S2 - E27 - Expert Session - Dr. Bryce Bunting (Brigham Young University)

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Dr. Bryce Bunting from Brigham Young University joins co-hosts Jared Tippets and Eric Kirby to share his knowledge, wisdom, and insights on how campuses can increase their retention and student success efforts!
Dr. Bryce D. Bunting is an associate clinical professor, Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Education, and Director of the Office of First-Year Experience at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He began his work in education as a public school teacher and coach. He then earned graduate degrees in instructional design and educational psychology.
He has worked in a variety of roles in student affairs including as an academic advisor for students in academic recovery, a faculty member in BYU’s department of Counseling and Psychological Services, and now as the Director of the First Year Experience at BYU.
Dr. Bunting’s research is focused on using instructional design to develop transformative learning experiences in the first year; peer leadership as a transformative experience; and the development of new theory for understanding and supporting college transitions.
Bryce is a member of the editorial review board for the Journal of the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition and an affiliate scholar with the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition. He co-authored with Dr. Dallin George Young the recently released book Rethinking Student Transitions: How community, participation, and becoming can help higher education deliver on its promise.