student services, financial aid, and graduate employment.I tell my students to seek these people out for help and guidance. We are all part of a team for your success.We stress"one life at a time" it works very well for us. There have been times when I have asked a member of a department to come and speak to my class and that works well also.
We have Academics, Student Services, Career Services, Student Accounts and Finance all available for students during orientation. We use the progressive approach during orientation to keep the students involved in the process
Naturally our faculty is most involved with students on a daily basis. As such, our faculty members have a rotating schedule to participate in orientations. Probably the next most involved group is student services and student retention. They are present and make presentations all orientations, in addition to other departments in the school that may not be involved with students on a daily basis, but are definitely important resources.
We have an orientation that involves all the departments of the school and put a face with each department. We also have student success dept to help students feel at home.
Shannon--
This is excellent!
Susan
We have our faculty giving tours of the classrooms they teach in and talk about the activities we do in those classes.
each of our departments are involved in the orientation process. We welcome the students and offer them an overview of the departments that will support their learning success. Each department addresses the orientation with an overview of their support services and expectations of the students.
Our school uses an all hands approach to orientation. We have representatives from all departments at student orientation including faculty, career services, student service, IT, library and facilities.
Faculty definitely have the most interation with students and they've been a constant part of our orientation from greeting them at the door to providing presentations school policies.
financial aid,student services,we involve all the services with our students Tutoring and all the student services are pressented to them every phase in a S.O.P. (standard operating procedure) power pointe production at the start of every class.
Kevin--
You are so correct. The entire campus needs to work together to assist students. Intentionally building relationships with people in other departments is very effective. Great job.
Susan
The instructors have the most involvement with the student (which I am) however, student services would be next in line to the level of interaction with students. With student services I try to keep communication with them and improve the relationship. I feel that good relationships with the people in other departments tends to make the communication flow more freely and with more "inside" information that can warn you of things that could effect your students ahead of time and prevent problems before they happen.
A random assortment of faculty with different backgrounds attend the orientations and are introduced to the students.
Students do have plenty of opportunities to interact. They have to gather info throughout the campus, there is plenty of staff roaming the allways tto guide them. There is also graduate students at hand.
The faculty on our campus have the most day-to-day interactions with the student body. However, Student Services and Student Accounts are also very involved with students.
Tim--
This sounds like a good agenda. I especially like bringing them back on day two for the 'Student Support' presentation. This is great timing as they may have already encountered some difficulties.
Susan
At our campus, admissions has the least to do with orientation. The Campus President opens with a welcome and a pep talk. Student Services follows with a 30 minute presentation on their department. Education has a 20 minute presentation on basic policies and procedures and first day expectations. Employment Services ends with a overview of how their department works for the new student. On the second day of class, we bring the students back for "Student Support Presentation". We discuss how to plan a budget, a short questionaire to follow up on any pressing issues and short intros by different support contacts to put a name with a face. This seems to have stomped out some of the initial axiety of the new students and builds a positive foundation of support for their success.
Student services is key here. They will come into orientation, Kind of meet and greet. Asure them they are there to help,and what they can help with.
James--
Sounds like you have all the important areas available.
Susan
we have people from most of the departments that the students use. people from financial aid, student services, employment services, instructors and each of them tell the students what each dept does and the best way to utilize there services. i personally am not involved with the orientation process.
