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Russell Althouse Associate Director Bucknell University. RECRUITING. Andy Morris Associate Director Binghamton University. Recruiting g l e e k s. Welcome Can I get a g l e e k update? Jewish g l e e k s ? LGBTQ g l e e k s LGBTQ Questions & Discussions Athletic g l e e k s
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Russell Althouse Associate Director Bucknell University RECRUITING Andy Morris Associate Director Binghamton University
Recruitinggleeks • Welcome • Can I get a gleekupdate? • Jewishgleeks? • LGBTQgleeks • LGBTQ Questions & Discussions • Athletic gleeks • Music/Art/Theatregleeks • College Search for gleeks • College Life for gleeks
Last Week on glee Recruitinggleeks
Last Week on glee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efTwN2miSgA Recruitinggleeks
Jewish gleeks Recruitinggleeks
Jewish Gleeks • May be or feel like a minority on campus; may have left a HS or community where they were a majority; • Strong parental approval during college search; • Helps to find the Jewish Community-on or off campus; Recruitinggleeks
Jewish Gleeks Must Have’s • Religious services/Sabbath accommodations; • Kosher dining options; • Jewish Student Association; • Hillel; • Chabad; • Jewish holiday observances; • Judaic studies option; Recruitinggleeks
Jewish Gleek Issues • Some desirous of Gap Year in Israel; • Isolation; • Discrimination/Intolerance/Hate; • Rift between Hillel & Chabad; • Anti-Zionism; • Muslim-Christian-Jewish relations; • Limits of distance from home; Recruitinggleeks
Hillel on Campus Recruitinggleeks
Chabad on Campus Recruitinggleeks
Beyond Matzah Ball Soup http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkNJ7RRpzAw Recruitinggleeks
College Search for Jewish Gleeks • From Jewish HSs-do colleges understand dual-curriculum? • Limited college visits to their HSs; • Weekend visit dates; • Kosher meal/snack items at receptions; • Discuss their religion or not? (parents will) Publications? • Feeling welcome; Recruitinggleeks
Recruitinggleeks “There is only one thing that 85% of Jews in this country do. There’s no 85% that keep Shabbat. There’s no 85% that keep Kosher. The only thing that 85% of Jews do is go to college. That’s where they are, and that’s where Hillel is.” –Avraham Infeld, June 2010
Gay Gleeks Go To College Recruitinggleeks
LGleeBTQ Recruitinggleeks
LGleeBTQ College Pre-Search HS Counseling Offices: • Help LBGTQ students to connect with HS or community groups even if outside school; • Need for visibility of LGBTQ issues; • Need for staff & student leader training; Recruitinggleeks
LGleeBTQ College Pre-Search HS Counseling Offices: • Educate school about Ally & Safe Zones; • Allies be champions in their schools; • All staff be corrective; Recruitinggleeks
LGleeBTQ College Search Issues • May or may not be “out”; • May belong to Gay Student Association (GSA) if out or as an “ally”; Recruitinggleeks
LGleeBTQ College Search Issues • Face discrimination/adversity/hate; • Lack of Allies-students, faculty, staff, community; • If no GSA’s—extreme isolation; Recruitinggleeks
LGleeBTQ College Search Tools Recruitinggleeks
LGleeBTQ Q&D What does Ally mean to you? Recruitinggleeks
LGleeBTQ Q&D Should School Counselors all be Allies in order to be effective college search coaches? Recruitinggleeks
LGleeBTQ Q&D Could HSs include LGBTQ question on “Pre-college search survey (along with other special populations)? Recruitinggleeks
LGleeBTQ Q&D Should a high school guidance or admissions office have a dedicated staff for LGBTQ students? Recruitinggleeks
LGleeBTQ Q&D Should school counseling offices take the lead in developing or facilitating GSA/LGBTQ groups? Recruitinggleeks
LGleeBTQ College Search • May engage in Gay-friendly college search without parental knowledge; • Benefit of dedicated staff person(s) and staff with Ally training and Safe Zone office space; Recruitinggleeks
LGleeBTQ College Search • Need for individual appointments at college visit; • Explore campus & community for LGBTQ groups, events, atmosphere; Recruitinggleeks
LGleeBTQ College Should Do’s • Web or print promotion of clubs and organizations supportive of LGBTQ issues; • Outside offices on campus GF?: Multi-cultural Office; Career Development Center; Alumni; Financial Aid; Alumni Affairs; Advancement; Recruitinggleeks
LGleeBTQ College Should Do’s • Attend “Pride College Fairs”; • Conduct Ally Training for all staff; • GF campus activities: Gay Pride Days (on or off campus); speakers; GSA’s; Recruitinggleeks
LGleeBTQ College Should Do’s • Offer Gender-Neutral self-identification on college applications and housing forms; • Be sensitive to students’ coming out to an admissions staff person-perhaps for the first time; Recruitinggleeks
LGleeBTQ College Should Do’s • Re-examine and update language of campus anti-discrimination policies and handbook rules of student and staff conduct; Recruitinggleeks
It WILL Get Better http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym0jXg-hKCI Recruitinggleeks
Athletic Gleeks Recruitinggleeks
Great Moments in Gleek Athletics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chria3SY6CQ Recruitinggleeks
Athletic Gleeks Basics • Strong parental involvement; • Viewed as single dimensional; • Privileges given and not always earned; • Under great scrutiny for drug & alcohol use; Recruitinggleeks
Athletic Gleeks Basics • Great time demands between home/school/sports; • Viewed as cliquey; Recruitinggleeks
Athletic Gleeks College Search • Engaged in two searches: • Academic; • Athletic; • Search for right level of competition • NCAA level; • Club Sport level; • Intramural level; Recruitinggleeks
Athletic Gleeks College Search • Competition for scholarships; • Special application process; coach outreach; • Caution about “Coach told me……” • Rejection Recruitinggleeks
Gleeks With Special Talents Recruitinggleeks
Gleeks With Special Talents • Many colleges offer special admissions processes and consideration for students brining to their campuses special talents that would benefit the campus community; • Art; music; theater; debate; creative writing; etc. • Often with an audition/portfolio/video students might receive a boost into admission for demonstrated development of one of these talents. Recruitinggleeks
Gleeks With Special Talents • May have lower academic record (attributed to over-involvement in their talent pursuit; • Need portfolio coaching early in HS; Recruitinggleeks
Gleeks With Special Talents • Time management necessary to handle practice/lessons/rehearsals/ studio time/etc. • May be “consumed” by interest and not devote essential time to college search process; Recruitinggleeks
Gleeks With Special Talents • Not all areas of special talent may be viewed as talent: • Not all art is art (sculpture & photography may not qualify for evaluation; • Film making may not be recognized; • Creative writing, journalism, or unusual performance skills may not get consideration; Recruitinggleeks
Gleeks With Special Talents • Students must search for college admissions’ policies for Special Talent consideration; • Expect special application process; • Expect early deadlines for submission of portfolio/work samples; Recruitinggleeks
Gleeks With Special Talents • Expect strict adherence to requested formats and specifications of submissions; • Expect an honest, professional, objective and perhaps “harsh” evaluation; Recruitinggleeks
Gleeks With Special Talents • Admission to college may or may not be contingent upon majoring in the desired special area; • If student is admissible without special consideration, review of submitted supporting material may or may not be reviewed; Recruitinggleeks