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The mission
of the New Student Retention Office is to enhance and foster student success.
Student Orientation and Registration (SOAR) and our College 101 course are
essential components of that mission. Through programs and services provided by
New Student Retention, the students are well-equipped for their college journey,
one that will help them make the most of their futures.
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SOAR
Online Orientation |
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Student Orientation and Registration (SOAR)
New full-time students receive communications from the office of New Student Retention
about the college’s placement requirements.
Full-time students are required to complete all assessment tests, including the
reading, writing, and math skills. Students with acceptable ACT test scores or
previous successful college credit may choose to use those scores as qualifiers
for proficiency levels in place of the Compass exam.
Once students complete basic assessment, they are invited to attend a mandatory
half-day, small-group SOAR program led by
counselors and academic advisors.
The SOAR curriculum, which informs students about their first semester of
college, includes informational sessions and small-group discussions introducing
the academic and social environments of higher education, review of placement
test scores, educational planning processes, introduction to the online SOAR Web
site, including online registration tools, and individual assistance with course
selection and registration.
College 101
The
College: Changes, Challenges, Choices (COL-101) course introduces students to available college
resources.
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College librarians teach one session in each section of College 101 in which
they focus on information literacy and assist students in accessing and
evaluating resources available in print and online.
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Counseling faculty members provide workshops and seminars that expand on the
topics introduced in the College 101 course.
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To enhance the diversity unit in the College 101 course, staff members in the
Multicultural Student Affairs and on the campuswide Diversity Committee sponsor
multicultural awareness events and welcome new student participation each
semester.
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Why College 101?
The Office of Institutional Research has conducted follow-up research on each
cohort of new full-time students since fall 2000. College 101 not only helps
students learn skills needed for success in college, but helps them apply these
skills in their lives beyond the college environment. The research consistently
shows that students who completed College 101:
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during their first semester perform better than their peers who do not enroll
in the course or who enroll but do not successfully complete the course.
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earned higher first semester grade point averages than those who did not
enroll and those who did not successfully complete the course.
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earned higher cumulative grade point averages at the end of their first year
than those who did not enroll and those who did not successfully complete the
course.
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completed a higher percentage of their first semester credit hours.
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were more likely to continue their enrollment to the second semester and
second year.
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Office Location: S202 |
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Telephone:
(708)
974-5277 |
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Fax: (708)
974-0561 |
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Spring and Fall Office
Hours:
Mon.-Thurs. 8a-5:15p
Fri. 9a-5p
Summer Office
Hours:
Mon.-Thurs. 8a-5:15p
Fri. 8a-noon
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Assistant Dean: Jo Ann
Jenkins, Ed.D.
Telephone: (708) 608-4199
E-mail:
jenkinsj52@morainevalley.edu
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