Millennial Student The Next Generation

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Millennial Student (The Next Generation)
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Background Information

• Millennials Rising
• The Next Great Generation
• By Neil Howe William Strauss

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Generations
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Quick Quiz

• How well do you know the different generations?

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What generation?

• This group grew up during the post Watergate era
  and the energy crisis.
• They were in many cases children of divorce and
  nontraditional family units
• Many were latchkey kids who were raised on
  electronic media (television, Atari 2600s)

Generation X
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What generation?

• More likely to live in two-income household.
• Have children at home
• Have the basic feeling of security
• More likely than others to focus on education
• Have the higher level of education
• 88.8 of this generation completed high school

Baby Boomers
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What generation?

• This group was born at a time when it was
  considered natural and appropriate for families
  to have large numbers of children
• This generation wed early
• This generation are about 95 retired at this
  point
• This group was during the great depression

Silent Generation
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What generation?

• Sheltered
• They have experienced a positive economy while
  moving through their school years
• This generation grew up on kid safety rules,
  lockdown of public schools, sweeping national
  youth safety movement
•   Technological sophistication

Millennial Generation
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Why this subject is so important?

• Academic Programs Strategies
• Co-Curricular Programs Strategies
• Communication Strategies
• Technology
• Parental Involvement

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Who are the Millennials?

• Born in or after 1982
• Presently 80 million (largest generation)
• The oldest entered college Fall of 2000
• Life expectancy of 75 years
• 3 most popular names
• Males Females
• Michael Jennifer
• Jason Jessica
• Christopher Ashley

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Defining Characteristics

• Team-oriented
• Racially diverse
• Extremely close with parents
• Savvy with technology
• Less interested in humanities

• Conventional
• Confident
• Special
• Sheltered
• Self-Assured
• Stressed
• Achieving

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The College Millennial Student

• Exposure/Experimentation with grown up activity
  
• Exposure to vast information but less in depth
• Different patterns of social connection and
  intimacy
• Increasingly high levels of stress and anxiety

• Technological proficiency
• Part-time employment
• Ambitious but unrealistic expectations
• Well aware of campus and community rules,
  regulations and political correctness. However,
  see it as a challenge to find a way around the
  rule.

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Educational Issues to Address

• Diversity of needs, experiences and backgrounds
• High drop-out and failure rates
• Poor class participation
• Typically under-prepared
• Need specific direction and guidance

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Events That Make An Impression

• 9-11
• Columbine
• Oklahoma City Bombing
• Princess Dis death
• Clinton Impeachment Trial
• O.J. Simpson Trial
• Rodney King riots
• Lewinsky scandal

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What is your MIQ?

• Who are Posh, Scary, Ginger, Baby and Sporty?
• SPICE GIRLS
• Who got Jiggy wit it?
• WILL SMITH
• In what sport does Tony Hawk compete?
• SKATE BOARDING

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What are the real names?

• Shaq
• SHAQUILLE ONEIL
• MJ
• MICHAEL JORDON
• Stone Cold
• STEVE AUSTIN
• J-Lo
• JENNIFER LOPEZ
• P. Diddy
• SHAWN COMBS

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Can you speak Millennial?

• Flashy or Glitzy
• Bling Bling
• Hot Rod
• Ride or Hooptie
• Sneakers
• Shox
• Hunk/Stud/Babe
• Hottie
• Girlfriend/Boyfriend
• Boo
• Cool/Awesome
• Sweeeeet!
• Thongs
• Flip Flop

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The Greatest Influence

• PARENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Lets look at Parent Involvement

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• The number one thing to realize with the
  Millennials is that as a whole they reflect much
  more parental perfectionism than any generation
  in living memory. Colleges and universities
  should know that they are not
• just getting a kid, but they are also getting a
  parent.
• William Strauss
• Author, Millennials Rising

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Millennial Parent Characteristics

• Idealist
• Passionate
• Protective
• Involved
• Concerned
• Intelligent
• Demanding
• Prioritize education

• Knowledgeable about college experience
• Sense of entitlement
• high cost of attendance
• regard for student as children, not adults
• Basic concerns are priority
• Expect to be involved from admission to graduation

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Parental Affect

• Reflect parent values
• Trust their parents
• Programmed
• Decisions are made for them
• Aim to please authority figures
• Celebrated

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Contrary to popular belief.

• They will recast the image of youth from
  downbeat and alienated to upbeat and engaged.

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Why

• Violent Crime is down 60-70
• Teen pregnancy is down
• Engaged in community service
• Tolerant - everyone is part of community
• See themselves as successful
• Build up not tear down

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Bottom Line.

• How do we bridge the generation gap
• How to help them be academically successful
• How to service students and parents
• How to transition them to adulthood
• What strategies work
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References and Resources

• The Millennial Generation Implications for
  Fraternities Sororities www.odos.uiuc.edu/greek/
  gazette/02042002.pdf
• Millennials Rising The Next Generation (Neil
  Howe William Strauss)
• Millennial Child Transforming Education in the
  Twenty-First Century (Schwartz, Eugene)