Navigating the Transition: An Examination of Faculty and Staff’s Experience Supporting First-Year Engineering Students

Navigating the Transition: An Examination of Faculty and Staff’s Experience Supporting First-Year Engineering Students

    Presenter(s)

    Jason Zhu

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    Presentation: 5:00-6:30, LTC Studio

    Description

    This study investigates two questions: What are the common challenges and needs that faculty and staff encounter working with first-year engineering students as they transition from high school to a four-year Marianist university? How do faculty and staff provide support for the common challenges and needs of engineering students during the transition from high school to a four-year Marianist university? Data for this constructivist, qualitative study was gathered from four advisors, two faculty members, and one resident assistant in an engineering focused living learning community. Themes relating to common challenges during the transition, changing challenges and needs, how and when students make needs known, and important campus resources for students emerged. Findings from this study have implications for faculty and staff who work with first-year engineering students.

    Publication Date

    4-17-2024

    Project Designation

    Graduate Research

    Primary Advisor

    Graham F. Hunter

    Primary Advisor's Department

    Counselor Education and Human Services

    Keywords

    Stander Symposium, School of Education and Health Sciences

    Navigating the Transition: An Examination of Faculty and Staff’s Experience Supporting First-Year Engineering Students

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