NLCA Communities of Practice by George J. Hill

Hi!

2025-06-05 17:06:38 UTC

Stacey Parker here at University of Michigan - Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts - excited to continue learning how best to welcome and support our students in our living-learning community.

Hey there!

dianasanchez253 — 2025-06-05 17:08:35 UTC

My name is Diana Sanchez. I am Dominican-American and I am a Career and Transfer Coach from NJ.

Email Etiquette assignment

ghill85 — 2025-06-05 17:15:01 UTC

This is the email etiquette assignment I give to my CSS students, with the anonymized emails

Hello,

2025-06-05 17:15:45 UTC

Luz Tellez, I am a Career and Transfer Specialist at Hudson County Community College. I would like to continue learning how to support students and have a reminder that what I know the students might not know.

Hello,

2025-06-05 17:26:28 UTC

I am Victoria Vasquez, Senior Assistant Director for Career & Technical Education pathways at Hudson County Community College.

Greetings!

2025-06-05 17:37:07 UTC

Hi my name is Ruby Cox, I am from the University of North Florida and work as the Student Program Coordinator for the UNF Institute of Environmental Research and Education (IERE). Great to meet you all!

2025-06-05 17:37:18 UTC

Helping students know how to explore all the opportunities and orgs available at the beginning but then determine which to commit to without feeling overwhelmed.

Hello

2025-06-05 17:37:19 UTC

My name is Kim Hosmer and a CTE liaison here at Career and Transfer pathways at Hudson County Community College.

Finding your way:

2025-06-05 17:39:00 UTC

I'd love some help with helping students finding purpose, both within academic fields and career choices, but within social and personal journeys as well.

Many of us know what we want or think what we want to do in life, but finding the reason "why", especially for 18-22 year olds can be really difficult and scary. I'd love any insight on how we can focus on how exciting the "why" is, and encouragement for them to grow as people, and academics.

2025-06-05 17:39:15 UTC

Create opportunities to connect with peer leaders because some of this learning how to adult happens organically when they feel connected enough to ask a fellow peer. Our living-learning community's student leaders hold weekly creative clubs. Through those is one way they form connections with other new students and with club student leaders.

Hello!

2025-06-05 17:39:31 UTC

Hi! I'm Vivienne Felix from Washington & Jefferson College. I am the director of Career Services and coordinate retention initiatives.

2025-06-05 17:39:47 UTC

Teach students how to use their email accounts most effectively. Not just open and read, but organize, delete, and save. They need to understand that this is a vital way for us to communicate, and may be the only way.

2025-06-05 17:40:10 UTC

We hold a weekly tea and we've seen questions and answers shared among the students there (like when it's about to be course registration time a student asking a student leader for tips).

Small steps of success

2025-06-05 17:40:37 UTC

I have found that giving students small tasks that they can succeed in, and that they can see the outcome of, helps encourage them to take the next bigger step. Take the next best step - do not need to have every step completely known.

2025-06-05 17:40:41 UTC

Hello, I am Rachel Vincitore from Norfolk State University. I am the LC Program Specialist.

Hello, all

2025-06-05 17:41:02 UTC

My name is Eden Garosi Hurley and I work at University of Maryland in admissions, advising, and orientation for freshman science majors. I have been teaching our freshman orientation seminar for 25 falls now.

Why go to class?

2025-06-05 17:41:19 UTC

We need to better articulate the value of class attendance and participation. Also, we need to directly explain the differences between how to excel in high school vs. college/university.

Hello

2025-06-05 17:41:19 UTC

Hi my name is Imane Zehaf I am a CTE Career and Transfer Specialist at Hudson County Community College.

Brianna Casagrande

2025-06-05 17:41:21 UTC

Hi!

I'm Brianna Casagrande from HCCC and I am the Associate Director for Career & Transfer Pathways.

dianasanchez253 — 2025-06-05 17:43:49 UTC

When I was a student, I wish I had the opportunity to visit a Career and Transfer Center. Students should take advantage of this center/these centers because it would help them decide on a major, career path, and help them learn career readiness skills; they do not have to do this on their own. It can be challenging for first time college students/ first-generation college students to navigate Careers and Majors. Students should also learn business communication etiquette and take advantage of their tutoring center/career center if they have a hard time with writing and not lean into AI so heavily. Students need to understand that AI is a decent tool to help people brainstorm, but it can easily lead to plagiarism and will not help them develop their critical thinking or writing skills. It reminds me of the M.T Anderson Novel: Feed. -Diana Sanchez

Imane

2025-06-05 17:44:17 UTC

Encourage students to connect more on campus, with staff and departments and join more student life activities.

2025-06-05 17:44:49 UTC

I notice students lack of direction and organizing their thoughts in order to achieve their goals. i'd like to help students identify their goal(s) and working from there. Ex: searching for a job, do they know what industry the job is in? do they know the top 3-5 companies/ organizations in their career fields? do they know the name of the role they would like? do they know their next role? Just ensuring students know how to connect the dots and plan.

Monthly Self Check Ins

2025-06-05 17:46:51 UTC

In our Youth Environmental Leadership Program (YELP for short), we have the students work on monthly self check ins that they send to their mentors and community partners about their progress with their year long project. We call these YELP Reviews for short, and they can be used for beyond project based programs, but as a self assessment tool.

It is so fun for them to look back on their year of YELP reviews to see where they started and how they grew. Plus, I couldn't help but use the pun of a "YELP Review" (: Happy to answer any questions

Peer mentors

2025-06-05 17:48:42 UTC

I have my peer mentor(s) (we are all assigned 1 or 2 based on timing of our class) take the students on a student services mini-tour of campus without me as part of the 3rd week of class, so they can ask things they might not be willing to ask in front of me.

Hello all,

cnewton63 — 2025-06-05 17:52:48 UTC

I'm Crystal Newton a Career & Transfer Coach for the Career & Transfer Pathway department at Hudson County Community College.

It is important to explain to students why what their learning is important, and that tools are there to help students but students need to do all of the critical thinking skills. -Diana

dianasanchez253 — 2025-06-05 17:57:23 UTC