Presenters: Iceney Ceasar

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• Presenters Iceney Ceasar
• Rex Roberts
• Institution University of Central Florida
• Presentation Title "Engaging Undeclared
  Students at Orientation Using Dating
  Techniques to Find Your Perfect Major."

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Engaging Undeclared Students at
OrientationUsing Dating Techniques to Find
Your Perfect Major
University of Central Florida

• Iceney Ceasar
• First Year Advising and Exploration
• Rex Roberts
• Burnett Honors College
• 2007 NACADA Annual Conference
• Baltimore, MD
• October 19, 2007

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THE University of Central Florida

• Offers 95 degree programs from the following
  colleges
• Arts and Humanities
• Business Administration
• Education
• Engineering and Computer Science
• Health and Public Affairs
• Hospitality Management
• Medicine
• Nursing
• Sciences

• Located in Orlando, FL
• Enrollment of over 48,500 students
• 41,500 are undergraduates
• Sixth largest institution in the nation
• Largest freshman class in Florida

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First Year Advising and Exploration

• Office staff
• 1 Director
• 1 Associate Director
• 11 Advisors
• 5 Graduate Assistants
• Office Manager
• Office Assistant
• 3 Peer Mentors
• 1 Webmaster
• 4 Student Assistants

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First Year Advising and Exploration

• Responsibilities
• Advising Loads
• Undeclared Population

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The UCF Summer Orientation Program

• 17 two day FTIC Orientation Programs
• Day 1
• Colleges
• Undeclared Presentation
• Day 2
• Schedule Planning
• Registration

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Undeclared PresentationPrevious Presentations

• Challenges
• Large Groups
• Students were not engaged
• Lack of connection between students and staff
• Students could not relate to the content being
  presented

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Undeclared PresentationNew Presentation

• Goals
• Provide students with tools needed to begin major
  exploration process
• Engage students in every aspect of the
  presentation
• Make a connection with an advisor
• Innovative presentation that would benefit both
  students and advisors

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Undeclared PresentationNew Presentation

• Concept
• Brainstorming process
• Thinking outside of the box
• Something modern which students could relate to
• Needed substance, not just modern concepts

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Using Dating Techniques to Find Your Perfect
Major!!

• Components
• Basic Academic Terms
• Elimimajor
• Hollands Code
• Speed Dating
• Internet Dating
• What you can do after this presentation

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Elimimajor

• Students are given a list of all majors available
  at UCF
• Students are instructed to go through the majors
• circling the majors they are interested in
• crossing off the majors they are not interested
  in
• putting a question mark next to the majors they
  have no clue what they are
• putting stars next to the two majors that
  interest them the most
• Students are allotted 10 15 minutes to ask
  advisors about majors while completing their
  elimimajor sheet

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Internet Dating

• Students are taken to large computer lab
• Uses Choices Planner under Florida Department
  of Education Website www.bridges.com/cpflorida
• Gives students a chance to narrow down a list of
  potential careers based on interests, skills,
  earnings, and work values
• Students can click on careers to find out
  specifics including job duties, skills needed,
  potential majors, and job outlook
• Students are encouraged to write down careers
  that they would like to investigate further

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Speed Dating

• Each advisor represents a different mate (major)
• Students have the opportunity to meet with two
  mates for 10 minutes
• Students use this time to ask questions about the
  major and careers associated with the major

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Lets Speed Date!!!!

• We need 2 volunteers

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Group 3 Sonia Criminal Justice Legal
Studies Political Science Public
Administration Social Work Group 4 Heather
English French History Humanities Liberal
Studies Modern Language Combination Philosophy R
eligious Studies Spanish Group 5
Jenna Anthropology Psychology Social
Sciences Sociology    
Group 6 Amy/Gina Business Accounting
Economics B.A. and B.S.B.A. Finance General
Business Administration Management
Management Information Systems Marketing
Real Estate   Group 7 Dennis Hospitality
Management Event Management Restaurant and Food
Service Management
Group 1 Chelsea Communication
Advertising/Public Relations
Interpersonal/Organizational Communication
Journalism Radio/TV Group 2 Suzette
Art Digital Media Film Music Music
Education Theatre
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Group 9 Brandi Computer Engineering Computer
Science Electrical Engineering Information
Technology Group 10 Meena Aerospace
Engineering Civil Engineering Construction
Engineering Engineering Technology Environmental
Engineering Industrial Engineering Mechanical
Engineering   Group 11 Daniel Health Information
Management Health Services Administration Group
12 Nanette Cardiopulmonary Sciences Communication
Sciences and Disorders Health Sciences - Athletic
Training Track Health Sciences PreClinical
Allied Health Track Nursing Radiologic
Sciences  
 Group 13 Kathleen/Matthew Actuarial
Science Biology Chemistry Forensic
Science Mathematics Physics Statistics  Group 14
Darren Molecular Biology/ Microbiology Medical
Laboratory Sciences Biotechnology  
Group 8 Michelle Education Art Business
Early Childhood Elementary English Language
Arts Exceptional Foreign Language
Mathematics Physical Science Social
Science Sports and Fitness
TechnicalEducation/ Industry Training    
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What can you (students) do after this
presentation?

• If they have found a major
• If they have not found a major

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Assessment

• Assessment (n815 undeclared students in 2007)
• 98 felt they had the information they needed to
  continue exploring majors at UCF
• Had no major that interested me
• 9 Before Presentation
• 2 After Presentation
• Had a specific major in mind or ready to declare
  major
• 10 Before Presentation
• 42 After Presentation
• Academic Terms 97 very or somewhat helpful
• Elimimajor 95 very or somewhat helpful
• Speed Dating 97 very or somewhat helpful
• Internet Dating 88 very or somewhat helpful

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Assessment

• Frequent Comments and suggestions from students
• Informative
• It was very helpful. I was scared at first but
  this presentation helped me a great deal.
• Liked being able to talk with someone with
  knowledge in a field
• It was great Thanks!
• Need more time
• Overall, helpful and encouraging
• Would like to meet with more than 2 groups in
  speed dating
• Funny comments
• Thanks for being goofy
• It was good, not boring.
• Its all good!
• Woo Hoo!!!
• Awesome!! Woo!!
• Uhit was good.

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Benefits

• Students are not pressured to declare a major
• Students gain valuable skills/resources necessary
  to begin the exploration process
• Creates contacts between students and advisors
• Reduces fears of being an undeclared student and
  motivates them to declare a major
• Prevents advisor burnout by utilizing a variety
  of activities

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Challenges

• Time
• Location
• Lack of available rooms
• Group Sizes
• Being able to engage students
• Resistance from faculty and staff
• New Orientation Model

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How can you implement this in your school?

• Any institution can use this presentation
• Can be used at Orientation
• Can be used throughout the school year

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• Questions, Comments,
• or
• Suggestions?

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Further Questions

• Please contact
• Iceney Ceasar
• iceasar_at_mail.ucf.edu
• Rex Roberts
• rsrobert_at_mail.ucf.edu
• [phone]