Sara I. Gamez, CoordinatorMakeda D. Bostic, Educational CounselorBrittany Henry, RS Graduate Intern

11 Incoming Freshman

1 Continuing Student

2 Incoming Transfers

TOTAL : 14 New Scholars

SEMINAR OBJECTIVE

The First Year Seminar (FYS) is designed to support the

academic and personal transition process of incoming

Renaissance Scholars by providing opportunities that

challenge them to begin developing a positive sense of self

identity in order to become successful students.

RS Student Values

We emphasize Learning, demonstrate Resiliency,

encourage and model Wellness, act with Integrity,

exemplify personal and social Responsibility, and cherish

Relationships with others

RS Learning Outcomes 2010-2011

Participants in the RS First Year Seminar will be able to:

• Identify and discuss his or her personal characteristics (including

Interests, abilities, and strengths) in relation to self identity.

• Identify and discuss practices which contribute to emotional health

and overall wellness

• Demonstrate financial management skills

• Demonstrate time management skills

• Develop and set realistic goals

Evidence of Leaning Outcomes will be gathered by collecting the following:

Assignments

• Students will submit in class and out of class assignments, including a reflective journal.

Poster Collage / Personal Journey Paper

• Students will complete a final three part assignment consisting of:

(1) A 3 page written paper, articulating each student’s life journey throughout their first year at Cal Poly Pomona. The paper should reflect an understanding of who they are based on their engagement in activities and discussions in the seminar. Students will include their experiences and learning’s have shaped who they are and who they aspire to become.

(2) A Poster Collage that visually documents their experience as a first year Renaissance Scholar at Cal Poly Pomona.

(3) Five Minute Oral Presentation on their Poster Collage and Personal Journey Paper.

Journals:

Need improvement. Not all students wrote in journals out side of class.

100 % of the FYS participants were able to:

identify and discuss his or her personal characteristics

(including Interests, abilities, and strengths) in relation

to self identity

identify and discuss practices which contribute to

emotional health and overall wellness

Demonstrate financial management skills:

• 100% of FYS participants submitted a Summer Budget

Projection Sheet.

• 79% have made adequate progress to plan for summer

2011 to cover food and or housing.

• 21% of FYS participants have submitted an Emergency

Request for Summer housing and or food.

Most challenging SLO’s to gather information for:

Demonstrate time management skills All students review and discuss time management skills during

advising sessions.

86% of participants had to complete a time management form.

Develop and set realistic goals Only 21% of the participants attended the session where we

discussed this information and completed a goal sheet.

Synthesize the remaining data collected for a programmatic

assessment report

Reassess the time and day of the seminars in an effort to increase

student attendance and avoid conflict with student classes.

Create a pre and post assessment to help measure student learning

outcomes.

Restructure the journal assignments and have students write in

journals before each session is over.

Survey new cohort on the topics covered in 2010-11 to assess

whether we should change topic based on their needs for self

development.

Overall we believe the First Year Seminar was successful.

According to student feedback…

“Leave as is”

“I think everything done was excellent”

“I just need to improve myself further”

“This program is great support”

“They are just fine and dandy”

“We should have a sophomore seminar”