Transformative Student Experiences in Higher Education

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

Transformative Student Experiences in Higher Education: Meeting the Needs of the Twenty-First Century Student and Modern Workplace offers a fresh perspective on those strategies and approaches that are highly effective among members of Generation Z. Authors of the chapters in this collection address proven techniques and designs from active and engaged learning to transformative student learning experiences, relevant topics for all higher education scholars. Readers of this collection will find new voices and ideas that probe deeper into the emerging and critical conversation of teaching and learning for Generation Z. This collection of fourteen approachable and engaging chapters is critical for any faculty development scholar, faculty interested in honing and advancing teaching skills, and all scholars of teaching and learning.

• 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