The Admissions Coordinator collects information about the students' goals, any obstacles and what they are most excited to learn so we can talk generally with the group at orientation, We never talk about a specific student, rather inform the whole group
Knowing if a student is new to town can help faculty keep an eye on them. Also a students previuos experience related to the field of study, and how many of the students are currently employed.
We do not get any of this information. I believe there may be some privacy issues involved but as far as we instructors are concerned we are not given information as that time. This does not mean I do find out about my students when they enter my class. I alwaystry to know something about each student and give them some information about myself.
Admissions does not share this information with faculty. It made me think of when I taught in middle school and guidance did not share information that would have been beneficial in how we interacted with the student. Makes me want to move forward with this idea..
Our admissions reps record information on students, such as, their educational background, contact information and interests.
At our institution, our student's career goals is an imperative knowledge that can help the instructors guide the students along the riht path for them.
Lee,
Their reason for returning to school ad career goals can be especially helpful in retention efforts.
Susan Backofen
Keegan,
....and this information is also very useful in retention efforts. If a student states their goal up front, reminding them of what they said when they inquired can be very helpful.
Susan Backofen
Melissa,
Glad to hear that the faculty proactively reach out to acquaint themselves with the students. This makes such a huge difference!
Susan Backofen
Our admission's staff is trained to report any potential obstacles to the appropriate faculty such as learning disabilities, low self-esteem, or coming from a home environment that is potentially non-supportive. A student who starts a program and does not finish because of a lack of communication between admissions and faculty is a "lose-lose" for all parties.
some of the information students share with us during the admissions process is:
1. primary reason for going to school
2. highest level of education completed
3. prior college experience
4. support team phone numbers
5. career goals
Our Admissions department collect goals and interests from new students. At this time, not al faculty are privy to this information before starting their courses.
This module has made me realize that I might want to suggest each teacher gets at least basic info on student goals, fears, interests etc in order to better personalize interactions with students.
At the college where I currently work, we take every chance to respect the privacy of the student. While admissions does assist the academics department as needed for newly started students, we do not share personal information that is collected through the admissions process.
The Student Services department and individual instructors are asked to reach out to each student to get to know them and form relationships. This can start through a survey or a quick, informal meeting.
I agree Ad Reps should be apart and clarity to question should be a must
We have a portal on our computer system that faculty can share any contact with students. We report any issues or absences here. It is a great way for all faculty and directors to stay informed about each issue with the students, good or bad.
Heather King
They should obtain why the student came to school. Find out any obstacles they may face while pursuing their education. Just a general biography of each student would be helpful in knowing more about each student.
Heather King
Admissions discusses a lot of personal information with students about why they are coming to school, and what their fears and/or potential obstacles are. This is great for faculty to be able to reference: With this, we can remind students going through difficult times of why they are in school, and help to reinforce their commitment. It is also helpful in making their education a more personal/tailored experience. We can reommend tutoring is students expressed a fear about a particular subject, and we can see areas where they may have struggled in the past, and tackle those proactively.
Our admissions dept. and program director always ask our students what brings to them to the program of their choice, to find out if they are really in it for right reasons.
Our admissions teams asks students to provide them with potential things that could happen that will cause them to drop (not in those words, but you get my picture hopefully). In addition, they get the potential graduate to provide solutions to these barriers. This could be very helpful when a student says they are going to drop.
Admissions also gets the students to write the reasons they are in school now. This too is very helpful when a student is discouraged or wants to drop.
Our whole system, as they go from department to department is electronically add to the students file. Each teacher has access to any student in his/her class. If a student does not come to class the teacher calls the student to see if there is a problem, this information all goes into their electronic file.
