Transformative Student Experiences in Higher Education (eBook)

Michael G. Strawser is assistant professor and director of graduate programs in the School of Communication at Bellarmine University.

Chapter One: The Turning Tide: Transformative Student Experiences in Higher EducationMichael G. Strawser, Renee Kaufmann, and Dauen Grace LeeChapter Two: The Necessity of Experiential Learning in Higher EducationMary Z. AshlockChapter Three: Building and Sustaining Transformative Student Learning ExperiencesPhillip E. WagnerChapter Four: Culminating Capstone CoursesJason M. MartinChapter Five: Intentional Service LearningCarolyn Baum and Trudy L. HansonChapter Six: Domestic and International Travel and ExposureShawn Apostel and Lauren CoffeyChapter Seven: The Quadruple Play: The Intersection of Internships with Students, Employers, Universities, and the CommunityStuart L. Esrock and Trey LewisChapter Eight: Entrepreneurship as a Student Experience and State of MindBrandon K. ChicotskyChapter Nine: Student-led, Client-driven FirmsStacie ShainChapter Ten: Merging Real World Experience and “Giving Back” through Curricular Community EngagementDeborah D. Sellnow-Richmond and Scott A. Sellnow-RichmondChapter Eleven: Transformatve Intercultural Communication Programs that Promote Student Integration Rain Wuyu Liu and Matthew RynbrandtChapter Twelve: Mentoring Undergraduates in the 21st Century: Who Benefits?Ed C. J. LongChapter Thirteen: Learning Communities: More Than Just HipJessica C. Hume and Jenny McIntoshChapter Fourteen: Transformative Learning in the First-Year Experience: Transformative Learners Outside the ClassroomJames D. Breslin and Anna SharpeIndexAbout the EditorAbout the Contributors