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Title FacilitatingLifeDesignforExploratoryStudents:AMultifacetedApproach
Presenterswilldescribeasuccessfulmultifacetedlifedesigninterventiontoassist
exploratorystudents.Presenterswilldrawconnectionstolifedesigndiscourse
(Savickas,2012).Specificcomponentsoftheplanandtheirimplementationwillbe
presented.Outcomeswillbedescribedinquantitativeandqualitativeterms,toshow
GoalsandObjectives theimpactonretentionandpersistencewhilegivingstudentsandotherstakeholdersa
voiceinthepresentation.Theinformationprovidedwillbeinsufficientdetailto
prepareattendeestoholddiscussionsaboutadaptingideaspresentedontheir
campuses.Lessonslearnedwillbepresentedandattendeeswillbeinvitedtoaddtheir
recommendations.
Exploreamultifaceted,theorybaseduniversityresponsetoexploratorystudents
careerdevelopmentneeds.Thispresentationdiscussesthefeatures,outcomes,and
Abstract
lessonsoftheExploratoryPlan,establishedin2009,alongwithpracticaltipsonhowto
adapttheplantoyourcampus.
In2009,aregionalcomprehensive,publicuniversityintheMidwestcreateda
multifacetedplantoassiststudentsenteringtheuniversitywithoutadeclaredmajoror
withoutbeingacceptedintotheirintendedmajor.Theplanwasconstructedtoextend
beyondselectingamajor,toequippingstudentswithselfunderstanding,knowledge,
andskillstonavigatetheirlife/career.Presenterswilldescribethesuccessfulplan,
outcomes,andlessonslearnedanddrawconnectionsbetweenthiscomprehensive
approachandlifedesigndiscourse(Savickas,2012).
Theplanwasgroundedinconstructivistandnarrativeapproachestocareer
interventioninordertoreachthediversestudentbodyservedbytheinterventions.
Theplanisorientedtoassistingthestudentsinansweringthequestion,whatdoI
Summary
wanttomakeofmylifeversuswhatdoIwanttobe(Savickas,2015).Assuchthe
lifedesigndiscoursethatacknowledgestheshiftingworldofworkwasanappropriate
paradigmfortheplansfeaturesandaims.Thesixcomponentsoftheplanandtheir
implementationwillbepresented.Outcomeswillbedescribedinquantitativeand
qualitativeterms,toshowtheimpactonretentionandpersistencewhilegiving
studentsandotherstakeholdersavoiceinthepresentation.Theinformationprovided
willbeinsufficientdetailtoprepareattendeesfordiscussionswithkeyadministrators
ontheirowncampusesaboutimplementingacomprehensive,multidimensional
approachtoassistingexploratorystudents.Lessonslearnedwillbepresentedand
attendeeswillbeinvitedtoaddtheirrecommendationsforfutureplanenhancements.
FirstName Tracy
LastName LaraHilton
Title AssociateProfessorofHigherEducationAdministration
Institution KentStateUniversity
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2name StevenAntalvari
2title DirectorofUniversityAdvising
2institution KentStateUniversity
2phone (330)6720958
2email jantalva@kent.edu
2educationallevel Master's
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3name Tracy Montgomery
3title Graduate Teaching Assistant in Higher Education Administration
3institution Kent State University
3email tmontg17@kent.edu
3educationallevel MA, ed. Student- graduation anticipation May 2017
3relatedfield Career Navigation course instructor
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Focus HigherEducationCareerCenterCounselorsandSpecialists
ProgramType Presentation(6070minutes)
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Method Lecture
Manycollegestudentsareuncertainabouttheiracademicmajor.Atthesametime,
thevalueofhighereducationisbeingquestionedasstudentloandebtcontinuesto
rise.Therefore,itisimperativethatcollegeanduniversitiesrespondtostudentsneed
Relevance
tofindmeaningintheirstudiesnowsothattheymaynavigatetheirfutures.This
proposedpresentationfocusesonamultifaceted,theorybasedapproachtoequipping
studentstobringmeaningfulworkintotheirlives.
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