Welcome to the AOFYE Transitions March issue! Within this issue we have information on how to get connected with AOFYE at Convention, articles relevant to the field, and other national professional development opportunities.
AOFYE is committed to providing members avenues to get involved in the field, opportunities to connect with literature and research, and information on professional development events.
If you want to be further involved in AOFYE, or have resources to share, please email us at acpaaofye@gmail.com
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 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 experience at the ACPA 2018 Convention using the hashtag, #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.
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
Professional Development Opportunities
Each Transitions issue incorporates upcoming AOFYE- sponsored or related professional development opportunities relevant to the functional areas of Admissions, Orientation, and the First-Year Experience.
Online Course: Maximizing Digital Tool Use in the First-Year Seminar: Helping Students to Become Digital Learners
March 26-April 20, 2018
Instructor: Brad Garner
Institute on Sophomore Student Success
April 13-15, 2018
Columbia, SC (USC)
Online Course: Common Readings: Creating Community beyond the Book
April 30-May 25, 2018
Instructor: Catherine Andersen
Institute on First-Year Student Success in the Community College
June 1-3, 2018
N. Charleston, SC (Embassy Suites)
Institute on First-Generation College Students
July 27-29, 2018
Columbia, SC
25th National Conference on Students in Transition
October 13-15, 2018
The Westin Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana
38th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience
February 16-19, 2019
Caesars Palace
Las Vegas, Nevada
AOFYE-Relevant Articles
Each Transitions issue incorporates relevant articles related to issues in the functional areas of Admissions, Orientation, and the First-Year Experience.
