The “Froshmore” Experience

Episode Description Student transitions have often captured our attention as we consider the various interventions and opportunities for engagement with new students on campus. For many campuses, this year brought two groups of first-time-on-campus students. Dr. Heather Shea discusses with Dr. Jennifer Keup, Brian MacDonald, and Dr. Laura Randolph the unique needs of the two cohorts of college students arriving for the first time on college campuses and other complications of the pandemic. Suggested APA Citation Shea, H. (Host). (2021, November 3). The "Froshmore" Experience (No. 68) [Audio podcast episode]. In Student Affairs NOW. https://studentaffairsnow.com/froshmore/ Episode Transcript Jennifer R. Keup:There's so much that happens in that first year, but I think if you boil it down the first year in so many ways for both student and institution is about belongingness, about creating a sense of connection about agency, about creating a community of individuals. You know, it used to be that, that by the first six weeks with the goal was that a student knew a staff member, a peer in, on a faculty member. And, you know, I, I think those timelines have been blown out of the water, not just by COVID, but by many things. And it doesn't necessarily have to be that sort of compartmentalize and who they need to know, but just feeling like they belong, like they know where to go. Heather Shea:All right. Welcome to Student Affairs Now. The online learning community for student affairs educators, I'm your host, Heather Shea. Today we are discussing the unique cohorts currently on college and university campuses, and specifically the unique experiences facing a group. Some are calling froshmores. Student Affairs Now is the premier podcast and learning community for thousands of us who work in alongside or adjacent to the field of higher education and student affairs. We hope you'll find these conversations, make a contribution to the field and are restorative to the profession. We release new episodes every week on Wednesdays. Find us at studentaffairsnow.com on YouTube or anywhere you listen to podcasts. Today's episode is sponsored by EverFi the trusted partner for 1500 colleges and universities. Everfi is the standard of care for student safety well-being and with the results to prove it. Today's episode is also sponsored by Anthology. Learn more about their innovative data-driven platforms to build and foster your student engagement experiences. Heather Shea:Learn more by visiting anthology.com/engage. As I mentioned, I'm your host, Heather Shea. My pronouns are she her and hers and I am broadcasting live from East Lansing, Michigan near the campus or on the campus. Actually today I'm in my office of Michigan State University, where I serve as the director of women's student services and interim director of the gender and sexuality campus center. I am also an affiliate faculty member in the MSU student affairs administration program. Michigan State University occupies the ancestral traditional and contemporary lands of the national bay three fires, Confederacy of a Ojubue, Ottawa and Pottawatomie peoples the university resides on land seated in the 1819 treaty of Saginaw. I am so thrilled to have extremely wise and generative panel today. Thank you all three of you for joining me to share a little bit about your background and experiences and specifically addressing the needs of...