2011 OFYP Annual Report - Orientation and First-Year Programs ...

First-Year InitiativesKick-It!The current freshman class has the opportunity to participate inthe myU-based engagement program during the first month of eachsemester. Each week students are able to complete as many of theposted Kick It! tickets as they want. Tickets act as challenges forstudents to utilize campus resources that will assist them in theirtransition to the University of Minnesota. After students submit theircompleted tickets they may enter a drawing of prizes donated by localbusinesses and campus departments.In Fall 2011, the program was redesigned. The program was lengthenedfrom four weeks to six weeks to match the six-week transition periodof first-year students. The program no longer included tickets wherestudents could write responses to their Welcome Week experience asthat is captured in the Welcome Week Post assessment.In addition, each week has a content theme such as Involvement andEngagement, Finances, and Academic Resources. With each week’stickets there is an introduction that discusses how first-year studentscan be challenged in that transitional area.Spring 2011Number of weeks available on myU 4Number of tickets available 63Number of departments represented 21Number of students participating 438Number of submissions 4,325Fall 2011Number of weeks available on myU 6Number of tickets available 103Number of departments represented 27Number of students participating 297Number of submissions 9,00236