TEMPLE COLLEGE
TEMPLE, TEXAS
Take a Week OffImprove Your Campus with
Zero Week
http://www.tinyurl.com/tc-zero-week
With
R. Craig Collins
Professional Development Coordinator
Dr. Mark Smith
Vice President of Educational Services (Chief Academic Officer)
OVERVIEW
 Q&A
 College
Profile
 Why Zero Week?
 Strategies
 Zero-Week Implementation
 Evaluation & Results
 Q&A
Q&A
Poll: How many of you have students registerin...
Poll: How many of you have students registerin...
Q&A
How many of you have:
 students registering, that you don’t think are
ready to start school in two or three days?
 students registering at the last minute, that you
don’t think will succeed?
 students taking placement tests cold, and just
miss avoiding remediation?
 new faculty starting that are no more prepared
than some of these students?
ABOUT TEMPLE COLLEGE
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LOCATION - Temple, TX
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Serve 17 ISDs
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Main Campus est. 1926
Downtown Center
Texas Bioscience Institute
Cameron Education Center
East Williamson County Higher Education Center
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Taylor Center – Legacy Early College High School
Hutto Center
ENROLLMENT
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5,692 students Fall 2011
755 FTIC (13%)
1,193 First Time at TC (21%)
ABOUT TEMPLE COLLEGE
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STUDENT PROFILE
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Gender
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Males = 33%
Females = 67%
Average Age = 26 years
 Race/Ethnicity
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White = 62.6%
Hispanic = 32.4%
Black = 19.4%
Asian = 1.4%
Other = 3.9%
WHY ZERO WEEK?
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Lack of Student Preparation for College
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Need for Cohesive Student Orientations
Last Minute Registration Issues
Low Success Rate for Late Registering Students
 Unprepared Placement Testing
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Inadequate Time for Data Processing Tasks
 Extend Faculty Development
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STRATEGIES
Expand Time Between Registration and
First Class
 Classroom Expectations Orientations
 Provide Math Placement Tutoring and
Retesting
 Prepare for First Week of Classes
 New
Student Focus
 Encourage Student Preparation
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Syllabi, Textbooks, Schedules
 Classes, Work, Study, Daycare, etc.
 Help
Make Connections
 Enhance Academic Success
GETTING STARTED
 Gather
Support
 Faculty,
Student Services, Administration
 Coordinate
Across College
 Calendar,
Professional Development, Current
Programs, Multi-campus
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Plan and Organize Event
 Zero-Week
Committee
 Expenses: Printing, Incentives,
Entertainment, Advertising
Zero Week
Checklist
SAVE THE DATE
CALENDAR
GETTING THE WORD OUT
MASTER CALENDAR
Date
Monday,
1/10/2010
Tuesday,
1/11/2010
Wednesday,
1/12/2010
Time
Primary Audience
8:00 am - Noon
Faculty/Staff
Noon - 1:30 pm
Faculty
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Students
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Developmental Math
Faculty
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Liberal Arts
Faculty/Staff
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Student Success
Faculty/Staff
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Developmental Math
Faculty
8:00 am -10:15 am
Workshop
Building
Room
Main Contact
All Campus Meeting
Pavilion
Leopard
Mark Smith
Faculty Council Meeting
Pavilion
Leopard
Claudia Turner
Student Orientation including: Student Life, Online Tools and Campus Tours
OCC
Adrian Sora
Developmental Math Faculty Professional Development
MBS
1117
Sheri Asbury
Liberal Arts Division Meeting
ISC
151
Susan GuzmanTrevino
Student Success Division Meeting
Sheri Asbury
Developmental Math Faculty Professional Development
MBS
1117
Sheri Asbury
New Faculty
New Faculty Orientation/HR Benefits
ADM
904
Randy Baca
10:30 am - Noon
New Faculty
Campus Tour
Noon -1:00 pm
New Faculty
Sponsored Lunch
Pavilion
Leopard
D. Kirkland
Noon -1:00 pm
Criminal Justice
Faculty/Staff
ISC
149
Lesley Keeling-Olson
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Developmental English
Faculty
Developmental English Faculty Professional Development
Sheri Asbury
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Fine Arts Faculty/Staff
Fine Arts Faculty/Staff
New Faculty
Fine Arts Division Meeting
Fine Arts Departmental Meetings
Mentoring Q&A
Tom Fairlie
Tom Fairlie
Craig Collins
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Developmental
Reading Faculty
5:30 pm -8:00 pm
All Adjunct Faculty
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Developmental Math
Students
Students
Criminal Justice Departmental Meeting
Shelia Davis
WTC
522
Developmental Reading Faculty Professional Development
Orientation
Math Tutoring & Retesting
Sheri Asbury
Pavilion
Leopard
D. Kirkland
NSB
312
Sheri Asbury
810
9:00 am - 11:00 am
10:00 am - 11:00
am
11:00 am - Noon
11:00 am - Noon
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
2:00 - 3:00 pm
eLearning Orientation
ASC
International Students
International Student Seminar
OCC
Adrian Sora
Students
Health Career Students
VA Students
Students
Money Management 101
Health Sciences Student Orientation
Veterans Affairs Seminar
Basic Computer Literacy
OCC
NEC
OCC
WTC
Adrian Sora
Adrian Sora
Katraya Williams
Agostine Trevino
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Students
Taylor
Center
Adrian Sora
9:00 am-9:50 am
Faculty/Staff
TAYLOR Student Orientation
Tenure Policy Q&A
ADM
904
Sally Tietje
Mark Smith
FACULTY WORKSHOP TOPICS
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All Campus Meeting/Kick off 
New Faculty Orientation
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Campus Tour
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Mentoring Q&A
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Adjunct Orientation
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Policy Revisions Overview
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FERPA*
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Sexual Harassment*
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Conflict in the classroom
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Syllabus & Vitae Updates
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NISOD and FUSION
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Where the Data R
D2L Overview
Dev Math Faculty Prof Dev
Dev English Faculty Prof Dev
Dev Reading Faculty Prof Dev
Tenure Policy Q&A
Ice Breakers
TC Marketing 101
Cheaters, how to catch them
Web-Enhancing a Class
Division/Dept Meetings
Rubrics
STUDENT WORKSHOP TOPICS
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Math Boot Camp
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Transferring Basics
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Elearning Orientation
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Campus Tours
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Student Life Orientation
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Music Majors Orientation
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Criminal Justice Orientation 
Financial Aid – Satisfactory 
Academic Progress
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Probation Counseling
Money Management 101
Computer Literacy
Veteran Affairs Orientation
Reading Boot Camp
Writing Boot Camp
TRIO Orientation
Leopard Survival
Child Development Orientaion
Health Science Orientation
ZERO WEEK EVALUATION
 Measures:
 Student
and Faculty Satisfaction
Ratings
 Academic Success
Fall to Spring Retention
 Fall GPAs
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 Schedule
and Organization
 Campus Engagement
ZERO WEEK IMPACT
Was Zero Week Helpful? (5 is best)
 Student Satisfaction (5 is best)
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5
4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
4.62
4.79
Helpful
Satisfaction
ZERO WEEK IMPACT
“As a first time student, I feel that the sessions
that I attended this week will help. I know what
to expect.” Samantha S.
 I was completely terrified about going to school.
Zero Week was fun, informative, and I got to meet
a lot of my fellow new students. I can’t wait for
the semester to start!” Oshandra O.
 The Math Camp helped me bypass my
Developmental Math. Now I’m ready for College
Algebra!” Dora C.
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ZERO WEEK IMPACT ON GPAS
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First Time at Temple College
Fall 2011
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
GPA
1.5
1
0.5
0
2.5
1.9
Participants
Non-Participants
FALL TO SPRING RETENTION
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
88%
85%
70%
66%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Fall 2010-Spring 2011
Fall 2011-Spring 2012
FTTC Zero Week Participants
FTTC Non Zero Week Participants
ZERO WEEK RESULTS
 High
Student and
Faculty Satisfaction
 Increased Retention and
GPAs
 Modifications to
Schedule –
Coordinate/Broaden
Orientation Topics
ZERO WEEK LESSONS LEARNED
 Revamp
Online
Registration for Zero
Week Activities
 Requires Faculty
Engagement
 Need for a Campus
Master Schedule for Zero
Week Activities
 Continue Focus on
Increasing Attendance
UNEXPECTED BENEFITS
More Learners Touring the Campus
 More Learners Locating Classrooms
 More Learners Purchasing Textbooks and
Supplies Prior to First Day
 More Efficient Schedule Changes
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Wait List
 Prerequisite Report
 Resolved Institutional Errors
 Better Departmental Enrollment Management of
Course Sections
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Q&A
TEMPLE COLLEGE
TEMPLE, TEXAS
Take a Week OffImprove Your Campus with
Zero Week
http://www.tinyurl.com/tc-zero-week
With
R. Craig Collins
[email protected]
Mark Smith
[email protected]