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Summer Reading Engaging Students: Admissions & Beyond ****************************** Catherine Andersen Judith T ermini Maria Waters Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. Gallaudet University The worlds only liberal arts university


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Summer Reading Engaging Students:

Admissions & Beyond

****************************** Catherine Andersen Judith T ermini Maria Waters Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.

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Gallaudet University

The world’s only liberal arts university for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people Enrollment: 1500 undergraduates

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What is Summer Reading?

  • Book chosen for all entering students
  • Faculty, stafg & extended community

participate

  • Semester-long series of events that

promote a common intellectual experience

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Why should we have a Summer Reading Program?

  • Establishes a culture of readers
  • Orients new students to critical

thinking & college level writing

  • Provides a springboard for faculty-

student conversation

  • Establishes academic expectations

before arrival

  • Connects to a larger mission
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Step 1: Book Selection

  • Should reinforce a university goal or

initiative

Academic Afgairs Planning Committee and University Credo:

  • Strengthen, nurture & infuse academic

culture into all aspects of Gallaudet community

  • Every person should be treated with

civility… our community is strengthened by the diversity of its members

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Where to look for possible selections

  • Electronic sources
  • Website

http://sc.edu/fye/resources/fyr/reading/read.html

  • Listserv
  • Summerreading@listproc.appstate.edu
  • College First Year Homepages
  • College publications
  • Colleagues
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Step 2: Reading the Possibilities

  • Read & narrow the choices

– involve faculty & students in the selection – consider readability

  • Contact agents and colleagues

– Author’s availability & cost – Author’s presentation style

NOW CHOOSE YOUR BOOK!

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Step 3: Preparation

  • Send letter & guided reading

questions to newly admitted students

  • Update your website
  • Begin campus-wide advertising to

engage faculty/stafg

  • Stock your bookstore
  • Plan coming semester events
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Step 4: Activities & Events

  • New Student Orientation & Convocation
  • Semester events prior to author visit

– Workshops – Panel Discussions – Essay Contest – Movie Night – Dorm Programs – Reading recognition buttons

  • Author visit to campus
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Step 5 : Assessment

  • Do summer readings accomplish

your goals ?

  • Use both quantitative and

qualitative measures

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Assessment

Quantitative

  • Numbers and

Percentages

  • Head Counts
  • Academic Progress

Qualitative

  • Student

Perceptions

  • Faculty/stafg

Perceptions

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Assessment Instruments

  • First Year Seminar evaluations
  • National surveys with questions

related to your goals

  • Head counts at events
  • Academic progress in courses that

use the book

  • Faculty/stafg/community feedback
  • Student papers and journals
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Student survey results:

  • I read Tuesdays With Morrie 92%
  • I attended an event 61%
  • Summer reading is a good idea 76%
  • Reading this book made me want to

read more 63%

  • I want more events like Tuesdays With

Morrie 50%

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Results, continued:

  • After reading T

uesdays With Morrie I

  • Appreciated life more 63%
  • Appreciated friends more 49%
  • Appreciate family more 49%
  • Appreciated teachers more 40%
  • Was more focused on academics 22%
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More results:

Selected student journals

  • “My father had ALS... I never knew…”
  • “I am curious about last year’s book and

what will you choose for next year?”

  • “Do you think Mitch follows his own

message?”

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More results:

Faculty comments

  • “What have you chosen for next

year?”

  • “Can you send me the guided

questions?”

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Contact Information

Catherine.Andersen@gallaudet.edu Director First Year Experience Judith.T ermini@gallaudet.edu Coordinator First Year Experience Maria.Waters@gallaudet.edu Coordinator First Year Experience http://fye.gallaudet.edu

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Collaboration

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