1. It’s A Plan! Guiding Students from the College Search through the First Year

2. Our Reach

3. Oregon GEAR UP 5 “R”s

4. WHY?

5. Education & Jobs Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2013 Education Required for Jobs College degreeHigh school diploma Less than high school

6. College Enrollment By Income Source: National Center for Education Statistics, 2011National Center for Education Statistics

7. College Fit Source: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2012National Bureau of Economic Research >50% of low-income high achievers apply exclusively to non-selective two-year and four-year schools

8. Aspirations & Reality Source: Center for American Progress, 2009Center for American Progress 100% aspire to complete college 72% planned to attend college in the fall 59% applied to a 4-year college 51% accepted to a 4-year college 41% enrolled in a 4-year college

9. What is preventing your students from applying to or attending college? 

10. IT’S A PLAN

11. the big picture

12. educators students parents

13. sample resources

14. sample Facebook post

15. sample school announcement It’s time to clean up your online act! You don’t want a silly thing like a hotsexymama@collegeismyplan.com e-mail address to come between you and college! Get a professional e-mail account for all of your applications, and make sure all your privacy settings on social media accounts are as strict as possible.

16. sample text message Narrow your list of colleges to a manageable number. More than 1, less than 10! Always have a backup plan. text @itsaplan to 23559 text @itsaplanparents to 23559 *regular data and message rates apply

17. oregongoestocollege.org/itsaplan

19. How can you envision using these resources with your students? 

20. THE FIRST YEAR

21. Summer Melt Source: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2012National Bureau of Economic Research anywhere from 10%-40% of college-intending students

22. First-Year Retention Rates Source: College Navigator/NCESCollege Navigator/NCES FULL-TIME STUDENTS IN OREGON (CLASS OF 2011)

23. First Year Struggles Source: College Parents of America, 2013; CIRP Survey

24. Share a challenge you (or someone you know) faced during the first year of college, and how it was overcome. 

25. gearup.ous.edu/resources/publications

26. Communication

27. Keep Alumni Connected

29. Keep Parents Connected

30. What are other ways you can support students in the first year of college? 

31. adrienne_enriquez@ous.edu dana_beck@ous.edu