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Division of Undergraduate Studies


 Fall 2007 Conference

Sixth Annual Professional Development Conference on Academic Advising


SOPHOMORE YEAR:
Critical Turning Points for Students and Their Academic Advisers


A professional development conference for academic advisers, faculty who advise,
and others interested in the field of academic advising


October 4, 2007, 1:15-5:00 p.m.
October 5, 2007, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel
University Park, Pennsylvania


Conference Details
Conference Program

Suggested Reading
Schulenberg, J. E., & Maggs, J. L. (2002). A developmental perspective on alcohol use and heavy drinking during adolescence and the transition to young adulthood. Journal of Studies on Alcohol (Suppl. 14):54-70.

Schaller, M. A. (2005). Wandering and wondering: Traversing the uneven terrain of the second college year. About Campus, 10(3), 17-24.


Conference Presentations
The Changing Family Backgrounds of College Students, Paul Amato, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Demography, College of the Liberal Arts, Penn State

Sophomores Are for the Birds, Guy Barbato, Associate Professor of Poultry Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State

The Colgate Case Study: The Arts of Democrary Initiative, Rajesh Bellani, Special Assistant to the Vice President/Dean of the College and Associate Dean of Academic Programs, Colgate University

Sophomore-Year Seminar: A Serendipitous Solution, Jane Emery, Director, Advising and Career Center, Penn State York

Fostering Resiliency in Sophomore Students at Risk, Linda Enseki, Advising Program Coordinator, Penn State DuBois; Harriett Gaston, Coordinator, Minority Programs, Penn State Altoona; Ron Williams, Director, Comprehensive Studies Program, Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity, Penn State

Preparing Sophomores to Engage in Public Scholarship, Laura Guertin, Associate Professor of Earth Science, Penn State Brandywine

A Sophomore's Guide to the University, Lisa Lattuca, Associate Professor of Education, College of Education, Penn State

Applying Decision-Making Theory to Academic Advising, James Levin, Director, Academic Advising Center, Eberly College of Science, Penn State

Motivating the Disengaged Sophomore: What Role Can Attribution Theory and Self-Esteem Play? James Nolan, Professor of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Penn State

The Sixth Annual Professional Development Conference on Academic Advising was sponsored
by Penn State's Office of Undergraduate Education, University Faculty Senate,
Division of Undergraduate Studies, and The Mentor: An Academic Advising Journal



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