PART ONE: INTRODUCTION: Student engagement: a key to student success -- PART TWO: PROPERTIES AND CONDITIONS COMMON TO EDUCATIONALLY EFFECTIVE COLLEGES: "Living" mission and "Lived" educational philosophy -- An unshakeable focus on student learning -- Environments adapted for educational enrichment -- Clear pathways to student success -- An improvement-oriented ethos -- Shared responsibility for educational quality and student success -- PART THREE: EFFECTIVE PRACTICES USED AT DEEP COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: Academic challenge -- Active and collaborative learning -- Student-faculty interaction -- Enriching educational experiences -- Supportive campus environment -- PART FOUR: SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS: Principles for promoting student success -- Recommendations -- APPENDICES: Appendix A: Research methods -- Appendix B: Project DEEP Research Team -- Appendix C: National survey of student engagement.