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New Student orientation

Honors Program. New Student orientation . Honors programs assist students with exceptional promise who hope to make meaningful contributions to society

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New Student orientation

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  1. Eric Dubitsky, Katelyn Eisenhooth, Jessica Hakes, Kari Wetzel Honors Program New Student orientation

  2. Honors programs assist students with exceptional promise who hope to make meaningful contributions to society Honors programs promotes academic excellence, engages students in the development of ethical global perspectives, promotes civic involvement and encourages leadership development The central goal of Honors education is academic enrichment; honors programs are based on how student profit from close contact with faculty, smaller courses, seminars, etc. WHAT IS HONORS? Perry’s Dualism  Multiplicity  Relativism Baxter Magolda- Self-Authorship Chickering’s Establishing Identity Vector & Developing mature relationships

  3. ‘Gesture Your Name’ Erikson’s creating intimacy instead of isolation, overcoming barriers of familiarity. Ice breaker

  4. President and deans of the college • Question and answer session. • You are more than a number. • Schlossberg’s Marginalizing and Mattering – students are important and we care about your development from the top down.

  5. Leadershiptraining • Team-building • Directions • Cup Pyramid Activity • Preventing, managing and surviving conflict • Role-play with different situations • Group activity with a Conflict Case Study • Teambuilding for success using Kolb’s Learning Style Model to help students to develop strategies and tools to work effectively on a team of many different people. • Chickering’s Seven Vector Theory: Competence-interpersonal • Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument – help students understand conflict and how to resolve it in the best way possible • Chickering’s Seven Vector Theory: Competence-interpersonal • Kolb’s Learning Style Model

  6. Diversity training • What is diversity? • Group exercise: Diversity Chain • Meet representatives from different diversity groups on campus. • Discussion Panel about campus diversity and about how to get involved in these diversity groups • Sanford’s Differentiation and Integration Theory • Schlossberg’s Marginalization and Mattering  Theory • Chickering’s Fourth Vector – Developing Mature Relationships • Feldman and Newcomb’s Peer Learning Theory • Astin’s Theory of Involvement

  7. What would you do? (Reflective Activity) • Turban-wearing applicant rejected • Harmless joke or cyber-bullying • Interracial couple harassed • Group discussion to follow this exercise • King and Kitchener’s reflective judgment model, • Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, • Perry’s Intellectual Development Theory

  8. Discovering academic options and majors available on campus. • Kolb’s Learning Assessment. • To learn your own learning styles. • Peer Mentors • Sanford – create a challenging and supportive environment • Perry- moving from "dualism to relativism" • Feldman/Newcomb – Student needs (peers and faculty) Academic Enrichment

  9. Take Myers/Briggs Personality Test Understand careers available within your chosen major Chickering – Developing purpose. Myers/Briggs – how individuals orient themselves to the world and how they relate to the environment Holland- vocational personality type Magolda- Self authorship Career Services

  10. Meet with Director of Academic Advising. Learning how to register for classes. Chickering – Developing Autonomy & Developing Purpose Magolda- Self authorship. Sanford- Challenge & Support. Schlossberg- margilization and mattering Academic Advising

  11. Community Service • Required service projects as part of honors program. • Opportunities for service. • Think of one service opportunity to complete as a class this semester. • Think of one service opportunity to complete as an individual. • Schlossberg – marginality/mattering. Erikson (stage 7) – generativity vs. stagnation (engaging self and providing other opportunity through service).

  12. Innovative solutions- providing tools for the students to creatively solve issues. • Think of a current problem that effects you or your world and create solution • Sanford – Creating a challenging and supportive environment. • Perry – Moving students from a dualism to relativism. • King & Kitchener- Reflective Judgment Model Creative thinking

  13. Dinner in the dinning hall Guest Speaker – Dr. NdamukongSuh – Director Stress Management Cleveland Clinic Chickering – creating meaningful relationships. Erikson (stage 6) – intimacy vs. isolation (establishing relationships with others) Peer Dinner

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