Make Your Mark Project
The page can be used as a starting point for scholarly research.
Organized based on your topic options, these publications could be used as a springboard for further research within your chosen area. Each resource can be accessed by clicking on the title. These are examples of scholarly sources. If you are required to do scholarly research, this is what it will look like.
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Avoiding Burnout
Choosing a Major
Choice of majors: are women really different from men? (Scholarly Source)
Kugler, A. D., Tinsley, C. H., & Ukhaneva, O. (2021). Choice of majors: Are women really different from men?. Economics of Education Review, 81, 102079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2021.102079
Sims, L. R., & Ferrare, J. J. (2021). " Since I Am From Where I Am From": How Rural and Urban First-Generation College Students Differentially Use Social Capital to Choose a College Major. Journal of Research in Rural Education, 37(6). DOI:10.26209/jrre3706
Is Choosing a Major Choosing a Career or Interesting Courses?
Gillis, A., & Ryberg, R. (2021). Is choosing a major choosing a career or interesting courses? An investigation into college students’ orientations for college majors and their stability. Journal of Postsecondary Student Success, 1(2), 46-71. https://doi.org/10.33009/fsop_jpss129052
Communities on Campus
Luedke, C.L. (2020). Lifting While We Climb: Undergraduate Students of Color Communal Uplift and Promotion of College-Going within Their Communities. The Review of Higher Education 43(4), 1167-1192. https://doi.org/10.1353/rhe.2020.0016.
The Impact of Campus Environments on Sense of Belonging for First-Generation College Students
Museus, S.D., & Chang, T. (2021). The Impact of Campus Environments on Sense of Belonging for First-Generation College Students. Journal of College Student Development 62(3), 367-372. https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2021.0039.
Getting Involved
The Estimated Effects of College Student Involvement on Psychological Well-Being (Scholarly Source)
Kilgo, C.A., Mollet, A.L., & Pascarella, E.T. (2016). The Estimated Effects of College Student Involvement on Psychological Well-Being. Journal of College Student Development 57(8), 1043-1049. https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2016.0098.
Contributing Factors to On-Campus Student Organization Involvment (Scholarly Source)
ABD Veaux, V., Wallingford, V., & Splittstoser, M. (2021). Contributing Factors to On-Campus Student Organization Involvement. http://dx.doi.org/10.33642/ijbass.v7n8p4
Improving / Maintaining Grades
How to Get Good Grades in College
Claybourn, C. (2022, November 3). How to Get Good Grades in College. U.S. News & World Report.
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/how-to-get-good-grades-in-college
Grades are at the Center of the Student Mental Health Crisis
Eyler, J. (2023, March 7). Grades are at the Center of the Student Mental Health Crisis. Inside Higher Ed.
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/just-visiting/grades-are-center-student-mental-health-crisis
Juggling School and Work
Creed, P. A., French, J., & Hood, M. (2015). Working while studying at university: The relationship between work benefits and demands and engagement and well-being. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 86, 48-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2014.11.002
Working while enrolled in a university: does it pay? (Scholarly Source)
Häkkinen, I. (2006). Working while enrolled in a university: does it pay?. Labour Economics, 13(2), 167-189. doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2004.10.003
Making Friends
Christakis, N. (2015, July 30). Making Friends in New Places. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/education/edlife/making-friends-in-new-places.html
10 Ways to Make Friends In College
Goldman, J. (2012, July 30). 10 Ways to Make Friends in College. USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/college/2012/07/30/10-ways-to-make-friends-in-college/37396027/
Managing Money
An Easy Guide to Help College Students Set up Their First Budget
Davis, D. (2022, March 31). An Easy Guide to Help College Students Set up Their First Budget. CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/31/an-easy-guide-to-help-college-students-set-up-their-first-budget.html
15 Money Management Tips For College Students
Giordano, C. (2016, September 12). 15 Money Management Tips for College Students: Here are Helpful Suggestions, new apps, and web services for the student's finances. U.S. News & World Report. https://money.usnews.com/investing/slideshows/15-money-management-tips-for-college-students
Mental Health
Bourdon, J. L., Moore, A. A., Long, E. C., Kendler, K. S., & Dick, D. M. (2020). The relationship between on-campus service utilization and common mental health concerns in undergraduate college students. Psychological services, 17(1), 118.
Sheldon, E., Simmonds-Buckley, M., Bone, C., Mascarenhas, T., Chan, N., Wincott, M., ... & Barkham, M. (2021). Prevalence and risk factors for mental health problems in university undergraduate students: A systematic review with meta-analysis. Journal of affective disorders, 287, 282-292.
Online Learning
Online learning in higher education: exploring advantages and disadvantages for engagement
Dumford, A. D., & Miller, A. L. (2018). Online learning in higher education: exploring advantages and disadvantages for engagement. Journal of computing in higher education, 30(3), 452-465.
Physical Health
Physical activity patterns and dietary habits of undergraduate students
Essaw, E., Moses, M. O., Afrifa, D., Acheampong, I. K., Mensah, W., & Owusu, L. (2019). Physical activity patterns and dietary habits of undergraduate students. Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity, 11(1), 12.
Johannes, C., Onagbiye, S. O., Roman, N. V., & Leach, L. L. (2022). Strategies and best practices that enhance participation in regular physical activities among undergraduate university students: a systematic review protocol. BMJ open, 12(12), e062997.
Planning to Study Abroad
Investing in Study Abroad and Cultural Engagement: A Win-Win for Career Development
Hubbard, A., & Rexeisen, R. J. (2020). Investing in study abroad and cultural engagement: A win-win for career development. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 32(3), 3-21.
Wanger, S. P., Breslin, M., Griffiths, F., & Wu, T. (2020). Institutional Barriers to Study Abroad Participation: The Perceptions of Undergraduate African American Students. International Research and Review, 10(1), 1-15.
Roommates
Where and with Whom Students Live: Impacts on Peer Belonging and Institutional Acceptance
Dumford, Ribera, A. K., & Miller, A. L. (2019). Where and with Whom Students Live: Impacts on Peer Belonging and Institutional Acceptance. The Journal of College and University Student Housing, 46(1), 10.
10 Tips for Getting Along with your College Roommate
Lucier, K. L. (2018, July 2). 10 tips for getting along with your college roommate. ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/getting-along-with-college-roommate-tips-793353
Living with a College Roommate in a Residence Hall
Smith, & Wallace, H. S. (2019). Living with a College Roommate in a Residence Hall. EDIS, 2019(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fy1480-2019
Moore, A.S. (2010, July 23). The Science of Roommates. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/education/25roomscience-t.html
Staying Well
Your First Year of College: 25 Tips to Help You Survive and Thrive in Your Freshman Year
Hansen, R. (2017, December 15). Your First Year of College: 25 Tips to Help You Survive and Thrive in Your Freshman Year. Live Career.
https://www.livecareer.com/resources/jobs/search/first-year-success
Don't Make These 8 Mistakes as College Freshmen
Wood, S. (2022, June 27). Don't Make These 8 Mistakes as College Freshmen. U.S. News & World Report. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/dont-make-these-mistakes-as-a-college-freshman
Support for First-Generation Students
Morales, Erik E. (2012). Navigating new worlds: A real-time look at how successful and non-successful first-generation college students negotiate their first semesters. International Journal of Higher Education 1(1), 90-101. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1055402.pdf
Palbusa, J. A., & Gauvain, M. (2017). Parent–student communication about college and freshman grades in first-generation and non–first-generation students. Journal of College Student Development 58(1), 107-112. doi:10.1353/csd.2017.0007.
9 Ways to Elevate First-Generation Student Support
Esarik, Melissa. (2022, July 28). 9 Ways to Elevate First-Generation Student Support. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/07/29/first-generation-student-supports-helping-colleges-could-do-more
Support for Commuter Students
What About the Other 85 Percent?
Jacoby, B. (2020, July 22). What About the Other 85 Percent? Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2020/07/23/colleges-should-be-planning-more-intentionally-students-who-commute-campuses-fall
What To Know as a Commuter Student
Wood, S. (2023, June 2) What To Know as a Commuter Student. U.S. News & World Report. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/what-to-know-as-a-commuter-student
Support for Out-Of-State Students
10 Things Nobody Tells you about Moving out of State for College
Perlman, M. (2020). 10 things nobody tells you about moving out of state for college. College Magazine. https://www.collegemagazine.com/10-things-nobody-tells-you-about-moving-out-of-state-for-college/
Time Management
College Students' Time Management: Correlations with Academic Performance and Stress
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Macan, T. H., Shahani, C., Dipboye, R. L., & Phillips, A. P. (1990). College students' time management: Correlations with academic performance and stress. Journal of educational psychology, 82(4), 760.
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