If you have developed or are currently designing a new student success course or first-year seminar program and
are looking for an opportunity to learn and share new ideas, we invite you to join us at one of our
Workshop/Conferences. Below are some of the benefits you will experience as a result of participating.
Read what others have said about their experiences at a College Survival event.
Workshop/Conference Benefits
- Discover how to actively involve students
- Experience classroom techniques and exercises firsthand
- Using learning styles assessment in the Classroom
- Exchange effective teaching ideas with other instructors
- Discover how to implement or expand a student success course
- Experiment with teaching styles
- Learn to train others to teach more effectively
- Gain ideas for serving multicultural populations
- Learn effective communication strategies
- Adopt new presentation techniques
- Learn strategies for promoting your course
- Find out how to gain faculty and administrative support
- Receive credit from the
National Board for Certified Counselors
- Share your best teaching and program ideas by submitting a
Call for Papers proposal packet and participate as a session facilitator
Listen to what faculty, counselors, professional staff, and administrators from colleges across the country say about their experience at a
College Survival Student Success Workshop/Conference.
If you have attended a College Survival national or on-campus event,
tell us what you think. We would love to hear your comments and the specific strategies you've put into practice.
Why They Come..."I attended a College Survival workshop three years ago, and it had a tremendous
impact on my life. Now I'm coming back for more."
"I would like to learn more about how to implement student success courses and
about selling them to administrators."
"I expect to have the opportunity to teach a student success course to at-risk
students this fall. I am looking forward to learning all I can so that I can make
knowledgeable choices about what to try in the classroom."
"I want to learn specific activities that I can do in the classroom to ensure
student success. I want to know about retention statistics for student success courses."
"Better methods, materials and ideas are needed on our campus as we begin to develop
courses to address retention issues."
"I am returning to the College Survival conference to continue to re-inspire myself
and to get organized with class activities. I want to learn how to structure classes so
students get actively involved in their learning."
"I want to develop the tools necessary to be able to train other instructors to
teach our course."
What They Say After the Event...
"This has been a very uplifting and positive conference. It has really energized
me as an instructor. I can't wait to begin working on this course and collaborate with
my colleagues."
"Wonderfully organized conference. Absolutely great organization and teamwork."
"The most valuable aspect of the conference was sharing with other professionals
throughout various educational communities. A few of us in the metro area are following
up to form a group to keep the sharing going."
"Excellent! I loved the use of technology and the concurrent sessions. Even though
this is my fourth workshop, I learned many new things--so many that it will take a long
time to apply them all."
"During this conference I have rediscovered my passion for this course and
realized the reason I went into education. I gained additional strategies, techniques
and tools for assisting students."
"What I valued most was the teaching of Dave Ellis--his clarity and excellence."
"I recommend this conference to others! The experience was energizing! I like the
variety of teaching formats used by the presenters."
"I found most valuable the practical applications of ideas, i.e. doing the
theory ourselves as teachers, the respectful environment, and the lighting of my fire!"
