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September 1, 2004
| National On-Campus Report September 1, 2004 full issue PDF … |
| Greek Rush Delay Doesnt Affect Academic Success Delaying fraternity recruitment until the spring semester doesn’t appear to increase the GPAs of first-year students who join Greek-letter groups, according to a recent study. |
| CSU Drug Court Program Still Going Strong Colorado State University piloted the United States' first collegiate drug court in fall 2001. Since then, 43 students who may have been otherwise expelled for drug- or alcohol-related problems have graduated from the program. |
| Personal Attention Boosts HBCU Graduation Rate Elizabeth City State University administrators attribute the campus' strong graduation rate to its close-knit feel, in addition to several policies that encourage attendance. |
| Orientation Takes New Approach to Service Learning In past years’ orientations, first-year students at Davidson College worked in small groups on service projects at a variety of sites around town. But the two- or three-hour experience sometimes left students asking, "Where are the people we’re serving?" |
| Follow-Ups Entrepreneurship Programs; Campus Data Security |
| On-Campus Reports Back-to-College Bills; Drinking-Game Participation; Alcohol Without Liquid |
| Help Students, Parents Set Phone, E-mail Limits As new students arrive on campus, speak with them and their parents about how much communication via cell phone and e-mail is too much, says Illinois Wesleyan counseling service director Connie Horton. |
| Move Beyond the Numbers to Involve Faculty in Student Retention The primary reason students persist is because they find their educations meaningful, says Wendy Powers, director of student retention at West Virginia State University. Financial and personal considerations do come into play, but students’ connections with their institutions—particularly the faculty—matter most in retention. |
