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Second Year Success Brochure
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| Overview |
Second Year Success is a month-by-month guide to everything from classes to career — and things in between — to help keep second years on track. It’s a no-pressure, support-laden resource that can meet students where they’re at while answering their questions and letting them know that they’re not alone. If you are concerned about the well-being of your second year students and how to retain them successfully, consider The Second Year Road Map. Help them past the hump so they can thrive within their second year of college — and enjoy the ride!
Be Part of a New Higher Education Trend…
Focusing on second year students is still a relatively new initiative within higher education. Yet, as you may have read about in the Chronicle of Higher Education and other publications, it’s on the cusp of becoming “the next big thing.” And why is that? Second year students are in a very vulnerable, precarious situation, where they face major life decisions without the supportive embrace they enjoyed during their first year. They have definite needs that we must, in good conscience, address.
You can provide the necessary support and resources — including the Second Year Success brochure — to help them succeed. Become part of a higher education sensibility that is gradually recognizing the needs of our second year students. By taking initiative, you can help ensure that second years feel supported, appreciated and ready to take on what the sophomore year dishes out!
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From Second Year Success…
"It’s your second year at college. What opportunities await you? What decisions do you have to make? Will things be different from your first year? Will you be able cope? These are some of the questions you might be asking yourself as you begin your second year at college. For some of you, it might be an exciting opportunity to learn and grow while for others, it might be filled with uncertainty due to decisions about major, career and study abroad that are in your near future…"
Many second year students feel “lost” on campus, left to their own devices after a supportive first year. They may feel unmotivated, have a tough time reconnecting with friends and not know where to go with questions they “should” know by now. It’s often called “the sophomore slump.” And it can be a scary, demoralizing time for second year students. On top of all that, they’re contending with some major life decisions, including:
- declaring a major
- deciding whether to study abroad
- exploring internships/summer jobs
Without support, they can sink — and none of us want that!
That’s why we’ve developed a second year-friendly resource called Second Year Success: The Second Year Road Map. Within these pages, students will find information on topics such as:
- major goals
- campus and community involvement
- visiting the career center — now!
- dealing with the “sophomore slump”
- considering internships
- finding support on campus
- studying abroad
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| What's Included |
You’ll receive a PowerPoint Presentation designed to go along with the brochure. It allows you to present the key information in a multimedia format and interact with your audience. In addition to the PowerPoint you receive:
- Talking Points. With each PowerPoint, you get in-depth Talking Points that go with each slide, while also incorporating the use of handouts, activities and worksheets.
- User’s Guide. You also receive a User’s Guide that shares ways to use Second Year Success: Second Year Road Map with multiple groups, plus tips for using the entire Educational Resource Package.
In addition, you receive a powerful complement of Seven Handouts and Worksheets — all on a CD and all ready to print, reproduce, post and share with your students, parents and whatever audience you feel needs the information. These tools are specifically written to compliment Second Year Success: The Second Year Road Map. They can be used:
- With the PowerPoint presentation to create a complete presentation.
- As stand-alone educational pieces to focus on a particular piece of the brochure or topic.
- As webpage attachments.
- To communicate directly with students or parents asking specific questions.
The Total Package – What You Get:
- Copies of the 8-page full-color Second Year Success: The Second Year Road Map
- A comprehensive PowerPoint Presentation that goes along with the brochure
- Talking Points for each PowerPoint Slide to enhance the presentation for your specific audience
- A User’s Guide with tips for using the Educational Resource Package
- Seven Handouts and Worksheets that complement Second Year Success: The Second Year Road Map
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