Welcome to your First-Year Seminar Cohort!

Welcome to your First-Year Seminar Cohort!
Islanders Engage Check the sound in the room as soon as you get there. Play some fun music if you'd like! Pass WOW flyer and pencils Link to Islanders Engage Schedule: Welcome to your First-Year Seminar Cohort!

Outcomes of Islanders Engage Session
How Islanders Engage with: TAMU-CC Academic and Social Environments Academic Advisors First-Year Seminar Peers! Welcome to the Islanders Engage session! This session is intended to help you to discover how to best engage with the academic and social environments on campus, with your academic advisors, and with your First-Year Seminar peers. This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA.

How to Engage with the Academic Environment!
Watch this video for tips on how to be more effectively engaged in the academic environment. *play video* The main message is the importance of the syllabus. Reiterate to students the importance of reviewing their syllabi. All professors are required to share a syllabus, which is a contract between you and your professor. Everything you need to know about your course and how to be successful in it will be found on the syllabus.

A Message from your Academic Advisors!
Now a game to demonstrate an important message from your academic advisors. A Message from your Academic Advisors!

Telephone Message from Your Academic Advisors
Ask students to sit/stand or in a circle/straight line. They need to be close enough that whispering is possible, but not so close that players can hear each other whisper. You will be the first person in the line or circle to whisper the phrase into the ear of the person sitting or standing to your right. The phrase should only be whispered once. The Phrase: Including your student id (aka A number) in s to your advisor is important to ensure you get the quickest and most up-to-date information about your graduation plan. The Game Continues. Players whisper the phrase to their neighbors until it reaches the last player in line. The last player says the phrase out loud so everyone can hear how much it has changed from the first whisper at the beginning of the circle or line. Compare the final phrase with the original phrase. Reiterate to students that meeting with academic advisors is a key to success. Often messages are disrupted when heard from other students and sometimes even faculty make mistakes about graduation plans.

Engagement Tips from your Academic Advisors
Including your student id (aka A-number) in s to your advisor is important to ensure you get the quickest and most up-to-date information about your graduation plan. Send professional s from your Islander account to communicate effectively. The ratio of students to advisors is much different than high school so PLAN AHEAD to schedule meetings. Students are responsible for registering for courses. Plan to meet with your advisor before and after schedules are published. Use Degree Planner regularly. When changing a major, contact and meet with an advisor from your new major. Engagement Tips from your Academic Advisors [Read the bullets as they appear on the slideshow]

Getting Involved on Campus
This next section will explore how to become socially engaged on your campus. Our main goal for you is for you to learn to be connected to the University and really make the Island feel like your home. One way to do this is to be actively involved on campus. Some believe that in order be classified as involved on campus that you have to hold a leadership position or join every student organization. However, involvement looks different for every student and helps create a truly unique experience for you!

We asked students who are involved in various organizations why they got involved and advice they have for you all as first year Islanders. *play video*

Why Get Involved? Connect to the Island Campus
Enhance your college experience Create life-long friendships Learn and develop a variety of skills Exposure to diversity Give back to your community Explore your passion & strengths Leadership opportunities Networking experience Build your resume Many of the things listed on the slides, students have highlighted in the video. These are just a few of the reasons why you should get involved on our campus.

Some Events You Won't Want to Miss!
Waves of Welcome Islander Leadership Conference Islander Lights Late Night Breakfast Lighting of the “I” The BIG Event major events that you won't want to miss! The best part is all of these events are FREE! Waves of Welcomee want to highlight some of the : Waves of Welcome or WOW occurs the first two weeks of school. You were a handed a WOW flyer today with a full schedule of events. Islander Leadership Conference: The Islander Leadership Conference is on November 9th this year. Attending ILC is a great way to build your leadership skills! Islander Lights: Islander Lights is a holiday tradition where we invite the community to come on campus and participate in a large winter event. There is free food, activities, and the campus is light up with blue and green holiday lights! Late Night Breakfast: Late Night Breakfast occurs at the end of every semester right before finals begin. You can come out and enjoy a free breakfast! Lighting of the I: Lighting of the I is one of students' favorite homecoming event! Here at TAMU-CC homecoming is for basketball and occurs in the spring semester. The Big Event: The BIG Event is the largest, student-run service project at TAMU-CC. This one day event allows Islanders to connect with and give back to the Corpus Christi community for their continued support of our Island University.

Use I-Engage to explore organizations & Events!
I-Engage is a free platform to help students find information about organizations and events on campus. Regularly checking I-Engage allows you to be up to date with the Island Life at TAMU-CC. Events and what they offer (Prizes, Food, Etc.) are posted almost everyday so there’s always something to do!

Waves of Welcome Waves of Welcome is August 20-September 7th! Make sure you received a Waves of Welcome flyer so you can have a full list of events. For more information about specific events check out the WOW website or visit the WOW page on I-Engage! Make sure you received a Waves of Welcome flyer for a full list of events! You can also visit the Waves of Welcome website for a more details about each event!

Search for Events! Step 1: Go to the Events Tab
Step 2: Search events by Name of the event, date of the event, or by Perks! You can also use I-Engage to search for events on campus! The events range from student organization meetings to large scale events like a free concert. Step 1: When logged into I-Engage go to the events tab at the top of the page Step 2: Search for events! You can search for events by the name of the event and/or the date of the event. You can also search events by "perks" to find out which events have free food and free stuff (which is a lot of them). PRO TIP: Find free food on campus by searching events by the "Free Food" perk!

Joining or Starting an Organization is simple!
Step 1: Log onto I-Engage Step 2: Search through the organizations tab Step 3: Click on an organization you’re interested in and click join Step 4: If the organization does not exist, contact UCSO to start it yourself! *Not applicable to all organizations You can join organizations on I-Engage. Step 1: Log onto I-Engage Step 2: Go to the Organizations tab and search for an organization you are interested in joining. Step 3: Click on an organization you are interested in joining and click on the blue join button at the top of the organization's page. Some organizations may require more steps to be an official member of the organization. You can find the organization's president's by visiting their I-Engage page. You can also

Take the Get Involved Survey!
Located on the homepage of I-Engage We want to help connect you to involvement opportunities that interest you. On the home page of I-Engage you can take a brief survey and receive s about various involvement opportunities. All completed surveys are entered into a drawing for an Islander Swag Bag! <-- Completed Surveys are entered in a drawing to win an Islander Swag Bag!

Connecting with your Peers!
Now we will begin an activity intended for you to make connections with your First-Year Seminar peers! Connecting with your Peers!

Line Up By Birthday! Have students line up in order of their birthday (not year, but month and date). Number off into groups of three. Put students in groups of four rather than in two. Ask students to return to their seats. Ask students to shift their phones to airplane mode. No LTE or 5G in the middle of the Gulf!! (They may need their phone calculators for scoring).

Lost at Sea Scenario You and a group of 2-3 of your newest TAMU-CC friends have chartered a yacht across the Gulf of Mexico during Spring Break Because none of you have any previous sailing experience, you have hired an experienced skipper and two-person crew. Unfortunately, in the middle of the gulf a fire breaks out in the ships’ galley and the skipper and crew have been lost whilst trying to fight the blaze. Much of the yacht is destroyed and is slowly sinking. Luckily, you and your new friends escape by successfully employing a rubber life craft. Your location is still unclear because vital navigational and radio equipment have been damaged in the fire. Your best estimate is that you are deserted hundreds of miles from nearest landfall. You and your new friends have managed to recover 15 items, undamaged and intact after the boat crash. In addition, you have salvaged a box of matches. Your task is to rank the 15 items in terms of their importance for you, as you wait to be rescued. Place the number 1 by the most important item, the number 2 by the second most important and so forth until you have ranked all 15 items. Read the Lost at Sea Scenario Provide a ‘lost on the island ranking chart’ for every member of each group. Advance to the next slide for individual and group ranking timers.

Individual Student Rankings
First, ask students to INDIVIDUALLY take 5 minutes to decide their own rankings, and record the choices in the left-hand Step 1 column. Discourage chatter or discussion for this phase. If students seem to be finished with their rankings before 5 minutes have passed, advance to the next slide and begin the group rankings.

Team Rankings After five minutes are up, invite everyone to discuss in their teams. Encourage the group to discuss their individual choices and work together to agree on a collaborative list. Allow 10 minutes for this section. Ask students to record the group rankings in the second column (team rankings). Encourage chatter and discussion! If groups seem to be finished before the 10 minutes have passed, advance to the next slide to begin reviewing the official COAST GUARD rankings.

Useless without the relevant tables and a chronometer.
Item Coast Guard Item Coastguard Reasoning A sextant 15 Useless without the relevant tables and a chronometer. The correct answers were suggested by the US Coastguard. Compare your individual and group answers with the correct answers and determine a score. For each item, mark the number of points that your score differs from the Coastguard ranking and then add up all the points. Disregard plus or minus differences. Record the difference in the number.

Item Coast Guard Item Coastguard Reasoning A sextant 15 Useless without the relevant tables and a chronometer. A shaving mirror 1 Of all the items, the mirror is absolutely critical. It is the most powerful tool you have for communicating your presence. In sunlight, a simple mirror can generate five to seven million candlepower of light. The reflected sunbeam can even be seen beyond the horizon. The correct answers were suggested by the US Coastguard. Compare your individual and group answers with the correct answers and determine a score. For each item, mark the number of points that your score differs from the Coastguard ranking and then add up all the points. Disregard plus or minus differences. Record the difference in the number.

Item Coast Guard Item Coastguard Reasoning A sextant 15 Useless without the relevant tables and a chronometer. A shaving mirror 1 Of all the items, the mirror is absolutely critical. It is the most powerful tool you have for communicating your presence. In sunlight, a simple mirror can generate five to seven million candlepower of light. The reflected sunbeam can even be seen beyond the horizon. A quantity of mosquito netting 14 There are NO mosquitoes in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and the netting is useless for anything else. The correct answers were suggested by the US Coastguard. Compare your individual and group answers with the correct answers and determine a score. For each item, mark the number of points that your score differs from the Coastguard ranking and then add up all the points. Disregard plus or minus differences. Record the difference in the number.

Item Coast Guard Item Coastguard Reasoning A sextant 15 Useless without the relevant tables and a chronometer. A shaving mirror 1 Of all the items, the mirror is absolutely critical. It is the most powerful tool you have for communicating your presence. In sunlight, a simple mirror can generate five to seven million candlepower of light. The reflected sunbeam can even be seen beyond the horizon. A quantity of mosquito netting 14 There are NO mosquitoes in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and the netting is useless for anything else. A 25-liter container of water 3 Vital to restore fluids lost through perspiration. 25 liters will supply water rations for your group for several days. The correct answers were suggested by the US Coastguard. Compare your individual and group answers with the correct answers and determine a score. For each item, mark the number of points that your score differs from the Coastguard ranking and then add up all the points. Disregard plus or minus differences. Record the difference in the number.

Item Coast Guard Item Coastguard Reasoning A sextant 15 Useless without the relevant tables and a chronometer. A shaving mirror 1 Of all the items, the mirror is absolutely critical. It is the most powerful tool you have for communicating your presence. In sunlight, a simple mirror can generate five to seven million candlepower of light. The reflected sunbeam can even be seen beyond the horizon. A quantity of mosquito netting 14 There are NO mosquitoes in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and the netting is useless for anything else. A 25-liter container of water 3 Vital to restore fluids lost through perspiration. 25 liters will supply water rations for your group for several days. A case of army ration 4 This is your basic food intake. The correct answers were suggested by the US Coastguard. Compare your individual and group answers with the correct answers and determine a score. For each item, mark the number of points that your score differs from the Coastguard ranking and then add up all the points. Disregard plus or minus differences. Record the difference in the number.

Maps of the Gulf of Mexico
Item Coast Guard Item Coastguard Reasoning Maps of the Gulf of Mexico 13 Worthless without navigation equipment The correct answers were suggested by the US Coastguard. Compare your individual and group answers with the correct answers and determine a score. For each item, mark the number of points that your score differs from the Coastguard ranking and then add up all the points. Disregard plus or minus differences. Record the difference in the number.

Maps of the Gulf of Mexico 13 Worthless without navigation equipment
Item Coast Guard Item Coastguard Reasoning Maps of the Gulf of Mexico 13 Worthless without navigation equipment A floating seat cushion 9 Useful as a life preserver if someone fell overboard The correct answers were suggested by the US Coastguard. Compare your individual and group answers with the correct answers and determine a score. For each item, mark the number of points that your score differs from the Coastguard ranking and then add up all the points. Disregard plus or minus differences. Record the difference in the number.

Item Coast Guard Item Coastguard Reasoning Maps of the Gulf of Mexico 13 Worthless without navigation equipment A floating seat cushion 9 Useful as a life preserver if someone fell overboard A 10 liter can of oil/gasoline mixture 2 The second most critical item for signaling. The mixture will float on water and can be ignited using the matches. The correct answers were suggested by the US Coastguard. Compare your individual and group answers with the correct answers and determine a score. For each item, mark the number of points that your score differs from the Coastguard ranking and then add up all the points. Disregard plus or minus differences. Record the difference in the number.

Item Coast Guard Item Coastguard Reasoning Maps of the Gulf of Mexico 13 Worthless without navigation equipment A floating seat cushion 9 Useful as a life preserver if someone fell overboard A 10 liter can of oil/gasoline mixture 2 The second most critical item for signaling. The mixture will float on water and can be ignited using the matches. A small transistor radio 12 You would be out of range of any radio station. The correct answers were suggested by the US Coastguard. Compare your individual and group answers with the correct answers and determine a score. For each item, mark the number of points that your score differs from the Coastguard ranking and then add up all the points. Disregard plus or minus differences. Record the difference in the number.

Item Coast Guard Item Coastguard Reasoning Maps of the Gulf of Mexico 13 Worthless without navigation equipment A floating seat cushion 9 Useful as a life preserver if someone fell overboard A 10 liter can of oil/gasoline mixture 2 The second most critical item for signaling. The mixture will float on water and can be ignited using the matches. A small transistor radio 12 You would be out of range of any radio station. 20 square feet of Opaque plastic sheeting 5 Can be used to collect rainwater and shelter from the wind and waves. The correct answers were suggested by the US Coastguard. Compare your individual and group answers with the correct answers and determine a score. For each item, mark the number of points that your score differs from the Coastguard ranking and then add up all the points. Disregard plus or minus differences. Record the difference in the number.

A can of shark repellent
Item Coast Guard Item Coastguard Reasoning A can of shark repellent 10 To repel sharks, of course! The correct answers were suggested by the US Coastguard. Compare your individual and group answers with the correct answers and determine a score. For each item, mark the number of points that your score differs from the Coastguard ranking and then add up all the points. Disregard plus or minus differences. Record the difference in the number.

A can of shark repellent 10 To repel sharks, of course!
Item Coast Guard Item Coastguard Reasoning A can of shark repellent 10 To repel sharks, of course! One bottle of 160% proof rum 11 Contains 80% alcohol, which means it can be used as an antiseptic for any injuries, otherwise of little value. Very dangerous if drunk, as it would cause the body to dehydrate, the opposite of what you need to survive. The correct answers were suggested by the US Coastguard. Compare your individual and group answers with the correct answers and determine a score. For each item, mark the number of points that your score differs from the Coastguard ranking and then add up all the points. Disregard plus or minus differences. Record the difference in the number.

Item Coast Guard Item Coastguard Reasoning A can of shark repellent 10 To repel sharks, of course! One bottle of 160% proof rum 11 Contains 80% alcohol, which means it can be used as an antiseptic for any injuries, otherwise of little value. Very dangerous if drunk, as it would cause the body to dehydrate, the opposite of what you need to survive. 15ft nylon rope 8 Could be used to lash people or equipment together to prevent being washed overboard. There are a variety of other uses, but none high on the list for survival. The correct answers were suggested by the US Coastguard. Compare your individual and group answers with the correct answers and determine a score. For each item, mark the number of points that your score differs from the Coastguard ranking and then add up all the points. Disregard plus or minus differences. Record the difference in the number.

Item Coast Guard Item Coastguard Reasoning A can of shark repellent 10 To repel sharks, of course! One bottle of 160% proof rum 11 Contains 80% alcohol, which means it can be used as an antiseptic for any injuries, otherwise of little value. Very dangerous if drunk, as it would cause the body to dehydrate, the opposite of what you need to survive. 15ft nylon rope 8 Could be used to lash people or equipment together to prevent being washed overboard. There are a variety of other uses, but none high on the list for survival. 2 boxes of chocolate bars 6 Your reserve food supply The correct answers were suggested by the US Coastguard. Compare your individual and group answers with the correct answers and determine a score. For each item, mark the number of points that your score differs from the Coastguard ranking and then add up all the points. Disregard plus or minus differences. Record the difference in the number.

Item Coast Guard Item Coastguard Reasoning A can of shark repellent 10 To repel sharks, of course! One bottle of 160% proof rum 11 Contains 80% alcohol, which means it can be used as an antiseptic for any injuries, otherwise of little value. Very dangerous if drunk, as it would cause the body to dehydrate, the opposite of what you need to survive. 15ft nylon rope 8 Could be used to lash people or equipment together to prevent being washed overboard. There are a variety of other uses, but none high on the list for survival. 2 boxes of chocolate bars 6 Your reserve food supply An ocean fishing kit with pole. 7 Ranked lower than the chocolate as there is no guarantee you will catch any fish. The pole might be used as a tent pole. The correct answers were suggested by the US Coastguard. Compare your individual and group answers with the correct answers and determine a score. For each item, mark the number of points that your score differs from the Coastguard ranking and then add up all the points. Disregard plus or minus differences. Record the difference in the number.

Difference in Individual Ranking Difference in Group Ranking
Scoring! Item Individual Ranking Group Ranking Coast Guard Ranking Difference in Individual Ranking Difference in Group Ranking A sextant 5 7 15 10 8 A shaving mirror 3 1 9 2 Explain the scoring breakdown to students. To calculate the difference between your individual and group rankings with the coast guard rankings, take the larger number and subtract the compared ranking.

Do the Math! Did You Survive?
Help students determine their scores. Congratulate them on a job well executed and that peer connections and learning are the reward of the exercise!

Where are we going next?! firstwave.tamucc.edu
Encourage students to ask each other where they are to go next! (Should be going to a computer lab, lunch, or convocation!) Pull up the first wave website and insert the first-year seminar section number to share the full day's schedule.

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