Matthews & Lehigh & Lechner & Stein & Calhoun Bell & Smith & Cain & Laird Underprepared Students: Challenges and Solutions

25/S 8:15 AM Hassler

TITLE: Underprepared Students: Challenges and Solutions

Panel discussion; 90-minute session.

Description:

How do we guide students—with diverse backgrounds, families, financial concerns, jobs, social and peer pressures, and levels of preparedness—to develop the skills and strategies needed to be successful students, lifelong learners, and contributing members of society? The panel, representing diverse academic settings and environments, will share their institution’s unique challenges and successful strategies and programs.

Doreen Lechner, Professor

Reading/Study Skills

Developmental Studies

Hawkeye Community College

Kathy Stein, Texas CRLA President

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)

Diana Calhoun Bell, Director

Academic Resource Center

Associate Professor of English

The University of Alabama-Huntsville

Jennifer L. Smith, Coordinator

Mentor Academy

CRLA IMPC Coordinator

Texas Interdisciplinary Plan

The University of Texas-Austin

Sally Cain

Reading Instructor

Liberal Arts Division

Angelina College

Clifton E. Laird

Instructor of English

Lane College

Jackson, TN 38301

Moderator: Karon Mathews, Executive Director

Student Learning Center

Texas A&M University