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FYE Program Summer

Name of Program

Target Audience

Methods

Intended Outcomes

Evaluation Strategy

Campus Partners

“First-Gen Connex”

(First-Generation Mentoring Program)

First-generation students and alumni

- large group student and alumni dinners/ receptions for networking and support

- one-on-one mentoring between students and alumni

- increased retention of First-gen students

- First-gen alumni contribute more to LUC in time and money

- more first-gen students enroll in LUC

- survey of student participants

-NSSE data

- Alumni Association

- Office of Student Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

“First-Year Intelligence”

(Freshman Advisory Council)

Freshman sudents

-Bi-monthly meetings where council brings classmates’ concerns together

- monthly meeting w/ FYE to share freshman concerns

- programming to increase awareness of presence and support of FYE office

- increase student satisfaction with student services

- survey of student participants

-NSSE data

- Residence Life

 

 

 

Transfer Advisory Council

Transfer students

- Bi-monthly meetings where council brings transfers’ concerns together

- will include monthly meeting w/ FYE to share transfer concerns

- programming to increase awareness of presence and support of FYE office

- increase student satisfaction with student services

-survey of student participants

- NSSE data

 

At-Risk Student Outreach

New students identified by Institutional Research as “at-risk”

- email advisories regarding FYE’s presence and available support

- email announcements with on-campus events/activities to improve connections and success on campus

- correspondence to encourage students earning >3.0 in first semester

- one-on-one meetings with students earning <2.5 in first semester for case management

- increase at-risk student use of campus resources

- increase retention of at-risk students

- improve academic performance of at-risk students

- retention data / exit interviews

- GPA tracking

-survey of at risk students

- Office of Academic Advising and Services (OAAS)

One Book

Incoming students, entire university community

- one book chosen by group of faculty and staff for entire freshman class to read / for entire university to read

- convocation speaker will speak to themes of book

- university faculty encouraged to incorporate book’s themes in course work

- speakers and round table discussions held throughout the year for students, faculty and staff to talk about book

- increased student satisfaction with academic experience

- increased engagement in co-curricular activities

- New Student Survey

- One Book One University committee

Loyola Seminar

First-year students (freshmen and transfers)

- voluntary one credit course, offered on various topics

- small setting, active learning environment

- co-curricular outings and cultural activities outside the classroom

- increased retention of seminar attendees

- increase student satisfaction with academic experience

- retention data

-course evaluations

- NSSE Data

 

- LUC faculty and staff

Learning Communities

Freshmen matriculating in term 1086 (and beyond)

- cohort learning for small groups of 30-40 students

- students take 3 classes together each semester (one of which is Loyola Seminar)

- 2 peer mentors assigned to each LC to facilitate integration and out-of-classroom learning and involvement

- students participate in service learning and retreats

- increased retention of LC participants

- increased student satisfaction with campus life

- increased satisfaction with academic experience

- retention data / exit interviews

- survey of student participants 

- NSSE data

- LUC Faculty

- OAAS

Name of Program

Target Audience

Methods

Intended Outcomes

Evaluation Strategy

Campus Partners

“First-Gen Connex”

(First-Generation Mentoring Program)

First-generation students and alumni

- large group student and alumni dinners/ receptions for networking and support

- one-on-one mentoring between students and alumni

- increased retention of First-gen students

- First-gen alumni contribute more to LUC in time and money

- more first-gen students enroll in LUC

- survey of student participants

-NSSE data

- Alumni Association

- Office of Student Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

“First-Year Intelligence”

(Freshman Advisory Council)

Freshman sudents

-Bi-monthly meetings where council brings classmates’ concerns together

- monthly meeting w/ FYE to share freshman concerns

- programming to increase awareness of presence and support of FYE office

- increase student satisfaction with student services

- survey of student participants

-NSSE data

- Residence Life

 

 

 

Transfer Advisory Council

Transfer students

- Bi-monthly meetings where council brings transfers’ concerns together

- will include monthly meeting w/ FYE to share transfer concerns

- programming to increase awareness of presence and support of FYE office

- increase student satisfaction with student services

-survey of student participants

- NSSE data

 

At-Risk Student Outreach

New students identified by Institutional Research as “at-risk”

- email advisories regarding FYE’s presence and available support

- email announcements with on-campus events/activities to improve connections and success on campus

- correspondence to encourage students earning >3.0 in first semester

- one-on-one meetings with students earning <2.5 in first semester for case management

- increase at-risk student use of campus resources

- increase retention of at-risk students

- improve academic performance of at-risk students

- retention data / exit interviews

- GPA tracking

-survey of at risk students

- Office of Academic Advising and Services (OAAS)

One Book

Incoming students, entire university community

- one book chosen by group of faculty and staff for entire freshman class to read / for entire university to read

- convocation speaker will speak to themes of book

- university faculty encouraged to incorporate book’s themes in course work

- speakers and round table discussions held throughout the year for students, faculty and staff to talk about book

- increased student satisfaction with academic experience

- increased engagement in co-curricular activities

- New Student Survey

- One Book One University committee

Loyola Seminar

First-year students (freshmen and transfers)

- voluntary one credit course, offered on various topics

- small setting, active learning environment

- co-curricular outings and cultural activities outside the classroom

- increased retention of seminar attendees

- increase student satisfaction with academic experience

- retention data

-course evaluations

- NSSE Data

 

- LUC faculty and staff

Learning Communities

Freshmen matriculating in term 1086 (and beyond)

- cohort learning for small groups of 30-40 students

- students take 3 classes together each semester (one of which is Loyola Seminar)

- 2 peer mentors assigned to each LC to facilitate integration and out-of-classroom learning and involvement

- students participate in service learning and retreats

- increased retention of LC participants

- increased student satisfaction with campus life

- increased satisfaction with academic experience

- retention data / exit interviews

- survey of student participants 

- NSSE data

- LUC Faculty

- OAAS