STEPHANIE CARTER is the Director of Tutoring and Writing Centers at the Community College of Rhode Island. She is a respected leader in the field of student success and learning assistance. As an award-winning educator with over 25 years of experience helping college students mediate the challenges of the higher education environment, she has gained expertise working with first-years and their parents to insure a healthy transition from high school to college. Stephanie has extensive experience, as both a scholar and practitioner, supporting freshmen. She is a nationally recognized expert in the areas of plagiarism and academic integrity, as well as information literacy in the writing classroom. For more information, visit collegereadyparent.org