This presentation will be delivered at NASPA in Chicago, March 09, 2010 by a team of Student Affairs and Academic Technology from Wentworth Institute of Technology.

1. Strategic Partnerships to Infuse Technology in Student Affairs Stephanie Cheney Beth Farrow Joan Giblin James Levesque Wentworth Institute of Technology

2. Key Points Identify common issues in Student Affairs Explain key partnerships we established Discuss applicability to your campus

3. What is a WIT? Wentworth Institute of Technology Urban location (Boston) 80/20 gender split Technical Institute Population 3600 1700 residential (mostly 1& 2 years) Apply to a major

4. What are your challenges on your campus right now? Why are you here at this session? (Hidden Slide)…just ask the question

5. Our Challenges Sustainability Scheduling Summer Contact Organization Convenience Resources Money Refinement of curriculum Target specific groups Desire to Deliver a Quality Program

6. Technology Integration What is Academic Technology Laptop Initiative school How was the partnership formed What is an LMS and how does it work

7. Academic Technology

10. Student leadership training Jim Levesque, Director of Student Life

11. Resident Assistant Peer Educator Advancing Knowledge Community Standards Board Admissions Representative Career Peer Orientation Leader Orientation Assistant WOW Team Leader WOW Program Assistant Engagement Coordinator 100 students

12. Our Problem: Time

13. Other Problems: more division involvement, connection needed between selection and training, prevent attrition and keep motivation high, $ do more with less

14. Our Solution: Online Modules June 19 May 15 June 2 July 7 July 24

21. Our Results: Inconsistent Participation(n=115)

22. Our Results: Deeper Reflection “Many of the questions in the quizzes really made me think... and look back on past experiences and how I have now become a better person for no longer having those who made me question right from wrong still in my life. I feel that learning to stand up for what is wrong took me a little while to grasp because I didn't want to lose friends, but now through student leadership I have learned that your true friends wont make you question their actions or your own, and won’t allow you to put yourself in those types of situations. I feel that having the biggest support system of my fellow student leaders have helped me grow and become a better person, and I know I would not make them compromise their values, just as they would not make me.”

23. Our Results: Cost Savings Meal Costs (17 days) (11 days)

24. How do you manage this on your campus? What needs have you identified? Do you utilize technology? How and why?

25. Alcohol education Beth Farrow, Coordinator of Wellness Education

26. Our Problem: Multiple Alcohol Education Needs

28. Wet Suite Registration

29. Health & Safety Violations

30. Provide relevant content

31. Assess knowledge gains

33. Reflection “I have already changed and am making better decisions everyday. I have become more focused on school and doing my best rather than worrying about what my friends want me to do. The friends in my life that are making bad decisions and who are not bettering my life, I am slowly beginning to distance myself and spend more time with the people who have the same outlook on life as I do. Mainly, I’ve turned my focus to myself and my school work to better myself emotionally and physically as I move forward”.

39. Our problem: Organizational Chaos + Empty Vessels 1000 new students 41 instructors 1 standard curriculum 1 person office No additional money or resources Students sitting passively in class

40. OUR SOLUTIONS

44. Greater Group Collaboration Instructor Comfort Varied More Freedom for Instructors Choices within lesson plans Student produced work High evaluations for course overall Web based

45. your house Do you have an FYS/Orientation? How do you capture attention? How do your students learn during FYS/Orientation?

46. your house How do you use technology on your campus? How are partnerships encouraged and leveraged?

47. Future Projects + Possibilities for Us Voice Threading to recruit Student Leaders Virtual classrooms to run webinars for anxious parents Interactive maps + web-enabled scavenger hunts LMS Review

48. Photo Credits Paper Clip: http://www.flickr.com/photos/29487767@N02/2855271953/ Laptop: http://www.flickr.com/photos/15271532@N00/1172675049/ Community: http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-lion/2595051813/in/photostream/ Connecting: http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-lion/2595908948/in/photostream/ Empty Chair: http://www.flickr.com/photos/industry_is_virtue/3485553530/ Raised Glasses: http://news.drugfree.org/wp-content/uploads/College-Binge-Drinking-400x260.jpg Beer Pong:http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/uploadedImages/News/Chicago/Images/Urban/BeerPong.jpg

49. Stephanie Cheney Director, Training & Development cheneys@wit.edu | Twitter: scheney Beth Farrow Coordinator of Wellness Education farrowb@wit.edu Joan Giblin Director of New Student Programs giblinj@wit.edu Jim Levesque Director of Student Life levesquej@wit.edu