Making Connections: Strategies to Personalize the First Year College
Student ExperiencePresented by:
Kim Copenhaver
Alyssa Koclanes
Lakeisha Hall
Stephanie Henderson
Eckerd College Library, St. Petersburg, FL
Eckerd CollegeSt. Petersburg, FL
• 1,832 full-time undergraduate students
• 81% reside on campus
• 13 to 1 faculty/student ratio
• 4-1-4 academic calendar
• 38 majors
• 95% of faculty hold terminal degrees
• 188 acres of waterfront
The First Year Student Experience
Reinforence that connection via our First Year
Orientation Event
Continue that connection
throughout the student’s first
year at Eckerd
Incorporate ACRL
Information Literacy
Standards
Support the newly formed
campus initiative
regarding plagiarism
Establish a connection
before students arrive
on campus
Objectives
Making Connections: Strategies to Personalize the First Year College
Student Experience
Presented by:
Alyssa Koclanes
Technical Services Librarian
Eckerd College Library,
St. Petersburg, FL
Personal Librarian Program: NEED
• Market library services
• Personalize library experience for all new students
Personal Librarian Program: ROAD BLOCKS
• Time
• Staffing
• Budget
Personal Librarian Program: SOLUTIONS
• Pilot Program in Spring 2011 semester
• Collaboration with the Admissions Office
• Full Program initiated in Fall 2011
Personal Librarian Program: SOLUTIONS
• Utilization of free MailChimp Email System
Suggestions
• Organization
• Email Campaign Systems
Suggestions
• Assessment
• Publicity
Unexpected Benefit
President Eastman loves it!!
Making Connections: Strategies to Personalize the First Year College
Student Experience
Presented by:
Lakeisha Hall
Science and
Interlibrary Loan Librarian
Eckerd College Library,
St. Petersburg, FL
Amazing Race: NEED
• Orientation event for all first year students• Showcase library resources• Connect with students• Provide students with the faces of the library
Amazing Race: ROAD BLOCKS
• Completely new event• Staffing• Time constraints• Budget• Themed event
Amazing Race: ROAD BLOCKS
• Collaboration• Lack of a “true dress rehearsal”
Amazing Race: SOLUTIONS
• Design an Amazing Race type event• Interactive• Self-guided
Amazing Race: SOLUTIONS
• Collaborate with teaching faculty
Amazing Race: STATIONS
• Stacks• Interlibrary Loan• Computer Lab • Browsing Collection
Amazing Race: STATIONS
• Periodicals• Copy Room• Group Study Room
Amazing Race: STATIONS• Personal Librarian • Final clue area• Final check-in
Amazing Race: PRIZES
• $10 Barnes & Noble gift cards for each winning team member
• Other gift cards• Donated pizza coupons• Overall grand prize
– Kindle
Suggestions
• Keep it fun• Keep it authentic
Suggestions
• Campus wide buy-in • Component of a comprehensive first year
program• Obtain student feedback
Amazing Race: STUDENT RESPONSE
Positive • Nothing…it was fun!• Perfect• Free kindles for everyone• Keep it the same• Dunno! It was fun!• Pretty fun!• I wouldn’t change
anything• It’s perfect; more games
Negative• Make sure the clues are
all there. No stealing of clues
• Less people per team• More Prizes• Candy• Less running, more
relaxed• Free food
Amazing Race: CHANGES
• Double check official student life policies• Clues• Games • Prizes
Making Connections: Strategies to Personalize the First Year College
Student Experience
Presented by:
Stephanie M. Henderson
Electronic Services Librarian
Eckerd College Library,
St. Petersburg, FL
Plagiarism Tutorial: NEED
• Required assignment for all new students• New tutorial• Support Academic Honor Council
Plagiarism Tutorial: ROAD BLOCKS
• Time• Staffing• Software
Plagiarism Tutorial: SOLUTIONS
• Open source• Minimal revision• Easily customizable
Preventing Plagiarism: Keepin’ It Real
96% completion rate (502 students)!
Suggestions
• Outline your needs before• Utilize Google Docs• Don’t reinvent the wheel
Unexpected Benefits
• Used by Academic Honor Council • Required for new PEL students
Achievements• Enhanced library image on campus• Increased collaboration with faculty and campus community• Ability to partner and support campus initiatives• Increased engagement of our first year students
Making Connections: Strategies to Personalize the First Year College Student Experience
Questions?
Alyssa [email protected]
Lakeisha Hall [email protected]
Stephanie M. [email protected]
Kim Copenhaver [email protected]
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