Title

Online Orientation

Status
Status:
Completed
Start Term
Start Term:
Summer 2022
End Term
End Term:
Summer 2023
Project Leads
Project Leads:
Dean of Students, Director of Student Engagement
Ad Hoc team
Ad Hoc team:

Dean of Students, Director of Student Engagement, Director of Campus Life and Housing, Director of Enrollment, Director of Student Success, Computer Help Center Director, Business Services

Pillars of Success
Pillars of Success:
Student Success
Equity and Inclusion
Financial Sustainability
Project Purpose

Project Purpose

To acquire a product that will host an online orientation for new and returning ºÚÁϹÙÍøs to M State. The online orientation will serve as a piece of the ºÚÁϹÙÍø onboarding process that will create an experience for ºÚÁϹÙÍøs, whether land-based, online or a combination of both.

Deliverables

Deliverables

A functional online orientation with single sign on for ºÚÁϹÙÍøs that features text, photos, and videos of all four M State campuses that creates a positive experience for ºÚÁϹÙÍøs in the on-boarding process.

Project Scope

Project Scope

In Scope

  • Collaborate with Business Services to create RFP, review proposals, select and contract with vendor
  • Create and launch online orientation experience for new and returning ºÚÁϹÙÍøs (goal - Spring 2023 launch)
  • Complement registration events and Spartan Welcome Days
  • Assemble a team of stakeholders/leaders to review & rate responses to RFP for vendor selection

Out of Scope

  • Hiring of additional staff
  • Requiring adjustments to admission and registration process, Spartan Welcome Days events
Effectiveness Measures

Effectiveness Measures

  • Percentage of new and returning ºÚÁϹÙÍøs that complete online orientation
  • Compare ºÚÁϹÙÍø success rate of those who complete online orientation vs. those that partially completed and those that did not complete in collaboration with Institutional Effectiveness
  • Create a ºÚÁϹÙÍø feedback survey to be completed at end/completion of online orientation
Constraints

Constraints

  • Budget (beyond the initial $100,000 allocation)
  • Contracting/software vetting process at MinnState
  • Distance between campuses for vendor work
Financial Impact

Financial Impact

  • Increase in applicant to registered/attending ºÚÁϹÙÍø status, creating tuition, fee and allocation revenue
  • Increase in ºÚÁϹÙÍø retention, creating tuition, fee, and allocation revenue
Summary of Results

Summary of Results

The online orientation was implemented fall 2023 for ºÚÁϹÙÍøs to start using. The information and link was added to www.minnesota.edu/know-before-you-go.