Conference Session

FPD XI: Assessing First-Year Programs, Experiences, and Communities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Ciston, University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, Ph.D., University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Cory Carr

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

43% of non-participants identified Engineering community as a benefit, while 48% of LLC participants and43% of non-participants identified class work collaboration as a benefit). Additional perceivedbenefits of the LLC included: accessibility of tutors (20), friendships with other engineeringstudents (9), an environment that promoted positive study habits and work ethic (7), benefitsrelated to the building facilities and the particular dormitory (4), and LLC programming such asguest lectures and field trips (3).Of all responses, by far the most common perceived drawback was potential for social isolationand reduced opportunities to meet students of other majors. 53 respondents expressed thisconcern. “Social isolation to engineering majors