Transcript Summer 2009 - University of Kansas

Student Success at KU
New Student Orientation
Summer 2009
Purpose of Session
 Highlight transitions for your students
and for you as parents.
 Share resources available for you and
your daughter/son.
 Discuss how we can provide a positive
experience for your daughter/son.
Our Goal is…
… to help your
daughter/son
become a
responsible adult,
graduate and
“Walk Down the Hill”
at commencement
in 2013.
What is Student Success?
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Earning a degree – on time!
Doing well academically
Feeling safe
Being healthy
Being involved
Achieving one’s goals
Student Success Departments
 Academic Achievement and
Access Center
 Counseling and Psychological
Services
 Department of Student Housing
 Hilltop Child Development
Center
 KU Info
 KU Memorial Unions
 KU Recreation Services
 KU Writing Center
 Legal Services for Students
 New Student Orientation
 Office of Admissions and
Scholarships
 Office of Multicultural Affairs
 Office of Student Financial Aid
 Office of the University Registrar
 Student Health Services
 Student Information Systems
 Student Involvement and
Leadership Center
 Student Success Technology
Services
 University Advising Center
 University Career Center
Over 900 employees committed to your student’s success! With leadership
provided by the Office of the Vice Provost for Student Success.
Chickering’s Developmental
Stages for New Students
 Developing competence
 Managing emotions
 Developing autonomy
Borgman, Jim. “Can you relate?” Cincinnati Enquirer. August 20, 2006.
Developmental Issues for You
 Your changing role
 Having confidence in your student
 Managing your emotions
 Staying connected
Degrees of Parental Involvement
Listening
Advice
Assistance
resources
support
encouragement
Source: Mullendore, King, Watson, and Merriman
advocacy
intervention
Scenario on Developing
Competence
Your daughter calls home because
she does not feel well and she
wants to know if you think she
should see a doctor.
What KU Will Do
Student Health Services
Department of Student Housing
What You Can Do
 Listen
 Show concern
 Support her decision to seek help
 Tell her about campus resources
Scenario on Managing Emotions
Your son calls. He is
struggling with English 101.
He earned good grades in
high school and thought he
was a good writer.
It sounds like he is a bit upset
with himself and frustrated.
What KU Will Do
 Instructors with office hours
 KU Writing Center
 Academic Achievement and Access
Center
 Academic Advisor at the University
Advising Center
What You Can Do
 Listen by saying “Tell me what’s going
on.”
 Ask what he has thought about doing
to address the problem.
 Tell him about campus resources.
 Help him develop a plan.
Scenario on Developing
Autonomy
Your daughter texts to tell you she was
just elected President of the DG@KU
Club (Doing Great at KU)!
What KU Will Do
 Student Involvement and Leadership
Center (SILC)
 Office of Multicultural Affairs
 KU Recreation Services
 Student Union Activities (SUA)
 Student recognition events
What You Can Do
 Celebrate, too!
 Encourage continued development
and involvement
Coping Strategies
 Recognize that concerns are normal.
 Make sure you have support.
 A “bump in the road” may happen.
 Celebrate these new milestones.
 Stay connected through the KU Parent
Association (KUPA).
Office of the Vice Provost for
Student Success
133 Strong Hall
785-864-4060 www.vpss.ku.edu
 Marlesa A, Roney, Ph.D., Vice Provost
 Email: [email protected]
 Home telephone: 785-842-4586
 Frank DeSalvo, Ph.D., Associate Vice Provost
 Email: [email protected]
 Lori Reesor, Ph.D., Associate Vice Provost
 Email: [email protected]
 Kathryn Nemeth Tuttle, Ph.D., Associate Vice Provost
 Email: [email protected]
Questions?
Student Success.
It’s not just our name,
it’s our mission