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1 Dr. Patrick Killion Director of First-Year Research Programs Office of the Provost & Senior Vice President University of Maryland

2 FIRST-YEAR CHALLENGES One Approach to Provide First-Year Students: Authentic Faculty & Institutional Connections Profession-Relevant Experiences Meaningful Social Networks More than Organizations & Student Affairs Relationships with Successful Upper Division Students Broad Mentorship (personal, academic & research)

3 UMD, Office of Institutional Research, Planning & Assessment (IRPA)

4 UMD, Office of Institutional Research, Planning & Assessment (IRPA)

5 UMD, Office of Institutional Research, Planning & Assessment (IRPA)

6 UMD, Office of Institutional Research, Planning & Assessment (IRPA)

7 Office of Institutional Research, Planning & Assessment (IRPA)

8 30% 35% FIRST-YEAR POPULATIONS & CHALLENGES Honors & College Park Scholars FYF Non-Honors & College Park Scholars FYF Transfer 35% Support Underserved First-Year & Transfer Students Affect Experience, Retention, Success & Time To Graduation Assist Undeclared Students in Major Discovery Further Integrate Research & Education Missions: Tear Down the Wall * approximated annual new students

9 based on FIRE expands the FRI model: FYF & Transfer Students STEM + Beyond-STEM Innovation & Research Focus Regional Partnerships (NIH, NCI)

10 Program Information Started in > 800 freshmen per year. > 40% from underrepresented groups. > 70% still researching at the end of third year. Publication in review. Assessment Outcomes Higher GPAs & Retention Greater Success in First Year Courses

11 FIRE MISSION STATEMENT FIRE provides first-year students research experience, broad mentorship and social connectivity that impacts academic success and professional development.

12 FIRE STREAMS dedicated mentorship CRLA IMTPC

13 FIRE PROGRAM FLOW General Education Course Credit

14 HIGH IMPACT PRACTICES Employed: First-Year Seminars & Experiences Learning Communities Writing-Intensive Courses Collaborative Assignments & Projects Undergraduate Research Enabled: Global Research Service Learning & Community-Based Learning Internships, Capstone Courses & Projects High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter George D. Kuh (AAC&U, 2008)

15 T-SHAPED PROFESSIONALS T-Summit,

16 IMPLEMENTATION DETAILS Open (RFP) vs. Closed 2014/15: Launching 8 Research Streams: Supporting ~8 Research Educators Supporting 32+ Peer Mentors Serving 225+ First-Year Students 2015/16 RFP In-Progress

17 Faculty Leader: Dr. Brooke Liu Research Institute Affiliation: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) Faculty Leaders: Dr. Carl Lejuez., Dr. Laura MacPherson, Dr. Richard Yi Research Institute Affiliation: Center for Addictions, Personality, and Emotion Research (CAPER)

18 Faculty Leader: Dr. Daniel Stein Faculty Leader: Dr. Jon Dinman Faculty Leaders: Dr. Mihai Pop Dr. Michael Cummings Dr. Steve Mount Dr. Sridhar Hannenhalli

19 Faculty Leaders: Dr. Lars J. Olson, Dr. Anna Alberini, Dr. Sebastien Houde Faculty Leaders: Dr. Charles Delwiche Dr. Najib El-Sayed Dr. Sally Horner (Anne Arundel Community College)

20 Faculty Leader: Dr. Bernard Cooperman Though typically waged at a physical and cognitive distance, modern warfare is an intimate part of our national experience and identity. Using World War I as our laboratory case, students will undertake projects that help to trace the often hidden lines between distant violence and the basic structures and attitudes that define our society. Students will draw on a broad variety of primary sources available in the Washington DC area libraries, newspapers, archives, museums, research centers to trace important ways that war affects life in this area and the nation.

21 ASSESSMENT STRATEGY

22 IMPLEMENTATION: SERVING CONSTITUENCIES Curricular & Instructional: Reformed General Education Program Flexible Curricular Alignment Academic Unit First-Year Reforms Curriculum Sharing Peer Mentoring Initiatives Support & Institutionalization

23 IMPLEMENTATION: SERVING CONSTITUENCIES Institutional: University Career Center Accelerated Career Relevance, Professional Development, Opportunity Graduate School Professional Development Incubator Academy for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Support Innovation-based Activities International Affairs Enable Career-Relevant International Experiences Teaching & Learning Transformation Center (TLTC) Demonstrative Venue for Advanced/Active/Inquiry Learning Broad Utilization of Peer Mentorship

24 TRANSFERABILITY Coordinating with Existing Programs & Initiatives: Serving Campus Constituencies Building Consensus of Mission FRI Multisite Sustainability: Primary Research Grants with Faculty Industry & Community Partners Course Replacement & Retention Value Research Simply the Vector: Challenge, Growth, Mentorship, Community & Leadership

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