What Do New Raiders Need to Know

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What Do New Raiders Need to Know?

• Planning a First Year Experience Program at GRCC

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Presenters

• Amy Koning Tina Hoxie

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What is FYE?

• First-Year Experience classes, programs and
  activities generally have the following
  objectives
• Increasing student to student interaction
• Increasing faculty to student interaction
• Increasing student involvement and time on campus
• Linking the curriculum and co-curriculum
• Increasing academic expectations and levels of
  academic engagement
• Assisting students who have insufficient academic
  preparation for college

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FYE in the Community College

• Provides students with a sense of community
• Forum for dealing with student anxiety
• Opportunity to confront feelings of marginality
  and alienation
• Special help for first-generation students
• Improving levels of student motivation
• Assist with student retention

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A Brief History of FYE

• Life Adjustment Courses including Freshman
  Orientation courses popular prior to 1940
• 1911 First Orientation course offered for
  credit-Reed College
• 1938 orientation courses required for 9 out of 10
  new students
• Courses decrease after 1940, obsolete by 1960s
• University of South Carolina offers University
  101 in 1972
• Over 70 of Four-Year schools and 60 of Two-Year
  schools offer a FYE course

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Dont we already have this course?

• No
• We do have PY101-Learning to Adjust to College
  (becoming PY097 F08)
• PY101/097 is for AFP students to explore,
  understand and problem solve larger life issues
  that could interfere with their success as a
  learner

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Where are we with FYE at GRCC?

• College Action Project 1.1.2 Design and
  implement a First Year Experience program for new
  students
• Cross College Advisory Team formed
• Vikki Cooper, English
• Eric Mullen, Student Life
• Wayne Sneath, Service Learning
• Tina Hoxie, Student Affairs
• Amy Koning, Business
• Eve Sidney, Dental
• Charles Burt, Learning Corner
• John Cowles, Counseling
• Nan Schichtel, Library
• Cindy Martin, Arts Sciences
• Linda Spoelman, English/AFP
• Raju Hegde, Academic Testing and Tutorial
• Nickie Alexander, Mathematics

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CLS 100, say what?

• CLS 100 Introduction to College New Student
  Experience
• This course is designed to assist new students
  with the knowledge, skills and abilities needed
  to be successful in college and life
• Topics will include learning styles, critical
  thinking, information management skills, GRCC
  history and services, study skills, values
  exploration, academic planning, career planning,
  civic engagement, and diversity
• What is CLS? College Learning Studies, School of
  Student Affairs

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Timeline for FYE

• PLAN Phase
• February 2007-March 2008
• Develop FYE concept-DONE
• Form Team-DONE
• Gather Input-ONGOING
• Create CARP for CLS 100-DONE
• Create FYE Faculty Training Program-UNDERWAY
• DO Phase
• March 2008-December 2008
• Offer FYE Faculty Training Program
• Implement CLS 100 for Fall 2008
• Create Assessment Plan
• Market CLS 100 to incoming students for Fall 2008

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Timeline-cont.

• ASSESS LEARN Phase
• January 2009-ongoing
• Evaluate course
• Monitor students for
• Winter 2009 enrollment
• Overall GPA versus those who did not enroll in
  CLS 100
• Fall 2009 enrollment
• Identify improvements in course
• Identify improvement in Faculty training
• Review outcomes
• Implement changes

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Concluding Thoughts

• Questions or Comments?