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Faculty Expectations. (Please find a pen or pencil…you’ll need one during the presentation!) SOAR Heartland Community College For students enrolling for Fall Semester 2009 Ma‘alesh 舒暢. Presented by Chris Miller I stole this from Lisa Putnam Cole 268-8855 Chris.miller@heartland.edu.
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Faculty Expectations (Please find a pen or pencil…you’ll need one during the presentation!) SOAR Heartland Community College For students enrolling for Fall Semester 2009 Ma‘alesh 舒暢
Presented by Chris Miller I stole this from Lisa Putnam Cole 268-8855 Chris.miller@heartland.edu
Overview • Why are you in college? • What skills and qualities do employers seek? • What skills and qualities do HCC faculty assist students in developing? • In what types of behaviors do successful students engage?
Why are you in college? • Because you. . . • Want to earn a degree? • Want to get a job (or a better job)? • Want to improve personal skills? • Don’t really know what else to do right now?
What skills and qualities do employers seek? • Communication skills (4.7) • Honesty and integrity (4.7) • Interpersonal skills (4.5) • relates well to others • Motivation and initiative (4.5) • Strong work ethic (4.5) • Teamwork skills (4.5) • works well with others
What skills and qualities do HCC faculty assist student in developing? • Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing • Appreciate human diversity and commonality from a global perspective • Solve problems in a variety of settings • Think critically about issues
In what types of behaviors do successful students engage? • Top Ten Tips for Success • Prepared by HCC faculty • Based on experience and observations
Top Ten Tips for Success • 10: Utilize HCC’s free student resources • 9: Complete your assignments • 8: Purchase required materials • 7: Prioritize your academic work • 6: Know yourself
Top Ten Tips for Success • 5: Organize your time • 4: Know your syllabus • 3: Build relationships • 2: Attend classes • 1: Develop productive attitudes • Toward your instructor and other students • Toward learning
In the end, • Your success at Heartland is • all • about • YOU!! • Welcome and good luck!