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Student OrientationStudent Orientationby:by:EC Department of Professional DevelopmentEC Department of Professional Development

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AgendaAgenda Everglades College Mission StatementEverglades College Mission Statement Everglades College ObjectivesEverglades College Objectives Everglades College Philosophy StatementEverglades College Philosophy Statement The Everglades College AdvantageThe Everglades College Advantage Everglades College ProgramsEverglades College Programs Basic Facts About Everglades CollegeBasic Facts About Everglades College What Makes Everglades College Unique?What Makes Everglades College Unique?

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Agenda (con’t)Agenda (con’t)

What is Collaborative Learning?What is Collaborative Learning? Benefits of Collaborative LearningBenefits of Collaborative Learning Administration and StaffAdministration and Staff

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Everglades College Everglades College Mission StatementMission Statement

Everglades College is a four-year, independent, coeducational Everglades College is a four-year, independent, coeducational institution located in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The college offers the institution located in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The college offers the Bachelor of Science degree with majors in Business Administration, Bachelor of Science degree with majors in Business Administration, Information Technology, Applied Management, e-Commerce, Information Technology, Applied Management, e-Commerce, Aviation Management, and Professional Aviation. In addition, the Aviation Management, and Professional Aviation. In addition, the College also offers the Associate of Science degree with majors in College also offers the Associate of Science degree with majors in Aviation Management and Professional Aviation. The College Aviation Management and Professional Aviation. The College offers comprehensive distance learning programs to more fully offers comprehensive distance learning programs to more fully meet the needs of citizens and industry. Everglades College meet the needs of citizens and industry. Everglades College provides quality education programs that emphasize general provides quality education programs that emphasize general academic, technical, professional, and related skills. The College academic, technical, professional, and related skills. The College prepares students of diverse backgrounds for career entry and prepares students of diverse backgrounds for career entry and advancement.advancement.

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Everglades College Everglades College Objective #1Objective #1

To continually improve and change to To continually improve and change to meet the needs of our studentsmeet the needs of our students

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Everglades College Everglades College Objectives #2Objectives #2

To engage and maintain qualified faculty To engage and maintain qualified faculty who possesses current technical and who possesses current technical and

professional competenciesprofessional competencies

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Everglades College Everglades College Objectives #3Objectives #3

To improve students written, verbal, To improve students written, verbal, and technical skillsand technical skills

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Everglades College Everglades College Objectives #4Objectives #4

To provide facilities that support and To provide facilities that support and develop professional-specific develop professional-specific

skillsskills

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Everglades College Everglades College Objectives #5Objectives #5

To be caring and supportive of To be caring and supportive of students’ needsstudents’ needs

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Everglades College Everglades College Objectives #6Objectives #6

To attract qualified students of diverse To attract qualified students of diverse backgroundsbackgrounds

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Everglades College Everglades College Objectives #7Objectives #7

To provide a collegiate atmosphere of To provide a collegiate atmosphere of academic freedom that encourages academic freedom that encourages

an open exchange of ideas an open exchange of ideas

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Everglades College Everglades College Objectives #8Objectives #8

To offer comprehensive distance learning To offer comprehensive distance learning programs to more fully meet the programs to more fully meet the

individual educational and individual educational and training needs of citizens training needs of citizens

and industryand industry

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Everglades College Everglades College Philosophy StatementPhilosophy Statement

To train the career-minded individual, and To train the career-minded individual, and offer an education that will provide an offer an education that will provide an

employable, skilled, responsible, employable, skilled, responsible, and accountable personand accountable person

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The Everglades College The Everglades College AdvantageAdvantage

All faculty hold a Master’s or Doctoral All faculty hold a Master’s or Doctoral degree in their disciplinedegree in their discipline

Our faculty and staff are dedicated to Our faculty and staff are dedicated to helping our students succeedhelping our students succeed

Our unique class scheduling allows Our unique class scheduling allows students to focus on each subject and students to focus on each subject and which enhances their learning experiencewhich enhances their learning experience

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The Everglades College The Everglades College Advantage (con’t)Advantage (con’t)

Our focused format places students on a Our focused format places students on a fast track to degree completionfast track to degree completion

The flexibility to take courses online, on The flexibility to take courses online, on campus, or both enables our students to campus, or both enables our students to tailor their educational needs to fit busy tailor their educational needs to fit busy schedules.schedules.

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Everglades College Everglades College ProgramsPrograms

Associate of ScienceAssociate of Science Aviation ManagementAviation Management Professional AviationProfessional Aviation

Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of Science Business AdministrationBusiness Administration Applied ManagementApplied Management Information TechnologyInformation Technology E-CommerceE-Commerce Aviation ManagementAviation Management Professional AviationProfessional Aviation

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Basic Facts About Basic Facts About Everglades CollegeEverglades College

A private college offering two-year Associate A private college offering two-year Associate of Science and four-year Bachelor Degree of Science and four-year Bachelor Degree programsprograms

Accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges Career Schools and Colleges Technology(ACCSCT)Technology(ACCSCT)

Licensed by the State Board of Independent Licensed by the State Board of Independent Colleges and Universities, Dept. of EducationColleges and Universities, Dept. of Education

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Basic Facts About Basic Facts About Everglades College (con’t)Everglades College (con’t)

Approved by the Dept. of Education to offer Approved by the Dept. of Education to offer Title IV Financial AidTitle IV Financial Aid

Small classrooms for meaningful interaction Small classrooms for meaningful interaction with facultywith faculty

A unique class scheduling allowing students A unique class scheduling allowing students to complete an Bachelors Degree in 18-24 to complete an Bachelors Degree in 18-24 monthsmonths

Classes start every 4 weeks Classes start every 4 weeks

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Basic Facts About Basic Facts About Everglades College (con’t)Everglades College (con’t)

Students take 1 course at a time.Students take 1 course at a time. Classes meet Wednesday 6:00 PM to Classes meet Wednesday 6:00 PM to

10:00 PM and Saturdays 9:00 AM to 5:00 10:00 PM and Saturdays 9:00 AM to 5:00 PMPM

All courses leading to the Associate of All courses leading to the Associate of Science and the Bachelor of Science are Science and the Bachelor of Science are offered online at Everglades Collegeoffered online at Everglades College

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What Makes Everglades What Makes Everglades College Unique?College Unique?

We ensure a high quality educationWe ensure a high quality education We are student drivenWe are student driven We provide our students with realistic, We provide our students with realistic,

hands-on traininghands-on training We give our students personalized attentionWe give our students personalized attention We provide student support services for their We provide student support services for their

careerscareers

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What Makes Everglades What Makes Everglades College Unique? (con’t)College Unique? (con’t)

We instill our students with proper work habitsWe instill our students with proper work habits We are available for our studentsWe are available for our students We teach one course at a timeWe teach one course at a time We are equipped with well-rounded faculty We are equipped with well-rounded faculty

who possess technical and industry who possess technical and industry experienceexperience

We care if our students miss classWe care if our students miss class

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What Makes Everglades What Makes Everglades College Unique? (con’t)College Unique? (con’t)

We motivate our students to complete their degreeWe motivate our students to complete their degree We evaluate our students progress with Pre and We evaluate our students progress with Pre and

Post testing of all coursesPost testing of all courses We combine practical and technical skills with solid We combine practical and technical skills with solid

academicsacademics We develop a plan of action for those students who We develop a plan of action for those students who

are behind academicallyare behind academically

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What is Collaborative What is Collaborative Learning?Learning?

Collaborative learning is:Collaborative learning is: positive interdependence, so that students positive interdependence, so that students

feel that no one succeeds unless everyone feel that no one succeeds unless everyone succeedssucceeds

individual accountability for information individual accountability for information gathered by the group effortgathered by the group effort

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What is Collaborative What is Collaborative Learning? (con’t)Learning? (con’t)

Collaborative learning is...Collaborative learning is... a way to better understand the material by a way to better understand the material by

having to explain it to other group membershaving to explain it to other group members developing interpersonal skills that will be developing interpersonal skills that will be

necessary later in lifenecessary later in life developing the ability to analyze group developing the ability to analyze group

dynamics and work dynamics and work problemsproblems

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What is Collaborative What is Collaborative Learning? (con’t)Learning? (con’t)

Collaborative learning is…Collaborative learning is… a proven way to increase student activity a proven way to increase student activity

and involvement in a classand involvement in a class

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Benefits of Collaborative Benefits of Collaborative Learning?Learning?

Creates a classroom communityCreates a classroom community Higher achievement and increased retentionHigher achievement and increased retention Greater chance to actively participate in the Greater chance to actively participate in the

learning processlearning process More frequent higher-level reasoning, More frequent higher-level reasoning,

deeper-level understanding, and critical deeper-level understanding, and critical thinkingthinking

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Benefits of Collaborative Benefits of Collaborative Learning? (con’t)Learning? (con’t)

Promotes communication and increased Promotes communication and increased involvement among studentsinvolvement among students

Greater ability to view situations from Greater ability to view situations from others’ perspectivesothers’ perspectives

More positive, accepting, and supportive More positive, accepting, and supportive relationships with peersrelationships with peers

Greater social supportGreater social support

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Benefits of Collaborative Benefits of Collaborative Learning? (con’t)Learning? (con’t)

More positive self-esteem based on basic More positive self-esteem based on basic self-acceptanceself-acceptance

A break in the lecture that helps renew A break in the lecture that helps renew attention span for the next lessonattention span for the next lesson

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AdministrationAdministration

President:President: Kristi MollisKristi MollisVice President of Enrollment Management: Vice President of Enrollment Management: Susan ZiegelhoferSusan ZiegelhoferFinancial Aid Officer:Financial Aid Officer: Arlene AlmasArlene AlmasDean of Academic Affairs:Dean of Academic Affairs: Grace KlinefelterGrace KlinefelterProgram Director/Business Administration:Program Director/Business Administration: Grace KlinefelterGrace KlinefelterProgram Director/Aviation Studies:Program Director/Aviation Studies: Ross McLoudRoss McLoud

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This is What It’s All About…This is What It’s All About…