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res liFe Shining the Spotlight on Sophomores by Luke LaCroix Shaping the second-year experience is just as critical as shaping the first-year one. Case western reserve University new york University Sophomore students at Case Western join a celebration at a cultural event (r) and NYU staff and students on the red carpet for a photo opt at MORE Goes Red (l) . Think of a sophomore as the stereotypical middle child: growing up in the shadow of an older sibling’s achievements, resenting the spotlight now shining on the younger sibling, and perhaps reacting by carving out a quiet and unobtrusive space in the background. In an effort to bring these students out of the shadow, higher education institutions are allocating more and more resources to enriching the second-year experience. Sophomores are at a critical point in both their college careers and their personal development. They need resources to help them outline academic and career goals, stay connected with their peers, and gain experience in leadership and civic engagement. Shannon Finning-Kwoka, interim director of new student and sophomore-year programs at Clemson University in South Carolina, emphasizes the importance of tailoring programs specifically to this group. “Secondyear students need a different type of connection to campus as compared to their first-year experience, and institutions should continue to treat the second-year student as a special cohort,” she says. Second-year students benefit, as all students do, from a consistent connection with faculty and professional staff as these students explore leadership responsibilities, find purpose and/or continued interest in fulfilling general education requirements, experience ongoing self-exploration, and begin to build a substantive roadmap toward their career goals. Utilizing established resources to help meet their needs can strengthen the relationship between student affairs and academic affairs – and may even help second-year students feel extraordinary. According to Karen Coburn and Madge Treeger in Letting Go: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding the College Years, the critical issue in a student’s second year is developing a sense of meaning and purpose in regard to one’s education, career, and life goals. Traditional second-year students are still in some ways trying to navigate the campus 20 Talking STick
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Talking Stick - May/June 2009
Contents
Online Now
Vision
Just In
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Res Life
Facilities
Business
Special Focus
Calendar
A Global View
A World of Difference
Conversations
First Takes
Reporting Out
Welcome
Snapshot
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Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - Cover2
Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - 1
Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - 2
Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - Contents
Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - Online Now
Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - 5
Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - Vision
Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - 7
Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - Just In
Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - 9
Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - 10
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Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - Your ACUHO-I
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Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - Transitions
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Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - Res Life
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Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - 22
Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - Facilities
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Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - Business
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Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - Special Focus
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Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - Calendar
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Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - A Global View
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Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - A World of Difference
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Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - Conversations
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Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - First Takes
Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - Reporting Out
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Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - Welcome
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Talking Stick - May/June 2009 - Snapshot
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