College Research Questions

College/University Chosen: ________________________________________

Research and answer the following questions about the university you’ve handpicked. You may use the college’s actual website, Collegedata.com or any other reliable website. These questions should be completed by Monday when you return from the break.

1. Location (City & State):
2. College Website:
3. Type of University (Identify ALL that apply): Public, Private, HBCU, HSI, Single-Sex, Arts College, Religiously Affiliated, Technical/Career
4. 2 or 4 Year College:
5. Total Enrollment:
   Women -
   Men -
6. Demographics (Ethnicity):
7. Admission Requirements: (Is a high school transcript needed? What’s the application fee? Is there a certain score needed on the ACT/SAT? Recommendation Letters?):
   
8. Total cost of attendance (Tuition, room & board, supplies):
   In state -
   Out of State -
9. What type of degrees/certification can you receive? (Identify ALL that apply): Certification, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate
10. List 5 Undergraduate majors/programs offered:
11. List 5 Graduate majors offered (If this doesn’t apply put N/A)
12. Athletic Conferences:
13. Sports Offered (list at least 4):
14. Mascot:
15. School Colors:
16. Student Activities & Organizations Offered (at least 5):
17. Types of Housing (Dorms &/or Apartments):
18.  List 4 additional Facts about your University that weren’t mentioned above.

Usher's New Look Pledge

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The Pledge

At Usher’s New Look, each day we will strive to be the bestWe can overcome all obstacles when life puts us to the testWe will follow our hearts and always reach for the starsOur dreams are within reach, for the future is oursI can become anything I aspire to beBecause all those who believe in New Look, believe in meIf I believe in myself, and to me I stay trueThere’s nothing I can’t achieve, and nothing I can’t do!

September 20 - 25, 2016

Students will begin on Part II of their College Research Chart in their notebooks. (pgs 26 & 27)

Students will read articles, watch news clips, and college videos for each type to get a better understanding of that specific college type. Once we finishing discussing that type, students will research ONE college in that particular type.

For example: 

Monday's focus is Single-Sex College. Student will watch the following clips and find one college in the United States that is a single-sec college and answer the following questions in the chart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heXLJUd7NbE&index=4&list=PLzhsVjoqCvGLz012Y_Gmq1QAdFlpW6PL7

https://www.youtube.com/user/MorehouseCollege

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPSzMGbVJY4

This Week's college focus will be on the following:

• ·     Single Sex Colleges
• ·     Minority Institutions
• ·     Religiously Affiliated College
•       Arts Colleges

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College Name & Type	Location	Enrollment Size & Demographics	Tuition/Costs	Admission Requirements

       On Friday students will pick ONE college to do detail research on. Students will have to complete questions about that specific college during Fall break.

September 6 - 9, 2016

UNIT 1 TEST ON TUESDAY! The test will cover the following topics:

1. Character Building
2. Conflict Resolution
3. Goal Setting
4. Interpersonal Relationships
5. Long Term Goals
6. Personal Vision Statement
7. Self-Improvement
8. Short Term Goals

Students will watch the Documentary "Dropout Nation" and complete a film/character analysis page.

"What does it take to save a student? Every year, hundreds of thousands of teenagers in the United States quit high school without diplomas - an epidemic so out of control that nobody knows the exact number. What is clear is that massive dropout rates cripple individual career prospects and cloud the country's future. At Houston's Sharpstown High, once a notorious "dropout factory," a high-stakes experiment is underway to rescue students from the edge. FRONTLINE spent a semester immersed in Sharpstown High to produce an unforgettable portrait of four students in crisis and the teachers, counselors, and principal waging a daily, personal struggle to get them to graduation. A troubling and inspiring journey through the maze of an inner city high school, Dropout Nation investigates the causes, challenges, and potential solutions of a national emergency."

August 29 - September 2, 2016

Students will create Vision Boards!  Creating and using vision boards serves several purposes, some of which include helping you to:

• Identify your vision and goals and give it clarity.
• Keep your attention on your intentions.

 Literally, a vision board is where you display images, phrases and words that represent whatever you want to be, do or have in your life.

Students will also present their Vision Boards to the class this week. Students will receive a grade from creating the boards as well as presenting.

August 22 - 26, 2016

CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKITS

Divide yourself into groups of 5. There should be NO group with more than 5 people.

As a team write a skit (between 3-4 minutes) that deals with a conflict merged with

interpersonal skills. The conflict can be about school, home, conflict between family or

friends or anything in between. Your conflict should be resolved by the end of the

video.         

Your script MUST be specific. I need to know what each person in your group will be 

doing &/or saying. EVERYONE must play a role. You will write your script today and 

be prepared to record part of tomorrow & Friday. Your group will present on Monday. 

You may use the following FREE apps to edit your videos: 

Viva Video, 

Video Pad, 

Flip-a-gram, 

Video Show

        

August 15-19, 2016

This week we will cover the following:

1.     Goal Setting - the process of deciding what you want to accomplish and devising a plan to achieve the result you desire

2.     Short Term Goals -something you want to do in the near future or very soon.

3.     Long Term Goals - something you want to do further in the future. This requires time and planning.

4.     Character Building - something that requires effort or endurance that strengthens or improves a person's appeal.

5.     Self-Improvement - the improvement of one's self or status by one's own efforts.

6.     Personal Vision Statement - provides clarity and gives you a sense of purpose. It defines who you are and how you will live. 

7.     Interpersonal Relationships - interaction that occurs between two or more people.

8.     Conflict Resolution - a way for two or more people to find a peaceful solution to a disagreement.

 We will also cover SMART Goals:

·       S-Specific Being specific with how you will accomplish a goal.

·       M-Measurable Establish criteria for how a goal is to be achieved. Measurable does not refer to a timeline; it means determining a way to measure the success in completing the long-range goal.

·       A-Action-oriented Be proactive in taking action that will result in reaching the desired goal.

·       R-Realistic Strive for attainable goals, considering the resources and constraints relative to the situation.

·       T-Timely Allow reasonable time to complete each goal, but not so much time the mentee loses focus or motivation.