1. Hitting the Bull’s Eye: The Arrow First-Year Experience Presented by Leslie Monaco and Gina Vance

2. Needs Assessment  Parent survey results  Judicial cases  Peer mediation referrals

3. Creating a Program for Needs Assessment  Reflective process  Car brainstorming  Identify top needs  Create the format  Identify target audience  Facilitators  Incentives for participation

4. FYE Sessions  Roommate Relationships  Decision making  Get Involved! Balancing academics & campus involvement  Study skills, resources, and academic check-in  Alcohol/drug awareness  Wrap up & Celebration

5. Program Assessment Survey results Small group discussion well received Active presentations better received than lecture format 93% of participants said they would recommend this to new students

6. Program Assessment Participants reported overwhelmingly learning something new about Ursuline College, developing relationships with a new student or group of students through FYE, becoming more familiar with campus resources, they would implement ONE learning from FYE, and they would be more successful at Ursuline as a result of FYE.

7. Program Assessment Anecdotal Information Wrap up session skits focus on alcohol awareness Strong connection with group leaders Increase in campus involvement Blogging vs. Facebook

8. Additional Assessment  Focus groups with group leaders  Focus groups with participants  Use participants to develop future sessions  Select group leaders from participants