7th College Access Summit Notes

7th College Access Summit Notes

Integrating Pathways for Student Transition

Monday,april1,2013-UCFValenCiaWest–speCialeVentsCenter

inclosingthe6thCollegeaccesssummit,dr.sandyshugart,presidentofValenciaCollege,wrappeduptheeventbyorganizingthethemesofthedayintowhathecalledthefive-psofthestudentexperience:

1. place-asenseofcommunity,connectionandinvolvement2. pathway-structureforsuccess:intention,clarity,coherence,focusandpurpose3. plan-personalizationofeachstudent’spathway;definingtheindividualstepsrequired4. purpose-deeperrelationshipwiththeworld;internationalpursuits5. person-someonetochampionastudenttosuccess;authenticinteraction

thoseguidingprinciplesweretakenastepfurtherduringthe7thCollegeaccesssummitbyfocusingonhowtointegrateasystematicapproachtoadvisingthatwillhelpensurestudentsuccess.thesummitschedulewasdividedintoamorningsession,withspeakersaddressingfourspecifictopics,andanafternoongroupsessionthatansweredquestionsdesignedtoimpacttheintegrationandimplementationofadvisingalignmentthroughdirectConnecttoUCFinitiatives.

Joycedorner,UCFregionalCampusesinterimViceprovost,welcomedeveryoneandgaveanoverviewoftheday’sschedule.shethankedalloftheparticipantsfortheirhardworkovertheyearsandsupportofthesummits,directConnectandCurriculumalignment.JoycethankedValenciaCollegeforhostingtheevent.

dr.e.anneMcGee,presidentofseminolestateCollege,spokeonbehalfofherfellowpartner-collegepresidentsandexpressedcontinuingsupportfordirectConnecttoUCFpartnership.shegaveabriefoverviewofpastsummitsandsaidwe’vecomealongwaysincethesigningofthejointresolutionin2005.dr.McGeerelatedherownexperienceasacommunitycollegestudentandsaidshewishedthesameresourceshadbeenavailabletoher.presidentMcGeehasattendedallsevenCollegeaccesssummits..

The Future of Higher Education: The Good, The Bad and The UglyDr. Rosa Cintrón, Associate Professor, UCF COEd

dr.Cintróngaveanentertaininglookatthefutureofhighereducation.dressedlikegypsyandcarryingacrystalball,dr.Cintrónofferedanentertaninglookatthefutureofhighereducaiton.“thereisnopointmakingpredictions,"shestated.it’snotworthspeculatingbecausenothingissetinstoneandthingschangeallthetime.”dr.Cintrónwentontosaythatpredictionswerepartofhumannatureandpresentedeightpossiblerealities,askingtheaudiencetopredictwhethertheywere‘good,badorugly’forhighereducationinthefuture.theessenceofherpresentationwasthateducation,especiallyhighereducation,ischangingwhetherpeoplearereadyornot.sheencouragedtheaudiencetoembracethechangesasbothopportunitiesandchallenges.

2013 Curriculum Alignment Report

MikeHampton,directorofinterdisciplinarystudiesandleaderoftheCurriculumalignmentinitiative(Ca),gaveabriefreportontheMath,Chemistry,Biologyandphysicsmeetingsheldin2012.HeaddedthattheCurriculumalignmentConferenceheldonthursday,February21,wasasuccesswithapproximately70facultyandadministratorsattending.Mikeaddedthatengineeringhasrecentlyformeditsowncurriculumalignmentgroupandwillholdthefirstmeetingbeforetheendofthecurrentsemester.MikeintroducedMikenewton,thesecondspeakeroftheday.

3D: The Transformation of Manufacturing & Creative Application of STEMC. Mike Newton, CEO & Founder - Newton Cyberfacturing

Mikenewtonspokeaboutthenexttechnologyrevolution,whichwillbecenteredon3dmanufacturing/printing.Heprovidedafascinatingoverviewonthefutureofmanufacturingandhowitwillbenefitavarietyofindustriesincludingdefense,aerospace,entertainment,electronicsandtelecommunications.Mikestatedthat3dmanufacturing/printingwouldeventuallybeusedbyconsumerstomakeandcustomizeeverythingfromsmartphonecasestoprosthetics.Heexplainedthatthesuccessofthistypeofmanufacturingwouldrequiregraduatesandemployeestohavebothcreativeandsciencebackgroundstomeetthedemandsofthenewindustrialera.

Baseline STEM DataSandra Archer, Director - UCF University Analysis and Planning Support

sandraarchergaveapresentationaboutadmission,academicperformance,andgraduationforbothsteMandnon-steMtransfermajorsovertime.shepresentedcompellingdatathatshowedtherelationshipbetweentwoofthereportsandthenumberofsteMandnon-steMdegreesthatwereawardedbyUCF.thedataindicatedfromwhichcollegesthestudentstransferredandtrackedthosestudentsfromadmissionasjuniorstograduation,citingthecoursesthatprovedtobethemostchallengingfortransfers.

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Implementing and Integrating Advising AlignmentJoyce Romano, Vice President of Student Affairs - Valencia College

JoyceromanosharedthefocusgroupresearchresultsthatwerefacilitatedbyFalkresearch.ValenciaandUCFregionalCampusesdesignedthefocusgroupquestions.itwasarecommendationbytheCollegeaccesssummitstudentpanelsin2012andcenteredonstudentassimilationwiththedirectConnecttoUCFprogram.thefindingswerehighlyinformativeandcoveredthefollowingissues:

• decisiontoattendValencia,• choiceofmajor,decisiontoattendUCF,• knowledge/perceptionofdirectConnect,• sourcesofinformationaboutdirectConnect,• ValenciaroleinnavigatingtoUCF,• directConnecttoUCFtransferexperienceand• fears/concerns/suggestions.

thefocusgroupswerecomprisedofthefollowing:• 4groupsofValenciadirectConnectstudents, o 2groupsatValencia(30and45credithours), o 2groupsatUCF(firsttermandsecondterm),• Gpa2.5-3.0,balanceofgenderandrace/ethnicity,• Majors:Business,accounting,psychology,education(50%)andsciences,nursing,engineering(50%).

theimportantfindingsfromthefocusgroupsessions,asidentifiedbythestudents,were:• morerigorousacademicpreparation,• morespecificadvisingonrequirementsandguidanceonmajors,• morecomputerandonlinelearningexperiencetoprepareforUCFsystems,• interactionwithUCFstudentsinthesamemajorand• asocialconnectiontoUCFwhileatValencia.

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WORkING ROUND TABlE GROUPS

• 11roundtablegroupsthroughouttheroom. o nursing,Business,education,engineering,BarrierstostudentretentionandGraduationK-20,Behaviorandsocial

science,Healthandpublicaffairs,scienceandpre-professional,resourcesWorkingGroup,Johnsonscholarshipand30-Houradvising.

o afteranhour-and-a-halfdiscussion,eachgroupstatedtheanswerstothequestionstheyweregivenatthebeginningofthesession.

thefollowingsummaryalignstheanswerstothefourquestionseachacademicgroupwasaskedtoaddress.answerstothequestionsposedtotheJohnsonscholarFoundation,resourceWorkingGroupandthe30-houradvisingcanbefoundinseparatetables.

What are the barriers to student success, retention and graduation in our organizations?

COMMON RESPONSES

students:studentscomingfrompartnercollegesknowwhatisrequiredforadmissiontothemajor(Gpa,coursegradesforspecificcoursesandprerequisites)buttheymaylackunderstandingoftheminimumrequirementstoqualifyfortheprogram–advisingneedstobemoreproactive.

Fromthecommunitycollege:Mathisthebiggestissue;knowingprerequisitesisandhavingtostartindevelopmentalcourses;4–5mathcoursestomeetdegreerequirements-Collegealgebraseemstobeabarrier;gatekeeper;stumblingblock

admissions:providingfalsehopeandsettingstudentsupforfailure.UCFprovidesadmissiontotheuniversitybutasecondaryadmissionisneededforlimitedandrestrictedaccessprograms

UCFandcommunity/statecollegesarenotpreparingstudentsaheadoftimebygivingthestudenttheneededinformationforacceptanceinspecificacademicprogramswithprerequisitesrequiredtomoveseamlesslyintotheprogram.eitherthestudentisnotaskingortheadvisorsarenotprovidingsuccinctcommunication.

developmentalreadinesstotakecollegecourses

parentalsupportforparticipation

interpersonalskills–communicationskills

notpreparedforrigor,norealizationthatextracreditdoesn’tequalrigor

aadegreenotfocused–nopathwaytoaspecificmajor–curriculumalignmentissues-hiddenprerequisitesorneedforaptestout

lackofcontinuitywithadvisors

academicpreparedness:Math,science,expectationsaligningwithacademicabilities(ifMathskillsarenotstronginhighschool,chancesareengineeringshouldnotbetheirmajor)

approachtoteaching:attendancepoliciesandexpectations,studentexpectedtotakeinitiativeseekassistance,developcriticalthinkingskills,abilitytousecalculators(ornot)

Classscheduling–notuserfriendly

Cannotofferthecoursesstudentsneed

increasenumberofstudents

lackofprogramunderstanding

Financialaidlawsandregulations

lackofpreparednessandresourcesawareness,movetodevelopmentalreadiness

Unexpectedrigorofnatural,physical,andformalsciencecoursesatuniversitylevel(3000)

Mathpathwaytakesalongtimeespeciallyforthosestartingatremedialorcollegealgebra

Majorisnotfittingwithabilities

Misunderstandingofnatureofmajorandskillsrequired(e.g.strongMathskills)

Motivationandinspirationexpectedexternally(e.g.,facultywilltellmeopposedtoiwilllearnmyself)

preparingstudentsfordifferingpolicies(e.g.,courserepeatsarevastlydifferentbetweeninstitutions,thusnosafetynet)

studentsarefocusedonearningaabutnotonmajorcurriculumthatneedstobetakeninfirsttwoyears,whichputsthembehindwhentransferring

Mixedmessagesinadvising:singleadvisoratFsCvs.multipleadvisingopportunitiesatUCF

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What are the barriers to student success, retention and graduation in our organizations? (continuing from page 3)

COMMON RESPONSES

excesshourcostsincludingfinancialaid

prerequisitecoursesnotmetontimesograduationisdelayed

emotional,social,lifechallenges

Balanceandintegrationbetweenlifeandacademicchallenges

Financialchallenges,changesinfinancialfundingmodel,excesscredithours

lackperseverance,criticalthinkingandmotivation

diminishingvalueofvariousacademicfields

pursuingunrealisticgoals

Howfaroutdowehavetoalignadvising?

studentswhoself-adviseandneverseeanadvisor–manyoftheat-riskstudentstakeclasseswithouthavingaplan(emulateUCFadvisingmodelwherepossible)

lookingat“generalaa”studentsasundecided

aligningexpectationsabouthowtosucceedinthecollege–suchaslevelofwritingneeded

studentsareapublicfigureoncetheymajorineducationandgointotheschools.Howtheypresentthemselvesmatters.

doesthisreallymatterwhenstudentsenterthecommunitycollege?yes–theMathpreparation

Highschoolstudentsaretakingelectivesbasedontheprogramofstudy;universityrepresentativesindicatedyoucantellthedifferencebetweenthestudentswhoattendedacademiesandthosehighschoolstudentwhowereonaclearplanthroughhighschool

Hoping(highschoolcounselors)thata4-yearplanwillhelpstudentsprepare

schedulingisanissue;workmustalsotakepriorityformanystudents

iscollegeapriorityforthestudent?Whatpriorityisitgiven?Family,workmaycomefirst

CommunityCollegestudentsdonothavetrivialissuestohandle–children,parents,supportingextendedfamily,homelessness;thiscomparedtothehighschoolstudentwhomaynothavetheseseriousissuesaswellastruefreshmanenteringtheuniversity;muchdifferentlevelofseriousnessintermsofbarriers

singleparentstryingtoschedulearoundkids’schoolschedules;referencetodr.Cintron’sblockschedulingdiscussion

somestudentschooseamajorbasedonthecourseofferingsandschedules;studentscan’ttraveltoaspecificcampusorcan’tattendcoursesofferedatcertaintimes

Universitybarrieristheacademicrigor;academicshock;studentsaresuccessfulforanumberofyearsandthenhitawallattheuniversitylevel;enteranewenvironmentandcan’tadapt

excesshourscomeintoplayaswell

studentsatcommunitycollegearefocusedonjustearningtheaaandnotfocusingontheprerequisitesrequired

dualenrollmentstudentsregistersolateinthecommunitycollegeprocessthatthesestudentsregisterfor“theleftoverclasses”insteadofwhattheyneedtowardanaa

Manycollegestudentsareoperatingontheirown;parentsarenotthereaskingthequestions

NURSING

retention:95%ofstudentsadmittedtonursinggraduate.nursing-pendingstudentshaslowretentionbecausetherearenotenoughseatsinthemajor.252totalseatsperyearislimitandstudentsneedtoknowthisinadvance.(Bsn)

BUSINESS

limitationsofBusinessclassesatthehighschool

Barrierisfocusofthestudentinhighschoolandthepreparationofthestudentwithprerequisites–notthatthestudentsaretakingBusinessprerequisites,buttheyaretakingcoursesthatpreparethemformathandeconomics

Financially,studentsenteruniversityandseesthenumberofprerequisitesrequiredfortheBusinessdegreeandmaychangebecausetheycan’taffordtogobackanddoprerequisites

HardtoconceptualizewhatapersonwoulddowithaBusinessmajor;easytoknowwhatateacherdoesorwhattodowithafiresciencedegree

EDUCATION

providingtoolstostudentsbeforegraduationthatwillhelpretainthemasaneducationprofessionalaftergraduation

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What early intervention strategies are possible for ensuring successful progress with prerequisites or for providing additional support/alternatives with students?

COMMON ANSWERS

advising/orientationneededforstudentstogetontrackandthereneedstobefollowup

UCFneedstomeetregularlywithcommunity/statecollegeadvisorstoshareupdates

UCFshouldprovidemoremajorspecificinformationsessionsatallpartnershipschools

Clearpathwaysforstudents

slscourseforupper-leveltransferstudentsifbelowacertainGpa-1creditcourse

needforspecificadvisortofollowstudentsthroughentiretimeatinstitution

First-yearexperiencefornewstudents

programforfirst-generationstudents–studentstakespecificcourseandacertainnumberofworkshops–iftheydothesethingstheycangetspecificscholarships

Bridgesprogram

summerprogramfordevelopmentalMathstudents

MentoringprogramfromstudentGovernmentstudents

Valenciacampus–Honorsprogram–theyarelookingathavingstudentsvisithighschoolstotalkwiththemaboutcollege

decisiondayatpartnercolleges

targetHispanicfemales–girlswouldcometocampusonceayearstartinginmiddleschoolandparticipateinorientationtypeactivities

identifyingstudentswhoarenotperformingwellinprerequisitecourses

peermentoringbridgeprogram:UCFstudentsconnectingwithpotentialtransfers

Bestpractices–teachingstyles:lecturebyUCFprofessoratthestatecollege

attachUCFdegreeprogramsheetstoValenciansopaperwork

sequencingcourses–whattotakeandwhen

embeddedacademicadvisorsthatwillfocusonintrusiveacademicadvisingandmeetwithstudentsatmandatorycheckpoints

Manageunrealisticexpectationsandcommunicatethataparallelplanwillbenecessary

earlyconnection–individualizedemailsintroducingUCFadvisors

Makesurecareer/academicadvisinggohand-in-hand

specialcounselingforredirectingstudentsnotsucceedinginmajor

Betterandearliercounselingandadvisingaboutmajorandrelatedcareers

Havestudentsdomoremajorexplorationandconsiderationof“planB”(or“C”)majorpaths

Jobshadowingearly(secondyear)togetrealisticideaofpotentialcareers

Moreexposuretosciencecareersinhighschool

intensivetutoringinMath

Curriculumforscienceandpre-professionalmajorsstartsonday1ofcourses

sharestudentsuccessstories

listentostudent’sinterestandpresentdegreeoptions/alternatives

Valuingstudents'strengthandhelpthemdevelopdirectionthatservesstrengths

Facultyobservationandadvisementreferral

earlyinterventionat30credithoursforprerequisiteadvising

pre-advisingcareerandself-assessment

BrevarddirectConnectadvisorcreateddirectConnectprepsteps

Makingstudentsawareof“hiddenprerequisites”thatarenotpartofthecommonprogramprerequisites

HavingstudentsbeawareoftheneedfortheGeneralKnowledgetestforadmission

Haveabroadobservationexperienceintheschoolsbeforetheyreallygetintotheeducationcourses

MaC1105aprerequisiteorMae2801

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What early intervention strategies are possible for ensuring successful progress with prerequisites or for providing additional support/alternatives with students? (continuing from page 5)

COMMON ANSWERS

dispositionschecklisttoseeiftheyhavetherightskillsandattitudestosucceedintheprofession

“Forcing”community/statecollegestudentstomakeadecisionearly;needtointegrateintoourcourses

accesstothecommonprogramprerequisitestoallstudentsbutevenmorefordualenrollment

earlyintervention

Havingcourseprerequisiteslistedincatalog;transferplansforallcommunitycolleges

Moreapproachestoreachingouttostudents;similartowhatwasdiscussedatthedirectConnectfocusgroups–email,classroompresentations,orientation,etc.

Hitacertaincredithourandstudentswouldberequiredtomakeadecisiononmajor;alsohaveanegativeimpactthatstudentswouldpayadditionalcostifstudentsaretakingexcesscoursesorcoursesoutsideoftheirmajor

showstudentsconsequencesofnottakingtheirprerequisites

showstudentsschedulewithprerequisitessimilartoairlineschedule–limitedoptionsonhowtocompletetheprerequisites;studentschoosehowtheywillcompletetheirdegree

requiremorethanoneadvisingmeeting

internships

CareerCenter–resume,interviewing

inthehighschool,counselorsareintheclassroomstalkingaboutscholarships,universityapplications,etc.;studentsareusedtotheclassroomapproach

Classroomvisitations–giveveryspecificdirectiononprerequisitesandthepathtothedegree

onlineadvising

interventionwhenstudentisrepeatingabusinessprerequisitemorethan2times(actuallymaybeafterfirstattempt);thisseemstobeawarningthatweshouldrecognize

studentsmorelikelytoaskthequestiononlineorone-on-onewithanadvisor

Holdonstudents’accountsuntiltheyseeanadvisor

seminolestateCollege–targetedanat-riskpopulation,promiseofstayinginschoolwithcertainGpa,etc.,getscholarshipwhenstartingseminolestateCollege

BrevarddirectConnectadvisorcreateddirectConnectprepsteps

Makingstudentsawareof“hiddenprerequisites”thatarenotpartofthecommonprogramprerequisites

HavingstudentsbeawareoftheneedfortheGeneralKnowledgetestforadmission

lettingstudentsknowwhatclasseswillhelppasssubjectareateststhatmaynotbearequiredpartofcurriculumsuchasCollegealgebrahelpingwithelementaryedtest

tryingtoshowstudentswhatitisreallyliketobeateacher.itismuchmorethancontentknowledge/subjectdelivery(paperwork,testing,parents,classroommanagement,etc.)

NURSING

ifstudentisnoteligibleforadmissionorisnotcompetitiveenoughtobeadmittedtonursingmajor,theyneedtoberedirectedtoaprogram/majorthatisabetterfit–asearlyaspossible

requirenursingasaprofessionalcourseeachtermandmakeitarequirementforallnursingpendingstudentswithGpalessthan3.0.allowinstructorstobemorevaried–haveonlynursesteachthecourse.

alternatives–referstudentstoCareerservicesorperhapsFirst-yearadvisingandhavethemprovidemorecareerinformationonnursing-relatedcareers.

ENGINEERING

articulatedagreementsforspecificprograms:addingChemistryasarequiredcourseforpre-engineering

BUSINESS

interventionwhenstudentisrepeatingaBusinessprerequisitemorethan2times(actuallymaybeafterfirstattempt);thisseemstobeawarningthatweshouldrecognize

identifystudentswhoareBusinessmajorsrightaway;don’twaittoself-identify;abilitytotrackstudents(moreofanissueatcommunity/statecolleges,butUCFishavingsimilarissues)

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What early intervention strategies are possible for ensuring successful progress with prerequisites or for providing additional support/alternatives with students? (continuing from page 6)

EDUCATION

tryingtoshowstudentswhatitisreallyliketobeateacher-itismuchmorethancontentknowledge/subjectdelivery(paperwork,testing,parents,classroommanagement,etc.)

CodeofprofessionalConductforeducationmajorsarepostedontheCollegeofeducationwebsite

lettingstudentsknowwhatclasseswillhelppasssubjectareateststhatmaynotbearequiredaspartofcurriculumsuchasCollegealgebrahelpingwithelementaryeducationtest

How can we be better aligned as partners to provide the seamless pathway for student success?

COMMON ANSWERS

statecollegefacultyworkwithK-12regardingCollegereadiness/successcourses

CommonCorewillalignK-20

inviteK-12teacherstomeetwithstatecollegefacultytoreviewstandardsandexpectations

shareCareerpathwaysfromstatecollegewithK-12

alignassessmentsforCtecourseswithstatecollegeexpectations

programalignmentforfinancialaid

studentorganization:combinedactivities

studentneedstounderstandconsequences:eliminate“enabling”policies

directConnect:conversationstartsatstateCollegeorientation,slscourses,Marketing

Connectearly–gettheinformationfromthepeoplewhohaveittothestudentswhoneedit

Curriculumalignment–faculty/academicdeans/programdirectorsworkwithUCFcounterpartstoaddressacademicrigorandcurriculumalignmentissues

advisingalliances–makesureCpparetakenatFCsinstitutionbeforeUCF

pre-orientationadvisingbyUCFcollegeshelpingstudentsbegintransitiontoUCFearlier,forexample:UCFdaywitheachpartner,UCFadvisors/facultyvisitstoUCFcampuspriortotransfer

peermentorsfromsciencemajorsspeaktopotentialsteMtransfers

openHouse/UCFday/steMday

Facultycollaborationandalignmentwithpartnerinstitutions

degreeexposandworkshops

openstudentforum

Jointadvisingmeetingswithpartnerinstitutions

Collegeupdatemeetings

Moreregularcommunicationbetweenadvisors–suchasquarterlymeetingstostayuptodateonchanges

MakingsurestudentsconnectwithdirectConnectadvisorbythetimetheyreach30-credithours

MakesuredirectConnectadvisorsharesUCFchangeswithstatecollegeadvisors

Gapinhighschoolstudentssupposedlygivena4-yearplan;thisplandoesnotnecessarilytransfer/translatetothestatecollege

disconnectthatstudentsdon’tknowtheyneedtheprerequisitesastheytransfertoUCF;usuallylearninthetransferorientation

advising“groups”(andadvisors)thatfocusondesignatedmajors;specificinformationcurrentlydelivered;needtohavespecific,targetedinformationsenttostudents

Communicationamongthepartnersisvaluable(highschool,community/statecollege,university)

studentslearnabouttheprerequisitesinthecatalog

NURSING

Create“introtonursing”courseasarequiredprerequisitetoaccuratelydescribethecompetitivenatureoftheprogramandofferitatbothcommunity/statecollegesandUCF

Bse2093or2085a&p1coursesatcommunity/statecollege–providestudentsinthisclassinformationabouttheUCFnursinginformationsessions

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How can we be better aligned as partners to provide the seamless pathway for student success? (continuing from page 7)

BUSINESS

needtocommunicateprerequisitestoparentsandstudentsearly;UCFBusinessfacultymemberindicatedshedidn’tknowthereweresevenprerequisites

advertisedtostudentstocompleteaa;focusneedstobeoncompletingBusinessprerequisites

MakesureadvisorsandstudentsknowofgraduationrequirementsforBusinessstudentsaswellastheprerequisitesintotheprogram

How can our advisement and support programs be designed for current and future success?

COMMON ANSWERS

designatedadvisors

Collaboratewithcommunity/statecollegestooffermoreinformationsessionssostudentslearnofalltheoptions

HostmoreopenHouseeventsoncommunity/statecollegecampusesforpre-majoradvising

onlineadvising:can’tregisterafter30-hoursunlessdeclaredmajor–studentscangoonlinetoseecoursestheyshouldtakeatwhatpoint:iftheydon’ttakethatclasstheywillseeprobabilityofsuccess/graduationdiminish

studentstakeapre-testformajorbeforestudentsdeclare

specificpathwaysforadvising

needtofocusonmajordecisionasearlyaspossibletominimizeextracourseslateron

limitchoices–focuschoices

Careercounseling/intervention:prerequisiterepeaters

sharinginformation:statecolleges&universities,alllocations,betweenadvisors

relationshipbuilding:university&collegeadvisors

orientationatuniversity–“transfershock”:teachingstyles,resourcesavailable(tutoring)

Benchmarking–somethingmustoccurinordertoprogress

structuredpathwaysstudentwouldhaveownership

Guaranteedadmission–whatstudentneedstodoandwhensoheorsheisnotdeferredforadmission

overlapofcollegeadvising,anddirectConnectadvising:especiallyformajorsonorlandocampus,assoonasinterventionispossible(gatewaycourseorwithdeclarationofmajor)

Coordinateeventsamongoffices(e.g.,admissions,advising)toavoidconfusiontostudents

strongercollaborationwithdirectConnectadvisorsandUCFcollege/FsCadvisors-examples:outreachandearlyadvisingevents

distinguishvalueandbalancebetweencoursedelivery,i.e.,liveoronline

Mixed-modeadvisingviatraditionalandnon-traditionalmethods:skype,adobeConnect,etc.

provideresourcestostudentsandhelpthemaccessservices,e.g.,sarCCareerresources,etc.

Balancebetweensocialnetworkingandtraditionaladvising

Creating5-yearplansbecauseofgoverningcatalogyears.UCFcatalogisgoodforeveraslongastheyarecontinuouslyenrolled

Haveadesignated“goto”personfromeachstatecollegetoeachcollegeatUCFtomakesureallchangesarecapturedandcommunicated

Criticalneed-haveregionalcampusadvisorsbeexpertsincertainmajors

Createanelectroniconlinerepositoryforchangesthatwillsendanalertorcommunicationoutwhenachangeisposted(suchasanemailtomembersoftheblogwhenanupdateismade)

programplansneedtobegininhighschoolandconnectwithcommunitycollegeanduniversity;e-papwasgreat

inlakeCounty,every9thgradecounselorhastomeetwithstudentstocreatea4-yearplan;however,studentloadissolargethesearenotcompleteduntilmiddleoftheyear

Community/statecollegecounselorsmeetwithhighschoolcounselors

Makepeacewiththeideaof“forcing”astudentintoanearlydecision;wewantstudentstoexplore,butrestrictionsarerequiringdecisions;ourstudentsdon’thavetheluxurytoexplore

earliercareershadowingwithouthavingtotakecoursestoexploreamajor;findingnewwaysforstudentstoexploremajors

exposuretomajorinhighschool;thiscouldmaybebetheirexplorationphase;fundinglimitstheshadowing

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How can our advisement and support programs be designed for current and future success? (continuing from page 8)

NURSING

outreach!Getouttohighschoolsandcommunity/statecollegestoeachpotentialnursingstudentsearlier!

BUSINESS

pre-majors–don’tgivestudentoptionsofelectivesactuallybuildtheBusinesselectives

duringfirsttermofGenedtakeaprerequisiteforBusinessandmaybeaprerequisiteforanothermajorto“explore”

BIG IDEA: DIVIDE ANSWERS INTO THE FOllOWING

• institutionalinitiatives• studentinitiatives

RESOURCES WORkING GROUP

HISTORy AND INTRODUCTIONS

• GuidedbyMoUfordirectConnect• sharedphilanthropy• Collectivefundingopportunities• 3yearsofmeeting• strategicallyaligned• identifiedcommonbroadpriorities• Challengestooperationalgoals• Moreopportunities,didn’tpursuebecauseoflogisticalpartofthework• needsomeframeworktodeterminehowtoworktogether

CONVERSATION

• notsurethattheadded-valuehasbeenasgoodastheidealthatwasenvisioned• directConnectdatagivesusalargepopulationtodrawfromforimpact• Barrierstothisworkistime• Creatingtemplatesforgrantapplication• needacommonideawithenoughdetailstogotoboardsandgetapprovals• Whatisarealistictimeframe?• needkeyleaderstoagreetolookatthebarriers.everyonehastheirownapprovalprocess

WE WOUlD lIkE TO ADDRESS

• Whodrivesthework?needtoidentifythepriority.• askthepeoplewhoaredoingthefunctionaltaskstoidentifyareasofneedsi.e.,academicadvisorsatUCF• planvisionsessiontoidentifytheareasofneedsbeforeidentifyingfundingsources.• identifythelogisticsofprocessinggrantproposal• plugintotheexistinggroupstohelpidentifyneedsandmovetheworkforwardinanefficientway.• identifythecommonideaswhichwecouldseekfunding,i.e.steMfortheregion.• needofintentionaldriveforthepartnership

NExT STEPS

• identifykeypeoplefrompartners• setupcalendarformeetings• JoycedornerandKrisChristianwillco-leadthiswork

JOHNSON SCHOlAR FOUNDATION

What students will benefit from this scholarship?

directConnectstudents

Unmetfinancialneed

applicationGparequirementsdeterminedbycolleges

UCFwillnothaveselectionprocess,willhonorcollegenamedscholarsandcontinueaward

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What will the students experience at the college? At the university?

Collegeexperience:leadershipandservicesexpectation,mentoring,campusinvolvement

Universityexperience:leadershipandservicesexpectation,relaxedluncheswithadvisors,facultyandotherprofessionals(UCFMasmodel)

How can Johnson Foundation partners be included?

thankyouletterexpectation

JsFstaffpresentatawardingofscholarshipevent?

JsFstaffinvitedtocommencementofstudentscholars

JsFinvitedtolunchorothereventforscholars

JsFinvitedtomeetwithcollegefoundationboards

What program components will support student progression and completion at the college? At the university?

assiginedstaffmembertoguide:engagement-advising,facultyandstaff,classwork,service/mentoring,leadership

Brandedscholarsprograms:signatureexperience-determinedbycolleges,carriedoutbyUCF(service,leadership,mentor),welcomeeventforscholarsatUCFfornamedcollegescholars,collegescholarsbewelcomeandinvitedtouniversityscholarevents

College:advisingalignment

University:undergraduateresearchintro/transitionporgram-1creditcoursesummerprior

OTHER

Committosamestarttimeline-Fall2014?

FollowMoU-FaFsasubmitted,unmetneeds-completedamin.of24creditswith2.0peryearasspecifiedintheJsFMoU.scholarsmustmeetaprogrammaticrequirement.

30-HOUR ADVISING

START THE CONVERSATION

How do we talk with students about selecting a major?

· seminolestateCollege:automaticallycontactstudentsat30-hours,electronically,splitthembycampustocontactthem· Willstudentsrespond?How?Howdowecapturedataonstudents?· ValenciaCollege:tryingtodevelopappthatasksstudentstoupdateinfobeforeregistrationeachsemester,studentscouldselect

a“pathway,”whichisbroader(ormetamajor)· Floridalegislaturethinksthiswillhelpstudentsgetontrackearlier

§ startwithhighschools§ atpointofentry:discusswithstudentaboutselectingapathway§ studentsat30-hourswhostilldon’tknowneedtohavethatconversation§ Holdonaccountforadvisormeeting:“studentsdon’tdooptional”,earlierthan30hrs?§ shareinfowithUCFat30-hoursvialistofundecidedstudents§ otherincentivessuchasextracreditinclass,getstudenttoviewadvisingpositively§ studentswhoseedCadvisorareoftenalreadyat45hrs,toolateforprerequisites§ studentscanseedCadvisorassoonasthey’reready,before30hrs§ VideodCpresentationsatVC/ssCorientations§ Visitingslsclasses§ increasecommunicationbetweencollegesandUCFtoensurecorrectprogramprerequisitesandinformation(knowledgeof

catalogproductiondates)-articulationCoordinationCommittee§ Commonprocessthatallinstitutionsaskstudents?

OUR BIG IDEAS

• serviceindicatorholdat15-hoursformajorselection• alignment:dCinvolvementatcollegeorientation• GreatercommunicationbetweencollegesandUCFregardingprogramandcatalogchanges

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7th College Access Summit Notes

angépeterson,associateV.p.,enrollmentservices,Marketing&outreach,UCFregionalCampuses,thankedeveryoneforattendingandaskedifanadvisingWorkingGroupshouldbeformedtoaddressspecificissuesandchallengesstatedthroughouttheday.everyoneagreedthiswasthenextlogicalstepandrecommendedmovingforwardwithformingthegroup.

Joycedornerclosedthe7thCollegeaccesssummit.

REGISTRATION 8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. Continentalbreakfast

WELCOME UCFInterimViceProvostJoyceDorner

REMARKSDirectConnect to UCFPresidents

KEYNOTES The Future of Higher Education: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly AssociateProfessorRosaCintron,UCFCOEd 3D: The Transformation of Manufacturing & Creative Application of STEM CEO/FounderC.MikeNewton,NewtonCyberfacturing

Baseline STEM data DirectorSandraArcher,UCFUAPS

DISCUSSION Implementing and Integrating Advising Alignment VPJoyceRomano,ValenciaCollege

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DISCUSSION WorkingRoundTableGroups

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CLOSING REMARKS UCFInterimViceProvostJoyceDorner

UCF VALENCIA WEST – BUILDING 8 – MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013

SUMMARY FROM THE 6th COLLEGE ACCESS SUMMIT:Valencia College President, Sandy Shugart, delivered the closing remarks whereby he characterized the pronounced themes of the day into what he termed as the five P’s:

1. Place – a sense of community, connection and involvement2. Pathway – structure for success; intention, clarity, coherence, focus and purpose3. Plan – personalization of each student’s pathway; defining the individual steps required4. Purpose – deeper relationship with the world; intentional pursuits5. Person – someone to champion a student to success; authentic interaction

President Shugart provided a challenge for us to take the initiative in developing more robust pathways for our students as we always consider the “spirit of design” in how the students experience us.

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