8) Date: Wednesday, June 27th
Time: 11:00 to 12:00 (right after SWAT is done for those in SWAT)
Location: Advancement Building 202
Outline of Future Students Audience Experience on new UVU Site (xls)
7) Date: Wednesday, May 30th
Time: 11:00 to 12:00 (right after SWAT is done for those in SWAT)
Location: Advancement Building 202
Notes:
rename "info" to "class info"
Class info
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- Catalog
* Request information
* Schedule
* Accreditation
* Brochure
- important dates (student timetables)
Discover UVU
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- FAQs (from university site / postcard)
- About UVU
- Visit campus (link)
- About the community
- Housing
- Residency
- important dates (student timetables)
- why choose uvsc
change name "academics" to "majors and degrees"
- what do you want to be? (reciprocal link)
- majors
- degrees
- departments
- add something like: chart in parent handbook
"new student" is under "who are you"
"concurrent enrollment" is under "who are you"
Add new area: International
International
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- admissions
- housing
- tuition
- scholarships
- sponsorship
- involvement
- international orientation
- contact info
Athletics, sports and recreation
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* Athletics
[list them]
* Clubs
[list club sports]
- intramurals
- extramurals
* how do I become a UVU athlete?
* Recreation
- outdoor recreation
- outdoor rentals
- resources in the area
* playing fields
Note: Add to "who are you" - athletics
Campus Life
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- Clubs/groups
- Safety
- The student's story (human face)
- student blogs
- student success stories (enhanced)
- Accessibility
- Community
- Activities
- student government
- Health and wellness
- Wellness center
- Student insurance
6) Date: Wednesday, May 23rd
Time: 11:00 to 12:00 (right after SWAT is done for those in SWAT)
Location: Advancement Building 202
5) Date: Wednesday, May 16th
Time: 11:00 to 12:00 (right after SWAT is done for those in SWAT)
Location: Advancement Building 202
A site was now made to follow the progression from now on out at http://resource.uvsc.edu/uvu_futurestudents/
Notes:
Contact us / ask now:
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Comment: * make sure Intl students don't go here
* One Stop (ask)
- graduate
- undergraduate
* Ask a Question
- ask an advisor
- ask a faculty
- ask a student
- ask an international student
* Live Chat
* Organization chart
* request information to be sent
- uvstart
- info desk (campus tours, emails, catalogs, international)
- instant info (what is it except kiosks?)
* primary addresses and phone numbers
- department
* have main mailing address and UVSC info line very prominent
Getting into UVU (Getting started)
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* admissions
- graduate
- undergraduate
- international
- transfer
- deadlines (note: intl diff info, when blocks start, when school starts/ends,
when need to register by)
* getting started checklist (walk through)
* Apply now (Admissions)
o International
o Concurrent enrollment
o Transfer credit
* Am I accepted?
- how long do I need to wait to find out
- where to I find my acceptance letter
- what do I do if I am accepted
* Getting your ID
- how long does it take before I get it?
- where to go to get your id #
- where to get my id card
* Housing
- have a blurb and then link to housing area
- international
- out of state
* Accessiblilty accommodations
- physical
- phychological
- emotional
- learning
- verifications for services
* Scholarships and Financial Aid information
* Required testing and documents
- testing: what is necessary
- required tests
- required scores
- what do to if don't get score
- transcripts: what is necessary and how to submit
- forms and documents
- where to go for questions
- where to send information
* FAQ
- try to identfy top 10 questions
- transcripts
- required tests and scores (what to do if not)
- tuition (out of state / in-state_)
- finaid
- scholarships
- admissions deadlines
- when is orientation
- scheduling a campus tour
- who to talk to about registering
Important dates
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* when to apply
* when to register
* academic calendar (dates school starts, holidays, faculty start/end)
- class schedule (list of classes they can register for)
- student timetable (when classes start, end, testing, etc)
- intl different dates
* calendar of events
* orientation dates
* scholarship deadlines
* financial aid deadlines
Our admissions counselors
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* the map (counselors for each area)
* live chat (can we do it? can we have them go to academic advising as on home page now?)
* one stop
* times of availability
* email my counselor (online form that chooses the person based on my location including out-of-state, international, in-state)
Fast facts
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- pocket facts
- link to IR
- how many majors
- demographics
- general for area
- specific to UVSC
- ratios (gender)
- area information (stats)
- is this a safe place (police)
- where located and campus map (satellite campuses)
- student surveys (Ron Hammond, other individual research)
- jobs (placement, career center, etc)
- where to complain
- diversity
- will I fit in?
- how to help make it happen
- accreditations
- athletic stats and info
4) Wednesday 5/2/07 in Advancement 202 at 11:00 (right after SWAT meeting)
Note: email sent 4/20/07
Arendt, Anne;
Barraclough, Kimberly;
Bartholomew, Kim;
Belnap, Joe;
Chatterly, Michelle;
Childs, Liz;
Chiu, Kim;
Coles, Kris;
Davies, Justin;
Gerber, Nathan;
Hallman, Francine;
Hammond, Scott;
Hickman, Angel Dawn;
Laurie, Megan;
Lundell, Michelle;
Mangelson, Wayne;
McCormick, Joanna;
Moore, Linda; Ramirez, Yissel;
Rasmussen, Bob;
Rasmussen, Tom;
Smith, Jill;
Snapp, Michael;
Spagnolo, J.P.;
, R. Stutz;
Taylor, Chris;
Terry, Ari Natalya;
Add to next email: Wendy Farnswroth
Notes:
Parent Resources
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Help Your Student Apply
Academics
-- Link to catalog
-- general description for parents
-- Tutoring
Scholarships & Financial Aid
- explain a bit about Ferpa (what parents should and should not expect)
Parents Handbook
Campus Life
Dates and Deadlines (Timetable)
- when to apply for things
How do I get a job for my student and what can I do as a parent to help?
The "big picture" on how to get into classes
-- 10 steps for parents
Career Services
what is available and where to go for assistance:
-- jobs (student, regular)
-- careers
-- internships
-- UVJob board
Tips for parents: Transitioning your student to college
-- What should I not do?
-- encouraging independence in your student
(may want some differences based on if student is concurrent or another
category)
-- Legal considerations for you and your student
-- disabilities (rights of the parents and the rights of the students)
-- how your role as a parent differs now that they are in college
Advising for Parents
-- talk to an advisor
Student Services
-Housing
The financial needs of your student
- what their personal budget will likely be
UVDays and Tours for Parents
- dates
Other Resources
- articles of interest
- sites of interest
Concurrent Enrollment & A.P. Classes
VIP
Multicultural Center
-- have special parent content
Veterans Office
Center for Advancement of Leadership
-- leadership opportunities
-- learning community (60 students that are in a special complex)
"Spirituality"- body, mind and spriit[find out what we can say]
-- Wellness center
-- Institute
-- Clubs (list them)
Link on parents page to Athletics
If you have concerns or questions
-- general questions (OneStop)
-- Office of the president (MyUVSC)
-- Student life
IMPORTANT: One major difference from links on current site - we should write
text just for parents, not just link to the other sites.
Not just a link but text just for parents ("your student will.... you as a
parent will....")
Some of these "link out" pages should link back to "parents" like on
concurrent enrollement parent-specific page
Tours and Visits
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-- where classes are offered
-- main campus
-- wasatch campus
-- satellite locations
-- distance education
-- high schools (just link to concurrent enrollment)
-- schedule a tour at main campus
-- what will I see and how long will it last?
-- who will be my tour guide?
-- will I have to walk?
-- who and what can I bring with me?
-- will I get a t-shirt if I do this?
-- individual tours and group tours
-- call us
-- schedule online
-- schedule a tour at wasatch campus
-- call us
-- schedule online
-- schedule a tour at airport campus
-- call us
-- schedule online
-- virtual tours
--- 3D campus map --- main campus
--- wasatch
-- student experience tour
-- self guided tour
-- what we cover in the guided tours (in a format where you can do it
yourself)
-- building and campus hours
-- the "nitty gritty" for when you come here
-- parking
-- directions to get here
-- where to eat or stay
-- where the airport is
-- other tours in the area
3) Wednesday 4/18/07 in Advancement 202 at 11:00 (right after SWAT meeting)
Note: email sent 4/13/07
Arendt, Anne; Barraclough, Kimberly; Bartholomew, Kim; Childs, Liz; Gerber, Nathan; Hickman, Angel Dawn; Laurie, Megan; Lundell, Michelle; McCormick, Joanna; Ramirez, Yissel; Smith, Jill; Snapp, Michael; Spagnolo, J.P.; , R. Stutz; Taylor, Chris; Terry, Ari Natalya; Belnap, Joe; Chatterly, Michelle; Hallman, Francine
Add next time: Mangelson, Wayne
"Chunking" diagrams:
We have begun "chunking out" each subsection of the mind map. Five areas so far:
2) 2nd meeting 4/11/07
Original Invitation list: To: Arendt, Anne; Barraclough, Kimberly; Bartholomew, Kim; Childs, Liz; Gerber, Nathan; Hickman, Angel Dawn; Laurie, Megan; Lundell, Michelle; McCormick, Joanna; Ramirez, Yissel; Smith, Jill; Snapp, Michael; Spagnolo, J.P.; , R. Stutz; Taylor, Chris; Terry, Ari Natalya CC: Belnap, Joe
Need to add: Chatterly, Michelle; Hallman, Francine
Combined mind map:
1) Initial meeting 4/3/07
Original Invitation list: To: Arendt, Anne; Barraclough, Kimberly; Bartholomew, Kim; Childs, Liz; Gerber, Nathan; Hickman, Angel Dawn; Laurie, Megan; Lundell, Michelle; McCormick, Joanna; Ramirez, Yissel; Smith, Jill; Snapp, Michael; Spagnolo, J.P.; , R. Stutz; Taylor, Chris; Terry, Ari Natalya CC: Belnap, Joe
Additional members added: Linda Moore, Justin Davies
What 14 other schools have on their future/prospective students sites (xls)
Mind Maps:
