Discover FSU: Chart Your Course to Success
Introductions
Discovering Your First Year Experience
What do you think of when you think about FSU?
What would you like your First Year Experience to be like?
What are you expecting your first week of being at FSU to be like?
Your First Year at FSU • What are you looking forward to? • What things make you apprehensive?
We’re Here to Help!
Chart Your Course: Living the Seminole Creed
Chart Your Course is a First Year Seminar
Chart Your Course • First Year Seminar Programs Across the Country • Increases persistence & retention • Helps to facilitate a successful transition • Positive Effect on students’ grades • Increases likelihood of graduation within 4 years by 5-15% • ALL students benefit from taking a First Year Seminar • Positive and meaningful interactions with faculty/staff and students • Offered at more than 90% of institutions (Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005; Pascarella & Terenzini, 1991) (Permzadian & Credé, 2016)
Chart Your Course helps in these same ways!
Chart Your Course: Living the Seminole Creed SLS 2206 Student Life Skills
CYC Helps You Discover FSU!
Discovering FSU • Learn about: • FSU History & Traditions • The Seminole Creed • Getting Involved in the FSU Community • Campus Resources • College Life Coaching • Career Center • Student Activities Center • Center for Leadership & Social Change • Utilizing an Academic Advisor
Establish Your Support Network
Support Network • 17 Student Maximum Capacity per session • Weekly check-ins to start class • Staff members volunteering their time • Peer Navigators for each section
What’s a Peer Navigator?
Peer Navigators help you along the way
Peer Navigators • Peer Mentors selected after a thorough application process • Sophomores, Juniors, or Seniors • Work in tandem with an Instructor to co-teach one section • Plan social outings with class • Facilitate monthly 1-on- 1’s
How has CYC helped previous students?
CYC Topics • Time Management • Goal Setting & Motivation • Your Learning Style • StrengthsQuest • Diversity & Inclusion • Health & Wellness • Ethics & Decision Making
CYC Projects Community Project Intellectual Autobiography
Student Testimony
When asked about the most valuable aspects of Chart Your Course, students said: • “There was a sense of comfort. I felt comfortable in that class which aided in how I perceived what I was learning.” • “Everything that it has taught me about FSU!” • “Being able to have meaningful class discussions with everyone involved.” • “Learning about the creed and FSU resources.” • “I became close to one of the other members of the class”
Spring 2018 Evaluations • 100% of students would strongly agree or agree to recommend their instructor for future semesters • 100% strongly agreed their Peer Navigator… • Made important contributions to class • Was approachable • Was an appropriate role model • Was a valuable resource • Was a valuable part of their CYC experience
We also have some fun, too!
Fun! • Fun, hands-on activities and discussions in class • No lectures • Prizes given away! • Group social outings and extra credit for attending campus events • Create first group of friends on campus
Staff & Peer Navigator Pairs
Section 001 Alison Hughes – Instructor & David Iniguez – Peer Navigator
Section 002 Allison Menendez – Instructor Angel Purganan – Peer Navigator
Section 003 Becca Piers – Instructor Amanda Dioguardi – Peer Navigator
Section 004 Bo Marcevski – Instructor Gabby Perez – Peer Navigator
Section 005 Brandon Newell – Instructor & Essence – Peer Duncan Navigator
Section 006 Holly Proctor – Instructor – Raina Peer Novelli-Miller Navigator
Section 007 Julie Fleishman – Instructor – Peter Peer Kreutzer Navigator
Section 008 Tion Taylor – Instructor – Natalie Peer Cevallos Navigator
Registering for Chart Your Course
Registering • Only held in the Fall & Spring semester • Search for SLS course prefix • The course number is SLS 2206 • Contact New Student & Family Programs or Brandon Newell if you have any questions! • 850-644-2785 • bnnewell@fsu.edu
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