Academic Initiatives in the Residence Halls at OSU Ben Medeiros, Asst Director of Living-Learning Communities
Academic Initiatives 1.Living-Learning Communities 2.In-Hall Tutoring 3.STAR (Early Alert) 4.ALA position 5.First Year Experience 6.Upcoming Projects…
Current: Austin Entrepreneur Program (Weatherford) Honors College (West) Civic Engagement (Bloss – 6 th floor) Engineering (Hawley-Buxton) Gender-Inclusive (Halsell)* Global Village (ILLC) Collegiate Recovery Community This Fall Arts & Social Justice (Wilson) Health & Well-Being (McNary) Living-Learning Communities
Stage 1 New or pilot community Themed Housing Exploring Identity Limited Resources Lack of Partner Leadership Stage 2 Identity Staff or Faculty Partnership Quarterly or Monthly Programing Academic Support Additional Resources Stage 3 Strong Identity Linked Classes Tie-ins to Major or Dep’t Weekly or Monthly Programs Traditions Campus & Community Connections
In-Hall Tutoring Content: Math Writing Chemistry (McNary) Timeline: Weeks 3-10 Primary Oversight: GTA for Academic Success & Engagement
STAR – early alert at Oregon State S tudent T aking A cademic R esponsibility Early Alert at Oregon State Timeline: Week 2 ALA’s/ RA’s making student contact Advisor Follow Up
Academic Learning Assistant Partnership with the Academic Success Center Weekly Office Hours Active Programming College Knowledge Study Skills Campus Connections Passive Programming Peer Study Groups Academic Support
FYE – First Year Experience
FYE Residential Curriculum 1. Academic Success Faculty Dinners Tutoring Program 2. Health & Safety Monthly Programming 3. Living in Community Social Media RA-facilitated Check-Ins 4. Traditions & Affinity-Building Inter-Hall Challenge Homecoming, Moonlight Breakfasts, Res Games
FYE – First Year Experience This Year…. CONNECT Week (Summer/Fall) Homecoming (Fall) Service Projects (Winter) Beaver Block Party (Spring)
New LLC’s In-Hall Advising Linked Classes Tutoring Upcoming Projects
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