1. UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND ORIENTATION AUGUST 27, 2011 Understanding Your Student’s Academic Experience Brother Thomas Giumenta – Learning Resource Coordinator, Health Center giumenta@up.edugiumenta@up.edu ~ 503.943.8002 Krissie Sanborn, Assistant Director, Shepard Freshman Resource Center sanborn@up.edusanborn@up.edu ~ 503.943.7895

2. The Basics: 4 Professional Schools  Pamplin School of Business Administration  School of Education  Shiley School of Engineering  School of Nursing College of Arts and Sciences Understanding Your Student’s Academic Experience

3. The Basics: 3 credit hour classes x 5 classes each semester  = 15 credit hours per semester  = 30 credit hours per year  = 120 credit hours over 4 years EGR, SCI majors may take 16 or 17 per semester Keeping on track Understanding Your Student’s Academic Experience

4. The Core Curriculum 13 3-credit courses in the areas of:  Fine Arts  History  Literature  Science  Math  Social Sciences  Philosophy  Theology Understanding Your Student’s Academic Experience

5. What we already know about today’s students:  Millennials!  Have actively engaged parents  Speak often with parents  Confident and pressured

6. Understanding Your Student’s Academic Experience What we already know about UP students:  Your First Year of College Survey (2010-2011)  77.9% rated themselves as “above average” or “highest 10%” in academic ability

7. Understanding Your Student’s Academic Experience What we already know about UP students:  Your First Year of College Survey (2010-2011)

8. Understanding Your Student’s Academic Experience What we already know about your students:  Advising Questionnaire (2011-2012)  Avg. expected GPA Fall 2011: 3.64 Fall 2010 avg.: 3.30  Avg. expected HS study hours/week: 11.3  Avg. expected college study hours/week: 17.8 We encourage 30-45 hrs/week  Expectations don’t always match reality!

9. Understanding Your Student’s Academic Experience Major Differences Between High School and College  Differences are on purpose Bloom, B. S. (ed.). Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. Vol. 1: Cognitive Domain. New York: McKay, 1956. High school skills College skills

10. Understanding Your Student’s Academic Experience Major Differences Between High School and College Class time Study time Tests Grading Teaching Freedom

11. Understanding Your Student’s Academic Experience Common academic issues  College students studying like high school students  Learning new academic norms  Underutilization of available academic resources  Change in support structure  TIME MANAGEMENT  Learning Assistance Learning Assistance

12. Understanding Your Student’s Academic Experience Navigating Your Student’s First Semester  The BIG Weeks  Week 5 (9/26-9/30): First tests and papers returned, study skills inventory emailed  Weeks 6-8 (10/3-10/29): MIDTERM GRADES  Week 13 (11/28-12/2): Return from Thanksgiving break  Winter break

13. Resources provided by UP: Professors Syllabi Study Groups/Friends Math Resource Center Writing Resource Center Speech Resource Center Language Resource Center Brother Thomas Freshman Resource Center Academic Advisors Workshop Class Upperclassmen Pastoral Residents Health Center Residence Life Understanding Your Student’s Academic Experience

14. Good News About the Second Semester  Better study habits  Fewer transition issues  History and relationship

15. Understanding Your Student’s Academic Experience Questions?