The Academic Success Center
Where is the Academic Success Center located? Name the building.
Lissa and Cy Wagner Hall
This course teaches incoming students how to successfully navigate the OU experience and how to build a strong foundation for collegiate success.
Foundations for College Learning
How many meetings are PTAs required to have with each student?
What is the difference between sympathy and empathy?
Empathy is understanding and sharing the feelings of another ("feeling with"), while sympathy is feeling sorrow or pity for another's misfortune ("feeling for").
Empathy creates connection, while sympathy can drive disconnection.
PTAs will be added to the PTA Training & Resources Teams Group by which date?
By May 8th.
______ can be understood as the rate at which students return each year and progress towards graduation.
Retention
This course helps students with reflecting on their first semester of college and overcoming obstacles to their success.
Strategies for Success
True or false: PTAs must grade and provide feedback in a timely manner.
False; that is the instructor's role.
Why is it important to maintain appropriate boundaries when mentoring students?
In addition to First-Year Learning and Engagement, name one other ASC department.
Student Learning Center, or the Assessment Center, or the ASC Administrative Office
True or False? Most students enrolled in Foundations are required to take it.
True. Most students who enroll are required or strongly encouraged to enroll in the course due to admissions agreements, pre-college assessments, etc.
The ultimate purpose of the PTA role is to foster a sense of ______ in the classroom.
Community and/or Belonging
Why do we utilze a coaching mindset when mentoring our students?
We want to empower our students to solve their own problems using the knowledge and resources available.
Research studies in the field of higher education on college student development consistently prove that the more a student is engaged with their campus, the more likely they are to _______?
Succeed academically.
What is the purpose of the FYLE office?
To assist students in making a successful transition from high school to university learning.
In Foundations, there are ____ total possible points that students can earn.
1000
Name one of the required PTA duties.
Name at least one Mentor Mindset behavior that was covered in the training.
1. Actively listening to students' concerns.
2. Referring students to campus resources when needed.
3. Being honest and authentic.
4. Respecting boundaries and confidentiality.
5. Leading by example.
What is a resource located in Wagner Hall that is NOT part of the Academic Success Center?
TRIO, Major and Career Exploration, Sooner Success Coaching, the Writing Center
Students that are the "traditional" college age (18-22) are particularly vulnerable to having a lack of community due to which socioemotional stages of development? (2)
Their continued socioemotional development:
Name at least one of the course goals for Foundations for College Learning.
What does "PEP" stand for, and what does the PEP team do?
Peer Education and Planning Team. The PEP Team is comprised of experienced PTAs who assist with training, recruitment, and mentorship of new PTAs.
Name one of the Four Quality of Empathy, as developed by Theresa Wiseman.
1. Perspective-taking
2. Avoiding judgements
3. Recognizing emotions
4. Communicating
Approximately what percentage of the freshman class takes Strategies for Success after their first semester?
~7%