Conference Presentations

2008

•  "How Are We Doing?: Assessment and Program Development in University 101" (Co-Presenters: Nancy Walburn, Rita Treutel, and Peggy Jolly) 27th Annual First Year Experience Conference.  San Francisco. February, 2008.
  
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2007

• "UAB Learning Community: Exploring Birmingham" (Co-Presenters: Randa Graves and Peggy Jolly) 20th International Conference on the First Year Experience.  Kona, HI. July, 2007.
  
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 2006

• "Doing the Right Thing Right: Reconfiguring Learning Communities at the University of Alabama at Birmingham" (Co-Presenters: Randa Graves and Peggy Jolly) 19th International Conference on the First Year Experience. Toronto. July, 2006.
  
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• "Maintaining Program Viability: Keeping Pace With Institutional Change" (Co-Presenters: Nancy Walburn, Rita Treutel, and David T. Jenkins) First Year Experience Students in Transition Conference. St. Louis. November, 2006.
  
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2005

• "Designing a Purposeful Website." (Presenter: Peggy Jolly) Hawai'i International Conference on the Arts and Humanities. Honolulu. Jan. 2005.

2004

• "Across the Great Divide: Closing the Gap Between Instructional Goals and Student Performance." (Co-Presenters: Rita Treutel, Randa Graves, Peggy Jolly) Student Success Conference. San Francisco. Oct. 2004.
  
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• "The Millennial Connection: Advisors Creating Change for the New Generation." (Co-Presenters: Sharon Jacbosen and Jessica Smith) National Academic Advising Conference. Cincinnati: Oct. 2004.
• "Learning Communities: Efficacy of Alternative Models." Conference on College Composition and Communication. (Presenter: Peggy Jolly) San Antonio. March 2004.
• "Enhancing Interdisciplinary Critical Thinking Online." (Co-Presenters: Rita Treutel, Randa Graves, Peggy Jolly) Florida Educational Technology Conference. Orlando. Jan. 2004.

2003

• "Critical Thinking in Action: Moving from Theory to Practice." (Co-Presenters: Randa Graves, Rita Treutel, Peggy Jolly) College Survival Conference. San Antonio. Oct. 2003.
• "A Model for Impacting Student Academic Progress." Jennifer Wycoff. Reginal NACADA Conference. Pensacola. March 2003.
• "Beyond the Freshman Seminar: Achieving Long-Term Retention Gaines Through Interdisciplinary Learning Communities." (Co-Presenters: Randa Graves, Christie Borgford, Peggy Jolly, Nancy Walburn). 16th International Conferences on the First-Year Experience. Vancouver, B.C. July 2003.
• "Learning Communities: A Virtual Twist." (Presenter: Peggy Jolly) Hawai'i International Conference on the Arts and Humanities. Honolulu. Jan. 2003.

2002

• "Transferring Skills Across Areas of the Core Curriculum: Learning Communities for Conditionally Admitted Students." (Co-Presenters: Rita Treutel, Randa Graves, Peggy Jolly) Student Success Conference. Baltimore. Oct. 2002.
• "Enhancing Critical Thinking Through an Online Advising Component." (Co-Presenters: Colin Davis, Randa Graves, Nancy Walburn) The First Year Experience Conference: West. Burlingame, CA.
• "Assessing Critical Thinking Gains in FYE Learning Communities." (Co-Presenters: Scott Brande, Randa Graves, Peggy Jolly) First-Year Conference. Orlando. Feb. 2002.

2001

• "Five Years of Progress: Monitoring and Improving Freshman Retention at the University of Alabama at Birmingham." (Co-Presenters: Randa Graves, Rita Treutel, Peggy Jolly) The Fourteenth International Conference on the First-Year Experience. Honolulu. July 2001.
• "Negotiating Change: Transforming the Institutional and Pedagogical Dialogues for Online Instruction." Rita Treutel, Randa Graves, Peggy Jolly) Syllabus 2001. Santa Clara, CA. July 2001.

Publication

• "Five Years of Progress: Monitoring and Improving Freshman Retention at the University of Alabama at Birmingham." Program and Proceedings: Fourrteenth International Conference on the First-Year experience. July 2001. U of South Carolina: Columbia, 2001. (Co-Authors: Randa Graves, Peggy Jolly, Rita Treutel).