P.O.W.E.R. Learning and Your Life is the only first-year experience text created specifically for the non-residential, commuter student. These students face unique challenges and as they typically work full- or part-time, juggle work and family obligations with school, and they may be the first person in their families attempting a post-secondary education. The focus of "P.O.W.E.R. Learning and Your Life is on real application of POWER strategies in a program-specific approach through the use of photos, examples, and activities tied to general education courses (such as math, English, etc.) through the use of P.O.W.E.R. principles.