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GOAL 3
GOAL THREE
Students will achieve active learning, engagement, and career outcomes as well as develop and enhance their academic achievement, identity, and integration into the diverse Monarch Community, as a result of the residential experience.
ACHIEVING GOAL THREE
COMMUNITY OUTREACH The University Village community helped teach students valuable information such as work order system information, ODU PD contact information, RA on Duty Contact Information, and a host of other key safety features of the residence halls (such as blue light stations, Safe Ride, automatic door locks, etc.). This program reached almost 200 students. STAYING CONNECTED Housing & Residence Life supports students’ academic success by reaching out to students with early action reports indicating concerning semester grades. The team reached out to over 190 students each semester through letters, phone calls, and door knocks.
COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES During the fall semester, the Residence Hall teams offered over 571 community experiences resulting in over 30,000 student participations, which included 54 programs with campus partners.
FEEL SMART Our first “Feel Smart” Series took place with the assistance of Counseling Services, Health Promotions, Student Outreach & Support, and the Resiliency Team in an effort to share mental health resources with students.
KEY RESOURCES Our Quad neighborhood residents were invited to the Dominion House lawn to learn about access to key resources on campus, such as Health Promotions, the Women’s Center, and ODU PD! Roughly 137 students attended!
IN-HALL ADVISING We hosted In-Hall Advising sessions with the Student Success Center in our residence halls. A total of 75 students participated and 70 of those students were not registered. This was as huge success!
CALLING CAMPAIGN We completed our Fall end of semester Calling Campaign to all first year students, reducing the number of non-registered students from 790 to 297. We were able to make 4,808 total calls and intentional conversations. HOUSE CALLS Our annual House Calls event, focused on educating students about registration, submitting work orders, financial aid deadlines and successfully reached 1,180 first-year and new transfer students.
BLUE LIGHT BREAKS Partnering with ODU PD, we facilitated “Blue Light Breaks” where ODU PD came to each residence hall with donuts, coffee and cocoa to discuss safety; over 100 residents interacted with PD during these events.
PEER ADVISING Peer Advising Tables and an initiative titled “Thoughtful Thursday” partnered with Advising, Financial Aid, and other campus partners aimed at engaging students on getting advised, understanding financial aid and implications of their grades to support their success at ODU.
INTENTIONAL CONVERSATIONS Resident Assistants completed intentional conversation for the fall semester and reached 2,830 unique students, which is 69% of our residents.
LATE NIGHT BREAKFAST HRL, co-sponsored with Monarch Dining, hosted one of the largest student events Late Night Breakfast with over 600 students in attendance on December 6.
