Please sit with any co-presenters you have.

Meredith Malnar Emily C. Ivey

Libby Daggers Megan Higginbotham Derek Byrne

Erin Brannan Lucy Hill Mara Schaffler

• The NSC can be “overwhelming” and “information overload”

• Task-oriented and transactional pieces

• Future “flipped classroom” to support student success

• Open to students April 19th – May 19th

• Mandatory for all incoming students

• Guests and family members can access information

• Howdy.tamu.edu

• Preparing for your NSC• AIS Checklist

• Financial Matters• Student Business Services• Financial Aid & Money Education Center

• Campus Safety and Services• Code Maroon• IT• Transportation Services• Dining• Off-Campus Student Services (OCSS)

• Academics and Registration Primer

Pre Conference Day Changes: Check-In reduced from 90 to 60 minutes Corps of Cadets Open house starts at 5:00pm Financial Aid adding Money Education Center session

Day 1 Changes: Academic Meeting moved to the morning Resource tables in MSC Hallway over lunch Housing sessions reduced by 10 minutes Addition of Aggies Engage Faculty Lecture Program

No Day 2 Changes

Pre Conference Day Changes: Corps of Cadets Open house starts at 5:00pm Financial Aid adding Money Education Center session

Day 1 Changes: Academic Meeting moved to the morning Transfer & Family Lunch – utilizing more space to open up seating Resource tables follow afternoon programs

No Day 2 Changes

NSC content will be integrated into TAMU Mobile App

Direct students and guests to download the TAMU App (not NSC App)

NSC content will automatically be visible within the app

Custom maps to highlight locations relevant to NSC (parking, buildings, dining)

Calendar, event descriptions, contact information

Not all NSC dates will be available throughout the summer Pre- and post-NSC, users will be directed to newaggie.tamu.edu

2016 Results:* Attending the NSC……helped me feel more prepared to begin my career at Texas A&M.

93.4% Strongly Agree or Agree (FR)89.5% Strongly Agree or Agree (TR)

…provided me with information that will help me to progress through my first year at Texas A&M.

94.9% Strongly Agree or Agree (FR)90.1% Strongly Agree or Agree (TR)

…made me aware of resources available to assist me academically.95.8% Strongly Agree or Agree (FR)92.1% Strongly Agree or Agree (TR)

FR n = 3,434 40% response rateTR n = 778 33% response rate

What do you want to accomplish with students during NSC?

What do you want students to know, be able to do, or feel as a result of their NSC experience?

It is as easy as ABC…and maybe D!

A=Audience (who is the learner or who will achieve the outcome?)

B=Behavior (what is the measurable behavior you want the audience to learn?)

C=Condition (under what circumstances should the learner be able to perform?)

D=Degree (at what level does the behavior need to be performed?)

Be sure the verb captures what you want the student to know or be able to do.

Also consider your time with students during NSC for them to learn the identified outcome.

By participating in the leadership workshop,

students will describe three of the five

leadership criteria as stated in Kouzes and

Posner’s The Leadership Challenge.

Condition

Audience

Behavior (in future tense)

Degree

Students will learn about challenging situations.

Better: As a result of attending NSC, students will understand challenging situations they may face.

Better: After the CSI Aggieland program, students will report being aware of challenges situations they may face during their time as a student at Texas A&M.

Email Learning Outcome updates to libbyd@tamu.edu by March 24th.

Texas A&M College Station, Fall 2016Total Enrollment: 60,435 52.5% male, 47.5% female 24.1% first-gen college students

Undergraduate Enrollment: 48,346

13 Academic Colleges, 120+ Majors

1000+ Student Organizations

2500+ Students in the Corps of Cadets

Last summer at NSCs: 12,212 total new students

9,696 Freshmen 2,516 transfers

16,605 parents, family members, guests ~1.49 guests per freshman student ~92% of freshmen bring at least one family

member ~.88 guests per transfer student ~62% of transfers bring at least one family

member

Use inclusive language

Always use a microphone when available

Remember your audience

Ensure visual diversity is reflected in photos and videos

Set the expectation Aggies graduate in 4 years

Do not make fun of other colleges or universities or imply they are lacking in quality

Use positive, encouraging language

Practice!

Create seamless transitions from one presentation to the next

You can be engaging even during a lecture based presentation!

Change the level and tone of your voice

Use props or visuals

Choose relevant examples

Involve students

Tell stories

Briggs, S. 2014

Presentations

• All presentations must be within the NSC template (available at newaggie.tamu.edu/brandguide)

• Use appropriate aspect ratio for your projector, either standard/4:3 or widescreen/16:9 (if you are uncertain, use the standard version)• Rudder Auditorium and Rudder Theatre use widescreen

• Fonts: Arial and Georgia

Presentation Title

Content Slide

Alternate Content Slide

Closing Slide

Alternate Closing Slide

Use of NSC Logos

Primary mark (left) to be used in all pre-conference communications and

during NSC

Secondary mark (right) to be used during NSC and when space is limited

Only use secondary mark in pre-conference communications if primary mark has already been used

Both logos available at newaggie.tamu.edu/brandguide

Accessible Presentations

• Add alternative text to images and objects • Ensure that all slides have unique titles • Use hyperlink text that is meaningful • Include closed captions for any audio or video • Ensure that the reading order of each slide is logical • Increase visibility for colorblind viewers • Specify column header information in tables • Use simple table structure • Avoid using blank cells for formatting

• Adjust margins and line spacing to formatting and layout and don’t just use tabs and spaces

Other Things to Keep in Mind

• Utilize the Microsoft Office Accessibility Checker• Consider appearance of slides when posted after the NSC

Branding or accessibility questions?

Visit newaggie.tamu.edu/brandguideEmail Derek Byrne at dbyrne7@tamu.edu

Presenter’s Work Time

April 10th, 8:30-10:30am – MSC 2404and/or

April 24th, 2:30-4:30pm – MSC 2404

Come work on your presentation, let us help you, and enjoy some snacks!

“Texas A&M University whole heartedly believes that the college experience represents a collaboration involving the student, the family of the student and the University; and we hope your participation in the New Student Conference will leave you ready to be a partner in this collaborative relationship.”

“…the last decade has brought a significant increase in the extent of parental involvement in the lives of college students,” (Forbes, 2001).

“Parental involvement has reportedly grown over the past few years, owing to many contributing factors: changing structures of families and campus environments, consumerism, and increased communication through technology,” (Carney-Hall, 2008).

Provide support: Students say when they are upset or having a rough day, most call home.

Provide information: When students are looking for information, often they will call their family members to ask questions.

Serve as a Resource: When making career decisions, major decisions, internship decisions, students will often use their family members as a sounding board

Today's college students and their parents communicate an average of 13.4 times weekly (Hofer and Sullivan, 2010)

“If we can make sure parents know what they need to know to help students, retention is going to be better. That’s what we all want,” (Donovan & McKelfresh, 2008).

“The idea that students, parents, and the institution are all partners in the process, each with a specific role, allows administrators to honor the influence of parents without relieving students of their adult responsibilities,” (Carney-Hall, 2008).

• Ask about their student – make it personal (because it is!)• Acknowledge you might not understand, but you can empathize • Be authentic: Show genuine emotions• Validate concerns

• “I can see that this is important to you” • “ This is a natural feeling/emotion/concern”

• Congratulate and praise positive involvement• Set realistic expectations of your role • Follow up

“Educators and practitioners should provide parents with resources on how to effectively consult with Millennial college students by allowing them to make their own decisions with their help…” (Pizzolato & Hicklen, 2011).

“Being proactive in sharing campus information and support services to students’ parents and families creates an additional means by which higher education institutions’ missions, goals, and objectives can be achieved,” (Donovan & McKelfresh, 2008).

Programming • New Student Conferences (15,067 during 2016 NSC)• Family Weekend

Communication • Monthly Aggie Family Newsletter (35,000 subscribed)• Family Webchats• Facebook—Aggie Parent & Families

Assistance • aggiefamilies@tamu.edu• 979-845-5826

Family members are not helicopters, lawn mowers,

bulldozers, or any other machinery

• Umbrella – a device consisting of a circular canopy of cloth on a folding metal frame supported by a central rod, used as protection against rain or sometimes sun

• Family– a support network

• Umbrella Family Member– a support network who provides protection and support when neededo They share their umbrella with their studento Parents hold the umbrella, so the student is taking actiono When there’s no rain, there’s no need for an umbrella, except on sunny

days (pride)

*Hispanic or Latino of any Race

FTIC: an undergraduate, degree seeking, student who applied and enrolled in college for the first time regardless of whether the student has acquired college level credit through testing, advanced placement or summer enrollment. This field is used only the first semester of a student’s enrollment at TAMU.

First Generation: neither parent (or guardian) graduated from a four-year college.

http://dars.tamu.edu/Data-and-Reports/Student#enrollment

Year

Undergraduates FTIC FTIC First Generation

TotalLatino/

Hispanic*% Total

Latino/Hispanic*

% Total Latino/

Hispanic*%

2010 39,148 6,219 15.9% 8,176 1,502 18.4% 2,101 779 37.1%

2011 39,867 6,739 16.9% 8,254 1,594 19.3% 2,064 823 39.9%

2012 40,100 7,263 18.1% 8,139 1,808 22.2% 2,313 1,033 44.7%

2013 42,029 8,331 19.8% 9,710 2,355 24.3% 2,555 1,231 48.2%

2014 44,681 9,339 20.9% 10,333 2,490 24.1% 2,575 1,251 48.6%

2015 46,492 10,276 22.1% 9,777 2,585 26.4 2,588 1,273 49.2%

2016 48,346 10,999 22.8% 9,696 2,335 24% 2,403 1,138 47.3%

•Family Check-In–NODA/NRCFYE Parent Booklet (2011-2013, 2016)–Aggie Family Calendar in Spanish (2014-2015)–Spanish Translated Schedules

•Translated Programs–Mandatory Student Programs–Family Specific Programming–Identified by

•Spanish Speaking Staff

•What can you do?

May 4thPowerpoints, Handouts, Scripts (if applicable) Due

*PDF Presentation Versions – include text when appropriate*

Email or FileX Powerpoint and PDFs to emilyi@tamu.edu

April 10th and/or April 24th Working Time

979.845.5826nsfp@tamu.edu

newaggie.tamu.edu

Physical Summer Work Location: Bizzell East

On NSC Day 1: Rudder Help Desk, 8am-5pm