Relationship-Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College (FBG)

Spring 2023 | Meeting 1 of 3 [Group 2]

Mar 24, 2023 [ADD TO YOUR CALENDAR]
10:30am-11:30am
306, James Union Building (JUB)

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Dear Faculty and Staff,

You are invited to join a group of colleagues who will be reading and discussing the book Relationship Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College, by Peter Felten and Leo Lambert.

The publisher’s website describes the book as follows:
A mentor, advisor, or even a friend? Making connections in college makes all the difference.

What single factor makes for an excellent college education? As it turns out, it's pretty simple: human relationships. Decades of research demonstrate the transformative potential and the lasting legacies of a relationship-rich college experience. Critics suggest that to build connections with peers, faculty, staff, and other mentors is expensive and only an option at elite institutions where instructors have t