The First-Year Composition Colloquium is the culminating event for A-State’s Freshman Composition experience. Students engage in research methods and present their work at a mock-conference.
These projects represent the top ten percent of all the digitally compatible work submitted for consideration across the English Composition II classes each semester.
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Inequality in College Opportunity
Joshua Sheets
You may think that anyone has the opportunity to go to college; however, is it really that fair? Students who's parents or grandparents have college degrees are drastically more likely to obtain a college degree than first generation college students.
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Home Away From Home
Jasmine Turnage
An individual’s first year of college is often the first time that they experience living on their own and being responsible for housing and other necessities, and this makes college campuses uniquely conducive to housing insecurity. Research from the Hope Center finds that “sixty percent of survey respondents at two-year institutions and 48% at four- year institutions experience housing insecurity” (Goldrick-Rab 8). This project analyzes the presence of housing insecurity at A-State and proposes solutions to the different aspects that are causing negative effects to be seen on campus, such as cost burdens, subpar living conditions, and a lack of access to adequate resources. These solutions aim to alleviate the issue and create a healthier living environment on campus that improves student health and success.
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Fundraising to Improve on Poor Campus Living at ASU
Jared Whitman
Arkansas State University has a beautiful campus, with nice classrooms, a great union, and even a gym and indoor track. However, the on campus living options are poorly maintained and unhygienic. This causes stress on the students living in them, that could be easily avoided. A fundraiser would be a great way to raise money to improve the living situations on campus.
