These resources support and expand upon the information shared throughout Connections Are Everything. This page includes three types of resources:

• Examples of how institutions are using the book that you can adapt
• Selected materials from the book in handout form
• Videos of the authors on topics of interest to faculty and staff

Examples of how institutions are using Connections Are Everything

• Student Organization Development Day [PDF], Division of Student Life, University of Iowa
• Learning Assistant Program [PDF], University College, University of Iowa
• Handout for faculty on relationship-building with students [PDF], Milwaukee School of Engineering
• Cultivating Mentoring Constellations exercise/worksheet [PDF], Center for Design Thinking, Elon University
• Learning Fellows Program [PDF], Southern New Hampshire University
• Orientation Podcasts [PDF], Southern New Hampshire University
• General Chemistry course [PDF], Connections Are Everything assignment, Boise State University
• Connection Challenge [PDF], Oakton College – The Connection Challenge is an easy-to-implement strategy to increase faculty outreach to students and foster additional student/faculty connection in a very short period of time.
• Advertising flyers/tabletoppers, Oakton College: “Why Should You Try Office Hours?” and “How Can I Start to Connect with My Professors?”
• FYE summer reading assignment [PDF], Sacred Heart University – A reflective assignment for first-year students to complete over the summer.
• More examples to come…. If you have an example of how you are using the book that you’d like us to feature on this web site, please contact Peter Felten.

Selected materials from Connections Are Everything

• “Ask Yourself” and “Try This” [PDF] – compiled list from the entire book
• College Terms to Know [PDF]
• Office Hours 101, Chapter 5
• Small Steps to Connect with Your Professor, Chapter 5

All book resources are published under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.