Charter project kick off final 3 29 11
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Transcript of Charter project kick off final 3 29 11
3/29/2011
What Signature Experience is about…
What we have been doing…
• Aligning the University• Removing Barriers to Student
Success• Making our Spaces Count
Where we are today…
Enhancing Transfer Student Engagement
Scope
Develop an intentional community driven process by which transfer students become engaged and successful members of the Wesleyan community.
This process begins at the students time of acceptance and continues through the time at which the student identifies sufficient campus resources and engenders a sense of shared belonging to the Wesleyan campus.
Project Steward: Pati Alexander
Enhancing Transfer Student Engagement
• Deliverables Using existing student engagement related data,
identify what attracts and engages transfer students to the Wesleyan campus
Understand the current process for engaging transfer students and identify lessons learned from the current Freshman engagement process
Benchmark process from a select number of similarly positioned universities; coordinate potential targets and activities with other streams of work
Enhancing Transfer Student Engagement
Recommend opportunities for improvement … identify both “quick hits” and long term needs for program or process developments
Integrate insights and recommendations with on-going work in the career services and facilities areas
Organizing to Deliver on the Career Promise Scope
Develop an integrated approach to career preparation that includes academic programming, career counseling, with opportunities for meaningful career-related experiences and career placement services that support placement in a preferred profession.
Project Steward: Allen Henderson
Organizing to Deliver on the Career Promise Deliverables
Using 3-4 pathfinder undergraduate majors… understand the current process for career preparation from point of admission to professional placement
Benchmark the process from a select number of similarly positioned universities; coordinate potential targets and activities with other streams of work
Organizing to Deliver on the Career Promise
Recommend opportunities for improvement … identify both “quick hits” and long term needs for program, process, and/or structure of services
Integrate insights and recommendations with on-going work on transfer student engagement and facilities areas
Making Our Spaces Count
Scope
Using input from stakeholders, make our physical and virtual spaces positively contribute to the overall student experience.
Project Steward: Bill Bleibdrey
Making Our Spaces Count
May include
Examining the location, layout, and design of physical spaces;
Addressing/improving facilities maintenance, furnishing, fixtures, and displays
Execution of Classroom.Next designs
Development of virtual spaces
Making Our Spaces Count
Deliverables Using survey and usage data, identify what
elements attract and engages students
Benchmark from a select number of similarly positioned universities; coordinate potential targets and activities with other streams of work
Recommend opportunities for improvement … identify both “quick hits” and long term needs
Integrate insights and recommendations with on-going work and Master Plan
Enhancing Campus Communications
ScopeAddress communication in two areas:
Develop process that coordinates and facilitates the scheduling and communication of “events based “ information to the campus community
Communicating about the “Signature Experience” to all constituencies
Project Steward: Joan Canty
Enhancing Campus Communications
Deliverables
With regard to events-based communications:
Using existing student and alumni data, identify what types of information attracts and engages them along with their preferred methods of communication
Understand the current process for scheduling and communicating events based information
Enhancing Campus Communications
Benchmark process from a select number of similarly positioned universities; coordinate potential targets and activities with other streams of work
Recommend opportunities for improvement
Enhancing Campus Communications
With regard to Signature Experience communications: Develop communication strategy and tools that can
be used with all stakeholder groups (students, employees, alumni, board, community partners, and donors)
Make recommendations about content and context for messaging across multiple medium, including advertising, signage, promotions, collateral, and other structured communication
Develop a sustainable model for developing communication materials long term