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Eliminating the sulk factor is exactly the point of the school's interventionist efforts to nurture newcomers, says Kathy Sheppard Nasteff, 36, the dean for first-year students. She is one of the two faculty contacts for each freshman; the other is the student's academic adviser. "These young adults are entering a whole new world," says Nasteff. "We want to help them find an immediate comfort zone." It seems to be working. Since the mentor program started four years ago, retention rates at Jewell have risen to 86%, from...
...students settle in over the weekend, they meet the rest of their five-person intervention team. In addition to their mentor, their academic adviser and dean for first-year students Nasteff, the freshmen are introduced to that traditional student counselor, the resident adviser, and one more peer contact that reflects the college's Baptist background--a student called a shepherd, whose role is spiritual guidance. That guidance can mean helping freshmen study for midterms or praying with them. Jewell's campus is ecumenical--no religion courses or pledge of faith is required, and the student-senate leader is Jewish...
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