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#Engaging Deciding Students in
Programming Where Advising Matters!
University of Northern IowaAnthony Smothers, Angie Tudor,
Janessa Boley
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Use Your Resources
• Email Address
• Name (optional)
• Best Program or advice that you have for Deciding Students
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Students and Majors
• National Center for Education Statistics
• About 80% of students in the US change their major at least once
• On average, college students change their major at least three times over the course of their college career
• Over 80% of new freshman – even those who have declared a major – are still uncertain about their major and how they are personally connected to that academic direction.
#idontknowhatimdoingwithmylife
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How to Choose a Major
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-dzMEDa9Cs
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In 2013-14 Undecided/Deciding was UNI’s 5th largest major
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Deciding Programming
• Fall Semester
• Advisor Meet and Greets
• Career Cruising
• Majors in Minutes
• Pre-Registration Meetings
• Spring Semester
• Majors to Careers
• Pre-Registration Meetings
#finallyfoundsomethingiminterestedin
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Advisor Meet and Greets
• This program introduces students to their Academic Advisor.
• Topics include:
• Advising Syllabus (includes calendar of important dates and events)
• Dropping/Adding courses
• Scheduling first individual appointment time
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Career Cruising
• Computerized self-assessment inventory
• Students can attend group workshop or complete during individual appointment time.
• Goal is for ALL advisees to complete Career Cruising before Spring registration.
#ithinkimgettingthehangofthis
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Majors in Minutes• Majors in Minutes is a fun, group speed-dating
approach to learning about majors of interest by visiting with senior representatives in those majors. This is a come and go event, lasting two hours.
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Majors in Minutes
• How seniors are selected
• Email sent to department heads asking them to nominate seniors
• I contact seniors via email asking for their commitment (2 seniors per major is ideal)
• Departments that don’t send nominations, I recruit from student leaders on campus
• Seniors receive a training email
#excitedtorepresentmymajor
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Majors in Minutes• Night Of
• Event is run in 8 minute rotations
• Students receive a map and a list of sample questions to ask
• Students asked to fill out an evaluation as they exit
• Seniors are emailed evaluations the following day
#wannahavelikefourmajorsnow
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Spring Pre-Registration Meetings
• A group meeting held in a computer lab with the goal of selecting potential courses for Spring and having their advisor hold removed
• Beginning last year, students with over 25 hours of credit were encouraged to schedule individual appointments with their advisor, rather than attending group meeting
#registrationissooostressful
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Majors to Careers• Academic Advising and Career Services
collaboration
• Helping students make a link between majors and possible careers
• Three, twenty minute sessions – each had 3 topics to choose from
• Sample topics included “I want to work with kids, but I don’t want to teach” and “I want to work in Business, but I don’t want to sit in an office all day”
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Peer Academic Advisors in Residence (PAIRS)
Student Programming throughout the year within the residence halls• Major and Career Exploration• Promotion of Student Success• Academic Skills• Registration
Sample Program:
Majors, Minors, and Mocktails
Coffeehouse Chats with Professors
#didyouseethePottyPress
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This LLC is established in a residence hall to connect students with others who are also exploring their academic and career directions. Intentional activities promote self-understanding, leading to better decision-making.
#excitedfortheELLC
Personal development options include:• Service learning events• Assessments to establish personal strengths• Social and academic events• Programs specific to exploring students• Career preparation and decision making events
Benefits:• Personal reflection• Academic success• Social interaction• Career readiness• Connecting to resources• Leadership• Career exploration• Academic support • UNI community involvement
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Appreciative Advising
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Assessment
• MAPWorks
• National Survey of Student Engagement NSSE
• Office of Academic Advising
• Pre/Post Survey
• Deciding Self Efficacy of Career Cruising 2012
• UNI Institutional Research Major Changers
• Majors in Minutes Survey
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• What have we learned?
• Where are we going?
#LivePurple