Are you Ready? Generation z

The language of Gen Z

GET TO KNOW GEN Z LIFEWAY, 2017 BORN BETWEEN 1995 - 2015 THEY CARE ABOUT THE PLANET THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CONNECTED… Is there life before wifi? THEY ARE DIVERSE, RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY OPEN TO SEXUAL FLUIDITY INDEPENDENT JUSTICE MINDED MAY NOT GROW UP WITH RELIGION, BUT ARE OPEN TO FAITH LIFEWAY, 2017

GENERATIONAL COMPARISON

CONSIDERATIONS FOR COLLEGE TRANSITION What are we doing to engage them with their college transition and into their first year? Cowley and D’Souza, 2016 How do colleges engage students through the admissions process? How are they selecting colleges?

CONSIDERATIONS FOR FACULTY How do faculty engage students in and out of the classroom? Are students getting the opportunity to create? What methods are being used to adapt to Gen Z?

CONSIDERATIONS FOR STUDENT AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT How are they selecting majors and career choices? What do they care about? Opportunities for personal and professional development? What motivates them? Priorities in job search: Opportunities for growth, generous pay, making a difference/positive impact, and job security (Cowley and D’Souza, 2016).

BREAKOUT GROUPS

BRING IT BACK TOGETHER What could we be doing? What are we doing? How can we adapt? College transition Career development Faculty / classroom

Take Away….. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? HOW CAN THIS INFORMATION IMPACT YOUR OFFICE/TEAM? KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING…. JOIN THE BOOK CLUB CONTINUE LEARNING Teaching Gen Z How Generation Z is Shaping the Change in Education