Overview: Division of Student Affairs

Dr. A. Ramona Brown

Vice President for Student Affairs

College Council Presentation

May 15, 2014

Objectives for Today’s Presentation

• To facilitate overall general awareness about

Student Affairs at CSI.

• To highlight collaborative efforts with

Academic Affairs.

• To bring to your attention specific initiatives in

Student Affairs that you should know about.

Student Affairs Organizational Chart

Student Affairs Offices

Office of the VPSA College Opportunity to

Prepare for Employment

(COPE)

Office of Student Life

Career & Scholarship

Center

Counseling Center Percy Ellis Sutton SEEK

Program (SEEK)

Center for Student

Accessibility

C-STEP/BMI Residence Life (dotted line)

Center for the Arts Health & Wellness Services Veterans Support Services

(VSS)

Children’s Center Liberty Partnerships

Program (LPP)

College of Staten Island

Association, Inc.

New Student Programs

SA/AA Partnerships with Academic

Affairs

Student Affairs

Foundations of Excellence

FoE Learning Communities

New/Transfer Student

Orientations

Student Organizations

Faculty Advisors

CLUE

Val/Sal Committee

Commencement Dean's List

Honors Convocation

Pluralism & Diversity Programs

Disciplinary Process

Undergraduate Research

Faculty Development

Center

Professional Field

Placements

Professional Field Placements

Student Affairs

Counseling Center:

CUNY Grad Center/Mental

Health Counseling Program

Children’s Center: Education, Nursing & Psychology

WSIA: Media Culture

Health & Wellness: Nursing

Student Accessibility: Psychology

CSTEP:

Departments in Science &

Technology

SEEK: Mental Health Counseling

Fall 2014 Field Placement Collaboration Between Student

Affairs and the Department of Social Work

Master’s in Social

Work

Program

Counseling Center

Career & Scholarship

Center

Children’s Center

Liberty Partnerships

Program (LPP)

CSTEP

Veterans Support Services

Examples of SA/AA Partnerships

Through Service on Committees • Provost’s Council

• IPC

• Middle States Accreditation

• Foundations of Excellence (FoE)

• Undergraduate Women’s Mentoring Program

• Campus Life Committee on Residence Life

• Campus Civility

• CSI Association, Inc. Board

• Faculty Student Disciplinary Committee

• New Student Orientation Committee

• LGBTQ Advisory Board

• BMI Advisory Board

• Women’s Center Advisory Board

• Career Services Scholarship Committee

• Val/Sal Selection Committee

Assessment

• Development of Mission, Vision, Goals, & Learning

Outcomes (based on CAS Standards)

• Annual Reports (Common Template)

• Common Program/Event Surveys

• Web Based Data Collection Tool

• Five Divisional Working Groups

• Self-Study Calendar

• Assessment Efforts Featured in Fortnight

• Five Planning Retreats in 3 1/2 Years.

Student Affairs by the Numbers 2012-2013

• Over 47,000 students attended 1,050

campus events.

• Student Affairs received grant funding

in excess of $1.6M.

• Division staff is affiliated with 82

Professional Organizations and

participated in 132 Conferences,

Workshops, and Webinars.

• Through Student Life, 250 CSI

community members volunteered 2,250

community service hours in November

and December of 2013.

• Twelve NSOs were held serving 3,500 new students last year.

• Last year, 2,738 workshops, presentations, sessions were offered through Student Affairs Departments.

• Career Services known placement results indicated 464 internships and 145 full-time job placements in 2012-2013.

• CUNY Service Corps placed 71 students to work in 28 institutions across NYC.

Division of Student Affairs:

Program & Service Areas

Student Ombudsperson Judicial Affairs

CARES Commencement, Freshman

Convocation, and Other

Special Events

Student Concerns Process Student Transition Courses

(SPD 101 & 102)

Academic Intervention

(students on probation)

Student Leadership

Development

Pluralism and Diversity

Programing (P&D)

Professional Field Placements

Civility Campaign

Pre-College Programs

Customer Service Initiative

Assessment

Religious & Spiritual Life Emergency Student Funding

Emergency Student Funding 2012-2013

• The Carroll and Milton Petrie Fund (academic year)

- Hurricane Sandy Funding

• USA Sandy Relief Fund

• Robin Hood Foundation

Petrie Funds Fall 2012 Spring 2013 Total

Total Applicants 234 15 249

Approved 208 12 220

Denied 26 3 29

Total Funding $130,750

*88% of applicants approved

*83% of recipients were Hurricane Sandy related.

Pluralism & Diversity (P&D) Initiatives

• P&D Cultural Programs

• LGBTQ Resource Center

• Veterans Support Services (VSS)

• Center for Student Accessibility (CSA)

• Multi-Faith Center

• Students of Color Welcome Receptions

• Undergraduate Women’s Mentoring Program (UMP)

• Latino Learning Community (SEEK)

• LPP, C-STEP, BMI, & COPE

Student Success Initiatives

Pre-College Level

• Liberty Partnerships Program (LPP)

• Strategies for Success Program

• CSTEP Pre-Freshmen Summer Program

• BMI High School Students

College Level

• Percy Ellis Sutton SEEK Program

• C-STEP/BMI

• Veterans Support Services

• COPE

• Undergraduate Women’s Mentoring

Program (UMP)

LPP’s Dreamers Academy

Shawn Landry, Director COPE

Harriet Giapoutzis, Coordinator

CSTEP/BMI

Debra Evans-Greene, Director

Career and Scholarship Center

• Career Exploration, Planning, & Placement

• Career Academy

• Scholarships and Fellowships

• Career Fairs/Workshops

• Graduate School Advisement

• Internships and Internship Stipend Program

• HETS

• CUNY Service Corps

• Symplicity

Director: Caryl Watkins

• Over six million

employment

opportunities through the

NACElink Extended Job

Search (powered by

DirectEmployers

Association, a NACElink

Network partner)

• Multi-media Resource

Library- documents,

images, presentations and

other resources posted by

Career and Scholarship

Center.

• Enhanced Resume and

Cover Letter Builder

• Request and download

resume books based on

custom filters and

criteria

• Review and respond to

applicants online

• Offer opportunities to

multiple schools with

one posting

• Faculty/Staff accounts

allow users to refer

students to any job

posted in the

Symplicity system

Center for Student Accessibility

• Compliance with ADA

• Facilitation of Disability Accommodations

• Student Advisement

• Student Tutoring

• Faculty Training and Support

• Assistive Technology

• LEADS Program

• First-Year Connect

• Project Reach

Interim Director: Joanne D’Onofrio

Overview of Project REACH: Resources and Education on Autism as CUNY’s Hallmark

• In conjunction with the Dept. of Psychology and Prof. Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, the

CSA is offering its second year of Project Reach, a program for students with Autism

Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other disabilities.

• Goals of the REACH program include increasing campus awareness and knowledge

about ASD, and providing academic and professional development to faculty.

• The program focus is developing students' social, self advocacy, as well as

individualized academic and employment guidance.

• A related goal is providing training for CSI undergraduate and graduate students who are

interested in working as mentors for students with ASD.

• Currently, the REACH program serves 32 students with ASD and/or related ASD traits.

It will be offering a Summer Transition Program at CSI, which will help entering

students with online communications skills, self-advocacy, and guidance for interacting

with peers and faculty.

Center for the Arts

• 4,650 tickets were issued in the 2012-13 season

• Over 4,100 patrons attended shows at the Center, ranging

from dance and acrobatics to classical concerts and family

programming.

• 200 contracts for 2012-2013 and over 1,000 events

inclusive of classes, shows, exhibits, etc.

• Services: Meeting space rental, Performance space rental,

Technical support, and Event planning.

• CFA sound and lighting upgrades

Director: John Jankowski

CFA Sound Equipment Upgrades

• Generous donation from former Borough

President James Molinaro, to install state of

the art digital audio systems in Springer Hall

and the Williamson Theater that has greatly

enhanced sound quality and offers more

capabilities.

• Purchase of new updated lighting equipment

for Springer and Williamson that are more

energy efficient and safer to use.

• New lighting instruments have been installed

in the Recital Hall, made possible through a

gift from Prof. Gordon DiPaolo, from the

School of Business.

Children’s Center

• Child Care Programs

- Infant/Toddler Program (6 months-24 months)

- Preschool Program (2 yrs-6yrs)

- School Age Program (DOE-sponsored) (6-9yrs)

- Universal Pre-K Program (must be 4yrs of age within the year)

• In 2012-2013 there were 159 student parents and 181 children enrolled in the Center.

Director: Cynthia Murphy

Universal Pre-K Program

• The NYC Department of Education

funded Universal Pre K program is

offered at The Children’s Center and

contributes to student success.

• This funding enables student/parents

to access an educational child care

program for their four year old child

at no cost.

Counseling Center

• Accredited (first one of two in CUNY)

• Personal Counseling

• Group Counseling

• Facilitation of Academic Appeals

• Academic Counseling for Students

on Probation

• Medication Evaluation, Prescription,

& Management (PNP)

• Outreach Workshops

• Residence Life Mental Health Crisis

Support

• SPD 101 & 102

• ProtoCall Services

• HeartMath

Director: Dr. Ann Booth

HeartMath

• HeartMath emWave, a biofeedback

program, helps students reduce their stress

levels by rebalancing mind, body and

emotions through learning to breathe deeply

and slowly to increase heart rate variability.

• CSI HeartMath sites: Counseling Center,

Health & Wellness, SEEK Office, Veterans

Support Services and Center for Student

Accessibility

• This EmWave Program is used at colleges

and universities nationwide and locally at

NYU, Rutgers, and BMCC.

The CSI Association, Inc.

• Administers Student Activity Fee

Funds

• Personnel & Payroll

• Budgeting, Accounting, & Investment

Services

• Oversight of Children’s Center

• Total Budget: $4.2 million

• Funding Allocations by Areas:

Director: Marianne McLaughlin

Association Staff

Sports and Recreation (Athletics and Intramurals) 31%

Student Government 16%

Association 13%

Childcare 12%

Campus Activities Board 9%

Radio Station 6%

Health and Wellness 5%

Clubs and Organizations 4%

Student Publications 4%

Student Activity Fee Funded Initiatives

(Examples) Campus Upgrades:

- Benches for alumni walk (30)

- Water Filtration System, (3)

Athletics

- Awards Banquet

- New Uniforms (replacements)

- Banners (SRC)

Speaker & Honoraria Fees

(Student and Departmental Events)

$25,000 reserve for building renovation

fund (Campus Center - for club space)

$20K Departmental Student Scholarships Commencement

- Banners

- Caps and Gowns

- Chair rentals, etc.

Emergency Book Loans

Textbooks for the Library Other Special Events

- Honors Convocation

- Freshman Convocation

- Student Leaders Awards Reception

- Nurses Pinning Ceremony

Travel fund for students presenting at

academic conferences

Annual Student Life Leadership

Conference

Nurse Practitioner for Health Center

$15,000 reserve for furniture for club

space (part of renovation for club space)

Over 40 student clubs and organizations

inclusive of Academic Clubs:

Accounting, American Chemical,

Cinema and Graduate Student

Association, Computer, Film,

International Business, Marketing, Math,

Music, Nursing, Dental, Pre-Med,

Psychology, & Spanish

Student Life Events/Programs

- CSI’s Got Talent

- Relay for Life

- Mother's Day celebration for weekend

students

- Student Publications

Health & Wellness Services

• Treatment for Acute Health Problems

• Physical Exams

• Immunization Compliance

• Reproductive Health Services

• HIV/STI Testing

• Health Education

• Peer Health Educators

• Wellness Fair/Blood Drives

• Residence Life: Alcohol 101 & Educational Workshops

• Lab Services through Quest Diagnostics and Lab Corp

Director: Linda Conte

Health & Wellness Lab Services

• In May 2013, the Health Center through Quest

Diagnostics and Lab Corp began offering most lab

testing typically found at a primary care doctor’s

office.

• Providing on-site specimen collection is an

important part of the care offered to students and

serves as a cost-effective diagnostic aid.

• Lab services include basic blood work and testing

for sexually transmitted infections and HIV.

• Student insurance is billed by the outside lab and

uninsured students are provided a discounted price.

• Most results are available electronically within 24

hours to the Nurse Practitioner in Health & Wellness.

• Over 350 students have used this service in the past

year in conjunction with physical exams for program

requirements as well as sick visits.

Office of New Student Programs

• New Student Orientation (NSO)

• First-Year Student Outreach Programs (NSO Leaders)

• First-Year Peer Mentoring

• CLUE

• Family Programs

• Pluralism and Diversity (P&D)

• Residence Life Initiatives

• New Transfer Student Orientation

Director: Kafele Khalfani

New Student Orientation

6.3 Throughout the New Student Orientation Program, faculty and staff were helpful and welcoming.

Summer 2011 (OIRA) Fall 2012 (OIRA) Fall 2013 (OIRA/Survey Monkey)

Response Total Freq. Total % Response Total Freq. Total % Response Total Freq. Total %

Strongly Agree 630 36.40% Strongly Agree 1208 50.60% Strongly Agree 615 42.10%

Agree 1018 58.80% Agree 1118 46.80% Agree 803 55.00%

Disagree 29 1.70% Disagree 30 1.30% Disagree 33 2.30%

Strongly Disagree 6 0.30% Strongly Disagree 10 0.40% Strongly Disagree 10 0.70%

Total Valid 1683 97.30% Total Valid 2366 99.10% Total Valid 1461 99.50%

Missing 47 97.30% Missing 21 0.90% Missing 7 0.50%

95% Agree 97% Agree 97% Agree

New Student Orientation Data

7. The Academic Information Sessions helped me to identify and/or strengthen my interest in a particular major.

Summer 2011 (OIRA) Fall 2012 (OIRA)

Fall 2013 (OIRA/Survey Monkey)

ADID NOT EXIST IN 2011 SURVEY Response Total Freq. Total % Response Total Freq. Total %

Strongly Agree 895 37.50% Strongly Agree 463 31.90%

Agree 1285 53.80% Agree 850 58.50%

Disagree 143 6.00% Disagree 115 7.90%

Strongly Disagree 16 0.70% Strongly Disagree 24 1.70%

Total Valid 2339 98.00% Total Valid 1452 98.90%

Missing 48 2.00% Missing 16 1.10%

Total 2387 100.00% Total 1468 100.00%

N/A 91% Agree 90% Agree

New Transfer Student Orientation

• School of Business Pilot in 2013 – Included in 2012-2013 PMP

– Half day program for 39 students

– Sessions Included: • Welcome from A. Ramona Brown, VP for Student Affairs

• New School Overview by Susan Holak, Interim Founding Dean of School of Business

• Ethics Presentation from Tom Tellefsen, Professor, Marketing & Salvador Mena, AVP for Student Affairs

• Breakout Sessions: Transfer Student Panel, Library Overview, Academic Choice (Pathways/Specific Disciplines), Academic Opportunities (Internships, Study Abroad, Financial Aid, Careers & Scholarship

– Complimentary lunch provided and School of Business branded gift

– Collaborative effort between Student Affairs, Academic Affairs, and Enrollment Management

• Department of Psychology Pilot August 2014

Percy Ellis Sutton SEEK Program

• Student Counseling

• Academic Tutoring

• Student Mentoring

• Academic and Personal

Development Workshops/

Counseling

• Student Leadership

Development

• Financial Assistance

• Strategies for Success Program

• Virtual Tutoring Program

Director: Gloria Garcia

Virtual Tutoring Program

• Remedial Math

- Math 020, 20, & 30

• All 100 level math courses and 200

level calculus courses.

• Students can submit questions about

homework and online assignments.

• Tutors provide support to help students

solve homework/assignment problems.

• Online contact occurs through email

and Skype.

Residence Life (Dolphin Cove)

• 454 beds, 8 RAs, 3 professional staff

• Students from all five boroughs, 9 states (Connecticut, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, New Jersey, Florida & Texas), and 6 countries (France, Australia, China, Denmark, Brazil & Japan).

• Two first-year LLCs with 40 students taking their Core 100 and English 111 courses together. Next year all participants will live on the same floor and take classes in DC.

• 112 educational and social programs (e.g., program on gender stereotypes with Professor Baez of Women’s Studies)

• Themed floor options for next year include: International Exchanges, Quiet Floors, and Exploring NYC.

• Campus wide Committee on Residence Life

• ProtoCall

• First-year challenges: An increase in disciplinary cases.

• First-year opportunities: An increase in overall student engagement in campus events.

Judicial Affairs Fall 2012 & 2013

Fall Semester

2012 – 99 Incidents

2013 – 190 Incidents

Increased Student Engagement

Since the opening of the residence halls, the presence of students on

campus and involvement in campus activities has been unprecedented.

Office of Student Life

• Student Clubs and Organizations

• Student Government Advising

• Student Life Programming (CSI’s Got Talent, Involvement Fair, etc.)

• Student Leadership Development (Emerging Leaders, Annual Leadership Conference, etc.)

• Campus Activities Board (CAB)

• Student Publications

• The Gazetteer Student Handbook

• Campus Center Management

• WSIA Radio Station

• Community Service

• LGBTQ Resource Center

• Multi-Faith Center

• Collegiate Link

• Emerging Leaders Program (ELP)

Director: Carol Brower

Emerging Leaders Program (ELP)

• ELP engages Sophomores-Seniors in a year-long

experiential collaborative, skill-building program where

students learn their strengths and challenges as a leader

and explore definitions of leadership.

• The program focuses on several critical skills, including

communication and conflict resolution strategies, cultural

competency, decision making, goal setting, ethical

practices, team building, civic engagement and

networking.

• Minimum GPA: 2.5

• Typical class size: 40-50 students, over 100 applications

each year

• 12 Workshops facilitated by CSI Staff and Faculty

• Students required to volunteer 50 hours per year

• Graduates of the program go on to Student Leadership

Roles here at the college: S.G. President/Senators,

Student Club President/Officers, C.A.B., NSO

Orientation Leaders, CSI Ambassadors, Peer Educators,

SERC, etc.

Veterans Support Services

• Veteran Student Advising & Tutoring

• Post-911 GI Bill Information

• Transition to College Services

• Veteran Student Programming (e.g., Commencement Luncheon)

• Veteran Student Mentoring Program

• Armed Forces Club

• Veteran Student Lounge

Director: Ann Treadaway

New Veterans Students Lounge

2nd floor of the Campus Center Funding Sources:

• Councilwoman Debi Rose

• Time Warner (pending)

A Word About Special Events

Future Initiatives

Examples:

• CSI Food Bank

• Supplemental Online New Student Orientation

• Additional Living and Learning Communities

• Additional Fund Raising

• Women and Men of Distinguished Careers Sessions

• Parent Program and Advisory Board

• Continue Assessment Efforts

For More Information

Visit: http://www.csi.cuny.edu/studentaffairs/

Thank You!