Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Anderson-Rowland, M.R.
• Urban, J.E.

Titel

Evaluating freshmen retention efforts in engineering housing

Ist Teil von

• 31st Annual Frontiers in Education Conference. Impact on Engineering and Science Education. Conference Proceedings (Cat. No.01CH37193), 2001, Vol.2, p.T4G-1

Ort / Verlag

IEEE

Erscheinungsjahr

2001

Quelle

IEEE Electronic Library Online

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Freshman engineering retention is a national problem. At Arizona State University, freshmen retention is a major focus of the Office of Student Affairs in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS). The CEAS Fall 2000 freshmen class numbered 969 students. Major programs that have been developed to increase CEAS freshmen retention include engineering residence hall floors and academic and career mentoring through an Inclusive Learning Communities Program. The success of the engineering residence halls program is evaluated through the use of a survey of the Fall 2000 students participating in this program. The successes and challenges in running these programs are discussed.