Christine Harrington is a national expert in student success and teaching and learning. She has been teaching the first-year seminar for almost 20 years at Middlesex County College and is the author of a widely-used first-year seminar textbook, Student Success in College: Doing What Works! 3rd edition which is aligned to Guided Pathways.Theresa Orosz has 26 years of experience in higher education at Middlesex County College and possesses expertise in the areas of career services, academic advising, and academic and student affairs. She has 10 years of adjunct experience teaching cooperative education courses and the first-year seminar.

• ForewordMelinda Karp, Founder, Phase Two AdvisoryPart I: Making the Case: FYE as an Essential Part of Guided PathwaysChapter 1: Guided Pathways: Helping Students Choose and Stay on a PathThe Guided Pathways Movement: Why It Matters Defining Guided PathwaysChapter 2: History and Value of the First-Year Seminar Course The First-Year Seminar Course: Past, Present, and Future Data and Evidence for the First-Year Seminar CourseChapter 3: Helping Students Choose a Career Path: The Role of the First-Year Seminar CourseThe Career Exploration and Decision-Making ProcessBenefits of Career Exploration via the First-Year Seminar CourseChapter 4: Helping Students Stay on the Path: The Role of the First-Year Seminar CourseBuilding Self-Efficacy by Utilizing Effective Learning and Study StrategiesBuilding Grit and ResiliencePart II: Practical Guide to Re-Imagining the First-Year Seminar Course within the Guided Pathways FrameworkChapter 5: Re-Imagining and Strengthening the First-Year Seminar Course: The Course Re-Design ProcessAn Introduction to Backwards DesignEstablishing a Course Design TeamLearning Outcomes for the First-Year SeminarCourse ContentAssessing First-Year Seminar Learning OutcomesEnsuring Learning: Teaching MethodsSequencing: The Course Outline The SyllabusChapter 6: Being Your Campus Champion: A 3-credit Mandatory First-Year Seminar Course for All Students Why Everyone? An Equity IssueChampioning the Course to ColleaguesIdentifying and Training FacultyCreating Campus ExcitementAppendix A: Making the Case InfographicAppendix B: Sample SyllabusAbout the Authors

The combined practical expertise of author Christine Harrington, a nationally known FYS advocate, and co-author Theresa Orosz, an accomplished FYS instructor and community college administrator, positions this book among the few that not only build a strong case for their call to action, but support that case with a clear road map of activities that professionals can undertake. . . . this text is a must-have reference for those seeking to positively impact student success measures at scale, with the idea that FYS is vital to that cause.