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Debbie,
While in Kentucky, I developed a freshman orientation program that
included testing, placement, advising, registration and tours of the campus.
If testing is conducted the first thing in the morning, scoring and
placement can be completed in a relatively short time. While scoring and
placement are being completed, students, and their families, can be given
tours or information about any of their concerns. (While the students are
testing, we had a seperate instructional session for parents about how to
let their children go -- that is, how to allow their children the freedom t
attend college, etc. This went over very well. In addition, we offered
smaller group informational "seminars" where instructors from various
departments discussed courses and content.)
Around noon, we offered a luncheon to all parties after which there were
25 - 30 advisors to work with students on registration. The whole day took
around 7 hours. However, we saw the highest compliance to placement
suggestions and a very nice final registration tally. The cost to the
college was relatively small compared to the individualized testing, etc
that would have taken place otherwise. It got a lot of faculty and
administrative cooperation -- another plus.
Jim
Debbie Carley wrote:
> Hello, Colleagues,
> Does your college require summer Orientation for students, and if so,
> what does that day consist of? If you do require placement testing, can
> it be done that day? Do students meet their department heads for
> advising and scheduling that day? How do students who do not attend
> Orientation receive their schedules and advising?
> Thank you -
> Debbie Carley, New Hampshire Technical Institute
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