Hitting the Bull’s Eye: The Arrow First-Year Experience

Presented by Leslie Monaco and Gina Vance

Needs Assessment

Parent survey results

Judicial cases

Peer mediation referrals

Creating a Program for Needs Assessment

Reflective process Car brainstorming Identify top needs Create the format Identify target audience Facilitators Incentives for participation

FYE Sessions

Roommate Relationships Decision making Get Involved! Balancing academics

& campus involvement Study skills, resources, and

academic check-in Alcohol/drug awareness Wrap up & Celebration

Program Assessment

Survey resultsSmall group discussion well received

Active presentations better received than lecture format

93% of participants said they would recommend this to new students

Program Assessment

Participants reported overwhelmingly learning something new about Ursuline College, developing relationships with a new student or group of students through FYE, becoming more familiar with campus resources, they would implement ONE learning from FYE, and they would be more successful at Ursuline as a result of FYE.

Program Assessment

Anecdotal InformationWrap up session skits focus on

alcohol awarenessStrong connection with group

leadersIncrease in campus involvementBlogging vs. Facebook

Additional Assessment

Focus groups with group leaders Focus groups with participants Use participants to develop future

sessions Select group leaders from

participants