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Student Affairs Assessment SymposiumWednesday, December 7, 2016

PechaKucha20 X 20

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Understanding the Student Experience:Creatively Digging into Data

who paints a vivid story for the audience. The six-minute and forty-second presentations aredesigned to shed light on the current generation of students, concisely highlight key data pointsfrom program evaluations, and illustrate the assessment loop in action for program improvement. After three presentations, participants will have approximately 15 minutes to follow up with thepresenters on specific content that sparked their interest or peaked their curiosity!

Student affairs specialists, often in collaboration with faculty or staffmembers and graduate or undergraduate students, provide a briefpresentation and take questions to spotlight creative, unique andcollaborative programs/initiatives and the assessments, evaluationsor research conducted on these. The goal of these colloquiums is toassist participants in better understanding the current Lehigh student,by providing them with data to help shape their perspective of theLehigh student experience and what it is like to be a student livingin our community.

The hallmark of PechaKucha is the timing: 20 images areshown for 20 seconds each, accompanied by the presenter

In Brief Colloquiums

Schedule at a Glance"Food for Thought" Lunch

For participants who registered for lunch, aseries of small group dialogs will be facilitatedby presenters, and additional staff members, in order to provide a space for further inquiry,collaborative brainstorming, meaning making,and deeper dives into specific themes thatemerged from colloquium content areas andattendee interest.

8:00am Continental Breakfast & Welcome8:45am Pecha Kucha Presentations9:35am In Brief Colloquium #110:25am In Brief Colloquium #211:15am In Brief Colloquium #312:10pm "Food for Thought" Lunch1:15pm In Brief Colloquium #42:05pm In Brief Colloquium #5

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Student Affairs Assessment SymposiumPecha Kucha Presentations

This PechaKucha will utilize several frameworksand assessment driven approaches to discussthe implications of racism and microaggressionson college students and how to promote socialjustice dialogue at predominantly white institutions.The implications of such conversations are farreaching at Lehigh University and impact ourentire community.


Promoting Social JusticeDialogue at PredominantlyWhite InstitutionsScott Burden, Assistant Director Pride Centerfor Sexual Orientation & Gender Diversity

The Academic Ice Bath incorporates both weeklygroup programming and biweekly individual checkins for firstyear football studentathletes. It isdesigned to aid them in their transition to academicand athletic life at Lehigh. This presentationhighlights the successes of the program, asshared by past participants.

Academic Ice Bath:Preventative Maintenance fora Smooth Transition to Lehigh

Katie Guynn, Director Student-AthleteAcademic Success

Drawing from the bLUeprint draftbook’sFoundations for Student Success, I used

photography as a visual tool to structure myevoLUtion group meetings. Each week the group

worked on a project that had some angle invisual communication. The activities encouraged the

students to engage in collaborative connections,embrace individuality and differences and navigate

a path to professional success.

Beyond Words: Using photographyas a communications tool inevoLUtion group seminarsChrista Neu, Photographer & Photo Editor,

University Communications

Student Affairs Assessment Symposium


NotesIn Brief Colloquiums

9:35-10:15am

The Path to Prominence vision unveiled by the presidentand provost includes the goal of an undergraduate six-year graduation rate of 90 percent or better. This sessionpresents information on graduation rates at Lehigh andpeer and aspirational peer institutions; details the impactof achieving a 90 percent graduation rate; anddemonstrates how this goal was set – and what stepsmight follow to achieve this goal.

The Path to Prominence and a 90%(or Better) Graduation Rate

Dr. Jennifer Jensen, Deputy Provost for Academic Affairs

Over the past 3 years, The Women's Center and the Officeof Fraternity & Sorority Affairs have collaborated to supportand challenge the Panhellenic Council and its membersororities. This session will describe the background andgoals, outcomes, and future direction of the collaboration.

Beyond Parties and PNMs: A CollaborativeApproach to Working with Sororities

Dr. Rita Jones, Director of the Women’s Center andElizabeth Shayler, Associate Director of Fraternity &Sorority Affairs

The CAS Academic Advising Center (AAC) supportsstudents throughout their undergraduate careercontributing to student success by empowering thoughtfulengagement in educational planning. The AAC dramaticallyincreased student satisfaction with advising. Thispresentation will detail the new advising model and thestudent-centered initiatives the center has implemented.

Advising Matters: An update from thenew CAS Academic Advising Center

Dr. Jennifer Swann, Professor Biological Sciences andSusan Ellis, Program Director College of Arts & Sciences


Notes In Brief Colloquiums10:25-11:05am

A qualitative and quantitative report on the result of apilot program which extended international orientation indepth and breadth, including the impetus for changingthe program from what’s been done in the past, theprogram itself, outcomes, and plans for improvement.

Extending International Orientation: AnAssessment of Early Integration into the

American College CampusJen Topp, Manager Global Partnerships & StrategicInitiatives & Laura Dean, Graduate Student Comparative& International Education

Through high-impact practices service-learning and studyabroad, we assume that our students are transformed inways that change their meaning perspective of the worldand ability to engage critically in the civic sphere. Is thistruly the case? Using transformative learning as theframework, this presentation will delve into development,evidence, and assessment of global citizen identity.

What is a "good" global citizen? Buildingundergraduate students' critical citizenship skillsDr. Sarah Stanlick, Director of the Center forCommunity Engagement

High performance development is an intentional andcollaborative process for Lehigh Athletics. This colloquiumwill provide you with a basic understanding of the frameworkused to develop high performance, data from each corecomponent of the model, and live perspectives from currentand former student-athletes, administrators, and coaches.

Better Me, Better We: Lehigh Student-Athlete High Performance Development

Julie Ammary, Director Athletics Leadership Developmentand Anna Patterson, Assistant Director AthleticsLeadership Development





11:15am-Noon

In the summer of 2016, a group of Lehigh faculty & staffcame together to review all institutional data sources thathad information on LGBTQ+ Lehigh students. Join us aswe review our findings and discuss implications for ourdaily practice in working with students.

Institutional Data and the LGBTQStudent Population

Chelsea Fullerton, Director Pride Center for SexualOrientation & Gender Diversity

Lehigh’s UCPS presents a didactic symposium aimed atincreasing knowledge about the treatment ofsubstance/alcohol use/abuse on college campuses. National data trends are compared to university data.Attention is given to the BASICS treatment program, howUCPS expands this framework, as well as the benefits ofdelivering this treatment in group versus individual formats.

Substance Abuse: A Closer Look atFunction and Values

Dr. John Siefke, Staff Psychologist, Lehigh UniversityCounseling & Psychological Services

To what extent have we considered how our training experiencesactually connect to students’ development and transformation?What would it take to not only help our staff learn the content oftheir jobs but also invite them to become more developmentallycomplex in the process? How could we create a developmentallyappropriate, sequenced learning experience that preparesstudents for their role and encourages them to challenge theirassumptions? Our office creates mutual learning partnerships,inviting staff to both achieve our complex learning outcomes andmove toward increased developmental capacity. These questionsdrove our process of reinventing Building Supervisor to align withbLUeprint, our Student Life Curriculum based on self-authorship(2001) and the Social Change Model (1994).

bLUeprint...a Journey to Promote Self-Authorship with our Students

Carol Hill, Director University Center Facilities



Food for Thought Lunch

#1 What is something new thatyou learned?

#2 What would you like tolearn more about?

#3 How will you applythis new knowledge toyour work at LehighUniversity?

#4 Share any otherappreciations, comments, orreactions about this learningexperience.


Notes In Brief Colloquiums1:15-1:55pm

LUally is Lehigh’s innovative new training program thataims to develop a network of aware, engaged, and activeallies for LGBTQ+ students, faculty, and staff. Join us aswe delve into LUally data gathered since the program’slaunch in August of 2016!

LUAlly: Opportunities for Engagement,Learning and Action with The Pride CenterScott Burden, Assistant Director Pride Center for SexualOrientation & Gender Diversity; Chelsea Fullerton, DirectorPride Center for Sexual Orientation & Gender Diversity;Amanda Slichter, Assistant Director for Residence Life

While the Lehigh After Dark assessment strategy isconstantly evolving, it’s given us a better understanding ofthe impact of late-night programming on Lehigh’s campus.Our findings have inspired more questions and renewedstamina of what assessment can do to improve a program.

Lehigh After Dark's EvolvingAssessment Strategy

Meg Munley, Research Analyst Office of InstitutionalResearch and Jenna Papaz, Coordinator HealthAdvancement & Prevention Strategies


One Voice for Engagement: Lehigh inthe local and global community

Carolina Hernandez, Director Community Service Office and Dr.Sarah Stanlick Director of the Center for CommunityEngagement, & Adrienne Washington, VP for Community &Regional AffairsCommunity engagement continues sit at the heart ofLehigh University's strategic plan. Through service,learning, research, and experience, we strive to be aresponsible anchor institution and meaningful partner inthe co-creation of knowledge towards social good. Thispresentation will explore the many ways in which we areassessing our work towards the engagement andempowerment of our community.insert here




2:05-2:45pm

For twenty years, SERVE trips been a high-impact initiativewithin the Community Service Office engaging over 1,000students in meaningful service with non-profit organizationsacross the country during University break periods. Thispresentation will highlight the core components of thistransformative experience, uncover key impact areasthrough qualitative storytelling, and explore future directionsof the SERVE Program at Lehigh University.

SERVE Program: TransformingCommunities and Student Learning

through Meaningful Service Carolina Hernandez, Director Community Service Office;Gabrielle Dardis & Joey Recupero, SERVE Coordinators

Today’s students expect more help than ever before tolaunch their careers. As college career centers continue toevolve, the center for career & professional development isbuilding an ecosystem that fully engages the entireuniversity network to support student success. During thissession, learn how students are expanding theirprofessional network and how alumni are impactingstudent success through the LUCID Mentor Program

Supporting Student Success through theLUCID Mentor Program

Lori Kennedy, Director of The Center for Career andProfessional Development

Courageous Conversations: Engaging inDialog Framework to Enhance Inclusive

Leadership Carter Gilbert, Assistant Director of GreekLeadership Development

Courageous Conversations is an innovative initiative, whichcreates space for student leaders to converse about topicsrelevant to diversity, inclusion, and social justice. Thehighlight of the program is the development of participants’abilities to engage in reflective and open dialogue. Thissession will explore the program's recent assessment dataand discuss challenges in measuring inclusive leadership.

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