| Initiative Title | Institutionalize New Student & Family Orientation |
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| Submitted in Previous Year(s) | No |
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| Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale | To implement a successful New Student & Family Orientation program for August and January, funding is required once the Title V Grant has ended. The vision to create a successful Orientation includes the following...
- Amplifying the Peer Orientation Leader program to pay 12 students for their participation and appropriately train them for the role.
- Creating a sense of belonging for students and their families through informational sessions and welcome giveaways that connect them to SUNY Orange
- Improve future orientations by incentivizing the completion of feedback from attendees
- Meals for those in attendance to allow for at least a half day program to share vital information that will assist with the transition to college and student success
- Professional development for staff to attend NODAC 2025 conference and gain knowledge of best practices and tools to implement a successful Orientation program
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| Consequences of this initiative not being funded | Without institutional funding, there would be no New Student Orientation on campus. New students and their families will not have the opportunity to receive a robust and holistic onboarding as they transition to college. This could negatively affect student retention. |
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| Department Goals | Plan and implement a successful New Student and Family Orientation with at least 40 percent of the incoming student population as the program becomes institutionalized under the Center for Student Involvement. |
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| Locations | |
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| Estimated Completion Date | 08/31/2025 |
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| Will this initiative span multiple budget years? | Yes |
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| Importance | High |
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| Funding Source | Request for Prioritization |
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| Created | 11/15/2024 11:42 am |
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| Updated | 11/15/2024 11:47 am |
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Institutional Goals
| Goal |
How will the initiative support this institutional goal? |
- COLLEGE GOALS as of 2011
- 4. To promote student growth and development by providing comprehensive and innovative academic and support services.
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Academic advising and faculty/staff would be present for orientation to host presentations and informational sessions/tabling, |
- STUDENT SERVICES MASTER PLAN 2013
- Student Success & Access
- Provide all students new to the college with a comprehensive orientation
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The program in and of itself is an orientation and will meet this goal. |
- STUDENT SERVICES MASTER PLAN 2013
- Student Success & Access
- Facilitate student success, growth and goal completion
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Orientation should assist with student retention and completion given the resources and tools for success and sense of belonging that they will receive from the program. |
- STUDENT SERVICES MASTER PLAN 2013
- Professional Development
- Encourage, promote and seek professional growth and development opportunities for all Student Services employees
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Attending NODA would provide relevant professional development for those managing the orientation program. |
- STRATEGIC PLAN 2020-2025
- Empower Student Success: Equitably link students with their aspirations
- Goal #1: Identify and reduce the barriers to academic and personal success
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Particularly for first gen students, orientation will help with their transition and break down some barriers of not knowing what to expect in the college environment. This is also true for their families - sometimes families are a barrier as they are uninformed and not supportive. The family portion of orientation would reduce that barrier and create a more equitable start for students who have never had family attend college before. |
- MIDDLESTATES STANDARDS
- 4 Support of the Student Experience
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Orientation supports the holistic student. Though it will provide academic tools for success, it also offers a sense of belonging and helps students connect with each other and with the campus community to enhance their student experience and make them feel a part of SUNY Orange from before they even begin classes. |
- STRATEGIC PLAN 2020-2025
- Empower Student Success: Equitably link students with their aspirations
- Goal #2: Provide individualized resources and guidance to ensure student readiness to succeed at SUNY Orange
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With a larger scale orientation, we can divide students into small groups related to their field of study for tours and activities and have them connect with a Pathways coach of their academic community to create a more personalized experience. |
Action Steps
| Action Step |
Responsible Party |
Order |
| Work with Provost, VP of Admin & Finance, and AVP of Student Engagement to design a budget that will support the needs of a large scale Orientation program |
Adrienne Victor, along with campus partners. |
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| Collaborate with campus departments to create a program that includes informational sessions, resource fair, campus tours, and more to have a full schedule that promotes positive student transition and success. |
Director of CSI |
2 |
Expected Outcomes
| Outcome |
Order |
| New Student & Family Orientation will be institutionalized so the college can support student success and increase retention by appropriately onboarding new students and offering them tools for success in their transition to college. |
1 |
Assessment Methods
| Method |
Description |
Other Method |
Responsible Party |
| SWOT Analysis |
A facilitated analysis of the internal strengths & weaknesses of the course, program, department as well as the external threats & opportunities. |
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Director CSI |
| Student Surveys (Externally developed) |
Surveys such as the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE), Student Opinion Survey (SOS), etc. are regularly administered at the College. The results of the survey describe the engagement and satisfaction of students with various college offices, staff, program and services. |
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Director CSI |
Resources
| INITIAL YEAR COST: |
$52,000.00 |
| RECURRING COST: |
$59,000.00 |
Equipment
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| Incentivizing Prizes for Gaining Feedback from attendees |
$2000.00
/ 2000.00
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- Center for Student Involvement
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| Marketing Materials, Mailers |
$1000.00
/ 1000.00 (1st year)
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- Center for Student Involvement
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| Peer Orientation Leader "Uniforms" and Identifying Materials |
$2000.00
/ 2000.00 (1st year)
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- Center for Student Involvement
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| Welcome giveaway for students and families |
$8000.00
/ 8000.00 (1st year)
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- Center for Student Involvement
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| Welcome Orientation Banners, Decorations |
$5000.00
/ 5000.00
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- Center for Student Involvement
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| TOTAL: |
$11,000.00 / $18,000.00 |
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Facility
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Supply
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Staffing
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| 12 Peer Orientation Leaders Stipend |
$12000.00
/ 12000.00 (1st year)
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- Center for Student Involvement
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| TOTAL: |
$12,000.00 / $12,000.00 |
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Training
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| NODA 2025 conference registration fees, flight, food. |
$10000.00
/ 10000.00 (1st year)
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- Center for Student Involvement
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| Training for Peer Orientation leaders |
$7000.00
/ 7000.00 (1st year)
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- Center for Student Involvement
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| TOTAL: |
$17,000.00 / $17,000.00 |
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Marketing
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Other
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| Food for orientation students and guests for three different dates of orientation |
$12000.00
/ 12000.00 (1st year)
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- Center for Student Involvement
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| TOTAL: |
$12,000.00 / $12,000.00 |
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Prioritization
This is initiative is ready for prioritization.
Assessment
| Date | Department Name | Status | Cost to Date | Funding Source | |
| No results found. |