Mary Stuart Hunter, Jennifer R. Keup, Jillian Kinzie, and Heather Maietta, Editors

This new edited collection describes today's college seniors and offers strategies for supporting them to graduation through high-impact educational initiatives. Contributors also address issues related to career development; workplace transitions; and opportunities for integration, reflection, closure, and ongoing engagement as students leave college.

Research Reports on College Transitions No. 3
2011 National Survey of Senior Capstone Experiences: Institutional-Level Data on the Culminating Experience

Ryan D. Padgett & Cindy A. Kilgo

The third report in the National Resource Center's research series on college transitions presents the findings from the 2011 National Survey of culminating Experiences, describing the nature and extent of senior capstone experiences on American college campuses. Drawn from a sample of public and private colleges and universities across the country, the survey focused on both course- and project-based senior capstone experiences to examine the current types of capstones being offered.

Thriving in Transitions: A Research-Based Approach to College Student Success

Laurie A. Schreiner, Michelle C. Louis, and Denise D. Nelson, Editors

Grounded in positive psychology, the thriving concept reframes the student success conversation by focusing on the characteristics amenable to change and that promote high levels of academic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal performance in the college environment. The collection presents six research studies describing the characteristics that predict thriving in first-year students, transfer students, high-risk students, students of color, sophomores, and seniors.

The First-Year Seminar: Designing, Implementing, and Assessing Courses to Support Student Learning and Success

This five-volume series is designed to assist educators who are interested in launching a first-year seminar or revamping an existing program.

Volume I: Designing and Administering the Course
Jennifer R. Keup and Joni Webb Petschauer

Volume II: Instructor Training and Development
James E. Groccia and Mary Stuart Hunter

Volume III: Teaching in the First-Year Seminar
Brad Garner

Volume IV: Using Peers in the Classroom
Jennifer A. Latino and Michelle L. Ashcraft

Volume V: Assessing the First-Year Seminar
Daniel B. Friedman