Envisioning the Undergraduate Experience
Erica Beatson, Academic Advisor
GOAL!
Make a Commitment
Now picture yourself today and think about the first 3-5 steps you are going to take to get from here to there.
Synthesize
Our goals can only be achieved through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigourously act. There is no other route to success.
- Pablo Picasso
Part 1: "During my undergraduate degree, I will [Goal 1], [Goal 2], [Goal 3],..."
Part 2: "By 2019, I am..."
Set your Goals
How will you execute your "Big 5"?
SMART Goals
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Time-bound
Connect with your purpose
Your purpose: Why do you want to achieve the Big 5? Or, what does it mean to you to be at Glendon and to pursue a university degree?
Connect with your ambitions
The Big 5
Identify the top 5 things that must or can happen during your time at Glendon or throughout your University career.
You may ask yourself, "What is important to me? Why?"
Failing Forward
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."
-Robert F. Kennedy
- Failure is feedback
- Failure is opportunity
Connect to the past...
What were you doing when you achieved your best results/felt the best in the last year?
Connect to the Past...
What have you done that got you to Glendon or to where you are today?
Let's celebrate your successes!
The Ultimate Goal of Higher Education Experiences
Help students achieve higher levels of:
- Self-actualization (Maslow, 1943)
- achieving one's full potential
- Self-authorship (Magolda and King, 2004)
- applicable to university experiences through interaction among students and educators, constructive instruction that allow for self reflection, clear interpretations of personal beliefs, and active involvement in meaningful activities
- Autonomous perspectives (Mezirow 1991, 2000)
- individualized research and study, independence
Congratulations and Welcome to Glendon!
Workshop Overview
1) Understand the importance of one's goals and develop
a plan to live in line with them.
2) Develop and identify a sense of purpose for one's
undergraduate experience.
3) Understand that success and learning has to do with
experimenting, trying, and even failing.