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QUEST: The value of QUEST: The value of pre-enrollment pre-enrollment programs to the programs to the successful transition successful transition

• f incoming fjrst-year
• f incoming fjrst-year

students students

Leslie Hahn Leslie Hahn Assistant Director, New Student Assistant Director, New Student Programs Programs University of Florida University of Florida leslieah@dso.ufm.edu leslieah@dso.ufm.edu

Goals for this Session Goals for this Session

I hope you will… I hope you will…

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Learn strategies for implementing Learn strategies for implementing pre-enrollment programs on your pre-enrollment programs on your campus campus

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Learn about a collaborative initiative Learn about a collaborative initiative at a 4-year public institution at a 4-year public institution

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Share successful strategies for Share successful strategies for approaching and securing faculty approaching and securing faculty involvement with student afgairs-led involvement with student afgairs-led initiatives on your campus initiatives on your campus

Session Overview Session Overview

 Value of Pre-Enrollment Programs;

Value of Pre-Enrollment Programs; what’s the literature say? what’s the literature say?

 QUEST Program at UF

QUEST Program at UF

 Goals

Goals

 Logistics, including budget

Logistics, including budget

 Assessment

Assessment

 Where do we go from here?

Where do we go from here?

 Discussion

Discussion

Value of Pre-Enrollment Value of Pre-Enrollment Programs Programs

 Chickering and Reisser (1993)

Chickering and Reisser (1993)

 Developing competence

Developing competence

 Developing autonomy

Developing autonomy

 Interpersonal relationships

Interpersonal relationships

 Tinto (1988) the value of social

Tinto (1988) the value of social integration in student retention integration in student retention

 Astin (1999) student involvement theory

Astin (1999) student involvement theory

 Dewey (1938) value of experiential

Dewey (1938) value of experiential learning learning

Additional Pre-Enrollment Additional Pre-Enrollment Programs Programs

 Camp Buckeye & Buckeye Adventures

Camp Buckeye & Buckeye Adventures, , The Ohio State University The Ohio State University

 GOPOP

GOPOP (Georgetown Outdoor Pre (Georgetown Outdoor Pre Orientation Program), Georgetown Orientation Program), Georgetown University University

 Camp Texas

Camp Texas, University of Texas , University of Texas

 WAFFYS

WAFFYS (Wilderness Adventures For (Wilderness Adventures For First-Year Students), UNC Chapel Hill First-Year Students), UNC Chapel Hill

Year One – Summer 2007 Year One – Summer 2007

 One Pilot Program with

One Pilot Program with Honors (11 students) Honors (11 students)

 Developed relationships

Developed relationships with TRIP Program with TRIP Program

 Created goals for

Created goals for program program

 Researched possible

Researched possible structures structures

 Graduate Student

Graduate Student Practicum Position Practicum Position (Spring 2008) (Spring 2008) Year Two – Summer 2008 Year Two – Summer 2008

 4 Trips (44 students)

4 Trips (44 students)

 Partnership between

Partnership between TRIP , NSP , Recreational TRIP , NSP , Recreational Sports, Faculty/Stafg Sports, Faculty/Stafg

 Refjned goals/learning

Refjned goals/learning

• utcomes
• utcomes

 Developed Assessment

Developed Assessment Plan Plan

 Marketed via Admissions

Marketed via Admissions & Orientation & Orientation

A Quick Glance Year 1 to Year 2…

QUEST Goals QUEST Goals

 Facilitate adjustment to University Life

Facilitate adjustment to University Life

 Encourage emotional, social, and

Encourage emotional, social, and personal development personal development

 Facilitate development of positive

Facilitate development of positive attitudes towards UF attitudes towards UF

 Provide an opportunity for student

Provide an opportunity for student leadership leadership

 Facilitate connection of new students

Facilitate connection of new students with faculty or stafg member with faculty or stafg member

Collaboration Collaboration

 Unique Collaboration with:

Unique Collaboration with:

 TRIP: Stafg and Student Leaders

TRIP: Stafg and Student Leaders

 Recreational Sports: Lake Wauberg

Recreational Sports: Lake Wauberg Stafg Stafg

 Faculty/Stafg Involvement

Faculty/Stafg Involvement

 Graduate Student Practicum

Graduate Student Practicum

 New Student Programs

New Student Programs

 Who does what?

Who does what?

Budget – Who Pays for Budget – Who Pays for This? This?

 Each trip cost participants $60

Each trip cost participants $60 (backpacking)-$120 (white water rafting) (backpacking)-$120 (white water rafting)

 Fee Waivers Available (EFC less than

Fee Waivers Available (EFC less than $500) $500)

 New Student Programs bought:

New Student Programs bought:

 T-shirts = $275

T-shirts = $275

 Fee Waivers = $1200

Fee Waivers = $1200

 Marketing/Printed Materials = $50

Marketing/Printed Materials = $50

 TRIP covered cost of Faculty Members

TRIP covered cost of Faculty Members (absorbed into student fees) (absorbed into student fees)

Assessment Plan Assessment Plan Components Components

 Paper Survey during van-ride home

Paper Survey during van-ride home

 Focus Groups with students in

Focus Groups with students in October October

 Email correspondence with Faculty

Email correspondence with Faculty Leaders Leaders

 Meeting with student trip leaders

Meeting with student trip leaders

Paper Survey Assessment, Paper Survey Assessment, n=29 n=29

As a result of your As a result of your QUEST QUEST experience… experience…

I feel more prepared to start college at UF. 10

(35.7%)

8

(28.6%)

9

(32.1%)

1

(3.6%)

I feel more comfortable to start college at UF. 13

(46.4%)

8

(28.6%)

6

(21.4%)

1

(3.6%)

I learned more about myself and what I am capable of. 10

(35.7%)

9

(32.1%)

7

(25%)

2

(7.1%)

I am more confident in myself. 8

(28.6%)

9

(32.1%)

11

(39.3%)

SA Agree Neutral Disagree SD

Paper Survey results, Paper Survey results, cont’ cont’

I made new friends that I anticipate staying in touch with during my first year. 15

(51.7%)

9

(31%)

5

(17.2%)

I made a connection with a UF Faculty

• r Staff member who I anticipate

staying in touch with during my first year. 14

(48.3%)

10

(34.5%)

5

(17.2%)

I feel more comfortable getting involved on campus my first year. 12

(41.4%)

12

(41.4%)

5

(17.2%)

I am excited to be a Gator. 20

(69%)

7

(24.1%)

1

(3.4%)

1

(3.4%)

SA Agree Neutral Disagree SD

Student comments (paper Student comments (paper survey & focus group)… survey & focus group)…

 “

“I already felt attached to UF because of I already felt attached to UF because of

• Quest. I already had a connection.”
• Quest. I already had a connection.”

 “

“That I can survive without a shower but not That I can survive without a shower but not without my phone.” without my phone.”

 “

“All of us were Facebook friends within 24 All of us were Facebook friends within 24 hours so we keep in touch that way.” hours so we keep in touch that way.”

 “

“I am independent. I am much stronger than I am independent. I am much stronger than I thought (not just physically).” I thought (not just physically).”

 “

“Not all my HS friends like being outside, so Not all my HS friends like being outside, so maybe you should do some non-outdoor maybe you should do some non-outdoor trips” trips”

Faculty Comments (email Faculty Comments (email feedback) feedback)

 “

“I enjoyed it and might do another one in the I enjoyed it and might do another one in the

• future. If the feedback from the students says
• future. If the feedback from the students says

that having a faculty member was a plus then I that having a faculty member was a plus then I might be even more interested in doing another might be even more interested in doing another trip” trip”

 “

“From reading the survey, it seems you have From reading the survey, it seems you have extremely lofty goals that I don’t think can be extremely lofty goals that I don’t think can be met” met”

 “

“We had a great time together. Lots of time to We had a great time together. Lots of time to talk around the campfjre. Conversations about talk around the campfjre. Conversations about UF , my past outdoor experiences, and music (my UF , my past outdoor experiences, and music (my fjeld) came up. On the other hand, they’re 18 and fjeld) came up. On the other hand, they’re 18 and I’m 49, possibly getting to know an old faculty I’m 49, possibly getting to know an old faculty member was not high on their priority list” member was not high on their priority list”

Student TRIP leaders Student TRIP leaders comments comments

 In a follow-up focus group with 4 Trip

In a follow-up focus group with 4 Trip leaders, they talked about: leaders, they talked about:

 Seeing students on campus together post-

Seeing students on campus together post- QUEST QUEST

 Night at Lake Wauberg was essential in

Night at Lake Wauberg was essential in forming bonds forming bonds

 Asked many questions about being a UF

Asked many questions about being a UF student student

 Training session with faculty members

Training session with faculty members would have been helpful would have been helpful

Challenges Faced Challenges Faced

 Business Trip did not fjll

Business Trip did not fjll

 Attempted a Leadership/Service Trip and

Attempted a Leadership/Service Trip and 2 Diversity Trips – did not fjll 2 Diversity Trips – did not fjll

 Assessment

Assessment

 Logistics & Communication with

Logistics & Communication with participants participants

 Developing waivers, etc – all new

Developing waivers, etc – all new materials! materials!

 Select your dates early (by Jan if possible)

Select your dates early (by Jan if possible)

Pre-planning & Ideas for Pre-planning & Ideas for Summer 09 Summer 09

 Journaling – other ways to assess?

Journaling – other ways to assess?

 TRIP and Faculty Training

TRIP and Faculty Training

 Diversity/Leadership Trips

Diversity/Leadership Trips

 Market, Market, Market

Market, Market, Market

 Use “goals” to develop “learning

Use “goals” to develop “learning

• utcomes”
• utcomes”

 Develop an online registration system

Develop an online registration system

 Connect with Orientation Sessions

Connect with Orientation Sessions

 Faculty-Led Trips (Summer 2010)

Faculty-Led Trips (Summer 2010)

Small Group Discussion Small Group Discussion

Chat with a few people sitting near Chat with a few people sitting near you… you…

 What is your reaction to a program such as

What is your reaction to a program such as this? Would it be feasible on your campus? this? Would it be feasible on your campus?

 Who might you want around the table at your

Who might you want around the table at your institution to brainstorm ways to make a institution to brainstorm ways to make a program like this happen on your campus? program like this happen on your campus?

 What are some fjrst steps that you might be

What are some fjrst steps that you might be able to take at your university if you do not able to take at your university if you do not already have a program in place similar to already have a program in place similar to QUEST? QUEST?