Introduction / Janine Graziano and Lauren Chism Schmidt
The case for connecting first-year seminars and learning communities / Ashley Finley and George D. Kuh
National practices for combining first-year seminars and learning communities / Jean Henscheid, Tracy L. Skipper, and Dallin G. Young
Administering combined first-year seminar and learning community programs / Nia Haydel and Liya Escalera
Teaching in combined programs / Lisa Dresdner and Ruthanna Spiers
What should we be assessing and why / Michele J. Hansen and Maureen Pettitt
Inviting the mother tongue and a first-year seminar to promote success among Spanish-speaking ESL students / Bronx Community College
Metro Academies case study : a redesign of the first two years of college based on a long duration learning community / City College of San Francisco & San Francisco State University
The targeted learning community : a comprehensive approach to promoting the success of first-year students in general chemistry / Kennesaw State University
Common courses : A developing linked coursework perspective / The University of South Carolina
Need a little TLC? : incorporating first-year seminars in themed learning communities / Northern Illinois University
Writing across the curriculum through community engagement : exploring the foster care system in a thematic living and learning community / Cabrini College
Advancement via individual determination (AVID) / Mt. Hood Community College
Conclusion / Lauren Chism Schmidt and Janine Graziano.