 4th-year Ph.D. Student in Psychological Science at the University of California, Irvine - School of Social Ecology.?His?research broadly explores resilience among justice-system-impacted individuals, with an emphasis on how they perceive and access opportunities that promote both personal growth and achievements. His work focuses on pathways that cultivate motivation and long-term success. Congratulations Curtis!

Today's the day! Early bird registration for the 44th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience ends TONIGHT at 11:59 p.m. ET. Register today before the rate increases! Registration ?? https://lnkd.in/eYEftWU Hotel Information ?? https://lnkd.in/e6PekbFh We hope to see you in New Orleans next year! #FYE2025

Volume 36 Issue 2 of the Journal of The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition in available now! ?? https://bit.ly/journal36_2 Visit sc.edu/fye/journal to: - View the full abstracts for each article - Find individual and institutional subscriptions info. - Learn more about submitting a manuscript for consideration in a future issue Many thanks to everyone involved with the publication of this issue, including the authors, editorial team, editorial review board members, graphic artists, printers, and members of the NRC team. Happy reading!

Join us for the 44th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience, February 16-19, 2025 in New Orleans, LA! Early bird registration is open through Friday, November 15. Register today before the rate increases! https://lnkd.in/eYEftWU We hope to see you in New Orleans next year! #fye2025

#FidlerFridays: Meet Briana A. Savage, M.Ed., a finalist for the 2024-25 Paul P. Fidler Research Grant! ?? Research Title: Re-Imagining Life After Sport: Black Women College Athletes' Postgraduate Career Transitions Briana is currently a Ph.D. Student in the Higher Education Administration and Policy Program at the UC Riverside School of Education . She serves as a Research Associate at the UCR Center for Athletes' Rights and Equity (CARE). Briana received her M.Ed. from the USC Rossier School of Education, and her B.A. degree in Political Science with a double minor in Education and Public Policy from UCLA. As a former college athletics practitioner, she combines theory with practice and is involved in multiple projects centered on Black college athlete experiences on higher education campuses. Briana focuses on exposing how racism, sexism, and antiblackness are present within higher education and NCAA policies and practices in order to create equitable environments for diverse student athlete populations. Congratulations Briana!

Heading to Portland next week for NODA's annual conference? Make plans to attend our National Advisory Board member Bryce Bunting's sessions on Tuesday, November 12 & Wednesday, November 13! Also, make sure to check out Bryce Bunting & Dallin George Young's newest publication, 'Rethinking Student Transitions: How Community, Participation, and Becoming Can Help Higher Education Deliver on its Promise.' More info. here: https://lnkd.in/ejwm75qC. #noda #nodac2024 #nodac24 #authenticapproaches

Today we're cozying up with some new reads, including our newest series of research briefs! ?? https://lnkd.in/e_bfY3di Issue 3 clarifies the relationship between advising and participation in HIPs, interrogating and amplifying the equity potential embedded in this relationship, including how advising creates pathways for meaningful and equitable engagement in HIPs. Issue 4 synthesizes the findings across the first three studies, yielding new conclusions and implications for current practices in advising, revealing areas in which more research is needed in order to advance the line of inquiry around advising and HIPs, and charting the next steps in higher education scholarship and practice too. Many thanks to the authors of these issues: Jennifer Keup, Jillian Kinzie, & Kiisha Hilliard. Special thanks to the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) for their collaboration and support of these briefs.