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Launching a College Transition Program: Improving Student Connection to Disability Services
Your Presenters Liz Carpenter Amy Clark Pamela Spallacci Access Coordinators Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning University of Rochester, NY
Main Goals of UR Transition Pilot ● Promote an environment that eases the transition experience for students with disabilities ● Bring students and families together with college services to cultivate supportive relationships ● Establish an early connection to disability services and timely initiation of accommodations
Creation of the UR Transition Pilot • Investigation • Finding Funding • Finding Allies • Forming the Team • Proposal Process • Marketing
Investigation • UConn Practicum • Certification in Postsecondary Disability Services • AHEAD Conference • Current Program Models • DSSHE-Listserv • Journal Articles • Statistics & Trends • Interest Survey of Current Students and Families
• Supervisory Buy-In • Campus Climate • Hierarchy Finding Allies • Power, Politics & “Turf” • Discover potential partners • Find areas of expertise • Build Relationships
Steps in the Proposal Process Directors’ Meeting • Convey rationale • Gain Consensus Proposal to Dean • Reference research, trends & your campus’ experience • Include measurable goals & learning outcomes • Project Budget • Persistence? Retention?
Finding Funding • Low cost options • Soliciting Co-sponsors • Should you charge? • Explore Grants? Projected Expenses • Mentor stipends • Handout Materials • AV/Tech • Room Reservations • Furniture/Properties • Catering
Forming the Team • Collaborative Effort • Access Coordinators • CETL Study Skills Consultants • Peer Mentors • Parent & Family Relations • Health Services • Counseling Center • Faculty
• Create Graphic Identity/Logo • @Rochester newsletter • Student Outreach Routine • Email & Phone • Admissions Counselors • Orientation & Advising Staff • Health & Counseling Offices • CETL Website • FAQs & Application Form Marketing How we attracted students
Peer Mentors Selection process Training Long term benefits
Student Workshop Sessions ● Policies and procedures for accommodations ● Knowing resources on campus ● Orientation and access to campus ● Self-advocacy Skills ● Study Skills
Including Parents • Parents are in transition, too. • Provide information and help ease minds • Providing support from a distance
Parent Workshop Sessions ● Communicate the differences between accommodations in high school vs. college ● Help parents gain a better understanding of their student’s experience and support services ● Inform parents about how they can encourage self advocacy and shift their own role
Program Schedule
Pilot Program • 14 students • About 25% of freshmen who identified • Representative of our student population • Most students were not local • 22 parents • All students except one had a parent in attendance • 4 peer mentors • One senior, one junior, and two sophomores
Post-Program Outcomes
“I found it very important that I know where I can find (CETL Disability Services) and utilize them as well as maintaining strong study skills. It was also great to find I can come down to CETL if I need help at any time during the semester…”
“It’s comforting to know where things are before I need them. Now I don’t have to worry about figuring out where I need to go for problems, I can just go. ”
Lessons Learned • Rooms conducive to conversation • Shorter sessions • More hands on and engaging activities • Interactive sessions and sharing experiences for parents • Closing session with everyone to summarize “By the time we got to the Blackboard online course management system my brain was fried. I didn’t get much out of it. ”
Transition Program on Your campus? • What barriers might you face on your campus? • What assets do you have? • Who might be your allies?
Questions? elizabeth. carpenter@rochester. edu amy. clark@rochester. edu pamela. spallacci@rochester. edu Drop Box? Send us your email www. dropbox. com