Comparative Perspectives on the Undergraduate Experience (3rd Annual SERU Research Symposium: May 1, 2009)

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Below are the papers accepted for presentation at the 2009 SERU Research Symposium organized in alphabetical order by first author. Abstracts are now available. Papers will be available on this page after April 24th.

"Race, Social Support, and College Student Retention"
Christina N. Baker, Sonoma State University
Belinda Robnett, UC Irvine
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"Understanding Undergraduate Diversity At UC Berkeley: The Intersection Of Race/Ethnicity, Immigration and Parental Education"
Elizabeth Berkes, UC Berkeley
Gregg Thomson, UC Berkeley
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"Decoding Learning Gains: Comparing CLA, NSSE, and SERU/UCUES"
Gregg Thomson, UC Berkeley/SERU
John Aubrey Douglass, UC Berkeley/SERU
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"The Effect of Student Precollege Activity Participation on Their First-Year College Engagement and Learning Outcomes"
Tongshan Chang, UC Office of the President
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"Undergraduate Latinos’ Intent to Persist at the University Level"
Amber M. Gonzalez, UC Santa Barbara
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"Assessing Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions of Campus Climate at Traditional University"
Sandra M. Harris, Troy University Montgomery
Kimberly L. King-Jupiter, Lewis University
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 "VSA and the Development of the College Portrait: Building Transparency in Higher Education"
Richard Howard, University of Minnesota
Christine Keller, NASULGC
Dennis Hengstler, UC Berkeley
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"Higher Education Achievement, Engagement, and Expectations of Immigrant and Native Born Adolescents of African Descent"
Cynthia Hudley, UC Santa Barbara
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"Research engagement among UC students in STEM majors: A comparison of upper-division transfer and native students"
David Kasch, Casey Eznekier Shapiro, and De’Sha S. Wolf , UC Los Angeles
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"Engaging women in computer science and engineering: Insights from a national study of undergraduate research experiences"
Karen A. Kim, UC Los Angeles
Amy J. Fann, Women@CENS
Kimberly Misa-Escalante, East Los Angeles Community College and Women@CENS
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"A Multilevel Model of Disciplinary Differences in the Association of Student-Faculty Interaction and Student Outcomes in Research Universities"
Young K. Kim, Cerritos College
Linda J. Sax, UC Los Angeles
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"Exploring Effects of Perceived Campus Spiritual Climate on Student Sense of Belonging at the University of California"
Tiffani Riggers, UC Los Angeles
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"In Their Own Words – Student Narratives about Experiences with Diverse Others at UC Berkeley"
Cyndy R. Snyder, UC Berkeley 
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