Dr. Patrick Killion
Director of First-Year Research Programs
Office of the Provost & Senior Vice President
University of Maryland
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)
UMD, Office of Institutional Research, Planning & Assessment (IRPA)
UMD, Office of Institutional Research, Planning & Assessment (IRPA)
UMD, Office of Institutional Research, Planning & Assessment (IRPA)
UMD, Office of Institutional Research, Planning & Assessment (IRPA)
Office of Institutional Research, Planning & Assessment (IRPA)
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
based on
FIRE expands the FRI model:
• FYF & Transfer Students
• STEM + Beyond-STEM
• Innovation & Research Focus
• Regional Partnerships (NIH, NCI)
Program Information
•Started in 2005.
•> 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
FIRE MISSION STATEMENT
FIRE provides first-year students research experience,
broad mentorship and social connectivity that impacts
academic success and professional development.
FIRE STREAMS
dedicated
mentorship
CRLA IMTPC
FIRE PROGRAM FLOW
General Education Course Credit
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)
T-SHAPED PROFESSIONALS
T-Summit, 2014-15
http://tsummit2014.org/t
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
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)
Faculty Leader:
Dr. Daniel Stein
Faculty Leader:
Dr. Jon Dinman
Faculty Leaders:
Dr. Mihai Pop
Dr. Michael Cummings
Dr. Steve Mount
Dr. Sridhar Hannenhalli
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)
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. ASSESSMENT STRATEGY
IMPLEMENTATION:
SERVING CONSTITUENCIES
Curricular & Instructional:
• Reformed General Education Program
Flexible Curricular Alignment
• Academic Unit First-Year Reforms
Curriculum Sharing
• Peer Mentoring Initiatives
Support & Institutionalization
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
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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http://fire.umd.edu/
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