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Annual Report 2005 - = 2006
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Part = 1
Section = A
Unit Information
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Unit:First Year Advising and Orientation = Services
Mission Statement:
The = mission of the Office of First Year Advising and Orientation Services is = to provide accurate, useful and timely information and transition = services to new students and their parents through state-of-the art = academic counseling, undergraduate orientation, and parent outreach. = Based on developmental theory, services are education-based, = technologically enhanced, family centered, and provided with courteous = interaction and respect for all. =
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Section B
Unit Goals=C2=A0set within last = year's=C2=A0(2004-2005) Annual Report
With which 1 or 2 goals from the 8 current = strategic plan goals does your 2005-2006 goal best = align?
Unit Goal
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Goal for 2005-2006
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Strategic Plan Goal 2- The Student = Community
Enhance 2005-2006 Orientation = Services to New Students and Parents. =
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What=C2=A0actions have been taken to attain this = goal?
  1. Multi-media scripts are being developed to enhance programming at = orientation.
  2. A Coordinator for Orientation Programming has been hired.
  3. A new Coordinator for Parent Relations has been hired.
  4. New components and unit presentations=C2=A0have been added to the = orientation program .
  5. Student and Parent orientation handbooks have been updated with new = information included.
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What measures have you taken towards assessment of this = goal?
  1. Data from the Eagle View Orientation Student and = Parent Surveys has been received and evaluated.
  2. WebTrends report was requested
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Describe the progress you have made toward attaining this = goal including the anticipated completion date.
Program components are gradually being converted from PowerPoint to = multimedia format.=C2=A0 In addition, program activities=C2=A0are being = added that incorporate active student participation.=C2=A0=C2=A0This = will be an ongoing project that=C2=A0will=C2=A0require=C2=A0annual = updates.=C2=A0
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Web site updates are needed and scheduled to begin in the summer of = 2006.
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Describe how the results of assessments have been used to = improve student learning or your department's services.
=C2=A0Results from the student orientation survey has indicated = that "talking presentations" are not as helpful=C2=A0as video = presentations. Student comments indicated that=C2=A0program components = which require activity or participation were more helpful. =C2=A0Student = comments often referred to orientation presentations as = "lectures".=C2=A0 Multi media presentations and more student = interaction=C2=A0are being developed in the orientation program.
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Web trend reports have been used to set a baseline of utilization = of the Eagle View Orientation and Parent websites.=C2=A0 Over 171,101 = "hits" were recorded on the Parent website and=C2=A0over = 273,279 "hits" on the Eagle View Orientation website during = the 2005-06 year. Usage patterns will be compared to the 2006-07 = WebTrends report.=C2=A0
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With which 1 or 2 goals from the 8 current = strategic plan goals does your 2005-2006 goal best = align?
Unit Goal
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Goal for 2005-2006
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Strategic Plan Goal 2- The Student = Community
Enhance = academic advising services provided for first-year = students
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What=C2=A0actions have been taken to attain this = goal?
A proposal to change advising protocol = was developed and submitted to the Academic Advising Counsel (AAC) for = approval.=C2=A0
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What measures have you taken towards assessment of this = goal?
No program assessment measures=C2=A0have been taken to date. = =C2=A0Increased numbers of student enrollment (as well as projected = enrollment numbers) were used to assess the need to redesign the way new = freshmen are advised and registered with existing human and technical = resources.=C2=A0
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Assessment on the quality of individual advising was completed = after each orientation via student=C2=A0responses on the Academic = Advising Satisfaction survey.=C2=A0 The data is forwarded to respective = advisors.=C2=A0 The Director meets with individual advisors to discuss = comments after each orientation.=C2=A0 This data is reviewed again at = the time of annual performance evaluation.
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Web trend reports have been used to set a baseline of = utilization of the advising website.=C2=A0 Usage patterns will be = compared to the 2006-07 WebTrends report.=C2=A0
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Describe the progress you have made toward attaining this = goal including the anticipated completion date.
Approval has been received to change = protocol for advisement of freshmen=C2=A0to allow for student (freshman) = initiated registration via Gulfline.=C2=A0 Registration workshops have = been increased and mandated time to meet with advisors has been = increased. Efforts have been made to increase electronic restrictions on = non-freshmen courses. Web based academic advising services, = information=C2=A0and resources=C2=A0has been enhanced for first-year = students.=C2=A0 There were over 288,00 "hits" on the first = year advising website during 2004-05. High volume indicates a need for = continued maintenance and updates.=C2=A0=C2=A0
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Describe how the results of assessments have been used to = improve student learning or your department's services.
Program assessment will occur after academic advisement of new = freshmen during=C2=A0the summer of 2006.
Web trend reports have been used to set a baseline of = utilization of the=C2=A0First=C2=A0Year Advising website.=C2=A0Usage = patterns will be compared to the 2006-07 WebTrends report.=C2=A0
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Section C
Program or Service=C2=A0Specific = Assessments
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What program or service specific assessment occurred in the = current academic year?
The Eagle View Orientation Student Survey and the Parent survey = were administered to new students and parents during the 2005 = orientation sessions.=C2=A0 Data has been collected and analyzed.=C2=A0 =
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Review of WebTrends reports
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How were the results of the assessment used to improve = programs or services?
Orientation program components are gradually being converted from = PowerPoint to multimedia format.=C2=A0 In addition, program = activities=C2=A0are being added that incorporate active student = participation.=C2=A0=C2=A0This will be an ongoing project = that=C2=A0will=C2=A0require=C2=A0annual updates.=C2=A0=C2=A0
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Conversion to automated orientation reservation processing has = begun. =C2=A0
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Protocol for advisement of freshmen has been changed to allow for = student (freshman) initiated registration via Gulfline.=C2=A0 = Registration workshops have been increased and mandated time to meet = with advisors has been increased.=C2=A0 In addition, web based academic = advising services and resources=C2=A0have been enhanced for first-year = students.=C2=A0 Further updates and maintenance of all websites will be = required. =
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Section D
Unit Contribution to President's Performance = Measures
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Please review the President's Performance Measures for = 2005-2006. Did your unit contribute to any specific performance goals = for the President? (If so, please indicate whether the measure = set was attained and to what degree.)
Goal = 2:=C2=A0 The Student Community - Provide quality educational = opportunities serving the region, underrepresented populations, the = State of Florida and beyond.
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Responses from the student and parent evaluations of Eagle View = Orientation indicated that FGCU provides qualitatively better = information over orientation experiences at other institutions. Student = and parent satisfaction with orientation may play a part in contributing = to rising enrollment numbers.
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Part 2
Section A
Unit Goals=C2=A0for Coming Year = (2006-2007)
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With which 1 or 2 goals from the 8 current = strategic plan goals does your 2006-2007 = goal best align?
Unit Goal
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Goal 2:=C2=A0 The Student Community
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1.=C2=A0Assess student satisfaction of first year advising = protocol
2.=C2=A0 Automat orientation processing =
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What action(s) will you undertake to achieve the = goal?
  1. Develop a programmatic assessment of first year advisement.
  2. Meet with campus constituents to conceptualize and develop = programming for a student-initiated orientation reservation process =
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By what means will you assess goal = achievement?
  1. Survey of student satisfaction
  2. Completion of project
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How will you know if you have successfully attained each = goal?
  1. Positive responses from student advising program survey
  2. Positive responses from student=C2=A0reservation usage=C2=A0survey =
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How will the results of the above assessments be used to = improve student learning or services?
  1. Positive results will assist students in the process of identifying = major requirements, accurate course selection and timely progress to = upper division
  2. Positive results will increase efficiency in student orientation = reservation process
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Section B
Resources
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What additional resources have you requested and received a = commitment for during 2006-2007 from your area VP or the President that = is based on your analysis of assessment data for = 2005-2006?
See budget request=C2=A0below
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What additional resource needs do you have for fulfillment = of your goals that you wish for consideration from your area VP or the = President that is based on your analysis of assessment data for = 2005-2006?
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USPS Program Assistant 1.0 FTE - To assist in: = 1.=C2=A0maintenance of 3 web sites; 2. management of front desk = operations (reception, phones, walk-ins) for First Year Advising, Eagle = View Orientation and Parent Office.=C2=A0 28,500.00 (based upon web = utilization reports and projected enrollment)
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OPS Temporary Academic Advisors 1.0 FTE - Part = time (para-professional) summer staff=C2=A0to assist with=C2=A0academic = advising of new freshmen during orientation (based upon projected = enrollment data). 10,000.00
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General Operating Expense=C2=A0 - To support = requested positions and open operating expense fund account for Parent = Office initiatives. 12,000.00
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Section C
Assessment = Plans
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What assessments are you planning to conduct during = 2006-2007?
The Eagle View Orientation Student Survey and the Parent = survey
Student Satisfaction with First Year Advising Program
Student Satisfaction with Academic Advisor =
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Section D
Coming Year - Strategic Plan = Contributions
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1.2; 1.3; 1.4; 2.1; 2.2; =
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