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<h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">UTAS Catalyst Program: embedding first year support in faculties</h1>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><span class="person_name">Poot, Alison</span> and <span class="person_name">Pittaway, Sharon</span> and <span class="person_name">Brandenburg, Kellie</span> (2006) <xhtml:em>UTAS Catalyst Program: embedding first year support in faculties.</xhtml:em> In: First Year in Higher Education Conference, 12-14 July 2006, Griffith University, Gold Coast.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"></p><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a onmouseover="EPJS_ShowPreview( event, 'doc_preview_1652' );" href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1272/1/Poot.pdf" onmouseout="EPJS_HidePreview( event, 'doc_preview_1652' );"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png" class="ep_doc_icon" border="0" /></a><div class="ep_preview" id="doc_preview_1652"><table><tr><td><img alt="" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1272/thumbnails/1/preview.png" class="ep_preview_image" border="0" /><div class="ep_preview_title">Preview</div></td></tr></table></div></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1272/1/Poot.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF</span></a> - Requires a PDF viewer<br />27Kb</td></tr></table><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block">Official URL: <a href="http://www.fyhe.qut.edu.au/past_papers/2006/Nuts%2520&%2520Bolts/Poot.pdf">http://www.fyhe.qut.edu.au/past_papers/2006/Nuts%20&%20Bolts/Poot.pdf</a></p><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">The workshop describes the aims and key components of the three faculty-based Catalyst programs, and the outcomes of evaluations conducted to date. Discussion will focus
on the challenges and advantages involved in embedding centrally funded positions within faculties, and supporting and engaging first year students within their area of study.</p></div><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" cellpadding="3" class="not_ep_block" border="0"><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Item Type:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Additional Information:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">The First Year in Higher Education Conference series website is at http://www.fyhe.qut.edu.au/</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Keywords:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">first year university, student services, student support</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Subjects:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/339999.html">330000 Education > 339900 Other Education > 339999 Other Education</a></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ID Code:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">1272</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited By:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><span class="ep_name_citation"><span class="person_name">Kellie Brandenburg</span></span></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited On:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">28 Jun 2007</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Last Modified:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">09 Jan 2008 02:30</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ePrint Statistics:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a target="ePrintStats" href="/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint;id=1272;">View statistics for this ePrint</a></td></tr></table><p align="right">Repository Staff Only: <a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/users/home?screen=EPrint::View&eprintid=1272">item control page</a></p>
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