Foundations
of Excellence®
in the First College Year
Georgia Southern is participating in a national higher education project
known as “Foundations of Excellence® in the First College
Year.” The project, sponsored by the Policy Center on
the First Year of College, is used by colleges and universities to develop
and refine their overall approach to educating first-year students. Since
February of 2003, the Foundations of Excellence project has involved over
300 two- and four-year colleges and universities across the country in
developing the standards-- called “Foundational Dimensions®”--
that constitute a model first year. The Policy Center selected Georgia
Southern as one of the 13 institutions in the National Select Cohort for
2005-2006.
Foundational Dimensions®
(off site)
PowerPoint describing the Foundational
Dimensions
Georgia
Southern University Task Force
Press
Release announcing Georgia Southern’s participation
Policy Center on the First Year
of College (off site)
Dr. Betsy Barefoot, Georgia Southern’s liaison
for the Foundations of Excellence ® project, made a site visit to campus
November 16 and 17. While at Georgia Southern, Dr. Barefoot met
with Dimension Review Teams, conducted focus groups with faculty, and
gave a public lecture entitled “The First Year of College:
The Foundation for Student Retention.”
Coverage of presentation (in Georgia Southern This Week)
Dr. Barefoot's PowerPoint presentation
Task Force Meeting, January 23, 2006
PowerPoint presentation
Survey data "cuts" for sample demographics (.pdf): Faculty
Student
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