Summer Orientation Parent Presentation 2014 at Acadia University. I asked parents to have three conversations with students before arrival weekend on the subjects of Academic, Social and Wellbeing.

1. Summer
Orienta,on
Day
May
26th
2014
Parent
Presenta,on

2. What
are
we
going
to
be
doing?
Discuss
what
your
student
is
learning
this
morning
Look
at
some
of
the
hopes
you
have
for
your
student
at
university
Ask
you
to
have
three
conversa=ons
with
your
student
before
arrival
Give
you
=me
to
ask
ques=ons

3. What
are
the
students
doing?
Groups
of
around
15
to
20
students
One
student
leader
and
one
subject
expert
Three
subject
areas
Interac=ve
discussions

4. Academic
Social
Wellbeing

5. Academic
Social
Wellbeing

6. What
are
your
hopes
and
expecta=ons
for
your
student?

7. I hope that my
son manages to
balance his
academics and
social life

8. I want my
daughter to
have fun at
university (but
not too much)

9. I want my
nephew to make
friends for life
like I did at
Acadia

10. I hope my
grandson
succeeds
academically and
in hockey!

11. I want my son to
use the office
hours of profs as
well as disability
services to help
him succeed

12. Deans list!

13. Be happy and
graduate!

14. Ask for help
when she needs
it

15. Academic
Social
Wellbeing

16. How
can
you
help?
I
would
really
like
you
to
help
in
the
transi,on
of
your
student
to
university
by
having
three
conversa,ons
with
them?

17. Academic
Social
Wellbeing

18. Choose
a
good
=me
and
place

19. Ask
lots
of
ques=ons

20. Be
warm,
accep,ng,
non-­‐judgmental
and
uncri,cal

22. How
do
you
think
the
learning
style
and
expecta,ons
will
be
different
from
school?

23. More
independent
study
expected?

24. More
“out
of
class”
learning
expected?

25. Greater
need
for
,me
management?

26. No-­‐one
will
chase
you
to
do
the
work

27. Do
they
know
what
supports
Acadia
has
available
to
students?
ü Wri,ng
Centre
ü Math
and
Stats
Help
(MASH)
ü Faculty
Office
Hours
ü Academic
Advisers
ü Student
Advisor
in
Student
Services
ü Disability
Services
ü Resident
Assistants
ü Student
Resource
Centre
ü Chaplain

29. If
you
spent
four
years
at
university
and
never
went
out
socially,
joined
a
club,
danced,
played
a
sport,
got
involved
in
student
leadership
or
tried
something
new
and
outside
your
comfort
level
–
I
think
you
would
have
missed
out
and
not
embraced
the
experience
fully.

30. How
will
you
balance
social
ac=vity
and
academics?

31. What
volunteer
ac,vi,es
are
you
planning
to
take
part
in?

32. How
are
you
going
to
budget
for
the
semester
?

33. How
are
you
going
to
ensure
you
make
good
choices
about
consuming
alcohol?

34. How
are
you
going
to
work
out
that
balance?

35. Do
you
know
what
supports
are
available
to
you
at
Acadia?
Resident
Assistants
Residence
Dons
Student
Health
Centre
Student
Resource
Centre
(counselling)
Student
Community
Development
Coordinator
Friends
Parents
Acadia
Pride
Womens
Centre

37. How
are
you
planning
to
eat
well?

38. When
will
you
fit
in
,me
to
exercise?

40. When
will
you
get
outside?

41. How
will
you
maintain
the
balance?

42. What
will
you
do…
If
things
go
wrong?
You
feel
sad?
You
get
dumped?
You
fail
a
course?
You
need
to
talk
to
someone?

43. Do
you
know
the
supports
available?
• Resident
Assistants
• Residence
Dons
• Student
Health
Centre
• Student
Resource
Centre
(counselling)
• Friends
• Parents
• Acadia
Pride
• Womens
Centre
• Mental
Health
Club
• “My
wellness”
website

44. Many
resources
to
help
students
succeed
Some=mes
tough
to
know
when
to
ask
for
help
Balance
of
academic,
social
and
wellbeing
helps

45. Ques,on
session
Please
ask
ques,ons
on
any
subject