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Hitting the Bull’s Eye: The Arrow First-Year Experience. Presented by Leslie Monaco and Gina Vance. Needs Assessment. Parent survey results Judicial cases Peer mediation referrals. Creating a Program for Needs Assessment . Reflective process Car brainstorming Identify top needs
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Hitting the Bull’s Eye: The Arrow First-Year Experience Presented by Leslie Monaco and Gina Vance
Needs Assessment • Parent survey results • Judicial cases • Peer mediation referrals
Creating a Program for Needs Assessment • Reflective process • Car brainstorming • Identify top needs • Create the format • Identify target audience • Facilitators • Incentives for participation
FYE Sessions • Roommate Relationships • Decision making • Get Involved! Balancing academics & campus involvement • Study skills, resources, and academic check-in • Alcohol/drug awareness • Wrap up & Celebration
Program Assessment Survey results • Small group discussion well received • Active presentations better received than lecture format • 93% of participants said they would recommend this to new students
Program Assessment • Participants reported overwhelmingly learning something new about Ursuline College, developing relationships with a new student or group of students through FYE, becoming more familiar with campus resources, they would implement ONE learning from FYE, and they would be more successful at Ursuline as a result of FYE.
Program Assessment Anecdotal Information • Wrap up session skits focus on alcohol awareness • Strong connection with group leaders • Increase in campus involvement • Blogging vs. Facebook
Additional Assessment • Focus groups with group leaders • Focus groups with participants • Use participants to develop future sessions • Select group leaders from participants