Welcome to the AOFYE Transitions February issue! This issue primarily focuses on AOFYE announcements and providing members information on how to get connected to AOFYE at Convention.
AOFYE at #ACPA18 Convention
AOFYE Open Meeting and Networking Opportunities
AOFYE Open Meeting: March 12, 2:45-3:45pm, Hilton Americas, Grand Ballroom G
Open Round Table: Transitions: Emerging as an AOFYE Professional, March 13, 3-4pm, Hilton Americas 335A
AOFYE Research Grant Winner
In partnership with the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, AOFYE is proud to announce that Dr. Demetri Morgan and his research team are this year's winner of the AOFYE research grant for their project titled Realizing the Educational Benefits of Diversity through Geo-Spatial Mapping Technology. Dr. Morgan and his team will be honored at the AOFYE Open Business Meeting at the ACPA Annual Conference in Houston, TX, on March 12, from 2:45-3:45pm, in Hilton Americas, Grand Ballroom G.
Research Team:
Dr. Demetri Morgan - Primary Researcher
Hilary Houlette
Jessie Payne
Rachel Fischer
Proposal Abstract:
Cross-difference interactions are, "opportunities…to learn about diverse groups inside and outside the classroom, [that] have an appreciable impact on students’ [educational experiences]” (Hurtado, 2005, p. 595). Although many postsecondary institutions tout their inclusive approaches and diverse programming, the lack of empirical evidence to determine whether students are truly developing the intercultural competencies to reap the “benefits of diversity” remains indeterminate. This research integrates geospatial mapping technology with educational research to create a tool that visualizes students’ cross-difference interaction.
AOFYE Sponsored Sessions
Monday, March 12, 2018
12:15pm - 1:15pm in Room 342B Presenting Data from the 2017 National Survey of First-Year Experiences
Monday, March 12, 2018
5:15pm - 6:15pm in Room 360B Helicopter or Compass? Student-Family Relationships in the First Year
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
3:00pm - 4:00pm in Room 342B Impacting Student Leader Development Using Leadership Competencies
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
3:00pm - 4:00pm in Room 342C Inclusive Campus Practices for Neurodiversity: Building a Bridge for Success
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
4:15pm - 5:15pm in Room 351F Engaging Faculty in the New Student Experience
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
5:30pm - 6:30pm in Room 342B Community, Access, and Thriving: Theory-based Approaches to Supporting First-year Transitions
AOFYE Hugh Manatee Award
First time convention attendees we want to hear about your Houston conference experience. In 140 characters or less tell us about your first time at the ACPA 2018 Convention using the #AOFYEFT18. Submissions will be accepted until Saturday, March 17 at 12 am. Submission winner will receive the AOFYE Hugh Manatee award. Pictures with the AOFYE mascot Hugh are encouraged. Follow us at @ACPA_AOFYE on twitter.