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A report of the 7th College Access Summit held April 1, 2013, at UCF Valencia West. The summit focused on how to integrate a systematic approach to adivsing that will help ensure student success. Focus is student transition to the University of Central Florida from surrounding central Florida college partners.
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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
LUNCH
DISCUSSION WorkingRoundTableGroups
REPORT OUT
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.
Agenda
UCFRegionalCampuses•12201ResearchParkway•Suite101Orlando,Florida32816-0060
C O L L E G E A C C E S S . U C F. E D U
CENTRAL FLORIDA DISTRICT SCHOOLS
COLLEGE ACCESS PART NERS
7th College Access Summit
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