Seniors:
Four Years in Retrospect For most students, college is a time of dizzying personal change, both confusing and exhilarating. Seniors: Four Years in Retrospect helps prepare undergraduates to take full advantage of these invaluable years of questioning and growth. The filmmakers of Frosh, the widely acclaimed chronicle of one year in a racially diverse freshman residence hall, returned to Stanford three years later to see how college life had changed five of these students. Combining extensive footage shot during senior year with prophetic clips and "outakes" from Frosh, the two directors have produced an altogether new film focusing on the different trajectories students from diverse backgrounds take to a fulfilling and successful college experience.
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"This video
gives us a first-hand look at the developmental changes that often occur
in the college years. The students whose lives are chronicled here are
seen exploring their values and interests, defining and redefining their
identities, and learning to think and make meaning in more informed,
more complex ways. I especially recommend it for courses that focus
on early adult development and college student development theory. I
also recommend it for faculty and parents who want to better understand
the forces of change in college; it will help them understand just how
much learning occurs outside the classroom." "Masterfully sensitizes
feelings and creates awareness of the full spectrum of college life." "From insecure,
imposter freshmen asking, "Who am I?" to more secure, searching seniors
asking, "Who do I want to be?", these five young adults share their
personal insight in this search for identity in college. I was proud
with them, cried with them, and laughed out loud at their experience." "I enjoyed the
video. The students demonstrated considerable growth over the years
in their confidence in themselves, their sense of purpose and their
ability to deal with complex issues. This is a good tape and could be
part of a course of the college student. It is certainly well worth
the viewer's time." "Just seeing
the students and listening to them can be enough prompting to engage
faculty and student affairs staff and students in useful conversation
about preparing for the job market and transition to life after college." Producer/Directors:
Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller Free
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