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=== Strategy #2: Reimagining an mandatory course intended to help students transition to our college ===
----Responses from our student survey gave us insight on the need to revisit the content of Menlo 101, our required introductory to college course. We intend to combine current MLO 101 units with new hands-on activities that empower students to utilize our institution and outside resources. What motivates this change is the desire to create emotional investment in our college, a more helpful transition to college life, and give students more control of their college experience. This will require us to consult various faculty members, consult the student body, and ideate with fellows who've expressed interesting in revitalizing the course in the past. In measuring the results of our impact, we will follow-up with student/community pulse-checks and implement a succession plan in which the course gets reassessed and updated every two years.
- A detailed explanation combined with practical lessons on how to utilize different resources on campus, and how to engage in extracurriculars. This addition would lead students to truly understand the function of different departments existing on campus, and how to effectively get involved by taking initiatives such as creating a club.
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=== '''Strategy #3: Strategy #3 Curating excitement and better understanding of the role the University Innovation Fellowship program plays on campus along with developing sustained interest and support from the student body for future cohort pursuits''' ===
----Throughout the progression of our training it became clear that cohorts encounter difficulties with executing and engaging student participation because a majority of our peers remain unaware of what UIF does and provides. This three part strategy begins with increasing awareness of the Menlo College UIF chapter and increasing interest in utilizing design thinking techniques. Once we've created awareness about the program, we will focus on providing an immersion or simulation that provides the students with the opportunity to experience recurrent UIF dynamics such as brainstorm sessions. Afterwards, we will be able to implement a "shadow program" that will serve as a succession plan for future UIF applicants, and students who want to be involved but have time limitations.
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=Early Training Fall 2022=
