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Expanding Our View of EO to Include Pre-O

Brett L. Bruner, Director of Transition & Student Conduct

Carla Parra, Student Director for New Student Orientation

Jasmine Hernandez, Pre-Orientation Program Team Leader for Project Lighthouse

Morgan Klaus, Pre-Orientation Program Team Leader for Project Serve

2017 NODA Region IV Conference | Dallas, TXSlide2

Overview

Learning Outcomes

What? The Story of Orientation & Transition at FHSU

So What?

A Literature Review of National Pre-Orientation Programs

So What?

Re-imaging EO at FHSU Through Pre-O

Now What?

Lessons Learned Along the Way

Closing, Q&A & ReflectionSlide3

Learning Outcomes

As a result of participating in this session, participants will:

Define pre-orientation programs.

Identify 2 benefits to students of participating in a pre-orientation program.

Describe 1 strategy to implement a thematic pre-orientation program on their campus.Slide4

What?

Alignment with Henderson’s (2007) description of regional, state comprehensive universities

August 2012 – hiring of first Director of Transition & Student ConductSlide5

What?Slide6

What?Slide7

What?Slide8

What?Slide9

What?Slide10

So What?

Pre-Orientation Programs:Slide11

So What?

Pre-Orientation Programs:

voluntary activities that take place for incoming students before the start of a fall orientation/welcome week/end, generally structured around a common theme

Kathryn Thompson, M., &

Consi

, T. R. (2007). Engineering outreach through college pre-orientation programs: MIT discover engineering.

Journal of STEM Education, 8

(3), 75-82.Slide12

So What? A Literature Review

Bell, Reid Holmes & Williams’s (2010) census of pre-orientation programs

To facilitate the transition to college

Mainly a U.S. phenomenon at 4-year institutions

First Pre-O program – Dartmouth College in 1932

Number of Pre-O programs is increasing

 Outdoor are most increasingSlide13

So What? A Literature Review

Farnan

& Pei’s (2016) common goals of pre-orientation programs

Interact with other new students who share a common interest in order to develop a base of peers prior to fall orientation

Create connections with upperclass students

Familiarity with campus

Exposure to community & its expectations

Explore personal interests and discover opportunities for involvement and growth in that areaSlide14

So What? A Literature Review

Greene & Greene’s (2005) charge to institutions to implement Pre-O programs to jumpstart student engagement

Summer O has become assumed part of the new student experience

Pre-O provides students connections opportunities

Limitless possibilities

Why bother? Benefits of Pre-O:

Facilitation of transition

Improved retention

Social acclimationSlide15

So What? A Literature Review

Gass

, Garvey &

Sugerman’s

(2013) long-term effects of participating in Pre-O programs

Challenging assumptions of self & others

Peer friendships as a support networkSlide16

So What? A Literature Review

Bell’s (2006) findings of increased social support & development through Pre-O experiences

“The work of any

life transition

involves specific tasks, often including the

re-establishment of social support

in a variety of forms.

College students

are particularly

affected by transition

, often

disrupting established support systems while transitioning

into adulthood.” (p. 248).

Charge for institutions to develop new models for social integration through Pre-OSlide17

So What? A Literature Review

Kathryn Thompson &

Consi’s

(2007) identification of benefits of adopting Pre-O to engage key students & student leaders

Enhance the first year experience

Improve academic performance

Provide a memorable first experience

Key benefits for upperclass studentsSlide18

So What? Implementation

Golden Beginnings: Pre-Orientation Program –

Project ServeSlide19

So What? Implementation

Golden Beginnings: Pre-Orientation Program –

Project LighthouseSlide20

So What? Implementation

Project Ignite – a pre-orientation experience for first-year students wanting to jumpstart their student leadership & engagement

Project Forge – outdoor, wilderness-based program

Project Build – emphasis on teamwork & soft skills for first-year students in Werth College of Science, Technology & MathSlide21

So What? Implementation

Curriculum development using

Lattuca

& Stark’s (2009) model:

Purposes:

Content:

Sequence:Learners:

Instructional Processes:

Instructional Resources:

Evaluation:

Adjustment:Slide22

So What? Implementation

Program marketing & participant recruitment

Utilization of campus & community partners

Balancing the separation of track identities while allowing for intersectionality & cross-campus collaborations with other pre-experiences (International Student Orientation, KAMS Orientation, LLC Orientation, Marching Band Orientation, etc.)Slide23

So What? Implementation

Upperclass student leader (Guide) engagement & developmentSlide24

Now What?

Break into 6 different groups across the room to identify what strategies you would utilize to develop a pre-orientation program:

Group 1: Service immersion Pre-O program

Group 2: Pre-O program for first-generation college students

Group 3: Student leadership & engagement Pre-O program

Group 4: Outdoor/wilderness/adventure-based Pre-O program

Group 5: Pre-O program for STEM students

Group 6: Other – you select the focus for you groupSlide25

Lessons Learned Along the Way

Start small with 1 Pre-O program & then expand.

Understand the interests of your students.

Collaborating with campus partners is key!

Curriculum development will set the stage for a successful (or failed) Pre-O program.

Be intentional in engaging post Pre-O with program participants.

Balance the desires for separate track identities & the intersectionality of the program.

Engage faculty – they have great ideas to reimagine the first year!Slide26

Reflection

What is 1

strategy that you can utilize to implement a Pre-O program on your campus?Slide27

Expanding Our View of EO to Include Pre-O

Brett L. Bruner, Director of Transition & Student Conduct –

blbruner@fhsu.edu

Carla Parra, Student Director for New Student Orientation –

cyparramartinez@mail.fhsu.edu

Jasmine Hernandez, Pre-Orientation Program Team Leader for Project Lighthouse –

j_hernandez14@mail.fhsu.edu

Morgan Klaus, Pre-Orientation Program Team Leader for Project Serve –

maklaus@mail.fhsu.edu

2017 NODA Region IV Conference | Dallas, TX