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General Information

Name: Alia McAdams


Hours: 20 hours per week
Internship Placement: Office of New Student Programs at the University of Rhode Island
Internship Supervisor: Kristina Leeming
Job Title: New Student Programs Intern

Professional Objectives

1. Objective: To learn the logistics behind the University of Rhode Islands New Student
Orientation Program. This includes crisis management, preparation for each session, the
check-in process, and how staff respond to both students and families needs.
Activities/Resources:
Shadow Family Program Coordinators and aid them in the check-in process, set
up for the activities fair, and answering the families questions and concerns about
their students and the University.
Ask Management and Coordinators questions about their work including hours,
an average day, workload, benefits of the job, and challenges they face in order to
gain a stronger perspective on the program.
Observe Orientation staff including management, coordinators, family
coordinators, and faculty head coordinators and their interactions with the
students and families as well as how they handle crises both big and small.
Evidence:
A narrative on the lessons and experiences I have taken away from this
experience along with ideas on how to improve the program.
Frequently Asked Questions by families of New Students along with answers
2. Objective: To help update the URI 101 webpage.
Activities/Resources:
Go through the page and see what needs to be updated for the 2014-15 academic
year
Create an Excel Document in which I inventory the webpages current contents
and what needs to be updated, deleted, added, and reused
Update documents and create some of those which must be created.
Upload new documents and update links
Evidence:
Screenshot of webpage and the link
Screenshot of first inventory
Screenshot of second inventory
Screenshot of folders
Screenshot of three webpages; Student Resources, Mentor Resources, Instructor
Resources
3. Objective: Research ideas for a new blog that will be published through the Office of
New Student Programs outlining how parents can best support their students during their
first year away from home. This blog will follow the general timeline of students while
they are adjusting to college week by week. For example, the first post might be on how
families can support their students while they experience homesickness.
Activities/Resources:
Research general reactions and difficulties students face during their first year
away from home and at college.
Highlight different academic, involvement, social, and stress issues faced by first
year students during their freshman year.
Construct a timeline of topics highlighting struggles first year student face week
by week so that my supervisors can create a blog offering ideas of how their
families can support their students and help them succeed.
Evidence:
The timeline of topics that can be used for the blog.
Internship Details
Internship Duties: Help finalize the URI 101 syllabus. Shadow and help with the Family
Program for Orientation. Research New Student Programs at other Universities and look
for ways to incorporate new programs at URI. Update the URI 101 Website. Research
ways that parents can help their student succeed during their first year at URI.
Internship Evaluation Methods: Ask Kristina for her thoughts on my work ethic. Always
ask for more projects when I complete each project.
Internship works days/hours: Monday and Friday 10 hours (some weeks 3 days)

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