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- 1. Student Life A StudentAffairs Perspective Serving students. Developing leaders. 100% engagement.
- 2. Students come toJohn Jay from varying backgrounds.
- 3. Beatriz • High SchoolAverage: 90% • SAT Score: 1100 • Attended a highly ranked out-of-state high school
- 4. Oscar • High schoolis ranked one of the most underperforming in the city • Raised by a grandparent • Came to John Jay with an average of 74%
- 5. Nina • Raised ina disadvantaged community in Brooklyn • Gang affiliated • Young mother
- 6. Elliot • Came toJohn Jay with a high school average of 85% • Church leader in his community • Musically talented
- 7. Academic Preparation & Talent Expectationsabout the College Experience Culture, Family & Community ExpectationsPhysical Assets/Issues Financial Assets/Issues Spirituality & Values Motivation Drive Ambition Priority placed on education The first six weeks are most critical to persistence (Pascarella & Terenzini, 1991). A Holistic View of the Student…
- 8. Minimum Expectations: • Satisfactoryacademic progress and eligibility • Crystallized career and life goals • Successful integration into life on campus • Quality social and personal relationships
- 9. Some Student AffairsBasics In “Taking Student Retention Seriously,” Vincent Tinto identifies five conditions that stand out in support of retention: 1. Expectations • No one rises to low expectations. 2. Advice • Provide clear and consistent information. 3. Support • Academic, social, and personal 4. Involvement • Frequency and quality of contact with faculty, staff, and students 5. Learning • Students who learn are students who stay. In 2007, Kuh, Kinzie, Buckley, Bridges, and Hayek defined “student engagement as the time and effort students devote to activities that are empirically linked to desired outcomes of college.” They also assert that “institutions should be intentional about how they allocate and employ resources to foster engagement and develop a process that results in improved student outcomes.” *Henning, About Campus, Sept-Oct 2012/VOL. 17, NO. 4
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- 11. Beatriz • Leaves JohnJay frustrated • Feels disconnected from a larger community beyond her small cohort • Does not participate in any on-campus activities, events, or organizations Oscar • Graduating in December with a degree in Political Science (3.2 GPA) • Participated in the Ron Brown Program & is active in UMI Nina • 3.9 GPA • BA/MA student • Auxiliary Police Officer • Focused on community service Elliot • Recent alum • Accepted to law school with a $10,000/year scholarship • Former club leader Engagement makes the difference!
- 12. A Holistic Viewof Engagement & Retention
- 13. Vice President, StudentAffairs Athletics Academic Department of Counseling Strategic Initiatives & Programs SAA Budget Wellness & Resources Senior Director, Student Affairs Engagement & Success Dean of Students Health Office Counseling Services Accessibility Services Women’s Center Children’s Center Office of Military & Veteran Services Center for Student Involvement & Leadership Urban Male Initiative Community Outreach & Service Learning Residence Life Student Relations Career Services
- 14. Reducing Barriers IncreasingEngagement • Academic Preparation • Complex Family Situations • Lack of Cultural Capital • Financial Burden • Wellness Challenges • Physical & Cognitive Disabilities • College Bureaucracy • Out-of-Class Experiences • Involvement/Spirit/Community • Leadership • Travel • Residential Living • Campus-Related Work • Internships • Service • Peer Mentoring • Setting & Upholding Community Standards
- 16. Behavioral Intervention Team (B.I.T.) Assisting Students inDistress See Something. Say Something. Do Something.
- 17. • Dean ofStudents (chairperson) • Director of Accessibility Services • Director of Public Safety • Director of Health Services • Director of Counseling • Director of the Women’s Center • College Council • Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response Advocate • 2-3 Counselors BIT Team Structure: BIT@jjay.cuny.edu
- 18. DISTRESSED StudentDISRUPTIVE Student Astudent whose conduct is clearly and imminently: • reckless • disorderly • dangerous or threatening • including self-harmful behavior A student with persistent behaviors such as: • unduly anxious • sad • irritable • withdrawn • confused • lacks motivation and/or concentration • seeks constant attention • demonstrates bizarre or erratic behavior • expresses suicidal or threatening thoughts If you are concerned for your or others’ safety, call Public Safety at 212-237-8888, or call 911. Report incident to: Public Safety – 212-237-8888 Dean of Students - 212-237-8211 Director of Student Relations – 212-237-8871 BIT - BIT@jjay.cuny.edu For consultation or crisis counseling: Counseling Center – 212-237-8111 Dean of Students Office – 212-237-8211 For illness or injury: Non-urgent: Health Center – 212- 237-8052 Medical Emergency – 911 For Consultation and Referrals: • Counseling Center – 212-237-8111 • Public Safety – 212-237-8524 • Health Services – 212-237-8031 • Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response Advocate – 646-557-4535 Administrative/Student Conduct: • Office of Student Relations – 212-237-8871 Academic Issues: • Academic Advisement – 646-557-4872 • Dean of Undergraduate Studies – 212-484-1347 • Dean of Graduate Studies – 212-237-8423 • College Registrar – 212-663-7867 BIT@jjay.cuny.edu
- 19. Partnerships with Faculty •Faculty-Student Engagement Grants • Internships • Campus Activities Board (CAB) • Common Read — Convocation • Class Substitutes • Travel Fund
- 20. Faculty-Student Engagement • Off-CampusLearning Experiences • Dine with your Professor • Increased Student Participation • Firsthand Learning • Greater Interest in Subject Matter
- 21. The Real Challenges •There is a difference between academic preparedness and being ready to persist and succeed academically. • Students know how to go to class – they do not know how to go to college. • Students often can’t articulate their needs and, therefore are unable to seek help unless the institution intervenes.
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