2019-20 Annual Report – Student Orientation and Transitions

Mission

UA Little Rock Student Orientation & Transitions seeks to introduce and connect all new undergraduate students to the campus and facilitate a spirit of success. We strive to connect parents and family with resources on campus to initiate a smooth and balanced transition for their loved ones. We focus on developing skilled and confident Orientation Leaders to assist with orientation of new students, while becoming strong and inviting campus leaders.

Summary Narrative

Enhance recruitment and retention efforts to increase enrollment

Orientation facilitated a massive video call to the university ending with 70+ videos from units, offices & athletic, student and religious organizations on campus.

Curated messaging with Advising & Registration during an academic college restructure to send official communication regarding advising practices for new students.

Other

Fall 2020 orientation was delayed to allow advising to separate and create a virtual experience for students. Emails to new students about a pending process began in March 2020.

Orientation responded to the needs of a virtual orientation process for the university in March 2020 by meeting with several vendors for a professional virtual orientation program and creating an official proposal for Go2Orientation. Approval for the chosen vendor – Go2Orientation was received in October 2020. Work on the new Virtual New Student Orientation for UA Little Rock launched January 2021 and officially debuted March 1st, 2021.

Because of these changes in the orientation process, there were no assessment measures for Fall 2020 orientation.

Assessment 1


Goal
Strengthen and support the human resources & infrastructure necessary to fulfill UA Little Rock’s mission

Type of assessment (learning outcome or operational)

Student Learning/CAS: Knowledge acquisition/ construction/ integration/ application

Activity or experience being assessed

Assess Orientation Leader Training (OLTP)

Assessment artifacts

Focus group

Results

Not completed due to COVID-19

Assessment 2

Type of assessment (learning outcome or operational)

Operational

Activity or experience being assessed

Orientation

Assessment artifacts

Survey

Results

Not completed due to COVID-19

Assessment 3

Goal</strong
Orientation Leader Personal Assessment

Type of assessment (learning outcome or operational)

Student learning

Activity or experience being assessed

Personal and professional growth

Assessment artifacts

Survey

Time period assessment was done

Spring 2020

Results

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Continuous improvement process

Communication Skills Center collaboration to prepare Orientation Leaders for small group discussion and interaction with new students/guests.

Continued reassessment with Communication Skills Center as well as added training sessions in communication

WHEN: Summer 2021

Stateholder involvement / Communication plan

Orientation Leaders prepped; CSC collaboration

Priorities for Next Year

  • Integrate faculty into Orientation using interactive session
  • Build more student relationships (peer to peer)at orientation
  • Collaborate with Alumni Office/University District to help students be aware of resources within the City of Little Rock.
  • First Year Experience outlined to new students