2012 NASPA Annual Conference Phoenix, Arizona March 1014, 2012 A Question with Many Answers: Who is the American College Student? Monday, March 12; 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM - 226B : Convention Center Mackenzie R. Streit Bradley E. Cox Jeff Gardner Michelle Robinson Cassidy Sansone Plan for Today Introduction Preflection Background Mini-presentations by students Reflection Application and discussion Preflection On a piece of paper Who is the American college student? List three stakeholders who have an interest in understanding college students Background SDS 5624: The American College Student College Students today: More diverse than ever before (Berkner & Choy, 2008; Hussar & Bailey, 2011; Snyder, Dillow, & Hoffman, 2008) Have also become more complicated in terms of attitudes/beliefs (Higher Education Research Institute, 2007) Changing attendance patterns (e.g., swirling, vertical transfer, reverse transfers)(Bradburn, Hurst, & Peng, 2001; Peter & Forrest Cataldi, 2005) Assignment Semester-long Individual Meetings Stakeholder analysis One page, one minute Research proposal Final products Paper Presentation Multimedia Presentations Jeff Gardner Michelle Robinson Cassidy Sansone Jeff Gardner Michelle Robinson Cassidy Sansone Reflection and Application Who is the American College student in the eyes of the stakeholder you identified in the first activity? Understanding the stakeholder Interest or relationship to students Language, culture, context, means of communication Understanding college students Relevant data sources Stereotypes Current information Reflection and Application In small groups please discuss: Any stakeholders who are particularly challenging to address. Commonalities across the messages delivered to varied stakeholders. Questions about the student presentations and/or class assignment 30 Second Message About College Students Add in NCAA video References Berkner, L. K., & Choy, S. (2008). Descriptive summary of beginning postsecondary students: Three years later. Washington, D.C.: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education Bradburn, E. M., Hurst, D. G., & Peng, S. S. (2001). Community college transfer rates to 4-year institutions using alternate definitions of transfer. Washington, D.C.: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education. Higher Education Research Institute. (2007). The American freshman: Forty-year trends: HERI Research Brief: UCLA's Higher Education Research Institute. Hussar, W. J., & Bailey, T. M. (2011). Projections of Education Statistics to 2019 (pp. 180). Washington DC: National Center for Education Statistics. Peter, K., & Forrest Cataldi, E. (2005). The road less traveled: Students who enroll in multiple institutions. Washington, D.C.: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education Snyder, T. D., Dillow, S. A., & Hoffman, C. (2008). Digest of education statistics, (NCES ). Retrieved from Contact Information Bradley E. Cox, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Higher Education Program Educational Leadership & Policy Studies The Florida State University Mackenzie R. Streit, M.Ed. Doctoral Candidate, Higher Education Program Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Instructor, Undergraduate Certificate in Leadership Studies The Florida State University Jeff Gardner 2 nd year Masters student, Higher Education Program Graduate Assistant, Student Rights & Responsibilities The Florida State University Michelle Robinson 2 nd year Masters student, Higher Education Program Interim Assistant Director, Greek Life The Florida State University Cassidy Sansone 2 nd year Masters student, Higher Education Program Graduate Assistant, Oglesby Student Union The Florida State University