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44th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience - February 16-19, 2025 - New Orleans, Louisiana

Early Registration deadline: November 15, 2024 11:59:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.
Registration prior to the conference will end on January 17, 2025 at 11:59:00 PM Eastern Standard Time and resume on February 4, 2025.

Please be aware that photographs will be taken during the 44th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience for use on future marketing materials and the National Resource Center's website. By registering and attending the conference, you are granting us permission to use any photographs in which you may be included.
Please enter the name, institution affiliation, email address, phone number and institutional mailing address of the person attending the event. A confirmation will be sent to this e-mail address and if provided, the alternate e-mail address after completing the registration process. Click here for information regarding conference cancellation policy.

If you are registering as a full-time graduate or undergraduate student, you will be required to upload a LETTER from your advisor, registrar, or dean as proof of FULL-TIME ENROLLMENT when you select that registration category. Persons employed full-time and taking college courses are ineligible.

If you are registering as a Chief Academic Officer, please contact fyeconf@mailbox.sc.edu to verify if you qualify for a fee waiver before selecting that registration category.

CAO fee waivers are non-transferrable and CAO must be accompanied by three or more full fee paying employees (students and preconference only participants do not qualify) from the same institution. If the number of institution registrations is less than three, the participant registering as the CAO will be invoiced.
PARTICIPANT INFORMATION
First Name: *

(as it should appear on name tag. Do not include prefixes or suffixes in name section, ie. Dr., Ph.D., M.Ed., etc.)		 Last Name: *
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By selecting Yes, your email address will be shared with event vendors.
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CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT FEE INFORMATION

Conference registration fee includes access to ALL conference sessions and includes continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks, and the welcome reception.

Early Bird Discount Deadline is November 15, 2024! Currently the Early Bird Registration is in effect. After the Early Bird Deadline, fees will increase. Be sure to REGISTER and PAY before this deadline to receive the reduced rate.

  On/Before 11/15/2024 After 11/15/2024 On-site fee
$650 $725 $875
$450 $525

LETTER of Proof as full-time student: Persons employed full-time and taking college courses are ineligible.
CAO fee waivers are non-transferable and CAO must be accompanied by three or more full fee paying employees (students and preconference only participants do not qualify) from the same institution. If the number of institution registrations is less than three, the participant registering as the CAO will be invoiced.
Daily rates:    
  $310 $310
  $310 $310
  $260 $260
See rates below for Preconference Workshops
 
Preconference Workshops (Please select the workshops you will be attending)
Title Cost
W-1 Engagement Strategies to Address Student Disconnection and Enhance Effective Instruction in the First Year
02/16/2025  |  8am-12pm
Facilitator:  Dottie Weigel and James Winfield
 $175
W-2 Transitions as Becoming: Theory-Based Tools for Designing High-Impact Transition Programs
02/16/2025  |  8am-12pm
Facilitator:  Bryce Bunting and Dallin George Young
 $175
W-3 Mapping FYE to University Missions: Developing and Assessing Program Outcomes
02/16/2025  |  8am-12pm
Facilitator:  Jacob Manlove, Shaquita Renelique, Toccara Carter, and Rasheda Hamilton
 $175
W-4 Difficult Conversations: How to Confront the Elephant in the Room
02/16/2025  |  8am-12pm
Facilitator:  Tara Coleman
 $175
W-5 Supporting a Generation in Need: Fostering Resilience, Mindfulness, and Personal Leadership
02/16/2025  |  8am-12pm
Facilitator:  Marinda Ashman, Stacy Waddoups, Sandi Bennett, and Benjamin Johnson
 $175
W-6 Shaping the First Year Experience for African-American and Hispanic/Latinx Males
02/16/2025  |  1-5pm
Facilitator:  Wayne Jackson, Maurice "Tony" Davis, and Jamil Johnson
 $175
W-7 Creating Culturally Affirming and Meaningful Assignments
02/16/2025  |  1-5pm
Facilitator:  Christine Harrington, Carlos Morales
 $175
W-8 First Year Engagement Strategies to Support Connection and Success
02/16/2025  |  1-5pm
Facilitator:  Rebecca Grove, Lisa Copenhaver, Laurie Cella, and Steve Burg
 $175
W-9 Innovating Education Through Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Technology
02/16/2025  |  1-5pm
Facilitator:  Megan Lopez and Alyssia Miller De Rutté
 $175
W-10 Beyond FERPA: Embracing Family Communication to Support New Student Success
02/16/2025  |  1-5pm
Facilitator:  Lauren C Bell, Alana R. Davis, Jonathan Fuller, and Andrea Keith
 $175
W-11 Planning Implementation for a Multi-Modality Training Model for First-Year Seminars
02/16/2025  |  1-5pm
Facilitator:  Robert Tripp, Kelsey Axe, and Richard Mullendore
 $175
W-12 Best Practice in the First College Year: Defining What Works and Why
02/16/2025  |  9am-4pm
Facilitator:  John N. Gardner and Betsy O. Barefoot
 $250
 
Access Needs (please check all that apply):
Require ASL Interpreter (Must register by January 17, 2025 to guarantee availability.)
Other:
(Please note that reasonable accommodations will be made to meet indicated access needs.)
Is this the first time you have attended this event: *   Yes   No
Would you like to be a volunteer: *   Yes   No
How did this participant learn about this conference?
 
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Cancellation Policy
We understand that plans sometimes change. If you need to cancel, please send a written request for cancellation of registration/refund requests to fyeconf@mailbox.sc.edu. Refunds will be processed within 14 business days following the event.
  • Refund requests submitted on or before November 15, 2024, will have the registration fee refunded, less a $100 administrative fee.
  • Written cancellations/refund requests submitted on or before November 15, 2024 will have the registration fee refunded less a $100 administrative fee.
  • Cancellation/refund requests made after November 15, 2024 for any reason, including health or weather, will not be possible due to the financial commitment we have made on your behalf. Event attendee substitutions are welcome at no charge.






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