Commuter Connectivity: Enhancing the Monarch

ExperienceOctober 24, 2016

PanelNakia Madry-Smith, Director, Peninsula Center

John Costanzo, Associate Director, Virginia Beach CenterAnna Makhorkina, Assistant Director, Peninsula CenterRoberto Westbrook, Assistant Director, Tri-Cities Center

Sharon Conaway, Enrollment Services Coordinator, Virginia Beach Center

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AgendaIntroduction of Panel

Student Demographics…John Costanzo

Communication Channels

Connecting with Students…John Costanzo

Community College Partnerships…Anna Makhorkina

Student Engagement Events…Sharon Conaway

Social Media Outreach…Roberto Westbrook

Planned Initiatives…Nakia Madry-Smith

Student Testimonials…John Costanzo

Questions

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Communication Channels

Engaging students

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Connecting with Students 5

EmailsHobson Connect and

Hobson Retain

Surveys

Newsletters

Student Meet & Greet

Informal Conversations

ODU Peninsula-TNCC Partnerships6

ASBA-to-BSBA Strategic partnership linking Thomas Nelson Community

College, ODU’s Strome College of Business, ODU Peninsula, and ODU Distance Learning = Seamless and successful transition forTransfer Students

BSBA Majors supported: ACCT, FIN, MGMT, MKTG, IT

Partnership: working together with academic partners at TNCC

BSBA Academic Advisor On-Site: academic success and satisfaction with Monarch Student Experience

Face-to-Face Courses On-Site: boosted enrollment

NEW for Spring 2017! Transfer Business Learning Community at ODU Peninsula

Director of Peninsula Center Nakia Madry-Smith, Assistant Director of Peninsula Center Anna Makhorkina, and Chuck Swaim, Vice President at TNCC, at the ODU Peninsula Center’s Annual Advisor Appreciation Luncheon in March 2016

By the Numbers:• 3.2: Average GPA of ODU

Peninsula’s 2015-2016 ASBA to BSBA cohort

• 28: ODU students recruited through ASBA to BSBA Transfer Program for 2015-2016

• 41: Prospective ASBA to BSBA Students Advised in 2015-2016

• 79: Current BSBA Students Advised in 2015-2016

• 236: Number of Business Students enrolled in ASBA to BSBA courses at ODU Peninsula in 2015-2016

ODU-Peninsula-TNCC Partnerships

AS in Social Science / spec. in Education - to ODU’s BS in IDS-TP with concentration in PK-6 or Special Education Teacher Preparation:

Special Education Early Childhood (birth-5) and Adapted Curriculum 2) Special Education General Curriculum K-12, Highly Qualified in Elementary Education; 3) 4+1 Program Bachelor of Science/Master of Science: Primary/Elementary

Opportunities to complete practicums and the student teaching internship in local school divisions

Students in the elementary program will be able to complete the 5th year licensure requirements at the Peninsula Center

Combination of face-to-face traditional classroom instruction with online classes

Program Advising Services on site

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IDS-Teacher Prep

Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School

From then to now

About the Program

Where do we fit in?

Graduation Celebration

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Class of 2016

Student Engagement Events8

Providing the Monarch Experience

Week of Welcome and Exam Jam

Literary Festival

Wellness Wave

Art Shows

Open Houses and Meet & Greet

Mini Business Orientation

Social Media Outreach

Facebook: Most active outlet

LinkedIn: Should we have an RHEC page?

Twitter: Do we need a presence? Intern?

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Planned Initiatives

SSC Campus Campaigns

Learning Communities – Pen Center and VB Center

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Student Testimonials

“It's wonderful to be able to take classes as a working professional with a family without having to drive to main campus or rely solely on online courses.”

“I would love to take ALL my classes at the Center to make my life a little easier.”

“It's really great to have resources closer to home but I think that it would be better if more classes were offered and there were more events.”

“More than once I've elected not to take a class because I did not want to drive to Norfolk due to traffic and parking, or because that one class in Norfolk was full and not offered elsewhere.”

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Where You Live and Where You Work

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