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All college meeting 8.2.pdf

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September 27, 2011
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All college meeting 8.2.pdf

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jeanpeden

September 27, 2011

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  1. Outline • Introductions • Overview of the Undergraduate Colleges •

    New initiatives – Website – Battle of the Undergraduate Colleges – Academic Standing/Judicial Research Project – Internships – Assessment of Undergraduate Colleges • Lunchtime tasks
  2. Review of the UGCs • What WE do for first-year

    students – Team Leadership – Seminars – Advising – Programming – Community Building • Why WE do it – Reduce Psychological Size of the University – Connect students to each other, faculty and staff – Help students develop academically, socially – Set high standards for student success here – Build bridges
  3. Battle of the UGCs • Community building initiative • Tasks:

    – Getting students involved – Volunteering for field day, college bowl, dodgeball – Have fun and participate, too • One program per month (mostly) • Thanks to Jeremy, Erika, Candace, Dillon, Patrick (and colleagues from Athletics, Campus Recreation and UAA)
  4. Research Project • Investigating link between first-year students on academic

    action and involvement in conduct code violations • Potential for early intervention with at-risk students • Thanks to Sarah and Joan
  5. Internships • ACH,GLS, HDV, ITS, LDS, SSO 488 – Students

    learn about contemporary issues in higher education, community building, and teaching at a research university through hands-on work with faculty mentors. Work assigned will include participation in the planning and operation of events and initiatives sponsored by the Undergraduate Colleges. • Students are required to submit written reports on their experiences to the Undergraduate Colleges office and Faculty Directors • 1 credit = 4 hours per week, 2=8, 3=12 • May be repeated up to a limit of 6 credits • 1 or 2 per college for the first pilot semester
  6. Upcoming Events • 101 Instructor Conference Wednesday, August 5 •

    UGC portion of Experience Stony Brook, Saturday August 28 • Prostaff meeting early in the semester: Assessment – Thanks to Dave, Sarah, Kevin, Manny and Jason
  7. Lunchtime Tasks • Feedback on Website • Ideas for Internship

    Tasks – Possible tasks – Learning goals • Review plans for the UGC time during Opening Weekend