Planning Document 1

EEO Summer Program Planning Documents

The documents needed to plan Kean University's EEO Summer Program are:

• rubrics to assess writing coaches' and students' progress
• surveys to generate feedback and progress data
• benchmark and subpar university writing samples as models
• database of number/names of students per course for grouping
• scripts for coaches to facilitate discussions
• collaborative/student-centered classroom research documents
• attendance sheets
• meeting minutes
• previous eeo summer program attendee feedback
• life map
• goal setting sheets
• collaborative environment do's/dont's/rules
• Kean University mission statement
• budget documents
• supplies list
  

Design Document 1

EEO Summer Program Objectives

The objectives of Kean University's EEO Summer Program are to:

• acclimate students to a collaborative/student-centered learning environment and its rules and expectations
• engage students in critical self-exploration and self-evaluation to elicit their own perception of their place in a university setting
• encourage each student to identify and track their progress toward a specific short-term academic goal
• encourage each student to identify and plan a specific long-term academic goal
• offer guidance and a strong sense of commitment to each student in realizing their acadcemic goals
• assist students in dealing with time management and scheduling issues that may cloud or interfere with their academic goals
• sharpen students' focus on instructor and course expectations as a way of fostering strong academic awareness beyond the classroom walls
• take inventory of and categorize students' behaviors and habits as a way of identify which may be appropriate and/or inappropriate for various settings
• help students to blend (not banish) thier personal/authentic language smoothly and comfortably with the language of the university
• create a sense of partnership while eliminating a sense of hierarchy between university students and their instructors