FYE is hosting a virtual reading group to read and discuss Rethinking Student Transitions: How Community, Participation, and Becoming Can Help Higher Education Deliver on its Promise by Dr. Dallin George Young, Assistant Professor in College Student Affairs Administration and Leadership, University of Georgia, and Dr. Bryce Bunting, Assistant Clinical Professor in Student Development Services, Brigham Young University. Young and Bunting are recognized national thought leaders in higher education and, through this book, they provide an innovative framework for thinking about and implementing strategies for student success.

Each meeting will be led by FYE staff and consist of structured discussion of the theoretical arguments made by the authors as well as the practical implications for students and for us as practitioners. As a participant you will read about and discuss emerging theories of student transition, identify applications for these theories in your work, and contribute to campus-wide conversation about transitions in the first year and beyond. This reading group aims to center our work in a collaborative spirit as we work toward the 2034 Strategic Plan goal of holistic student success.

We will meet virtually four times throughout the Spring 2025 semester and will have a culminating in-person dinner with the authors on May 13th. The group is open to all staff and faculty on all campuses. Books will be provided to all participants.

Virtual meeting dates:

• Tuesday, January 28th 2-3pm
• Tuesday, February 25th 2-3pm
• Tuesday, March 25th 2-3pm
• Tuesday, April 22nd 2-3pm