Engage 100 Experience Application: Submission #32

First Name: Richard
Last Name: Morton
Department: College of Business
Title: Associate Dean
Email: rmorton@fsu.edu
Phone: 644-9932
Title of the Proposed Engage 100 Experience: Setting a Path for Success in Business: The Florida State Experience (Fall only)
Description of Experience (for Students):
This Engage 100 course is geared for incoming students interested in a career in business. Through active engagement with FSU alumni and College of Business faculty, the course will introduce you to different career options and help you develop an academic road map to a achieve your professional goals. Moreover, the program will foster a sense of community and lasting relationships with other business-intent students and encourage involvement in College of Business activities.

To enroll, search for GEB1930 in Schedule Assistant, then choose the section for "Success in Business".

Description of Experience (for Review):
A large percentage of incoming students express an interest in business, yet many have misconceptions about different career opportunities. Students often choose a major based on incomplete information. This experience will expose students to faculty and successful alumni with the goal of sparking their interest in a particular career. COB staff will help them map out an academic plan and get them involved in business events and organizations that will last beyond the Engage 100 course.

Experience Contact (for Students): Mark Zeigler
Experience Contact Email (for Students): mzeigler@fsu.edu
Experience Link (for Students): https://business.fsu.edu/students
Who is the primary leader of the proposed Engage 100 experience? : Faculty
How will you be utilizing a mentor for this experience?:
The first year, mentors will assist the instructor. As course offerings increase, mentors will lead classes under faculty supervision.

How many anticipated meetings per semester?: Once per week for 15 weeks
Proposed Engage 100 Experience is an existing FSU course: No
If proposed experience is an existing course, please provide course number.: GEB1930
What is your anticipated enrollment per section?: {Empty}
Please indicate which of the Engage 100 objectives your proposed experience meets: Students will know where to find engagement activities well beyond their first term of enrollment and intentionally select engagement activities that aligns with their interests, Students will join a formal community and form meaningful peer relationships, Students will gain skills to find new communities as their identities develop, Students will develop personal, social and professional awareness, Students will be able to assess how their engagement activity aligns with their academic and personal goals
Please outline how your experience will meet your selected objectives?:
1. As part of the course, students will be introduced to the COB Director of Student Engagement. This person is part of our Center for Professional Success and is responsible for coordinating student clubs and organizations in the college. She will be a point of contact for the students and will work to keep them engaged with the college throughout their time at FSU. In addition, students will be introduced to other staff from the Center Professional Success who led employer networking events, internship programs and career coaching. To encourage student participation, COB engagement activities will count towards the course requirement for campus cultural or enrichment excursions.
2. The course will include small group meetings as well as larger group sessions with guest speakers. Through these multiple interactions, students will have opportunities to share experiences with other business-intent students. The course will encourage students to stay in touch beyond the Engage 100 experience. The ultimate goal will be for students to rekindle these relationships when they enter the college and reunite in their upper-level coursework. Students often form new peer groups after admission to the college and starting a major. Familiar faces from their Engage 100 cohort will ease that transition.
3. The course is designed to familiarize students with the many resources available on campus. In addition, the course content is geared toward making them feel a part of campus life and not being overwhelmed by all that FSU has to offer. The students will discover the array of student organizations associated with the college, each with a slightly different focus. Whether through a formal organization or informal study groups, we seek to offer support networks for all of our students.
4. The Engage 100 course and instructor will fall under the college's Center for Professional Success, which strives to enhance the professional development of COB students. This class will help lay a foundation for the more advanced professional development and career readiness efforts already established in the college. Students will have the opportunity to interact with upper-level students, who serve as role models and can easily relate to incoming students. We will be using some of our best students in this capacity. Further, they will interact with College of Business alumni who enjoy serving in mentorship roles. These networking activities coupled with faculty involvement will enhance the students' interpersonal skills and social awareness.
5. Many of the course requirements get the students thinking through their personal goals, career objectives, and academic plans. The final assignment is a career plan in which students describe how their FSU academic career provides a pathway for achieving their post-graduate goals. Students will meet with career center staff, career coaches from the college as well as academic advisors. The goal is to help students identify professional career options that match their interests at an early stage of their academic career, and then help them lay out a road map toward that end. Recognizing that plans can change, this road map will be a working document can be adjusted over time.

How will your program/college/department evaluate the effectiveness of this Engage 100 initiative?: Evaluations
Photo for Experience: https://engage100.fsu.edu/system/files/webform/experience_application/156/Peer%20Connect%20-%20CHAW%20Excursion.jpg
Syllabus Upload: https://engage100.fsu.edu/system/files/webform/experience_application/156/IDS%201107%20Syllabus%20Engage%20100%20FA23%20-%20revised%20%281%29.docx
Approved: Yes
Which category would this program fall into?: Academic/Major Based
In which semester(s) will this course be offered?: Fall, Spring