COMMUNITY PROFILE
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COMMUNITY PROFILE |
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First Year Experience Learning Community |
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| *Rainmaker: | Denzel E. Benson, Professor of Sociology, Kent State University |
| Partners: | Kent State University |
| Members: |
Terri Capellman, Assistant Director of Residence Services; Benjamin Newberry, Professor of Psychology; Donald Hassler, Professor of English, Olaf Stackelberg, Professor of Mathematics; Thomas Emmons, Instructor-Physics; Carol Steiner, Instructor-Mathematics; Azfar Mian, Assistant Director of Residence Services |
Lifespan: |
2003-2004, 2002-2003 |
* What is a rainmaker? |
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Utilizing the skills and talents of staff from the Student Services side and faculty from the academic side of the university, this learning community was organized with the following goals. 1. Positively affect students’ academic performance in the 1st semester and first year. |
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| Resources Created: Shared statewide | |
| Read this community's Case Study (Developing Portraits of Practice: Case Records) | |
| + Visit the E-Learning Athenaeum to explore resources created by the OLN LCI communities. | |
* What were requirements for community resource sharing? |
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| Case Study: | |
| Read this community's Case Study (Developing Portraits of Practice: Case Records) | |
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* What is the Case Study? |
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