Student Engagement Retreat Third and Fourth Years January 29, 2014

Retreat Goals Review refreshed Student Engagement Model and provide feedback Review criteria for Key Points of Engagement (KPE) and provide feedback Develop KPEs for third and fourth years Create Third and Fourth Year Student Engagement Boards

How we got here Collected and reviewed all notes from retreat and sought to use common verbs throughout model. Extended outcomes out to third and fourth years and refreshed overall plan to achieve continuity and follow a developmental model. Consulted with FY and SY Board Chairs and scheduled meetings with full Boards (SY occurred on 1/24, FY is scheduled for early Feb.) to generate feedback.

Goal 1: Academic Engagement Objective 1: Students will explore, identify, participate in, and reflect upon opportunities to apply classroom knowledge and skills to real-world settings. First-Year Outcome: Students will explore opportunities to apply classroom knowledge and skills to real-world settings. Second-Year Outcome: Students will identify specific opportunities to apply classroom knowledge and skills to real-world settings. Third-Year Outcome: Students will participate in opportunities to apply classroom knowledge and skills to real-world settings. Fourth-Year Outcome: Students will reflect upon opportunities to apply classroom knowledge and skills to real-world settings.

Goal 1: Academic Engagement Objective 2: Students will explore, identify, participate in, and reflect upon opportunities to interact with other cultures. First-Year Outcome: Students will explore opportunities to interact with other cultures. Second-Year Outcome: Students will identify specific opportunities to interact with other cultures. Third-Year Outcome: Students will participate in opportunities to interact with other cultures. Fourth-Year Outcome: Students will reflect upon their interactions with other cultures.

Goal 2: Social Engagement Objective 1: Students will explore, participate, and engage meaningfully in campus life as well as encourage involvement of others. First-Year Outcome: Students will explore opportunities for involvement in campus life. Second-Year Outcome: Students will participate in campus life. Third-Year Outcome: Students will engage meaningfully in campus life. Fourth-Year Outcome: Students will promote the involvement of others in campus life.

Goal 2: Social Engagement Objective 2: Students will establish and strengthen connections with faculty, staff and/or peer mentors. First-Year Outcome: Students will establish connections with their peers, faculty, and/or staff. Second-Year Outcome: Students will interact meaningfully with faculty, staff, and/or peers. Third-Year Outcome: Students will identify at least one mentor. Fourth-Year Outcome: Students will consult with a mentor on post- graduation plans.

Goal 2: Social Engagement Objective 3: Students will develop a strong connection to the college. First-Year outcome: Students will participate in traditions/events that connect them to the college. Second-Year outcome: Students will participate in traditions/events that connect them to the college. Third-Year outcome: Students will participate in traditions/events that connect them to the college. Fourth-Year outcome: Students will participate in traditions/events that connect them to the college.

Goal 3: Personal Engagement Objective 1: Students will explore and utilize campus resources. First-Year Outcome: Students will explore available campus resources. Second-Year Outcome: Students will utilize appropriate campus resources. Third-Year Outcome: Students will utilize appropriate campus resources. Fourth-Year Outcome: Students will utilize appropriate campus resources.

Goal 3: Personal Engagement Objective 2: Students will explore and select a major as well as engage in relevant experiential activities and connect those activities to their future plans. First-Year Outcome: Students will explore Ramapos major and minor offerings. Second-Year Outcome: Students will select a major. Third-Year Outcome: Students will engage in experiential activities within their major. Fourth-Year Outcome: Students will connect experiential activities to their post-graduation plans.

Goal 3: Personal Engagement Objective 3: Students will explore career development resources, create a career plan, engage in experiential activities and connect those activities with their future plans. First-Year Outcome: Students will explore career development resources. Second-Year Outcome: Students will create a career plan. Third-Year Outcome: Students will engage in experiential learning activities. Fourth-Year Outcome: Students will connect experiential activities to their post-graduation plans.

Goal 3: Personal Engagement Objective 4: Students will identify, evaluate, integrate their values system and connect that system with their future plans. First-Year Outcome: Students will identify their values. Second-Year Outcome: Students will evaluate their values in the context of their experience at Ramapo. Third-Year Outcome: Students will develop an integrated values system. Fourth-Year Outcome: Students will reflect on how their values system influences their post-graduation plans.

Goal 4:Campus and Civic Engagement Objective 1: Students will understand, engage in, and promote responsible citizenship in the Ramapo community as well as promote positive change. First-Year Outcome: Students will understand their roles, rights and responsibilities as citizens of the Ramapo campus. Second-Year Outcome: Students will actively engage as responsible citizens of the Ramapo campus. Third-Year Outcome: Students will promote active and responsible membership in the Ramapo community by self and others. Fourth-Year Outcome: Students will promote positive change on campus.

Goal 4:Campus and Civic Engagement Objective 2: Students will understand, engage in, reflect upon, and promote the roles, rights and responsibilities of local, national and global citizens. First-Year Outcome: Students will understand their roles, rights and responsibilities as local, national and global citizens. Second-Year Outcome: Students will actively engage in local, national, and global democratic activities and issues. Third-Year Outcome: Students will reflect on the ideals of inclusion, justice and democracy and the individuals role in promoting these ideals. Fourth-Year Outcome: Students will promote individual roles, rights, and responsibilities as local, national, and global citizens.

Goal 4:Campus and Civic Engagement Objective 3: Students will understand, engage in, reflect upon, and promote service on the local, national, and global level. First-Year Outcome: Students will understand social issues and the role individual service can play in these issues. Second-Year Outcome: Students will engage in volunteerism and service learning. Third-Year Outcome: Students will reflect on the root causes of social issues and the scope of solutions. Fourth-Year Outcome: Students will promote service on the local, national, and global levels.

Criteria for Key Points of Engagement for First Year Students A Key Point of Engagement, as defined by the Student Engagement Steering Committee, is: A structured opportunity designed for all first-year students; A structured opportunity open to all first-year students; and A high-impact activity or an activity leading to a high-impact activity, meaning that it is: A substantive interaction, in class and out of class, with peers, faculty, and staff or A common experience that deepens understanding of self and others or An opportunity to connect in-class and out-of-class learning.

Criteria for Key Points of Engagement for Second Year Students A high-impact activity or an activity leading to a high- impact activity, meaning that it is: o A substantive interaction, in class and out of class, with peers, faculty, and staff or o A common experience that deepens understanding of self and others or o An opportunity to connect in-class and out-of-class learning. An opportunity, either designed for or beneficial to sophomore students, that meets their developmental needs. An opportunity that fosters self-reflection and leads to personal development.

Criteria for Key Points of Engagement for Third and Fourth Year Students A high-impact activity or an activity leading to a high- impact activity, meaning that it is: o A substantive interaction, in class and out of class, with peers, faculty, and staff or o A common experience that deepens understanding of self and others or o An opportunity to connect in-class and out-of-class learning. An opportunity, either designed for or beneficial to third and fourth year students, that meets their developmental needs. An opportunity that fosters self-reflection and leads to personal development.

Third-Year and Fourth-Year KPEs Activity

Student Engagement Boards Each year will have a board. Currently, FYE and SYE have boards. Boards are responsible for: Ensuring alignment between outcomes and KPEs, Implementing KPEs, Marketing KPEs, and Assessing KPEs. We are looking for volunteers for junior and senior boards.