The Freshmen Life Cycle and A The Freshmen Life Cycle and A Comprehensive First Year Experience Comprehensive First Year Experience Program Program National Conference on the First-Year National Conference on the First-Year Experience Experience February 12-16, 2010 February 12-16, 2010 Denver, Colorado Denver, Colorado
AGENDA AGENDA Introduction Introduction The GW Profile & Background The GW Profile & Background Colonial Inauguration Colonial Inauguration Co-Curricular Programs Co-Curricular Programs GW Housing Programs GW Housing Programs Freshman Day of Service Freshman Day of Service Guide to Personal Success Program Guide to Personal Success Program Dean of Freshmen and Ongoing Dean of Freshmen and Ongoing Activities Activities Questions and Answers Questions and Answers
GW Profile and Background GW Profile and Background Freshman Class of 2,550 students Freshman Class of 2,550 students 9,800 Total Undergraduate Population 9,800 Total Undergraduate Population 37 acceptance rate 37 acceptance rate 1870-2090 average SAT score 1870-2090 average SAT score 65 in Top 10% of high school class 65 in Top 10% of high school class 7,300 students in residence 7,300 students in residence
Colonial Inauguration Colonial Inauguration New Student Orientation New Student Orientation Program Program Five comprehensive 2.5 day Five comprehensive 2.5 day orientation sessions orientation sessions Schedule tracts for students Schedule tracts for students (freshmen, transfer, international), (freshmen, transfer, international), parents, and siblings parents, and siblings Acclimate students and parents to Acclimate students and parents to – student life student life – academic mission academic mission – administration, faculty, alumni administration, faculty, alumni – Campus and city community Campus and city community
Schedule Overview Schedule Overview Academic Orientation Academic Orientation Student Life Student Life Orientation Orientation Business Processes Business Processes Orientation Orientation Campus/Alumni Community Campus/Alumni Community Orientation Orientation Parent Program Parent Program Siblings Program Siblings Program
Colonial Inauguration Colonial Inauguration Staffing Staffing Professional Staff Professional Staff – Director of CI Director of CI – Two graduate assistants Two graduate assistants Student Staff Student Staff – 5 student coordinators 5 student coordinators – 40 orientation leaders (Colonial Cabinet) 40 orientation leaders (Colonial Cabinet) – 16 siblings program leaders (CI Staffers) 16 siblings program leaders (CI Staffers) – 10 support staff (Blue Shirts) 10 support staff (Blue Shirts) Campus colleagues Campus colleagues – Housing Housing – Admissions Admissions – Business Services Business Services – Office of Parent Services Office of Parent Services – Campus Technology Campus Technology – Dean of Freshmen Dean of Freshmen – Office of Community Service Office of Community Service – Office of Greek Life Office of Greek Life – Student Organizations Student Organizations
Transitioning to GW Transitioning to GW Campus culture and community Campus culture and community University goals, mission and University goals, mission and strategic plans strategic plans City life and urban living City life and urban living Academic community of scholars Academic community of scholars Residential living Residential living Mentorship and campus resources Mentorship and campus resources
Orientation to Orientation to Engaged Student Engaged Student GW Housing Programs and Residential Life GW Housing Programs and Residential Life Office of Community Service Office of Community Service Guide to Personal Success Guide to Personal Success Academia Academia Campus Involvement and Student Life Campus Involvement and Student Life – Move In Move In – Welcome Week Welcome Week – Freshman Convocation and Fresh on the Yard Freshman Convocation and Fresh on the Yard Co-Curricular Programs Co-Curricular Programs – Community Building Community (CBC) Community Building Community (CBC) – Project Exploration (PE) Project Exploration (PE) – Experience DC (EDC) Experience DC (EDC) – Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) Emerging Leaders Program (ELP)
Co-Curricular Co-Curricular Programs Overview Programs Overview Encompassing four areas of Encompassing four areas of involvement: involvement: 1. Leadership Development Leadership Development 1. 2. Outdoor Adventure Programming Outdoor Adventure Programming 2. 3. Community Service Community Service 3. 4. Exploring the City Exploring the City 4. Emerging Leaders Program Emerging Leaders Program Project Exploration Project Exploration Community Building Community Community Building Community Experience D.C. Experience D.C.
Co-Curricular Co-Curricular Programs Purpose Programs Purpose – Ease students’ anxiety about transition Ease students’ anxiety about transition between high school and college between high school and college – Foster the engagement of incoming students in Foster the engagement of incoming students in the GW community and encourage involvement in the GW community and encourage involvement in a variety of areas from day one. a variety of areas from day one. – Connect incoming freshmen with upperclassmen Connect incoming freshmen with upperclassmen guides who mentor them about life at GW guides who mentor them about life at GW – Connect incoming students with their peers Connect incoming students with their peers – Develop the leadership potential in all Develop the leadership potential in all students involved students involved – Inform students about the many opportunities Inform students about the many opportunities that living in Washington, D.C. provides that living in Washington, D.C. provides
GW Housing Programs GW Housing Programs Mission: Provide a premier Mission: Provide a premier residential experience residential experience Focused on individual Focused on individual interactions with students interactions with students Staff to student ratio in Staff to student ratio in the first year about 1:40 the first year about 1:40
GW Housing Programs GW Housing Programs House Proctor Role (Student House Proctor Role (Student staff) staff) – Some typical responsibilities not Some typical responsibilities not applicable for staff applicable for staff Enforcement Enforcement Facilities Facilities Other operations Other operations – Focus on connecting to resources Focus on connecting to resources – Educational conversations based Educational conversations based on first-year needs on first-year needs
GW Housing Programs GW Housing Programs Beginning of the academic year Beginning of the academic year – Connect students to resources Connect students to resources and integrating into GW culture and integrating into GW culture Welcome Week Welcome Week Other programming Other programming – Facilitate roommate agreements Facilitate roommate agreements – Introduce students to policies Introduce students to policies – Assist in community development Assist in community development
GW Housing Programs GW Housing Programs Additional responsibilities Additional responsibilities during the academic year during the academic year – Connection to Faculty resources Connection to Faculty resources – Integration into the halls and Integration into the halls and campus campus – Respond to emergency needs and Respond to emergency needs and crisis crisis – Connect on a one-on-one level Connect on a one-on-one level
Freshman Day of Freshman Day of Service Service Serving those who have served us
Importance of a Importance of a First-Year Service First-Year Service Experience Experience Commence the GW freshman service experience Commence the GW freshman service experience and underscore/punctuate the culture of and underscore/punctuate the culture of service at the University. service at the University. For those students who may not be inclined For those students who may not be inclined to participate in service, the FDoS can to participate in service, the FDoS can spark a desire to get involved in and around spark a desire to get involved in and around the campus and city. the campus and city. Initiate new community partnerships, Initiate new community partnerships, strengthen existing relationships, and strengthen existing relationships, and encourage students to participate in on- encourage students to participate in on- going service after this initial experience. going service after this initial experience. Provides students the opportunity to meet Provides students the opportunity to meet upperclass student-leaders who are involved upperclass student-leaders who are involved in community service. in community service.
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