A Presentation by Amy Stornello, Assistant Director of Admissions &

Visitation

Introductions…

What do I do? Coordinate Open Houses for NTID Liaison to Undergraduate Admissions office for

other Open House programs Coordinate individual visits for students and

other visitors Only for Deaf/Hard of hearing students, hearing

students interested in a BS in ASL/Interpreting Education, and Master’s of Deaf Education program

Admissions review for Winter/Spring Quarters Supervise one student assistant Teach Freshman Seminar, special projects, etc…

What do YOU Focus on?

Name, College and position/job title? Do you work at a community college

or 4-year college? Open House or Individual Visits?

What do YOU prefer? What works better? WHY???

What is National Technical Institute for the Deaf? One of 8 colleges at Rochester

Institute of Technology 15,000 hearing students/1,200

Deaf/Hard of hearing students Associate all the way through PhD

degrees

College Profile & Admissions Requirements

http://www.rit.edu/upub/pdfs/Prospectus.pdf

Note ACT/SAT test score ranges – key tool to identify whether a prospective student is Associate or Bachelor degree bound…

Admissions Overview…

Associate degree-bound Student

Bachelor degree-bound Student

669 deaf/hoh students Faculty who use

various communication methods in the classroom

May start here and eventually transfer into a BS degree program if English skills are strong enough

572 deaf/hoh students Has support services:

interpreters, notetakers, cprint, tutoring

Campus community AWARE of large deaf presence so faculty have some knowledge on interacting with our students

Comparing Visit Programs… RIT

http://rit.edu/ Visitation Website:

http://www.rit.edu/emcs/admissions/ NTID

http://www.ntid.rit.edu/ Visitation Website:

http://www.ntid.rit.edu/prospective/visiting.php

Differences in OH/IV experiences?

Undergraduate Admissions office

NTID Admissions Office

Focus on ability to handle quantity of students – not intentional but done due to amount of visitors to campus

Individual Visits are done in an Information Session format

Open Houses: 4 Fall, 2 Accepted, 2

Transfer, Spring Preview Day

Focus on quality of visit

Able to ask how we can customize their visit experience

Individual Visits Spring Open Houses:

2 Spring Events

Open House versus Individual Visits

Open Houses Individual Visits

Labor Intensive Orchestrating,

planning, coordinating, etc

Costs! Lump people together One set schedule of

presentations to try to accommodate differing educational backgrounds, etc.

One on one Tailor visits to suit their

needs People involved know

the specific background of each visitor

Provide specialized attention to fit what THEY want to do while visiting

Who is your audience that you’re trying to attract?

NTID Admissions needs to take into consideration the following:

Communication preferences Speak orally? Use Sign Language?

We pair our tour guides to communication preferences (sign or voice)

Request interpreter for dorm tour/faculty appointments, if warranted

Services for hearing aids/cochlear implants – a popular request to schedule this appointment to see labs, meet people, etc.

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Audiological requirements If they do not qualify, then they need to

be referred to UAO We explain that they MUST benefit from

NTID’s services (interpreting, cprint, tutoring, notetakers, etc) and we may ask for an IEP if they do not qualify

Tuition rates for 2009-2010: RIT: $28,866 NTID: $10,233

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Educational ability/level: Associate or Bachelor degree bound? School for the Deaf? Mainstreamed school? ACT/SAT test scores, HS GPA, AP/Honors

courses? Extracurricular activities or any other

appointments they’d like… Sports

http://www.ntid.rit.edu/sports/riticprogram/deafathletes.html

Potential concerns…

“I do not want to be around other “Deaf” people because I do not sign.” (if they have a tour guide that signs in ASL or sits in on a

class with an interpreter (when they prefer cprint)) “I do not belong here – I’m smarter than them – this

place is NOT a good fit for me.” (if they meet with Associate-level faculty or observe an

Associate-level class) “It’s too hard, I’m scared that I won’t fit in here…”

(if an Associate bound person sits in on a Bachelor-level class).

Open House may be too “generic” – not able to address specific concerns/questions

Confusion about tuition rates or which office to go to… Deaf person shows up at the UAO office, expecting

communication access, knowledge about classes, support services, etc…

Generation X, Y, Z?

Gen Y High maintenance, high performers, high

expectations/demanding of themselves Helicopter parents, closer parental

involvement Millennial generation Email, Facebook, Twitter, technology!

instant communication/gratification Open, smart, eager, responsive

http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/GenY.htm

How do we tailor the visit? http://www.ntid.rit.edu/prospective/

campusvisitform.php Registration is received Information updated in our database

(cross-referenced) Confirmation packet mailed/emailed

out If questions remain, we follow up for

clarification Contacts are made and appointments

scheduled

Thank you!

Feel free to chat with me during the conference or connect via email: Amy.Stornello@rit.edu 1-800-704-1514 work phone