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Dr. Marsha Fralick has worked in the field of education for over 56 years including 43 years of teaching college success courses. During this time she has worked as a community college counselor, professor and department chair. Her college success program has state and national recognition as an exemplary program. In 2011, she received the Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate award from the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.
She is the author of these textbooks:
College and Career Success
College and Career Success, Concise
Career Success
College and Career Success Online, an interactive online textbook with the same content as the above textbooks
Hawai'i and Pacific Islands College and Career Success (with Kau'ionalani Mead)Native American College and Career Success (with Beatrice Zamora and Larry Gauthier)
Many custom editions
She has a Doctorate Degree from the University of Southern California in higher education with an emphasis on career counseling, a Master's Degree in Counseling from the University of Redlands and a Bachelor's Degree in Spanish and English from Arizona State University. She is a frequent presenter at national student success conferences and currently works as an educational consultant doing faculty training across the country.
Top Values
Maintaining my good health, peace of mind, never being bored, being a good parent, making a difference in the world.
Personal Philosophy Statement
I appreciate every day the gifts I have been given, including my intelligences, good health, and family. My purpose is to leave the world and the people in it in better condition because I existed. I enjoy seeing the world, loving my family, challenging my potential, and facing each day with a positive attitude.
Hobbies
Skiing, landscaping, home decorating, traveling, physical fitness, writing
Research Publications
“Career Development in a College Success Course,” Monograph No. 55, University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2011.
“Cuyamaca College,” Exploring the Evidence: Campus-Wide Initiatives in the First College Year, Monograph No. 49, University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2008.
“College Success: A Study of Positive and Negative Attrition," Community College Review, 1993.
Online Publications
The College and Career Success Blog
College and Career Success Online (Contact me for details.)
Presentations at Your College
I am available for training sessions or speaking engagements at your college. If you have adopted any of my textbooks, these sessions are at no cost to your college. If you have not adopted any of my textbooks, the price is negotiable. Contact me at marsha@marshafralick.com For a sample topics presented in the past, click on these links: Training Notes and Conferences
Work History
2007-Present
Educational Consultant, Author, Professor Emeritus Cuyamaca College (teaching one online course)1978-2007 Cuyamaca Community College, El Cajon, CA
College Counselor, Department Chair Personal Development, Professor, Established Career Center 1979, Director of Financial Aid 1978-19811975-1978
High School Counselor, Grossmont Union High School District, La Mesa, CA, Grossmont High School, Santana High School1968-1974
Spanish Teacher, Minot High School, Minot, ND
High School
1965 Graduate of Pojoaque High School, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Class Treasurer, Cheerleader, Math Club, Marching Band, 4-H President, Girl Scouts, Espanola Valley Rodeo Queen
Awards
2011 Outstanding First-Year Advocate, National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience
2007 Professor Emeritus, Cuyamaca College
1999 Exemplary Program, The California Community Colleges Board of Governors
1995 Golden Rainbow Award for Outstanding Service to the Students of Cuyamaca College
1990-1978 Outstanding Service as Department Chair, Counseling and Personal Development
1985 Golden Rainbow Award for Outstanding Service to the Students of Cuyamaca College
1978 Distinguished Service in the Profession of Counseling and Guidance, San Diego Personnel and Guidance Association