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Handbook on improving the retention and graduation of minorities in engineering

Title
Handbook on improving the retention and graduation of minorities in engineering / edited by Raymond B. Landis.
Publication
New York, NY : National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, c1985.

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Additional Authors
  • Landis, Raymond B.
  • National Association of Minority Engineering Program Administrators (U.S.)
  • National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (U.S.)
Description
xi, 138 p. : ill.; 28 cm.
Alternative Title
Improving the retention and graduation of minorities in engineering.
Subject
  • Minorities in engineering > United States
  • Minorities > Education > United States
  • African Americans > Education > Engineering
  • Engineering > Study and teaching > United States
  • College dropouts > United States
  • African American dropouts
Note
  • "A project of the National Association of Minority Engineering Program Administrators, funded by the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc."
  • Cover title: Improving the retention and graduation of minorities in engineering.
Contents
The case for retention programs / Deborah Minor -- A model retention program / Raymond B. Landis -- Recruiting and admissions / Margaret E. Boulding -- Matriculation and summer bridge programs / Ronald L. Glenn and Raymond B. Landis -- A model orientation program / Raymond B. Landis and Kathy Hada -- Strategies for monitoring student progress and maintaining retention data / Benson E. Penick -- Minority engineering student organizations / Joel Nossoff -- A model academic support system / Uri Treisman -- Tutoring and student study centers / Richard Ortega and Christine Reyes -- Academic advising / G.F. Paskusz -- Personal and career counseling / Ron Simmons and Cassandra Maxwell-Simmons -- Financial aid / by Esteban Soriano -- Pre-professional employment / Chenits Pettigrew and Kathryne J. Kelsick -- Developing faculty involvement / Enrique Ainsworth -- Developing institutional support / David Blackman.
Call Number
Sc F 94-320
OCLC
  • 12291450
  • NYPG93-B26040
Title
Handbook on improving the retention and graduation of minorities in engineering / edited by Raymond B. Landis.
Imprint
New York, NY : National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, c1985.
Added Author
Landis, Raymond B.
National Association of Minority Engineering Program Administrators (U.S.)
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (U.S.)
Added Title
Improving the retention and graduation of minorities in engineering.
Research Call Number
Sc F 94-320
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