All College Program Presentation Abstracts

Going Global: Vision for International Education - Katie Rollar

Director of International Study, Katie Roller presents the vision for the newly created Office of International Study by creating a study abroad going culture, the benefits of an international education, the global context, four-year planning for retention, and some specific plans and strategies to integrate study abroad into the student experience. Ideas include - re approved course database access, internal "marketing", parent support, and developing a diverse and robust array of destinations and programs. Her office also serves as a source of information and assistance to international students; Katie will share her vision for creating an integrated environment to support domestic, international, and "returning" students. 

The Millennial Generation - Team Residential Life

Students born from 1982-2003 are part of the Millennial Generation. Most current Marymount students are Millennials and they face unique challenges such as joblessness, education inflation and "they are the most ethnically and racially diverse cohort of youth in the nation's history." Additionally, they understand a different society, one in which an attack on American soil (9/11) is a definitive part of their understanding of society and one where you could LOL (laugh out loud) at anyone who does not understand tweeting, texting and updating their Facebook statuses.

How do all of these factors and circumstances help us to help our students? What does the Millennial Generation need from their college staff and faculty to feel successful? The Department of Residential Life and Conduct is looking forward to a rich dialogue and some active multimedia in order for us to explore, "The Millennial Generation: The Profile of Marymount Students" 

Who am I when it comes to the God-question? - Ken Zanca

This presentation is in no way an attempt to preach at, proselytize, or impose "religious ideas" on any who attend. Just the opposite-it is offered in the spirit of providing language to help people identify their own ideas on the "God question," and to examine the rationales we give ourselves for whatever position we take. Hopefully, the last 20 minutes will be a lively inter-change of ideas. 

Communication - How to Have a Real Conversation - Nan Levine

1 - Examine the common obstacles to successful conversations
2 - Review effective communication tools and helpful phrases
3 - Explore what enhances workplace communication
4 - Review conflict resolution skills
5 - Explore preferred communication styles and identify your own style

Customer Service: The Other Half of Your Job - Nan Levine

1 - Examine types of problematic customer behavior facing service providers
2 - Explore the service provider experience, including frequent service provider frustrations and    
     challenges, and ways to derail burnout
3 - Explore the customer service experience and what interfers with satisfaction
4 - Develop skills for handling difficult customer interactions and learn diffusing statements
5 - Discuss important feedback to elicit from internal customers to improve customer satisfaction 

Team Building: The Satisfaction of Working Together - Nan Levine

1 - Examine the keys to team success and assess your own work team
2 - Participate in a team work challenge
3 - Review the dysfunctions of teams
4 - Review team building exercises on values and preferred styles

RSHM Tradition and History - Sr. Mary Leah Plante, RSHM

This presentation is a short history of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary.  It will offer a look at beginnings, spirituality, philosophy of education, locations and current involvements.

Competing in a Challenging Job Market - John McCrudden

Career services, tools and resources offered to our students

• The Mariner Job & Internship Link
• Career Services & Internship Web Site

Competing for the valued internship

• The best way to get the first job and establish a career
• Creating a network

The Marymount Advantage

• Developing professional credentials

The Anti-Monster Job Search

• 15 million companies/ organizations...how do I find mine

What cam Faculty/Staff do support students' career management and career success

• A refresher on the modern job search process

Fundraising at Marymount - Bret Prichard & the Institutional Advancement Department

In this session you will hear about our Building Futures Campaign, our progress, how we work with donors and yes, our challenges. We will share with you our plan, what it means to the College and how continued adaptation, flexibility and urgency are key components to a successful campaign for Marymount. You will also hear about our Parents Project, what role Annual Giving plays in our fundraising and find out what in the world is Planned Giving. Speakers include Bret Prichard, Jessica Urena, Tom Zajac and Amber Ginsberg. This was a popular session last year and we promise you won't be bored. Check us out.

Medical Marijuana/Campus Concerns - Susie Mitton Shannon & Residential Life

MyMarymountPV.Edu - Shannon Tabaldo

This will be a 10 question "quiz" type game. The participants will have a handout with the "questions" on them as well as a place to record their answers. We will demonstrate/ show/ play the question and give time to record the answer on their paper. When all the questions have been asked we will "submit" the quiz and give instant feedback as well as a score. We will demonstrate how easy it is to put the quiz into the ePortfolio once complete. Questions types will include True/ False, multiple choice, fill in the blank, matching, short answer and more. Media integration will be demonstrated using; audio, photos, video, and more.

The Marymount BA -MA Culture: Research Themes and Approaches - Ariane Schauer

Opportunity for faculty and others to come together and consider the core elements of the emerging Marymount BA-MA Culture. A review of what scholarship initiatives are already in motion, and a closer look at some central questions including:

• In what ways can scholarship support our mission of advancing the development of our students and of the communities we serve?
• What community aspects do we see in scholarship and professional development?
• What can we envision as the role of Action Research in student research, faculty scholarship, community impact, and institutional learning?
• Are we converging towards a certain type of research agenda or scholarship themes?
• Can scholarship invigorate and unify rather than fragment our professional lives?
• What types of graduate programs lie in our future?

The Road to the B.A. - Stephen Bera

What's the connection between Curriculum Mapping, Student Learning Outcomes, and ePortfolio? If your answer is "they're all tools that work together to foster a student-centered approach to learning that promotes the development of the whole person," you'd be right. But what does this really mean? This session will first address how these tools are connected. This session will then address some of the student benefits, specifically the development of students's reading, writing, and research abilities ("academic litteracy"), as they make their way along the BA Roadmap. Finally, this session will highlight some examples of where we are using educational technology to foster both a student-centered approach to learning, as well as professional development learning communities. When we use the tools together, and we use them well, we stay focused on student learning and growth. It also means faculty and staff can explore new ways of working together. Colleagues will share ideas and examples.

Student Capstones - Wadeeah Al-Ali, Anthony Carrillo, Brandon Behar, John Vandever, Glen Davis