Student Success Program Highlight - Student Mentoring Program

Student Success Program Highlight: University of Pittsburg at Greensburg's Commuter Mentors Program

Recently, I discovered the University of Pittsburg at Greensburg's Commuter Mentors program. Now, this is a neat program!

The program is focused on their large commuter population (over 65%)! Their goal is for all students who commute to become familiar with the various resources that are available and to also become familiar with the Pitt-Greensburg community.

In this program, all participants (first-year and new transfer students) are assigned a Commuter Mentor (who is assigned to 20 mentees). Each mentee participant receives a picture of their mentor, a biography, and a letter in the mail introducing the program. Interested in a specific student success topic or do you need a speaker for an upcoming conference? Contact me via direct message on Twitter or join our Student Success Communication and Technology Institute on Facebook!

Training Information
The mentors participate in a one-day training at the beginning of the fall semester. The mentors receive a $100 stipend for their  participation in the experience and a meal credit on their ID. This is great for mentoring  students to use for their mentoring events (lunch, dinner, coffee, etc.).

Here are the rest of their commuter mentor resources.

My Reaction

This sounds like an amazing mentor program that colleges and universities should definitely take under consideration. YES!!!

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Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards
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Intercultural Communication - What are the Dimensions of Culture?

In Intercultural Communication, we are studying dimensions of cultures including:

I. Individualism vs. Collectivism

II. Masculinity vs. Femininity

III. Power Distance

IV. Uncertainty Avoidance

V. Long-Term vs. Short Term Orientation

VI. Environmental Sustainability

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Course Navigation Guide - Higher Education Student Services

Welcome to the Higher Education Student Services course at Tarleton State University. In this course, we focus on everything student services including student activities, student success, and retention!

This course at Tarleton State University is located in the Educational Leadership Department.

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Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards
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How to Use Google Trends for Social Media Posts

Exploring Google Trends is one of the best ways to discover social media topics and ideas for posts. Here's a quick video focused on how to use Google Trends for Content Generation. 

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Sincerely,

Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards
Higher Education Speaker and Researcher

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10 Reasons Why ALL Tarleton State University Students Need an Internship

The Texas Social Media Research Institute provides on-campus internships for Tarleton State University students. Here are 10 Reasons why all Tarleton State University students and ALL College Students Need an Internship.

Interested in a specific student success topic or do you need a speaker for an upcoming conference? Contact me via direct message on Twitter or join our Student Success Communication and Technology Institute on Facebook!

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Sincerely,

Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards
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Org. Communication - How to Help New Employees Feel at Home in an Organization

Hi everyone!

When you are joining a new workplace or organization, it is important to know about the acculturation process. The process includes learning about the history, politics, language, interpersonal relationships, goals, and values of the organization. The most memorable messages for new employees are role-related and culture-related.

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Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards
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Intercultural Communication - Defining Communication as an Element of Culture

Intercultural Communication is important for all college students. This video examines: Defining Communication as an Element of Culture

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Sincerely,

Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards
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Crowdsourcing Using Google Forms - It is EASY! You can DO IT!

Sometimes you just need to crowdsource! You can crowdsource opinions, ideas, and also funding for projects/events. Sometimes, it just takes a little idea from lots of people  to make a big difference. Crowdsourcing has been used to name new concepts from babies to businesses! 

These crowdsourced ideas can help people determine how to do something and where to do something. This video represents a neat way to crowdsource ideas on social media websites through Google Forms. It is mobile friendly and user kind!

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Sincerely,

Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards
Higher Education Speaker and Researcher

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Academic Affairs and Student Affairs Professionals: Assembling Your Personal Team of Advisors

Hi everyone! Throughout my years in academic affairs and student affairs, I've discovered that you  have to have your own team. For example, our students have athletic advisors, student financial aid advisors, and academic advisors. All of these team players can help a student make progress towards success. 

Just like our students, we need to have our own tenure and student affairs teams to prepare us for success. For example, my team consists of the following: 

1 - One or Two Faculty Team Advisors (You never know when you will need research to help you answer questions.)

2 - One or Two Staff Team Advisors (You never know when you will need help with processes at your institution or to help locate resources.

3 - One or Two Student Team Advisors (You never know when you will need the pulse of campus or to have a student's perspective of a workshop or administrative decision.

4 - One or Two Community Team Advisors (You never know when you will have a need to complete service). Which should be often. ;)

5 - One or Two Family Team Advisors (These are for your moral support. These should be family members who have NO IDEA what you do on a daily basis.)

6 - One or Two Health Team Advisors (These are for your health support. These individuals can include your doctor, your wellness coach, and your workout partners.)

7 - One or Two Financial Mentor Advisors (These are for your financial stability for the current time and also for the future. These individuals can include your friends, your family members or formal advisors.)

Your team will be dynamic and it will change over time, but I strongly success reassessing your team every six months. See if your interests align with their interests. If they do not, make a professional exit strategy and write a thank you note.

So, assemble your team. Get started - now!

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Sincerely,

Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards
Higher Education Speaker and Researcher

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Becoming a Social Media Scholar: Writing an Ebook Chapter

Hi everyone! I enjoy teaching the Social Media each semester, but each semester is a new experience. I always integrate new assignments and new social media technologies/features, because they are always changing. 

This semester, the students are doing the following assignment:

Scholar Group Project: Write Your Book Chapter (a List of 40+ Ideas) - Social Engagement Innovation on the 13 Social Media Categories

Each group will write a engagement paper focused on their computer-mediated communication scholar topic. This paper should include the following:

Brief Description:

1) describe the technology (4 sources needed per area), 

2) 40 ways (in total) companies/organizations can use the technology to engage with users in the following areas:

A - sharing information (10+ and 4 database resources),

B - providing services (10+ and 4 database resources),

C - providing status (10+ and 4 database resources),

D - offering goods (10+ and 4 database resources), 

3) Project the future of user interaction via the technology.

Here are specific instructions:

- Each component of this paper will be due on specific dates (as indicated on the syllabus calendar).

- Each group member is required to significantly contribute to the production of the paper. Each week, each group member’s work will be assessed for contributing significant comments on the Google Document to sections for which their name is not assigned.

- Please remember to submit questions by 4pm on Friday. Questions submitted after 4pm will not be answered until Monday morning.

- Each component of this paper will be due on specific dates (as indicated on the syllabus calendar).

Interested in a specific student success topic or do you need a speaker for an upcoming conference? Contact me via direct message on Twitter or join our Student Success Communication and Technology Institute on Facebook!

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Sincerely,

Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards
Higher Education Speaker and Researcher

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For Educators: How to Use Canva to Create Infographics

I love Canva and I am thankful for everything that I have been able to create through the online software system. If you are interested in seeing any of the Canva creations, please let me know. :)

Interested in a specific student success topic or do you need a speaker for an upcoming conference? Contact me via direct message on Twitter or join our Student Success Communication and Technology Institute on Facebook!

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Sincerely,

Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards
Higher Education Speaker and Researcher

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My Research Interests: Customer Service and Social Media, Higher Education Retention, and Millennials at Work