ACTION PLAN - University of Ulster

What can we do?
Possible inclusion of a motivational speaker during PREP and POP might be considered.
If the ULM orientation program does not include all of the elements discussed in the
Brawer article, these should also be considered for inclusion. For example, only the
LUIO students hear our presentation. Maybe this could be expanded to all students.
ULM could consider a Aheadstart@ type program for Aat risk@ students.
Goal Setting:
What are we doing?
The CASS counselors typically address goal setting in an informal manner by asking
students their reason for attending college.
While most students have a vague idea of why they are in school and know what they
want, they typically do not have the skills to set short-term, intermediate, and long-term
goals with plans for action. We have many exercises available including Your Goal from
One Day to One Year, Glenna=s Goal Book & Another Check Mark on the List (brief
readings), How to Create Success and Failure, 32 Day Commitment, SMART, One Step
at a Time, Quotes for Goal Setting, Goal (9 areas of you life), Goals - Realistic &
Measurable Student=s Goal (with strengths, outside forces and limitations), Goal Cards,
and sentence completion exercises.
Goal Setting is taught in each FRYS class.
A Goal Setting workshop was successfully presented in a prior semester and can be
offered.
Current Research/Information:
Oregon State University has a website about goal setting which uses the SMART method.
The begin by stating that you cannot meet your goals until you know what they are.
College student need to realize that until this point in their lives, many goals may have
been short term but now the decisions they will be making can affect the rest of their
lives. The website is www.orst.edu/fye/about_osu/setgoal.
The Educational Planning and Advising Center at Chattanooga State Technical
Community College has website at www.cstcc.cc.tn.us begins the list of student
responsibilities in the Advising Process with ATo develop and clarify values and goals.@
The Ohio Department of Education, Adult Basic and Literacy Education project
(//archon.educ.kent.edu/adminmanual/145-154) identify goal setting as a means of
fostering student retention. They feel Aestablishing learner goals should be an integral
part of the intake process.@ Further, they feel the goal setting process can foster student
retention by aligning Astudent end-of-program@ goals and learning objectives. AStudent
learning objectives must relate to the student=s purpose for enrolling in the program.@
AInstructors can motivate students to commit themselves to their goals by helping
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