Cornerstone, Building on Your Best, Concise Second Edition (2nd Edition) - Softcover

Montgomery, Rhonda J.; Moody, Patricia G.; Sherfield, Robert M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130892548 ISBN 13: 9780130892546

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2001

Synopsis

A conversational and motivational guide for students, offering help in engaging students in active learning and maintaining a positive attitude as part of the goal of overall academic and personal success. Offers guidance on how to develop self-esteem, harness motivation, and set effective note-taking and study habits. Softcover. DLC: Success--Psychologial aspects.

About this title

About the Author

RHONDA MONTGOMERY is Associate Professor in the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She has been teaching in higher education for 16 years. Rhonda has been responsible for developing and incorporating first-year orientation/study skills curricula into existing introductory courses and programs.

Currently, Rhonda is teaching a first-year orientation/study skills course as well as hospitality education. Because she believes in the holistic development of first-year students, she volunteers to teach first-year students each semester and uses a variety of experiences such as field trips, exercises, and case studies to aid in their retention and success.

Rhonda is the co-author of six texts including three student success texts, Cornerstone, Capstone: Succeeding Beyond College (2000), and 365 Things I Learned in College (Allyn & Bacon, 1996). She has also presented at The National Conference on the Freshman Year Experience and spoken extensively to first-year students and educators about building success into their curriculum.

PATRICIA G. MOODY is Dean of the College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management at the University of South Carolina, where she has been a faculty member for over 20 years. An award-winning educator, Pat has been honored as Distinguished Educator of the Year at her college, Collegiate Teacher of the Year by the National Business Education Association, and has been a top-five finalist for the Amoco Teaching Award at the University of South Carolina. In 1994, she was awarded the prestigious John Robert Gregg Award, the highest honor in her field of over 100,000 educators.

Pat frequently speaks to multiple sections of first-year students, incorporating personal development content from her trademark speech, "Fly Like an Eagle," as well as numerous strategies for building self-esteem and for achieving success in college. She also works with first-year classes on subjects such as goal setting, priority management, and diversity.

A nationally known motivation speaker, Pat has spoken in 42 states, has been invited to speak in several foreign countries, and frequently keynotes national and regional conventions. She has presented "Fly Like and Eagle" to thousands of people from Olympic athletes to corporate executives to high school students. Her topics include Thriving in the Changing Corporate Environment, Perception is Everything: Powerful Communications Strategies, Gold Star Customer Service, and The Great Balancing Act: Managing Time at Home and at Work.

An avid sports fan, she follows Gamecock athletics and chairs the University of South Carolina Athletics Advisory Committee.

ROBERT M. SHERFIELD has been teaching public speaking, theater, and study skills and working with first-year orientation programs for over 18 years. Currently, he is Co-Director of the Faculty Center of Learning and Teaching, and a professor at the Community College of Southern Nevada, teaching study skills, orientation courses, and drama.

Robb's extensive work with student success programs includes experience with the design and implementation of these programs—including one program that was presented at the International Conference on the Freshman Year Experience in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Some of Robb's responsibilities have also included serving as Coordinator of University 101, Director of Student and Cultural Activities, Director of Orientation Programs, and Director of Student Media at the University of South Carolina at Union. He also codesigned a student success course at Florence Darlington Technical College. For the past 3 years, Robb has traveled extensively throughout the United States assisting colleges, universities, and professors build, enhance, or revise their first-year orientation programs.

In addition to his coauthorship of Cornerstone: Building on Your Best, he has also co-authored Roadways to Success (Allyn & Bacon, 1997), Capstone: Succeeding Beyond College (2000), and the trade book, 365 Things I Learned in College (Allyn & Bacon, 1996).

Robb's interest in student success began with his own first year in college. Low SAT scores and a mediocre high school ranking denied him entrance into college. With the help of a success program, Robb was granted entrance into college, and went on to earn a doctorate and become a college faculty member. He has always been interested in the social, academic, and cultural development of students, and sees this book as his way to contribute to the positive development of first-year students across the nation.

From the Back Cover

New to this edition: * New chapter on writing and public speaking
* New chapter on multiple intelligences and learning styles

Cornerstones for success include:

* Capitalize on change
* Harness motivation
* Develop positive self-esteem
* Establish balance through priority management and organization
* Set effective note-taking an study habits
* Know yourself for career development

* Self assessment activities
* "An Insider's View - profiling various students
* "From the World of Work" - profiling professionals
* "Blueprints for Lifelong Learning" - questions promoting critical thinking

In additional to a comprehensive resource package, Cornerstone Concise Second Edition is supported by two Websites.

prenall/Montgomery is an online study guide, complete with fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice, and essay questions referenced back to the text.

prenhall/success is a website showcasing a wide variety of faculty and student resources.

From the Inside Flap

To Our Students

Education is not preparation for life, education is

life itself.
– John Dewey, educator

Cornerstone was born out of our desire to help new college students develop the skills that would enable them to be successful in college. Seldom will you read a textbook as honest and straightforward as we have tried to make this one. The words that you read and the activities provided in this worktext have not come easily to us. They are the result of our collective experiences over our many years of teaching and administration in higher education. We hope our words will touch you deeply and provide you insight that will enable you to make it to graduation and beyond.

We hope that our words will give you peace as well as cause you some discomfort; teach you and challenge you; hold you and let you go. It is also our hope that you will approach these activities with new eyes; yours is a different world now. To experience that world, you'll need to be open and willing to participate. Without your participation, the power of this worktext is lost. With your participation, it holds unlimited possibilities for bringing change, improving skills, and setting you off on a lifetime of success.

Within the pages of this worktext you will find many activities, such as At This Moment, which will help you explore where you are and where you are going. Each chapter includes a feature called An Insider's View, stories from students across the United States discussing issues found within the chapter. You will also find a new feature, From the World of Work, essays from professionals in a variety of careers.

You will notice that the pages of Cornerstone are filled with cartoons. They are there for your enjoyment and to add a little comic relief (many of them are a howl!). The cartoons also tell a story. Get to know Cliff, Miho, Vasquez, Kate, and the others. Watch how they cope with their college experiences, how they're changed by them, and how they grow from them.

We have added a couple of important new topics. There are three entirely new chapters, Chapter 3, How are You Smart? A Personal Journey into Multiple Intelligences, Learning Styles, and Personality Typing, Chapter 4, Think before You Leap: Using Critical Thinking Skills in College and Life, and Chapter 10, Strategies for Success: A Guide to Writing and Public Speaking.

There is a double entry journal designed to accompany this text (at no extra charge), which , your instructor may opt to order with the text for this course. When used properly, this journal can be a valuable communication tool between you, your peers, and your instructor. Take your time to reflect honestly and openly on the questions asked. Only through your own soul-searching and self-revelation will the features of this book help you improve your skills as a college student and assist you in becoming a productive citizen.

We wish you luck in building your future on the cornerstones that will carry you for the rest of your life.

Rhonda, Pat, and Robb

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130892548
• ISBN 13: 9780130892546
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 276