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Current Publications for 2025-2026
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Toolkits
- IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE TOOLKIT
- LEADERSHIP TRAINING GUIDE
- COACHING HANDBOOK
- ACADEMIC COACHING WORKSHOP TOOLKIT
- ACADEMIC COACHING ROLE-PLAYING DEMONSTRATION VIDEO
- MENTORING TOOLKIT – COMING SOON!
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Archived Publications
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In the News
- NEURON SPECIAL ISSUE – THE FIRST2 NETWORK: HOW THIS GROUP IS WORKING TO SUPPORT RURAL, FIRST-GENERATION AND OTHER UNDERREPRESENTED STEM STUDENTS IN WEST VIRGINIA
- UNDERSTANDING LEVELS OF FIRST-GENERATIONNESS
Articles
- COMPARISON OF ON-CAMPUS AND VIRTUAL SELF-ASSESSMENT OUTCOMES FOR INCOMING APPALACHIAN STEM UNDERGRADUATES’ FIRST RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
- DIFFERENTIATING RURAL LOCALE FACTORS RELATED TO STUDENTS CHOOSING AND PERSISTING IN STEM
White Papers
- MEASURES OF BELONGING IN A CAMPUS STEM COMMUNITY
- IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES PROGRAMMATIC FINDINGS
- INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE FIRST-GENERATION RURAL STUDENTS IN WV TO PURSUE A STEM DEGREE
Evaluation Reports
- FIRST2 NETWORK YEAR 6 EXTERNAL EVALUATION REPORT
- FIRST2 NETWORK YEAR 5 EXTERNAL EVALUATION REPORT
- FIRST2 NETWORK YEAR 4 EXTERNAL EVALUATION REPORT
- FIRST2 NETWORK YEAR 3 EXTERNAL EVALUATION REPORT
- FIRST2 NETWORK YEAR 2 EXTERNAL EVALUATION REPORT
- FIRST2 NETWORK YEAR 1 EXTERNAL EVALUATION REPORT
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