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Helping Seniors: Countdown to Commencement
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape GirardeauExperience Southeast… Experience Success
Leon Book, Director
Student Transitions & First-Year Experience
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Bear with me…
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Promise…
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Southeast Missouri State University
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Southeast Missouri State University Service Region
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More Southeast Facts…
Founded in 1873 Located in Cape Girardeau, MO, a city of ~40K
on the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Memphis
Comprehensive regional state university Moderately selective admission criteria Average ACT: 22.5
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More Southeast Facts…
10,800 Students (sixth consecutive year of record enrollment) 86.7% from Missouri ~3.0% international students
Record first-year student enrollment: 1,835 ~2,600 residential students ~1,100 students at regional campuses 85.6% Caucasian 59.4% Female
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GenesisPlanningPublicityDeliveryAssessment
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Countdown to Commencement (C2C)
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C2C: Genesis
SIT 2006: St. Louis “Senior Orientation”
Inaugural effort: Spring 2007
Became “Countdown to Commencement” as of Spring 2008 Result of assessment suggestions
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C2C: Planning
Original Planning Group: Director, Student Transitions (yours truly) Registrar Assistant Director for New Student Programs
Expanded Group: Original Three plus: Assistant Registrar/Graduation Director of Marketing/Alumni Services Assistant Director for Career Linkages
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C2C: Planning Considerations
Agenda/Presenters: Who? How much information?
Dates/Times/Venues Technical Issues: projection, Internet
access Subsequently: Remote/ITV sites
Publicity strategies Assessment
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C2C: Publicity
E-mails: 2,400+ students with 90+ hours Instructors of select senior-level courses Professional Advisor Team Academic Deans and Department Chairs
Portal/Newswire announcements News releases to campus newspaper and wider media outlets Career Linkages’ Facebook & MySpace pages Sandwich Boards Word of Mouth: friends, advisors, instructors, etc. Flyers across campus
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C2C: Publicity—Flyers
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C2C: Delivery
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Agenda of Activities
Welcome and OverviewLeon Book, Director of Student Transitions & First-Year Experience Sandy Hinkle, Registrar
Final Steps to GraduationJulie Grueneberg, Assistant Registrar/Graduation
Next Step: Post-Graduation Preparation Nolan Brunnworth, St. Louis Career SpecialistWarren Skinner, Assistant Director for Career Linkages
Staying Connected: Services for AlumniShad Burner, Director of Marketing, Alumni Services
Individual Exploration & Follow-upSpeak to representatives of various offices and departments about your particular situation
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C2C: Delivery—Graduation Details
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C2C Delivery—Next Step Preparation
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Job Search/Resume/Cover Letter Career Proficiencies: CL001CL004 (see handout)
Career Events “Smaller, smarter” targeted events (see handout) Targeted events in St. Louis Workshops at regional campuses
St. Louis Career Specialist Kicking open doors for pre-professional and entry-
level positions Branding, marketing Alumni connections
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Job Search…CL001CL004
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Career Events
“Smaller, smarter” targeted events (see handout)
Targeted events in St. Louis
Workshops at regional campuses
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St. Louis Career Specialist
Kicking open doors for pre-professional and entry-level positions
Branding, marketing Alumni connections
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C2C Delivery—Alumni Services
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Facebook/MySpace “gone professional” Academic Groups Social Groups
Career Center All job listings Networking for job shadowing, relocation, exploration
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Alumni Services—Continued
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NetworkingAlumni chaptersAlumni eventsHomecoming/campus event registration
No cost to alumni!!No membership required
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C2C: Assessment--Attendance
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Semester Attendance Comments
Spring 2007 48 At least: probably more
Fall 2007 87 Better publicity
Spring 2008 74 Ice storm!
Fall 2008 96 Encouraging trend
Total 305 Still just a fraction of invitees!
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C2C: Assessment—Surveys
Exit surveys at time of service
“Premium” for turning in survey
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Other: Financial Counseling
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Required exit counseling: online Stafford and Perkins loans Other federal financial aid http://www.mappingyourfuture.biz/OSLC/
Packets mailed to other students
Debt management: nascent efforts College loans Credit card and other personal debt
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Key websites
www6.semo.edu/commencement www.semo.edu/careerlinkages/ iAMSoutheast.com (alumni services) http://www.mappingyourfuture.biz/OSLC/ www.semo.edu/transitions/
Just launched!
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Group Discussions
“Knottiest” challenge?Strategies to address
overcome it?Success stories?
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Finally…..
QUESTIONS?COMMENTS?
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Contact me!
Leon Book, Director
Student Transitions & First-Year Experience
Southeast Missouri State University
Mail Stop 4300
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
573-651-2579
e-mail: [email protected]
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Please complete session evaluation!
Session #11-CI (p. 15) Session Leaders:
L. Book Session Title Summary:
“Helping Seniors”
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Experience Southeast… Experience Success
Thanks for Joining me!--Leon
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