Launch-Pad-Building-a-First-Year-Residential-College-Retreat

Launch Pad: Building a First-Year Residential College Retreat Sarah Miller and Hannah Glisson RCS • 2019 BAYLOR UNIVERSITY Presentation Overview TALKING POINTS Teal Residential College Background Info & Recent Stats Long-Term Vision and Goals Retreat Overview Retreat Evaluation Future Implicatios Q&A RCS • 2019 Teal Residential College is designed to foster a balance between serious intellectual pursuits and social interaction both in the classroom and living room This environment is geared towards high quality students who believe in community and who are dedicated to learning outside of just the lecture setting It also encourages close interaction with fellow students, as well as professors About Teal Residential College RCS• 2019 Background Info CAPACITY GENDER CLASSIFICATION 347 Bed Spaces 60% Male 50% First-Year 40% Female 50% Upper-Division Recent Stats RETENTION OF FIRST-YEAR Average: 88% FIRST-YEAR GPA Average: 3.11 MAJORS ECS: 63% NUR: 19% Other: 18% UPPER-DIVISION STUDENTS SOPH: 41% JUN/SEN: 6% RCS • 2019 TRC VISION RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS RELATIONSHIP WITH CREATION RELATIONSHIP WITH SELF RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD RCS • 2019 LONG-TERM GOALS Retention ClassificationBased Programming Transformative Experience RETREAT GOALS Student Led High Engagement Learning Styles Retreat Overview SCHEDULE Check-In at Teal & Travel Large Group 1: History & Traditions Small Group 1: Relationship with Others Gordon Games Free Time & Dinner Small Group 2: Relationship with Creation Free Time Large Group 2: Campfire DAY DAY Welcome & Lunch Breakfast & Packing Large Group 3: Chapel Small Group 4: Relationship with God Large Group 4: Pinning Ceremony Travel to Baylor Small Group 3: Relationship with Self Late Night Activities RCS • 2019 Small Group Concept STRUCTURE OF SMALL GROUPS VISION FOCUS COMMUNITY BUILDING RCS • 2019 Large Group Experiences HISTORY NAMESAKE TRADITIONS PINNING CEREMONY RCS • 2019 RCS • 2019 Unique Activities CREATION - CLAY POTS CAMPFIRE - ALUMNI SPEAKER CHAPEL Retreat Evaluation Participant Feedback Successes Challenges Future Implications Immediate Changes Long-Term Considerations Lessons Learned RCS • 2019 THANK YOU! RCS • 2019 Questions? 17