https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi What'd we miss? en-us 2021-01-09 02:46:07 UTC 2021-01-09 18:43:10 UTC hello@padlet.com anlsanchez https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070116481 Only small percent of signups actually come to the events]]> 2021-01-09 18:08:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070116481 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070116561 Freshman connect, meet & greet types of event are popular.

Conclusion: People want/open to make friends]]> 2021-01-09 18:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070116561 cckim https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070116892 Our events are getting the a lot of attention - initial sign-ups
- Carol and Jane]]> 2021-01-09 18:08:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070116892 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070116995 A lot of effort made for planning, preparing events which has it's benefits but not sure if that results in mentees for us. perhaps think differently about how to go for mentees]]> 2021-01-09 18:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070116995 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070117296 To increase attendance, sending out reminders 1 hour before the event
-JJ]]> 2021-01-09 18:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070117296 anlsanchez https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070117632 We actually got some new mentorship sign up from some of the events

]]> 2021-01-09 18:08:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070117632 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070117821 Webinars generally have the most attendance rates & sign ups - students want to be helped
-JJ]]> 2021-01-09 18:09:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070117821 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070118168 We should identify which events are "most important" to advertise and send to advisors to share with students (can't send too many emails or else it gets annoying)]]> 2021-01-09 18:09:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070118168 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070118634 Offering career help draws students but it's not always successful, some of our mentees actually just signed up through the website and not from the events, timing is key also, seems like students are more open in the beginning of the school year]]> 2021-01-09 18:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070118634 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070118639 Only a few of our existing mentees join the events we hosted]]> 2021-01-09 18:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070118639 lynnyang239 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070118736 Closer to Finals Week or During Breaks may not be a good time to schedule virtual events for outreach such as "resume/interview" workshop and "winter hangout" as it did get a lot of sign ups, but the number of actual attendees was very low. For bonding purposes, it seems like having events such as winter hangout would be good as it did gather some of our regular students who had a warm time.]]> 2021-01-09 18:09:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070118736 jaredcheng https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070118892 Delegation of roles and responsibilities sometimes are unclear, leading to confusion. Having a current (who's working on what and for how long) might be helpful -Jared]]> 2021-01-09 18:09:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070118892 bnlopez3 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070119555 Some events get lots or sign ups (academics but also social events) but not many people actually come (wonder why? perhaps need reminders?) - Brenda

*Oh also remember that the newsletter really helped get the word out on events!

]]> 2021-01-09 18:10:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070119555 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070120683 Not many coming to attendance. 
Consider using a service to help with events: currently they have to signup, get an email and book it and then remember to come. A service will add it to their calendar automatically and their own calendar will remind them of the event.

]]> 2021-01-09 18:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070120683 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070120876 Our first attempt was the Resume + Interview Workshop but we canceled the second portion due to low attendance 
Timing was not good - as many students later responded through email following finals

]]> 2021-01-09 18:11:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070120876 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070120894 lots of sign ups, but not that many people show up; most ppl showed up for Meet & Greet and Halloween event; also the timing of the events was at the beginning & when there was a break; and also things like "how to succeed" events had a good number of show ups, maybe it's the vagueness of the event but the general idea that we want to succeed but dont know how. students could also not know what they want in life, so maybe looking for help, direction]]> 2021-01-09 18:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070120894 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070121101 better if these type of professional help/academic workshops are at beginning of quarter when students less busy/stress with finals ]]> 2021-01-09 18:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070121101 jaredcheng https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070121138 Mentor/Mentee(signups) attendance ratio is always really high (Bros webinar was 6:1) and it feels off-putting for newcomers. It's easy to tell who is a part of the group and who's not, and it's easy too see attendees feel hesitant or overwhelmed.]]> 2021-01-09 18:11:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070121138 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070121184 Change it to something more interactive. Not many students come even in finals week. If we are looking for ways to build relationships or have ways to meet more students, it probably should be through games or team building projects. When students come to the lounge, they come to gather town and just turn off their screens.]]> 2021-01-09 18:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070121184 lynnyang239 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070121835 It seems like catchy titled events such as "how to succeed in college as international student" and "international student meet & greet" (w/good timing in the beginning of FQ) attracted a high number of students. Also, it's interesting that it is through these webinars that most of our active mentees stuck around, rather than "resume/interview" workshop that also had a high number of sign ups but people didn't really come/sign up for mentorship (also might have to do w/timing of event). ]]> 2021-01-09 18:12:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070121835 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070121921 Only 8 people signed up for mentorship. Perhaps need a system to "Try Mentorship!" Maybe some people are not willing to commit to a 6-week program or they are not actually sure what this program is. Not enough clarity when we say "Sign up for mentorship"]]> 2021-01-09 18:12:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070121921 anlsanchez https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070122817 Some events have lots of sign ups and some mentorship signups]]> 2021-01-09 18:13:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070122817 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070122947 Meet & greet event seems to have most yield - maybe more welcome events at beginning of quarter when students most open would be helpful ]]> 2021-01-09 18:13:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070122947 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070123262 For our current mentees who don't participate in the larger events/webinars, maybe we should form smaller cohorts to engage them with other mentees/mentors]]> 2021-01-09 18:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070123262 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070124185 Systematic followup
There is no current system for systematic follow-up of people who sign up. Brothers sort of talked about this but it is not really in place yet. after 3 or more unresponsive then send a thank you and cease contact email, but should persist until some threshold. need transparency about outreach. ]]> 2021-01-09 18:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070124185 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070124831 Maybe adding some incentives, giveaways for those who show up to webinars will increase the chance of turning sign-ups into attendance?]]> 2021-01-09 18:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070124831 bnlopez3 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070125446 Not something to change, but something to consider because not sure how students take it. When we cancel events on them?

Perhaps also try to have some group bonding events (I keep hearing that the mentees would like to meet other internationals. Perhaps have a set time and date kinda how we do with church during undergrad - TFN together but also have seperate HG time]]> 2021-01-09 18:14:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070125446 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070125513 maybe we need to make our event names POP somehow lol (like more interesting/intriguing...)]]> 2021-01-09 18:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070125513 lynnyang239 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070126388 These two methods seem to have gathered the most number of student sign ups for virtual events:
- outreach logs & DM'ing via facebook/linkedin, etc.
- advisor's email blast

when we did either one of them, or did both, we had the highest number of student sign ups for our virtual events. (i.e., how to succeed in college, meet & greet, resume/interview workshop).]]> 2021-01-09 18:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070126388 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070126390 Rate of mentorship sign ups from events is low, some trends seem to be that an even oriented to the group is more successful]]> 2021-01-09 18:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070126390 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070127170 Selina & Wendon's testimonies are helpful way to lower the international students' fears because we understand their struggles]]> 2021-01-09 18:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070127170 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070128105 When we meet up with students, they are generally really thankful for the attention that they are getting. and they usually open up very ]]> 2021-01-09 18:16:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070128105 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070128134 I think this was done before, but what if we collaborated with various clubs on campus to host some events? Like the Asian clubs - Chinese/Japanese associations, etc.]]> 2021-01-09 18:16:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070128134 https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070128418 people still signed up for mentorship!]]> 2021-01-09 18:16:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070128418 jaredcheng https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070129785 Announcements are sent from slack, emails, texts,  and there's too many slack channels to see where information is held. Trying to keep track of tabs within google sheets for events can be confusing.]]> 2021-01-09 18:17:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sandralee10/tr7reb22ilk9uhvi/wish/1070129785