Who Are Your Students Theyre Our Students Too A Presentation By Student And Enrolment Services Divis

1
Who Are Your Students?(Theyre Our Students
Too!)A Presentation By Student And Enrolment
Services Division
2
Student and Enrolment Services Division

• SESD is comprised of four units
• Academic Services and Financial Assistance
• Enrolment Services
• Student Retention, Support, and Development
• Information Technology and Communications
• http//www.usask.ca/sesd

3
Student and Enrolment Services Division

• The core values which guide SESD are
• People
• Service
• Integrity
• Collaboration
• Outcomes

4
Academic Services and Financial Assistance

• Unit responsibilities include
• student records
• registration
• examinations
• grades and transcripts
• calendar
• convocation
• government and emergency loans
• scholarships and awards
• I.D. card office
• Student Central

5
Academic Services and Financial Assistance

• New for 2005-6!
• Sirius Student Information System
• new permit/override system
• Student Services including online registration
  through PAWS
• Instructor Services including online grade entry
  and class lists through PAWS
• revised and updated instructor and staff handbook

6
Academic Services and Financial Assistance

• 19 763 students registered as of October 2004
  university census
• 11 160 female and 8603 male
• 1969 students in graduate degree programs
• 1589 full time
• 380 part time
• 16 915 students in undergraduate degree programs
• 13 798 full time
• 3117 part time

7
Academic Services and Financial Assistance

• 658 students in non-degree programs
• College of Arts and Science had the highest
  enrolment with 7701 undergrad students (6556 full
  time, 1145 part time) and 676 graduate students
• Approximately 1500 students live in University
  residences
• 83 of undergraduate students are from
  Saskatchewan (Alberta is next highest source)

8
Academic Services and Financial Assistance

• Approximately one-third of all students are on
  government or emergency student loans
• A 2003 survey of 1279 of our students found that
• 8.3 have dependents
• 11.4 work 20 or more hours per week
• 37.5 work less than 20 hours per week
• 51.1 do not work for pay at all during the
  school year

9
International Students Office

• Located in Room 60, Lower Place Riel
• An international student is a student studying in
  Canada on a study permit

10
International Student Office

• 1196 international students during 2004-5
• 499 graduate students
• 697 undergraduate students
• 986 full time
• 210 part time

11
International Student Office

• The majority of international students come from
• China 448
• India 103
• Nigeria 62
• Hong Kong - 61
• Iran 33
• United States - 32

12
International Student Office

• Challenges for international students include
• oral and written English language skills
• social and cultural adjustment
• immigration rules and procedures
• financial stress
• feelings of isolation and homesickness

13
International Student Office

• Services and programs offered are free of charge
  and include
• advising, referrals, and advocacy
• reception service
• orientation programs
• International Friendship Program
• Oral English Program and English Corner
• Spouses Program

14
International Student Office

• Other activities
• small utensils exchange program
• winter clothing giveaway
• International Week
• leadership development retreat
• special interest sessions (immigration, health
  coverage, income tax, etc.)
• special events (Presidents Reception,
  Appreciation Banquet, etc.)

15
Aboriginal Students Centre

• Located in Marquis Hall, a new location beside
  the Bookstore (and a new home in the near
  future!)
• An Aboriginal student is a student of Indian,
  Métis, or Inuit ancestry.

16
Aboriginal Students Centre

• Saskatchewan has a diverse Aboriginal population
• 6 languages, 3 language families, 75 distinct
  First Nations communities or reserves
• 14 of the Saskatchewan population and 25 of all
  children are Aboriginal within 5-10 years, 1 in
  5 Saskatchewan residents will be Aboriginal

17
Aboriginal Students Centre

• 1881 self-identifying Aboriginal students
  registered as of the October 2004 university
  census
• 956 Indian
• 895 Métis
• 30 Inuit
• 1839 undergraduate students and 42 graduate
  students

18
Aboriginal Students Centre

• Services and programs offered are free of charge
  and include
• advising, referrals, and advocacy
• orientation
• liaison with funding agencies, home communities,
  and student societies
• consulting with off-campus organizations and
  on-campus units regarding recruitment, Aboriginal
  awareness, etc.
• organizing campus tours and info sessions

19
Aboriginal Students Centre

• Other activities
• Elders Service
• Aboriginal Awareness Week
• Aboriginal Student Handbook
• University Transition Courses
• Aboriginal First Year Transition Program (AFYEP)
  and Math and Science Enrichment Program (MSEP)
• special events (Powwow at the Bowl, etc.)

20
Aboriginal Students Centre
21
Disability Services For Students

• Temporarily located in the Atrium, Administration
  Building, beside Student Central (will move to
  new home in Administration Building later this
  fall)
• A disabled student may have
• a permanent disability of a physical,
  psychological, or learning nature, or due to
  chronic illness
• a temporary disability due to an illness, broken
  bone, or emergency surgery

22
Disability Services For Students

• 1379 students with disabilities were registered
  with office as of August 2005
• 580 of those students actively using programs and
  services

23
Disability Services For Students

• Services and programs are free of charge but
  students must provide medical documentation and
  register
• These include
• examination accommodation
• note-taking services
• advising, referrals, and advocacy

24
Student Health Centre

• Located in Saskatchewan Hall
• 17 462 visits from April, 2004 to March, 2005 for
  the following services nurse practitioner,
  physician, psychiatrist, social worker,
  registered dietitian, chiropractor, and massage
  therapist
• Students presenting with mental health issues
  continue to be a significant proportion of visits

25
Student Health Centre

• Other services include
• nursing
• obstetrics and gynecology
• orthopedics
• internal medicine
• Health Education (Out Reach)
• Health Education Coordinators
• Volunteer Peer Health Educators (SHIP)

26
Health Issues for Students

• 91 have used alcohol in the past year 56 have
  reported driving after drinking
• 27 have used marijuana 11 smoke
• 1.3 of males and 8.3 of females reported having
  been sexually assaulted
• 16 used no or unreliable contraception 9.5 of
  females reported an unplanned pregnancy in their
  lifetime

27
Student Counselling Services

• Located in QuAppelle Hall Addition
• Our clients
• twice as likely to be female than male
• three times as likely to be graduate than
  undergraduate
• most common age is 23 years
• Mood and anxiety disorders are the top presenting
  issues

28
Mental Health Issues for Students

• Developmental challenges
• Greatest risk for mental illness
• Many students distressed
• About 30 of undergraduate students highly
  stressed or overwhelmed
• 9.8 undergraduate students, 14 of international
  students, and
• 20 of Aboriginal students feel they need
  professional help for emotional issues

29
Mental Health Issues for Students

• In a class of 100 undergraduate students, it is
  likely that
• 30 will be very stressed or overwhelmed
• 15 will be socially anxious
• 8 will be clinically depressed
• 3 will be thinking seriously about suicide

30
Student Counselling Services

• Individual and couples counselling
• same-day consultation or regular initial
  appointment
• brief model, average 3-4 sessions
• Group programs
• Consultation programs for faculty and staff
• Mental health outreach
• Clinical training

31
What can you do to assist students?

• Help them integrate academically and socially
• Help them commit to personal and professional
  goals
• Help them connect to the University community

32
The staff of Student and Enrolment Services
Division are in partnership with you to serve
students.Ask us! We can help you!http//www.us
ask.ca/sesd/