The one-day RISE Day Retreat at Messiah College aims to empower middle school students to pursue higher education. The schedule includes workshops on museums, community gardens, and Latino culture; an admissions workshop; movies; meals; and a closing ceremony where students receive certificates of participation. The objective is to help students discover and dream about their futures through interactive activities showcasing the campus and exploring areas of potential interest.

1. Spring 2016 RISE Day Retreat Schedule
Objective: Empower middle school students to pursue higher education
Spring 2016 Learning Theme: Discover and Dream
Saturday, April 2nd
10-10:30 Arrival/check in Boyer 131: Check in and receive welcome gifts
10:30-11 Opening ceremony Boyer 131 : Welcome from Liz and Eric, go over schedule
11-12 Workshop Session Jordan : Oaks Museum
Boyer 331: Community Garden
Boyer 235: La Alianza Latina
12-1 Admissions Workshop Boyer 131
And completing worksheets from Eric
1-2 Lunch Lottie Nelson Dining Hall
2-3:15 Movie and activity: Discover and
Dream
Frey 110: Film: Maya Penn: Meet a young
entrepreneur, cartoonist, designer and activist!
http://www.ted.com/talks/maya_penn_meet_a_young_
entrepreneur_cartoonist_designer_activist
3:15-4:45 Student Hang Out In Fishbowl Ice Cream social  Break out to Kline
104, Mtn View 141, Jordan 250, Boyer 222, Frey 241
4:45-5:30 Dinner Lottie Nelson Dining Hall
5:30-6:45 Evaluation, Hand Print Activity
and Closing
Boyer 131: Complete surveys and receive RISE
participation certificates with closing activity

2. Spring 2016 RISE Day Retreat Schedule
Description of Activities
-Arrival – Students will be greeted on campus by a registration team comprised of Messiah College
volunteers. Student accountability is critically important. Our students will be checked in one-by-
one and provided a welcomepacket consisting of:student folder containing an agenda and key
pieces of additional information for the day and a student name tag.
- OpeningCeremony – A Messiah College representative will do the formal introduction to
welcomeall the students. Risk management will be discussed; it is an introduction to the rules on
campus and what to do if there is an emergency.
-WorkshopSessions -Thefocus of these activities is helping students develop interest and
excitement in exploring new areas of learning while getting to see other parts of the campus. We
want students to attend a workshop they may be interested in, and then become intrigued and
excited by what Messiah College students provide them in the way of new and relevant information.
Eachsession willtarget our students by connecting prior knowledge withnew information.
Consequently, helping to peak their interest and perhaps affirming what they already know or in
some cases provide an explanation of whatthey did not know.
-Lunch& Dinner–Lunchand dinner are free. They will take place in Lottie, the campus dining hall.
-Movie– The students will watcha documentary film with a discussion to follow.
-Student HangOut- After being paired with their college hosts, the students can eat ICE CREAM.
This will give students a chance to meet, talk and get to know one another. Students will be
provided a list of ongoing campus activities and game/conversation ideas.
-ClosingCeremony – Students will receive a completion of program certificate signed by the
Messiah College Program Coordinator and Eric Mandell. They will also be able to stamp their hand
print on our RISE Banner whichhas been passed down from previous RISE Day Retreats. The
students will also receive Messiah College swag. They will then have a chance to share any final
thoughts before staff provides some final reflections on our day together.
- Evaluation– Students willcomplete an on-line program evaluation in a computer lab. The
information will be used by the Messiah College Program Coordinator and LIUMEP forfuture
program considerations
-Departure– Students will leave campus on vehicles already set withrespective transportation
companies.