Joe Cuseo

Joe directed the first-year seminar at the University of Iowa, a course required of all new students, for more than 25 years. He is a columnist for a bimonthly newsletter published by the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, and has received the Resource Center’s outstanding first-year advocate award. He is also a 14-time recipient of the faculty member of the year award on his home campus, a student-driven award based on effective teaching and academic advising.

He has delivered over 100 campus workshops and conference presentations, and authored numerous articles and chapters on faculty development, student retention, and the first-year experience.