TEMPLE COLLEGETEMPLE, TEXAS
With R. Craig CollinsProfessional Development CoordinatorDr. Mark SmithVice President of Educational Services (Chief Academic Officer)
Take a Week Off-Improve Your Campus with Zero Weekhttp://www.tinyurl.com/tc-zero-week
OVERVIEWQ&ACollege ProfileWhy Zero Week?StrategiesZero-Week ImplementationEvaluation & ResultsQ&A
Q & AHow many of you have: students registering, that you don’t think are
ready to start school in two or three days? students registering at the last minute, that
you don’t think will succeed? students taking placement tests cold, and
just miss avoiding remediation? new faculty starting that are no more
prepared than some of these students?
ABOUT TEMPLE COLLEGE LOCATION - Temple, TX
Serve 17 ISDs Main Campus est. 1926 Downtown Center Texas Bioscience Institute Cameron Education Center East Williamson County Higher Education Center
Taylor Center – Legacy Early College High School Hutto Center
ENROLLMENT 5,692 students Fall 2011
755 FTIC (13%) 1,193 First Time at TC (21%)
ABOUT TEMPLE COLLEGE STUDENT PROFILE
Gender Males = 33% Females = 67%
Average Age = 26 years Race/Ethnicity
White = 62.6% Hispanic = 32.4% Black = 19.4% Asian = 1.4% Other = 3.9%
WHY ZERO WEEK? Lack of Student Preparation for College
Need for Cohesive Student Orientations Last Minute Registration Issues
Low Success Rate for Late Registering Students Unprepared Placement Testing
Inadequate Time for Data Processing Tasks Extend Faculty Development
STRATEGIESExpand Time Between Registration and First ClassClassroom Expectations OrientationsProvide Math Placement Tutoring and
RetestingPrepare for First Week of Classes
New Student Focus Encourage Student Preparation
Syllabi, Textbooks, Schedules Classes, Work, Study, Daycare, etc.
Help Make Connections Enhance Academic Success
GETTING STARTEDGather Support
Faculty, Student Services, AdministrationCoordinate Across College
Calendar, Professional Development, Current Programs, Multi-campus
Plan and Organize Event Zero-Week Committee Expenses: Printing, Incentives,
Entertainment, Advertising
Zero Week
Checklist
MASTER CALENDARDate Time Primary Audience Workshop Building Room Main Contact
Monday, 1/10/2010 8:00 am - Noon Faculty/Staff All Campus Meeting Pavilion Leopard Mark Smith
Noon - 1:30 pm Faculty Faculty Council Meeting Pavilion Leopard Claudia Turner 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Students Student Orientation including: Student Life, Online Tools and Campus Tours OCC Adrian Sora
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Developmental Math Faculty Developmental Math Faculty Professional Development MBS 1117 Sheri Asbury
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Liberal Arts Faculty/Staff Liberal Arts Division Meeting ISC 151 Susan Guzman-
Trevino
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Student Success Faculty/Staff Student Success Division Meeting Sheri Asbury
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Developmental Math Faculty Developmental Math Faculty Professional Development MBS 1117 Sheri Asbury
Tuesday, 1/11/2010 8:00 am -10:15 am New Faculty New Faculty Orientation/HR Benefits ADM 904 Randy Baca
10:30 am - Noon New Faculty Campus Tour Shelia Davis Noon -1:00 pm New Faculty Sponsored Lunch Pavilion Leopard D. Kirkland
Noon -1:00 pm Criminal Justice Faculty/Staff Criminal Justice Departmental Meeting ISC 149 Lesley Keeling-Olson
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Developmental English Faculty Developmental English Faculty Professional Development Sheri Asbury
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Fine Arts Faculty/Staff Fine Arts Division Meeting Tom Fairlie 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Fine Arts Faculty/Staff Fine Arts Departmental Meetings Tom Fairlie 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm New Faculty Mentoring Q&A WTC 522 Craig Collins
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Developmental Reading Faculty Developmental Reading Faculty Professional Development Sheri Asbury
5:30 pm -8:00 pm All Adjunct Faculty Orientation Pavilion Leopard D. Kirkland
8:00 am - 4:00 pm Developmental Math Students Math Tutoring & Retesting NSB 312 Sheri Asbury
9:00 am - 11:00 am Students eLearning Orientation ASC 810 Sally Tietje
10:00 am - 11:00 am International Students International Student Seminar OCC Adrian Sora
11:00 am - Noon Students Money Management 101 OCC Adrian Sora 11:00 am - Noon Health Career Students Health Sciences Student Orientation NEC Adrian Sora 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm VA Students Veterans Affairs Seminar OCC Katraya Williams 2:00 - 3:00 pm Students Basic Computer Literacy WTC Agostine Trevino
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Students TAYLOR Student Orientation Taylor Center Adrian Sora
Wednesday, 1/12/2010 9:00 am-9:50 am Faculty/Staff Tenure Policy Q&A ADM 904 Mark Smith
FACULTY WORKSHOP TOPICS All Campus Meeting/Kick
off New Faculty Orientation Campus Tour Mentoring Q&A Adjunct Orientation Policy Revisions Overview FERPA* Sexual Harassment* Conflict in the classroom Syllabus & Vitae Updates NISOD and FUSION Where the Data R
D2L Overview Dev Math Faculty Prof Dev Dev English Faculty Prof Dev Dev Reading Faculty Prof Dev Tenure Policy Q&A Ice Breakers TC Marketing 101 Cheaters, how to catch them Web-Enhancing a Class Division/Dept Meetings Rubrics
STUDENT WORKSHOP TOPICS Math Boot Camp Transferring Basics Elearning Orientation Campus Tours Student Life Orientation Music Majors Orientation Criminal Justice
Orientation Financial Aid – Satisfactory
Academic Progress Probation Counseling
Money Management 101 Computer Literacy Veteran Affairs Orientation Reading Boot Camp Writing Boot Camp TRIO Orientation Leopard Survival Child Development Orientaion Health Science Orientation
ZERO WEEK EVALUATIONMeasures:
Student and Faculty Satisfaction Ratings
Academic Success Fall to Spring Retention Fall GPAs
Schedule and OrganizationCampus Engagement
ZERO WEEK IMPACT Was Zero Week Helpful? (5 is best) Student Satisfaction (5 is best)
Helpful Satisfaction00.5
11.5
22.5
33.5
44.5
5
4.62 4.79
ZERO WEEK IMPACT “As a first time student, I feel that the
sessions that I attended this week will help. I know what to expect.” Samantha S.
I was completely terrified about going to school. Zero Week was fun, informative, and I got to meet a lot of my fellow new students. I can’t wait for the semester to start!” Oshandra O.
The Math Camp helped me bypass my Developmental Math. Now I’m ready for College Algebra!” Dora C.
ZERO WEEK IMPACT ON GPAS First Time at Temple College
Participants Non-Participants00.5
11.5
22.5
33.5
4
2.5 1.9
Fall 2011
GPA
FALL TO SPRING RETENTION
Fall 2010-Spring 2011 Fall 2011-Spring 20120%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
85% 88%
70% 66%
FTTC Zero Week Participants FTTC Non Zero Week Participants
ZERO WEEK RESULTSHigh Student and
Faculty Satisfaction Increased Retention
and GPAsModifications to
Schedule – Coordinate/Broaden Orientation Topics
ZERO WEEK LESSONS LEARNEDRevamp Online
Registration for Zero Week Activities
Requires Faculty Engagement
Need for a Campus Master Schedule for Zero Week Activities
Continue Focus on Increasing Attendance
UNEXPECTED BENEFITS More Learners Touring the Campus More Learners Locating Classrooms More Learners Purchasing Textbooks and
Supplies Prior to First Day More Efficient Schedule Changes
Wait List Prerequisite Report Resolved Institutional Errors Better Departmental Enrollment Management of
Course Sections
TEMPLE COLLEGETEMPLE, TEXAS
With
R. Craig [email protected]
Mark [email protected]
Take a Week Off-Improve Your Campus with Zero Week
http://www.tinyurl.com/tc-zero-week