Assessing the Undergraduate Experience in the Postmodern University (SERU/UCUES Research Symposium: April 25, 2007)

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Abstracts and Working Papers

The Link of Student Expectations, Their Major, and Academic Engagement

“The Two Cultures of Undergraduate Academic Engagement and How to Bridge Them”
Steve Brint – UC Riverside
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“Mind the Gap: Attributes, Attitudes and Academic Experiences of STEM and Non-STEM Majors in the University of California System”
Bob Cox - UCLA
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“Institutional Versus Academic Discipline Measures of Engagement – A Matter of Relative Validity”
Steve Chatman – UC Berkeley
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“Different Patterns of Student-Faculty Interaction in Research Universities:An Analysis by Student Gender, Race, SES, 1st Generation Status, and Major Field”
Young Kyoung Kim and Linda J. Sax - UCLA
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Exploring the Lives of Students

“Ethical Decision-Making in College: Choosing Between Right, Wrong and the Space In-Between”
Fanny Yeung and Jennifer Keup – UCLA
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“An Exploratory Study of Parent Involvement in the Academic Lives of College Students”
D. Wolf, C. Harper, and L. J. Sax – UCLA
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“Facebook in the Lives of Berkeley Undergraduates: From "Horror Story" to Research Findings”
Gregg Thomson and David Radwin – UC Berkeley
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The Link of Academic and Civic Engagement and Student Characteristics

“Demographic and Engagement Factors that affect UC GPA and Student Learning Outcomes as Measured by UCUES”
Paula Zeszotarski and Sam Agronow – UCOP
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“Linking Undergraduate Value Orientations to Student Engagement Behaviors”
Allison M. Cantwell – UC Riverside
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“Student Subcultures and Engagement”
Richard Flacks – UC Santa Barbara and Scott Thomas – University of Georgia
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Access and Socioeconomic Opportunity in the Postmodern University

“Immigrant University: The Dynamics of Race, Major and Socioeconomic Characteristics at the University of California”
John Douglass – UC Berkeley, Heinke Roebken – University of Oldenborg, Gregg Thomson – UC Berkeley
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“Pell Grant Recipients, Middle Income Squeeze, and the Challenges of Social Mobility in the Public Research University”
Gregg Thomson and Branessa Kunitz – UC Berkeley
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“From Diversity to Educational Equity: A Discussion of Academic Integration and Issues Facing Underprepared UCSC Students”
Holly Gritsch de Cordova – UC Santa Cruz
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“Transfer Student Experiences and Success at the University”
Sereeta Alexander, Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton, and Debbie Ellis – UC Berkeley
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Patterns of Political Engagement and Leadership

“Asian American College Student Leadership Involvement”
Melissa Kwon – UC Santa Barbara
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“How Students Relate to the Political: A Descriptive Report of Political Ideology and Engagement”
Richard Flacks and Stacie Furia – UC Santa Barbara
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“Who Participates? The Causes and Consequences of Political Participation and Community Service Among University of California Undergraduates”
David Radwin – UC Berkeley
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