vii Dr. Karen Laing Professor, School of Arts & Letters College of Southern Nevada North Las Vegas, NV Laura Manresa, M.S. Ed. College Lecturer Ocean County College Toms River, NJ Christine Metzo, Ph.D. Director of First Year and Transfer Experience St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN Marian J. Moore, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology Owens Community College Toledo, OH Dr. Cynthia Mosqueda, M.A., Ph.D. Faculty Coordinator/Professor, First Year/ First-Generation Student Programming El Camino College Torrance, CA Jonathan Newman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of English Missouri State University Springfield, MO Amanda Nimetz Assistant Professor / Academic Coordinator for Student-Athletes Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TX Merry Olson, M.Ed., GCDF Career Services Coordinator/Instructor College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls, ID Jenifer Paquette, Ph.D. Instructor Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL Elizabeth Reynders, M.Ed. Assistant Director of First-Year Initiatives Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL Amy Siler, M.Ed. Counselor, Assistant Professor Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA Stephanie Dee Smith, M.B.A./B.A. Instructor Brenau University Gainesville, GA Alyssa Stephens Academic Advisor & Instructor University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL Rebecca R. Todd, M.P.H. Professor, Anthropology Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL Nirmal H. Trivedi, Ph.D. Associate Professor of English and Interdisciplinary Studies Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA Cheryl Veronda Chair and Professor of Business Centenary University Hackettstown, NJ Courtney E. Webb, M.A. Instructor, Student Success Department Pima Community College Tucson, AZ Pang Yang, M.S. Student Engagement and Curriculum Coordinator University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN