1. Tippie RISE Colleen Opal Assistant Director, Experiential Learning
Tippie College of Business
University of Iowa

2. The Need Students underestimate the value
Faculty not aware of job market
Students underprepared for next steps

3. Guiding Principles
Prepare students to be successful in career or graduate school
Personal and professional development
Fits needs and resources of the College
No cost barriers
No delay in degree attainment
Set the bar high
High impact experience
Need to track and report

4. The Process Consultations with student groups, faculty, & staff
Student branding competition
Getting the word out
Faculty
Undergraduate Program Coordinators
Department Chairs
Faculty council
Committee on teaching and learning
Staff
Undergraduate Program Office
Deans
University Career Center
Student organizations
Tippie Senate (student government in College)
Global Engagement Student Advisory Board
Marketing Institute
Other groups
Young Alumni Board
Local business leaders
Office of Outreach & Engagement
Center for Student Leadership
Proimotional materials: for prospective students, current students, and faculty

5. Tippie RISE
RESEARCH
INTERNSHIP
STUDY ABROAD
EXPERIENTIAL COURSE

6. Experiential Course Rubric
Readiness
Rigor
Reciprocity
Reflection by student
Review by instructor

7. Course Approval Process
Faculty incorporate project into course
Committee does holistic review of course
Decision and recommendations

8. Readiness Business Consulting Students prepare for the experience
Guidelines and expectations

9. Rigor Applied Equity Valuation Real impact
Highly connected to course goals
Project significant part of grade

10. Reciprocity Marketing Institute Mutually beneficial
Partner (client) identifies their needs
Real and lasting impact to partner’s needs
Direct, frequent contact

11. Reflection by Student BAIS Capstone
Reflect/analyze connection to course concepts
Numerous reflections
Various methods

12. Review by Instructor Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness
Collaboration between instructor and partner
Assess goal attainment
Responsive improvements

13. Progress Signs of success Next steps
Positive feedback from parents, employers, alumni
Student interest and increased enrollment
Faculty requesting involvement
Next steps
Increase participation levels in all options
Add more experiential courses in each major

14. Tippie.uiowa.edu/tippierise Colleen-Opal@uiowa.edu
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