Graduation Speech : Success And Retention

How are you doing? This is Will, the tall black guy you would sometimes see in service. I'm writing to say goodbye. My project in Carson City came to an end and I've moved back to Texas. Thank you so much for making me feel at home at Hope. Your messages kept me going while I was in Reno. God used your words to truly bless me and also show me where I need to improve. Sorry I didn't get a chance to say goodbye in person, but everything happened so fast.

The demands from both the general public and external stakeholders for colleges and universities to be held more accountable to the students who walk through their doors are increasing. Researchers have documented compelling issues that impact student success at institutions of higher education. College enrollees are forced to make life-changing decisions throughout their four to six year journey in hopes of ensuring a bright future by successfully attaining a degree. Unfortunately, there are colleges and universities across the country that are failing to deliver sufficient support and students are finding it difficult to manage the challenges of academia and integrating into the social and cultural fabric of the campus environment. It is because of these challenges that institutions of higher education must convincingly make student support programs the catalyst for proactively addressing the particular needs of their students.

Imagine that every high school senior in the United States was tested and then upon graduation assigned to a career based off of their score. Wouldn’t that be horrible? The world would be filled with people who hate their jobs. This is just a quick example of how a single test doesn’t define our future or who we are. Standardized tests like the SAT and ACT are extremely useful for college admissions officers but the tests are way too emphasized in the college process; this is why the exam makers should improve the exams so that the emphasis put on these exams matches the results it gives back.

With more than 15 years experience in higher education at the university, state, and national level, I can genuinely say I enjoy my work. For many prospective students, the college admissions process is an arduous and daunting task. As a higher education administrator, college admissions and enrollment management allows me to improve the college search experience, provide avenues of opportunity, and assist students with what is potentially the first and most important adult decision they will make.

As a group we decided to include a “College Success” course for freshman within out First Year Experience. Instead of making the course required, we would prefer to make the class optional and offered for 2 credits. The class would be for 50 minutes per day and either Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday and available both spring and fall semesters for first-year students at High Point University. The course would be recommended to all freshman for the fall semester in order to assist in the transition to college life, but would be offered spring semester as well for students who struggled first semester with becoming acclimated to the university.

My Father once said to me, “Work hard for four years of college, or work hard for the rest of your life.” What he meant, was that if I pour all my effort and hard work into achieving a degree during the four years I am in college, I will most likely live comfortably the rest of my life, as opposed to not having a college degree; breaking my back every time I go to work. However, the college life has many elements that prevent it from being a piece of cake, elements consisting of society 's views of college. Attaining a higher education becomes strenuous when the outlook on college begins to be highly criticized as corrupt by society. My college experience has led me to think the exact opposite of what society believes , and I am

Thank you, we are truly honoured to have been selected as class valedictorians to represent the voice of the 2017 graduating class. My name is Taha, and this is Sophia.L. I still can’t believe some of us have been here for 6 years and that we’re graduating. It’s all happening so fast.

In class, we have discussed: writing-to-learn, rubrics and research. In this paper, I will reflect and summarize on topics discussed in class. I sense that all of these topics can have a positive affect off of the other. Thus far I have really enjoyed the topics we have discussed because they stretch so far and are opinionated topics. From my own personal experience, I do not really enjoy writing. I had teachers who made me write things like spelling words over and over. When the topic about research came up I instantly sighed because my first thought was that I was going to be assigned what to research. What fun is researching something if you don’t get to do it on something interesting? As I reflect back on my own experiences from grade school I remember using rubrics starting around 8th grade. Seeing how then, I just thought there were no use for them now I absolutely love them because it gives expectations from the teacher for the student. I think rubrics are awesome to use but if they aren’t worded just right I see failure waiting to happen.

As an incoming freshman it is overwhelming coming to a whole new different environment the guidance of others is an essential for being successful in academics and being involved in college. This person that is guiding me has already graduated and knows the most awarding path to take for a great experience at CSUN. This person is called David who majored in Mechanical Engineering that I interned for in my senior year. He was once an undergraduate his main advice to all undergraduates for the next three years is to get involved in school there is so many events that are low cost or free, academics is not your whole life. This advice has helped me for this couple months in college but does not mean I know it all for that reason I ask him questions when a challenge comes to me. He has inspired me to try my hardest in college and believe in myself.

After graduating high school, several students decide to go off to college while many others find want to take a break from school, then continue later on. Sometimes, there are people that have entity approach intelligence where they believe that college is not for them and therefore find something else to do, so they look for jobs and decide to work. They believe that if they try to get into this new environment, they will not even achieve anything; therefore, they do not even want to try. Some of them cannot go because of financial reasons. Once they start going, they drop out because their savings are depleted. Because financial reasons is considered as one of the factors that triggers a lot of people to drop out of school, I believe that there should be a reduction in the cost of college.

Becoming a college graduate is a milestone that most parents instill in their children. Statistics show that seventy-six percent of parents work passed retirement age and sixty-eight percent would take a second job just to give their children the opportunity to go to college. They view this as investment in their children’s future. This sacrifice will help their children in the long run. Most parents understand the stress of paying for student loans and would rather their children not be burdened with student loans after graduation. Unfortunately not every parent is capable of paying for their child’s college tuition. Most college students have to rely on government assistance to pay for college and with the rising cost of tuition, cost of living, and decline in financial assistance most students are relying on student loans to pay not only their tuition but living expenses. This is where the question comes into play. Although controversial one can’t help but wonder if the debt that you have accumulated to pay for tuition will be worth the degree he or she receives. Most students have tunnel vision during school. The goals are to complete by any means necessary. Receiving their degree is top priority but no one stops to think of the effect the loans will have on their lives. Shortly after walking across the stage at their commencement ceremony most young adults are faced a hard shock of reality when they receive their first bill in the mail from Sallie Mae or Navient.

As Maori children and the younger adults (15+ years) had to enrol in schools with English Literacy and Numeracy – this result (as can see from the result in the Snapshot below) gives a very negative picture for our countrys future. Low income, low attendance and enrolling in the low-income decile schools left some Maori people with low or not sufficient qualifications to contribute to the economical growth of this country.

Principle Bedette, fellow teachers, parents, friends and family, and most especially you – the graduating class of 2017.

on behalf of the 2016 Leadership Launch graduates, welcome! We stand here today in celebration of new leaders in the CSM community ready to embark a lifelong journey of leadership. We began this program eight weeks ago curious and with a willingness to improve in our leadership skills. During the first week, we learned our top five leadership strengths, self awareness and self confidence as leaders. Through these, we learned how to use our strengths to form our identities and become great leaders. The second week focused on individual core values and its impact on each decisions, whether big or small. As we age and grow, our values are shaped, modified and play an important aspect in our self identity and leadership style.

First, I would like to explore the “typical” route students will take upon graduating high school. In 2015, there were an estimated 20.2 million students expected to attend American colleges and universities, with 13.2 million of those students choosing 4-year universities (nces.ed.gov). Generally, 4-year universities prepare young adults for a degree that can help them continue on to grad school or a career in that field. Large universities have massive amounts of resources, funding, programs, and professors that can help students network and find internships or jobs in their degree field. Students also have access to hundreds of different academic, social, volunteer, or vocational clubs and groups. One of the best benefits of going to a four-year university is the college experience. Both of my parents say the friends they have now are the ones they met in college, and they get to reminisce on all the fun times they had. A university experience typically allows you to live away from home, thus gaining independence and creating your own lifestyle. For most high school students, the university experience is a big reason in why a majority of students choose this route.