The students of EGL 102 section 008 would like to present the results of their research project.

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Welcome!

• The students of EGL 102 section 008 would like to
  present the results of their research project.
• Lets start with Defining the Problem

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Defining the Problem

• Whenever an Oakton student drops out before
  earning a bachelors degree, that is a problem.
• If we are not sure about the possible obstacles
  on the journey to the bachelors degree, how can
  we avoid this same problem?

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Defining the Problem (Continued)

• It would also help if Oakton students knew the
  ingredients for success on the road to the
  bachelors degree.
• It is crucial in this day and time that Oakton
  students get bachelors degrees.
• What would stop them? What would help them?

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Explaining the Goal

• Our goal was to find out what factors were in
  play in dropping out of college and in persisting
  to the bachelors degree.
• We brainstormed for these possible factors.
• We came up with 8 factors and formed 8 research
  teams.

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8 Research Questions

• What is the relationship between college failure
  and/or success and
• academic readiness
• fraternities/sororities
• university tuition expenses
• student employment

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8 Research Questions

• What is the relationship between college failure
  and or success and
• racial/religious intolerance
• binge drinking/partying
• social/emotional problems
• physical changes

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Literature ReviewWhat is the relationship
between college failure/success and academic
readiness?

• American College Testing ACT Inc. (2005).
  College Readiness Begins in Middle School.
• Speaker Steven Spera
• Paul E. Pitre (2006) A Study of African
  Americans and White Aspirations and Perceptions
  Related to College Attendance.
• Speaker Andrew Gomberg
• K. Byrd and G. MacDonald (2005) Defining
  College Readiness from the Inside out First
  Generation College Students Perspectives.
• Speaker Taher Tayeb

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Literature ReviewWhat is the relationship
between collegefailure/success and fraternities
sororities

• I. Rajesh, J.K. Eastman, and V. Georgia. (2006)
  Academic Dishonesty Are Business Students
  Different From Other College Students?
• Speaker Alex Shuster
• B.D. Caudill et. al. (2006) High Risk Drinking
  Among College Fraternity Members A National
  Perspective.
• Speaker Sara Sorrentino
• Robert E. Mathiasen (2005) Moral Development In
  Fraternity Members A Case Study.
• Speaker Anna Kowalkowska

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Literature ReviewWhat is the relationship
between college failure/success and University
tuition/expenses?

• Shouping Hu and Edward P. St. John. (2001)
  Students persistence in a Public Higher
  Education System.
• Speaker Gaurav Ankleshwaria
• Fisher, M. (2000) Settling into Campus Life
  Differences by Race/Ethnicity in college
  Involvement and Outcomes.
• Speaker Reena Patel
• Sandy Baum. (2007) College costs and debt.
• Speaker Chau Tran

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Literature ReviewWhat is the relationship
between college failure/success and student
employment?

• S. Burd (2003) Too Much Work? Community College
  Wants Congress to Ease Penalty That Cuts Aid to
  Working Students
• Speaker Shan Hussain
• T.L. Kulm S. Cramer (2006) The Relationship of
  students employment to student role, family
  relationship, social interactions and
  persistence.
• Speaker Eleri Rodi
• S. Lipka (2007) More Students Seek Campus Jobs
  as Work Study Positions Dwindle.
• Speaker Allan Sibal

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Literature ReviewWhat is the relationship
between collegefailure/success and
racial/religious intolerance?

• Y. Suarez-Belcazar et. al. (2005) Experiences of
  differential treatment among college students of
  color.
• Speaker Andreas Margeolas
• Carol Ann Daniel (2007) Outsiders-Within
  Critical Race Theory, Graduate Education and
  Barriers to Professionalization.
• Speaker Adrian Ornatowski
• Mary J. Fischer (2007) Settling into Campus
  Life Differences by Race/Ethnicity in College
  Involvement and Outcomes.
• Speaker Monica Galica

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Literature ReviewWhat is the relationship
between collegefailure/success and binge
drinking/partying?

• Leppel, K (2006). College Binge Drinking
  Deviant Versus Mainstream Behavior.
• Speaker Vineesh Pillai
• J. Westmass et. al. (2007) Validation of a
  measure of College Students Intoxicated
  Behaviors Associations with Alcohol Outcome
  Expectancies, Drinking Motives, and Personality.
• Speaker Faraz Ahmed
• F. Sheffield et. al. (2005) Binge Drinking and
  Alcohol-related Problems Among Community College
  Students Implications for Prevention Policy.
• Speaker Shoaib Aijaz

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Literature ReviewWhat is the relationship
between collegefailure/success and
social/emotional problems?

• R.A. Bernert (2007) Family Life Stress and
  Insomnia Symptoms in a prospective evaluation of
  Young Adults.Speaker Mustafa Khan
• P.A. Lowe, (2007). Examination of the
  Psychometric Properties of the Adult Manifest
  Anxiety Scale-College Version (AMAS-C) Scores
  Among Students in Collegiate Settings, Individual
  Differences Research.
• Speaker Sheraz Khan
• Hughes, Brain M. (2005). Study, examinations,
  and stress blood pressure assessments in college
  students.
• Speaker Hamad Nabi

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Literature ReviewWhat is the relationship
between collegefailure/success and physical
problems?

• Linda Synovitz. (2005). College Students
  Sexuality Education, Sexual Behaviors and Sexual
  Behavioral Intent.
• Speaker Allison Abezetian
• Sarah Glazer. (2004). Sexually Transmitted
  Diseases.
• Speaker Katie Quick
• Peter D. White. (2001). Predictions and
  Associations of Fatigue Syndromes and Mood
  Disorders that occur after Infectious
  Mononucleosis.
• Speaker Jenifer Rahbar

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Journey to the BachelorsDegree Seminar
Characteristics

• General Goals
• Comfortable learning environment
• Give and Take atmosphere
• Sense of Community
• Physical exertion
• Real Learning
• Highlighting facts from studies over what
  students have heard

• Marketing
• Table tents in cafeteria
• Flyers in key places
• Announcement on My Oakton Portal Page
• Letter or postcard sent home
• On Oakton TV screens
• Announcement in Occurrence
• Students must RSVP

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Journey to the BachelorsDegree Seminar
Characteristics

• Physical Set-up
• Room 1604, 1606, or 1608
• Long tables along the walls for food and
  beverages
• 8-10 round tables with 6 chairs at each
• Good-sized space in the middle for performances
  or role-playing

• Technology Needed
• Laptop with Power Point
• Clickers for taking instant polls
• Microphones (one at each table and wireless ones
  for guest speakers)

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Journey to the BachelorsDegree Seminar
Characteristics

• Methods of Delivery
• Various Guest Speakers from the college
• Lecture for a fraction of the time
• Two-Way Discussion lots of the time
• Small group projects and discussions at the
  tables
• Power Point

• Ways to drive home important information
• Students do not want pure lecture
• The most important information must be
  internalized by the students
• Role-playing, fun exercises, guided discussion,
  film clips, and plenty of old-fashioned
  communication will be best

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Journey to the BachelorsDegree Seminar
Characteristics

• Content we must teach
• Community college has raised the bar of its
  standards students can feel secure that they
  are getting an education parallel to that of the
  average university
• Joining frats or sororities can lead students to
  massive drinking, academic dishonesty,
  affiliation with a bad crowd, or drug use
• College tuition is rising, financial aid is
  harder to get, and its getting harder to afford
  a degree
• Racial, Religious, and Sexual intolerance is
  alive at schools join positive programming or
  feel alienated

• Students who work suffer from lower GPAs the
  more hours they work, the lower their GPA
• Students do worse in their classes compared to
  students that do not involve themselves with
  drinking or attending parties
• Health risks are high at college HIV,
  pregnancies, injuries, death. Can cause missing
  class or worse.
• Emotional stress can lead to insomnia,
  depression, and drinking Stressed out students
  dont do well in school

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How we would conductAssessment

• How can we be sure our Seminar was effective?
• We do have several options
• One option is to have each guest fill out a short
  survey before leaving
• Another option is to use the clicker system ask
  the students a question and have them click their
  answers
• Last option could be sending home a survey, but
  return rates for these tend to be low
• We would then study the results of our survey and
  make the necessary changes for the next time we
  offer the seminar.

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Thank you!

• Do you have any questions?