Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

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Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Presents
The Community Our Extended Family
Presented By Casey Blalock Leah Robinson
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Cal Poly Presents

Name the top three reasons Cal Poly State
University decided to make the switch from a
Parents Orientation Weekend to a Family
Orientation Weekend?
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Todays Family
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Understanding College
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Coping with Adjustments
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Family Orientation
Todays Family
Different Types of Families (multiple sets of
parents, children and grandparents)
Understanding College
FERPA Different experience than parents and
supporters Different for all students
Coping with adjustments
Helping all family members cope with adjustments
and providing support and resources
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Cal Poly Presents
How does Cal Poly create a supportive and safe
environment?
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Early Contact
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Customer Service
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Sessions to Put Minds at Ease
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Environment
Early Contact
Open House/ Spring Time Summer
Customer Service
Fish Philosophy (Be there, Choose your
attitude) Aware of parents emotions they are
not at the same energy level (maybe very
anxious) Delivery of message and what they are
saying Honesty Yes, but
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Environment, cont.
Sessions to Put Minds at Ease
Real Experiences (students and parent
perspectives) Resources Utilizing and
strengthening relationship What they have to
offer for the student What they have to offer
parents Processing/ Question and Answer time
Sessions to Put Minds at Ease
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Cal Poly Presents
What events does Cal Poly focus on?
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Parents Awareness
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Parents Packet
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Kids Passport
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Resource Faire
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BBQ
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Events
Parents Awareness
Address social issues for parents
(stages) Making aware of issues students may
face Processing
Kids Passport
Keeping busy and entertained Involving Kids in
transitional process Helping understand process
BBQ
Last event to sum up weekend and spend time
together
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Events, cont.
Parents Packet
FERPA Envelope, Tote bag, Picture Parent
Handbook Letting Go Academic Calendar Local
resources (hotels, restaurants, car repair,
florist, etc.)
Resource Faire
Strengthening Mutually beneficial relationship
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Please Contact Us At
Cal Poly State University UU 217 Box 31 San Luis
Obispo, CA 93407 WOW Office Phone (805)
756-2487 Web Site http//orientation.calpoly.edu/
wow wow_at_calpoly.edu Casey Blalock
cblalock_at_calpoly.edu Leah Robinson
ldrobin_at_calpoly.edu
Thank You!