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245 00 Seniors.|h[Kanopy electronic resource]
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500 Title from title frames.
518 Originally produced by California Newsreel in 1997.
520 The sequel to "Frosh", returns to Stanford to examine the
student's developmental changes four years later. For most
students, college is a time of dizzying personal change,
both confusing and exhilarating. Seniors: Four Years in
Retrospect helps prepare undergraduates to take full
advantage of these invaluable years of questioning and
growth. The filmmakers of Frosh, the widely acclaimed
chronicle of one year in a racially diverse freshman
residence hall, returned to Stanford three years later to
see how college life had changed five of these students.
Combining extensive footage shot during senior year with
prophetic clips and "outtakes" from Frosh, the two
directors have produced an altogether new film focusing on
the different trajectories students from diverse
backgrounds take to a fulfilling and successful college
experience. Monique, daughter of a crack-addicted mother,
almost drops out during her first year but is taken under
the wing by two black women mentors; she graduates with
honors and plans to go on for her Ph.D. Cheng, an
academically driven, politically conservative Chinese
American pre-law major defies his parents by taking a job
as a high-risk investment banker in Singapore. Sam, a
white, male, heterosexual "jock," accepts increasing
campus diversity but still seeks his own cultural enclave
in the BMOC fraternity. Brandi comes to Stanford as a
logical consequence of her upper middle class African
American background; but she drops out for two years to
discover a reason of her own for going to college. Debbie
"washes out" of her pre-med program and becomes
disenchanted with her sorority; she switches to Women's
Studies where she develops the self-confidence to go on to
a prestigious med school. Together these concise case
studies constitute a unique sociological investigation of
continuity and change on today's college campuses. The
film will help students, faculty and counselors discuss
such issues as: (1) the importance of student advisors and
appropriate role models, especially for first-generation
college students , (2) the pros and cons of taking time
off during college , (3) the benefits of changing majors
and revising career plans, (4) the economic, peer and
family pressures affecting career choic, (5) the role of
Greek life and ethnic "theme houses" in promoting cultural
diversity - or campus Balkanization , (6) the development
of individual and community identity on an increasingly
polarized campus , and (7) the reassuring fact that most
undergraduates survive Freshman year and invent their own
unique college experience. "This video gives us a first-
hand look at the developmental changes that often occur in
the college years. The students whose lives are chronicled
here are seen exploring their values and interests,
defining and redefining their identities, and learning to
think and make meaning in more informed, more complex
ways. I especially recommend it for courses that focus on
early adult development and college student development
theory. I also recommend it for faculty and parents who
want to better understand the forces of change in college;
it will help them understand just how much learning occurs
outside the classroom." - Dr. Patricia M. King, Dept. of
Higher Education and Student Affairs, Bowling Green State
University "Masterfully sensitizes feelings and creates
awareness of the full spectrum of college life." - Clinita
A. Ford, Director, National Higher Education Conference on
Black Student Retention. "From insecure, imposter freshmen
asking, Who am I? to more secure, searching seniors asking,
Who do I want to be?, these five young adults share their
personal insight in this search for identity in college. I
was proud with them, cried with them, and laughed out loud
at their experience." - Susan R. Komives, Counseling and
Personnel Services, University of Maryland. "I enjoyed the
video. The students demonstrated considerable growth over
the years in their confidence in themselves, their sense
of purpose and their ability to deal with complex issues.
This is a good tape and could be part of a course of the
college student. It is certainly well worth the viewer's
time." - John Schuh, Associate Vice President for Student
Affairs, Iowa State University. "Just seeing the students
and listening to them can be enough prompting to engage
faculty and student affairs staff and students in useful
conversation about preparing for the job market and
transition to life after college." - George D. Kuh, School
of Education, Indiana University.
538 Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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700 1 Geller, Dan|efilm director.
700 1 Goldfine, Dayna|efilm director.
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