Editorial
Abstract
16th International First Year in Higher Education Conference, 7-10 July, 2013, Museum of Wellington Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand
Both the Conference and the Journal have a history of utilising the Conference Keynote Speakers in a variety of ways: at the Conference to run Master Classes and Workshops and in the Journal for example to initiate debates—see In Conversation with Professor Steve Larkin and Professor Mantz Yorke (Nelson, Kift & Clarke, 2011). This year is no exception with both Vincent Tinto and Nick Zepke running Master Classes and Workshops. The Conference has not been in New Zealand since 2002. Nick is a New Zealander, aptly described by the Chair of the Conference Committee, Karen Nelson as “a Living National Treasure” and it seemed most appropriate to install Nick Zepke’s Keynote Address as the Feature for Volume 4 Issue 2.