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How High Impact Practices (HIPs) Help Potential High- Achievers Succeed: Personal Experiences and Professional Engagement. Dawn M. Digrius, Ph.D. Senior Project Manager, CSU STEM Collaboratives 12 February 2016 Association of College Honor Societies Meeting Savannah, Georgia. My Mother.
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How High Impact Practices (HIPs) Help Potential High- Achievers Succeed: Personal Experiences and Professional Engagement Dawn M. Digrius, Ph.D. Senior Project Manager, CSU STEM Collaboratives 12 February 2016 Association of College Honor Societies Meeting Savannah, Georgia
My Mother Nana
My Mother, again My Father
1998, Yucatan Peninsula 1999, Drew University
The Continuing University Education (CUE) Program at Drew University welcomes students ages 24 and older who want to earn their undergraduate degree in the liberal arts. CUE students are a diverse group of people with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. They include first time college students, transfer students, veterans, and those returning to complete a degree started years before. CUE students share a common passion for learning, a desire to challenge themselves intellectually, and the goal of advancing their careers and lives.
Stevens Pilot 2013 Stevens Pilot 2011
High Impact Educational Practices • First-Year Seminars and Experiences • Common Intellectual Experiences • Learning Communities • Writing-Intensive Courses • Collaborative Assignments and Projects • Undergraduate Research • Diversity/Global Learning • Service Learning, Community-Based Learning • Internships • Capstone Courses and Projects http://accreditation.ncsu.edu/sites/accreditation.ncsu.edu/files/Kuh_HighImpactActivities.pdf
“High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter” “…make it possible for every student to participate in at least two high impact activities during his or her undergraduate program, one in the first year, and one taken later in relation to the major field.” – George D. Kuh
www.calstate.edu/STEM ddigrius@calstate.edu