I. Understanding the unique needs of today's seniors. The emerging movement to strengthen the senior year experience / John N. Gardner, Gretchen Van der Veer
Objectives and benefits of senior year programs / Joseph B. Cuseo
Moving on : seniors as people in transition / Arthur W. Chickering, Nancy K. Schlossberg
A president's personal and historical perspective / Arthur Levine
Are college seniors prepared to work? / Philip D. Gardner. II. Enhancing the senior year experience. Curricular structures for cumulative learning / Barbara Leigh Smith
Preparing students for life beyond the classroom / Elwood F. Holton III
Leadership education in the senior experience / Stephen W. Schwartz, Nance Lucas
Developing "civic virtue" among college students / Linda J. Sax, Alexander W. Astin
Stengthening the ties that bind : cultural events, rituals, and traditions / George D. Kuh
Creating pathways to graduate school / Richard B. Lawhon.
III. Developing special support services for seniors. Comprehensive career services for seniors / Denise Dwight Smith, Linda K. Gast
College-to-career transition programs for multiethnic students / Linda Bates Parker, Katrina S. Jordan, Ann E. Keeling
Preparing seniors for roles as active alumni / Jeffrey W. Johnson, Peter D. Eckel. IV. Implications for campus services and practices. Looking back, moving ahead : assessment in the senior year / Karl L. Schlling, Karen Maitland Schilling
Mobilizing campus support for senior year programs / William L. Thomas, Jr.
A summary agenda for enriching the senior year / John N. Gardner, Gretchen Van der Veer.