COM 101
Instructor Workshop
June 20, 2012
Welcome and Introductions
Beth Talbert
Director, Communication Program
New Initiatives for Fall 2012
• New Student Orientation Part Two
• First Year Advising Center
New Student Orientation Part Two
• Purpose: Bring all new first-year students
together to further develop their relationship
with their academic home and to reinforce key
first-year student messages
• Tuesday, September 4
• Required event
Part Two Agenda
• Morning – optional activities
– Athletic Orientation
– Honors College welcome session
– CMI Scholars welcome session
– Jump Start leadership program (transfers)
Part Two Agenda
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Check-in begins at 10:30 a.m.
Welcome Picnic
Academic Open Houses
New Student Convocation ceremony
New Student Convocation Involvement Fair
Classes begin/Welcome Week events begin at
5:00 p.m.
Help Needed
• Reinforce Part Two in all communications to
first-year students, including welcome letter
• Student/staff volunteers needed to assist with
the day
– Complete Google form sent after this workshop
from Amy Jacovetti
First Year Advising Center
• Launches in Fall 2012
• The mission of the First Year Advising Center is
to reach out to all incoming students to
develop a best fit choice major, create a
graduation plan, and identify and assist
students facing challenges along the way.
Four Main Components
• Academic advising for all first-year students
(regardless of major)
• Academic advising for all undecided students
(regardless of class standing)
• Major/career exploration for all
undergraduate students
• Orientation and first-year programming
First Year Advising Center
Organization Chart
FYAC
Advisory Council
Orientation and
New Student
Programs
Asst. Director
Vacant
Coordinator
Amy Jacovetti
-FTIAC & Transfer Orientation
-COM 101
-Parent Program
Coordinator
CC2O
Jennifer Janes
Clerical
David Ollie
Clericals
Jonathan Mann
Vacant
Director
Sara Webb
Advising and
Outreach
Asst. Director
Casey Berkshire
Advisers
Lindsay Zeig
Shaunda Mankowski
Vacant
Vacant
Vacant
Vacant
Vacant
Grad Assts.
2 Vacant
-Transition Into Major
-First-Year Probation
-Early Alert
-Career Exploration
-Orientation/Admissions Events
-Conditional Admits
-Student Engagement
Communications and
Technology
Communications
Coordinator
Vacant
Info Tech Specialist
Vacant
-Freshman Communications
-BRM Messaging
-BRM Training/Reporting
-Marketing
-Social Media
-Advising Web Site
-Bear Essentials
5//2012
Caseload Approach
• All students in the FYAC will be assigned to an
academic adviser
– Generalist advisers guide students of all majors
– Provide early alert, mid-semester evaluation and
academic probation support
– Facilitate major/career exploration process
• Two required appointments (minimum) in the
first year
Liaisons with Schools/College
• Each academic adviser will serve as a liaison to
a school/college
– Increase communication
– Provide ongoing training for staff
– Create collaborative opportunities for students
Communications for Students
• FYAC discussed at New Student Orientation
• Students provided academic adviser’s
information at Part Two
• Comprehensive communication plan executed
to students throughout their first year
– Common expectations
– Important first-year information
– Strategies for success
Integration of FYAC into COM 101
• Reinforce importance of meeting with FYAC
academic adviser
• Highlight major/career exploration services
available to all students
• Invite FYAC staff into class to discuss Center
and ways we can assist students
Questions?
The Rest of the Day
• Four 35 minute breakouts
• Select one chapter to learn more about in
each session
• Wrap-up at conclusion of all breakouts
• Connections instructors meet after wrap-up
… lunch served at noon …
Wrap-Up
On Course Assessment Results
SelfResponsibility
Self-Motivation SelfManagement
Interdependence
Pre/Post
51.31 / 53.90
56.92 / 58.89
46.73 / 49.17
40.14 / 42.35
Change
+2.59
+1.97
+2.44
+2.21
Self-Awareness
Lifelong
Learning
Emotional
Intelligence
Belief in
Themselves
Pre/Post
43.85 / 49.86
41.95 / 47.92
43.17 / 45.49
48.52 / 51.78
Change
+6.01
+5.97
+2.32
+3.26
2011: 371
2010: 416
Students with Both Pre & Post Test Results:
2009: 422
2008: 312
2007: 187
What Students Learn in COM 101
Course Objectives
• Learn about campus resources and how to use
them
• Build positive relationships with peers, faculty,
and staff
• Explore personal strengths, abilities and
interests and how they contribute to your
college experience
• Learn skills for successfully navigating the
college environment
Course Assignments
• You must include one assignment from each
of the following categories:
– Group Project
– Writing Assignment
– Personal Interaction
– Campus Involvement
• Attendance and Participation points must still be given,
however, they are not considered an assignment.
Course Assignments
• Each assignment must be directly related to at
least one course objective
Group Project
Objective 1
Writing Assignment
Objective 2
Personal Interaction
Objective 3
Campus Involvement
Objective 4
Points
• The total points for the course must equal 400
– You decide how many points each course
assignment (and attendance/participation) is
worth
• You can give points for the self-assessment, if
you wish
– This would technically be the 5th assignment
• New COM 101 Grading Scale available on
instructor website (Thank you, Julie Borkin!)
Wrap-Up
• Overview Task List & Additional Information
• Instructor Website:
oakland.edu/com101instructorhandbook
– Instructor Expectations
– Sample syllabi from Fall 2011
– Standard Syllabus for Fall 2012 (note change in book rental information)
– Updated Letters to Students (now include Part Two)
– Updated A/V Equipment Information
• Final room assignments made in mid-August
Questions?
Education is not the filling of a
pail, but the lighting of a fire.
W.B. Yeats