Fourteen years ago we began publishing a printed brochure titled LASSI in Action. It was our intent then to provide our users with the findings of other professionals about the use of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI). The success of that venture is evident to anyone researching the archives of LASSI in Action. Two years ago we switched to an online version of LASSI in Action which offers many positives for our users. As you will see with this new edition, the number and variety of reports has increased. Some of that increase is due to the fact that we are not limited by printing/mailing restrictions. Also, we are experiencing continued growth in the institutions and departments that use LASSI. We hope you will give us your own feedback on LASSI, the way you use it, and the success you have with it.

Letter from the Editor

Article 1: Using the LASSI in Student Learning Support Services
- by Sara Bayerl, Belinda Bryce and Paula French,
    Rochester Institute of Technology

Article 2: Using the LASSI as a Learning Tool for Freshman Students
- by Mary Jean Stanton
    Mount Mercy College

Article 3: Relevance of Study Skills, Attitudes and Behaviors for First-Year Freshmen
- by Lynne Stamoulis, Ed.D.,
    Texas A&M International University

Article 4: A Pilot Study to Identify Some African American Boysí Academic Strengths and Weaknesses
- by Evie Adams-Welch, Michael Bowie, and Shirley St. Juste

Article 5: Integrating Learning Strategies and Skills into a Summer Academic Enrichment Preparatory Program for Medical and Dental School Students
- by Paula N. O’Neill, MEd, EdD,
    The University of Texas Dental Branch and Medical School at Houston

Article 6: Identifying Learner Strengths and Weaknesses: Utilizing the LASSI as Part of a Retention Strategy
- by Timothy S. Pure, Ed.M.,
    Rutgers-Camden Learning Center, Rutgers University

Article 7: LASSI in Our Instructional Services Center (ISC)
- by Lori Baez, M.A.,
    Alverno College

Article 8: LASSI Success Stories
- by Sarina Corsi, EdM., and Lisa Semenoff, MA.,
    Stenberg College

Article 9: Placement Testing with LASSI Improves Advising
- by Barbara Brown and Evelyn Davidson,
    Kodiak College

Article 10: Web LASSI Utilization
- by Jacqueline Higgins, MSEd., NCC, Coordinator of Counseling/Guidance,
    Riverside School of Health Careers, VA

Article 11: Use of the LASSI in Graduate Admissions
- by Marie Sather and Wayne Steffan,
    Fresno Pacific University

Article 12: Web-based LASSI at Michigan State University's STATE Program
- by Timothy L. Goth-Owens, Ph.D.,
    Michigan State University

Article 13: Using the LASSI with Academically At-Risk Students
- by Valdis Zalite, M.A. and Melanie Thompson, Ed.S.,
    Southeast Missouri State University

Article 14: Multiple Uses of LASSI at a 4-Year Public Institution
- by Christina Carrubba-Whetstine and Linda Dixon,
    Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

Article 15: LASSI as a Study Skills Assessment Tool for Tutoring and Mentoring
- by Karey A. Pharris,
    Pikes Peak Community College

Article 16: LASSI Helps Lehman PASS
- by Jasmine Jusino-McGilchrist, M.S.Ed.,
    Lehman College/CUNY

Article 17: Employing LASSI in a Proactive, Preventive Model: Academic Enhancement at the University of Kentucky
- by Jim Breslin,
    University of Kentucky

Article 18: Effects Of Using Weekly External Goal Planning Analysis Forms In Developing Learners' Self-Regulated Learning Skills In An Online Course
- by Albertha Stephens,
    University of South Alabama

Article 19: Using the LASSI in a Post-Secondary College Transition Program for Students with Learning Disabilities and Other Cognitive Disorders
- by Sharon Moukperian,
    Niagara College
- and Vera E. Woloshyn,
    Brock University

Article 20: LASSI Saves the Day
- by Robert Phaneuf,
    The University of Texas at Brownsville and Southmost College

Article 21: The LASSI in AUI, Morocco
- by Lahcen Ghechi,
    University of Ifrane, Morocco
    Center for Academic Development (CAD)