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Student Life Newsletter: 2021 Quarter One Report
Faculty/Staff Edition
Thank you for taking the time to read about what is happening in Student Life.
This newsletter is sent to faculty and staff supporters of the Office of Student Life. There is also a Student Life Student Newsletter, that we encourage you to share with your students.
If you have any questions or would like additional information added to this newsletter, please feel free to reach out to studentlife@purdueglobal.edu.
New from Our Student Organizations
Check out our Student Organization Newsletters and Updates at the link below:
https://sites.google.com/purdueglobal.edu/pg-student-life/newsletters
Center for Teaching and Learning
The Center for Teaching and Learning provides a wealth of professional development opportunities for faculty and staff. One opportunity is the Meditation Series held each Monday at 12:00 pm ET.
CTL Live Events: Meditation Series
Kathy Bishop, School of Health Sciences professor, will lead the group in a guided meditation. These sessions are for all levels and will help foster self-care so you can better serve your family and your students. The CTL will document 15 minutes of professional development for each session.
Session Outcome: Develop a consistent meditation practice for enhanced resilience, compassion, and empathy to increase focus, reduce stress, and build positive relationships with colleagues and students.
Each week we will meditate on a different affirmation topic. Should you have an idea or request for a topic, please email ctllive@purdueglobal.edu.
A Year in Review
Student Life helps organizations collect donations, collect membership fees, and create products for their groups. Here are some of the extraordinary things our groups have done!
Donations Collected by our Students:
2019: $4153.28
2020: $5574.70
Some of the charities donations were distributed to include the following: Fisher House, Child Mind Institute, Alcoholics Anonymous, The Trevor Project, Wounded Warrior, Autism Speaks (national organization), National Alliance on Mental Illness, A Safe Haven
We have also had an increase in students who are eligible to join honor societies, and therefore, more students have joined. All honor societies have a membership fee to join.
2019 Honor Society Membership Fees Paid: $40,376.22
2020 Honor Society Membership Fees Paid: $74,839.59
Honor Society invitations are sent out through our Kaplan Communications team. On average, eligible honor society students open their invitation email 61% of the time. The lowest open rate being 48% (Delta Mu Delta Honor Society), and the highest open rate being 72% (Tau Upsilon Alpha Honor Society).
Career Services Corner
Career Services will be hosting monthly employer awareness and observation throughout 2021 in addition to our live and recorded employer spotlight events. January is Law Enforcement awareness month, and we will be sharing various resources on the CareerNetwork.
As we continue to bring awareness to various trends impacting today’s workforce, Career Services will be hosting a recorded employer panel in February featuring four employer partners: Travelers Insurance, Dialysis Clinic Inc (DCI), Federal Bureau of Prisons, and Redfin. Topics will include diversity and inclusion, recruitment practices, and professionalism in the workforce.
All sessions will be archived on the CareerNetwork located on the portal under the Community Center tab. Be sure to encoruage your students to connect with us through the CareerNetwork to take advantage of all these resources! Click on this link to view directions on how to access the CareerNetwork.
Student Life Faculty/Staff Advisor Information
SEEKING NEW STUDENT LIFE FACULTY/STAFF ADVISORS
The Office of Student Life is seeking more Student Life Faculty/Staff Advisors. These advisors oversee our student organizations, with the primary focus of engaging with students in these groups (more information on the responsibilities of the role here).
We are currently seeking advisors for the following organizations. Please note, we encourage co-advisors, so feel free to inquire with a colleague.
If you have any questions about the role, please reach out to Jenny Nichols at jennifer.nichols@purdueglobal.edu.
Alpha Beta Kappa Honor Society
Alpha Beta Kappa is the premier national honor society for America’s postsecondary schools, institutes, colleges, and universities. The purpose of the society is to encourage and recognize superior student academic achievement, character, and leadership.
Asian American Cultural Association (Asian American/Pacific Islander Community)
The Asian American Cultural Association provides an inclusive space for support, engagement, and education for the Purdue Global community.
Black Cultural Association (Black/African American Community)
The Black Cultural Association provides an inclusive space for support, engagement, and education for the Purdue Global community.
Native American Educational and Cultural Association (American Indian/Native American/Indigenous People Community)
The Native American Educational and Cultural Association provides an inclusive space for support, engagement, and education for the Purdue Global community.
Please contact studentlife@purdueglobal.edu if you are interested in advising one of these groups or becoming a co-advisor for one of our already sponsored organizations. See all of our organizations on PG Campus: https://campus.purdueglobal.edu/page/student-life.
Current Student Life Faculty/Staff Advisors
ATTENTION: Current Student Life Faculty/Staff Advisors
Just a reminder, the best resource for you and your organization is listed the Student Life Faculty Advisor Guide found here: https://sites.google.com/purdueglobal.edu/pg-student-life/faculty-advisor-guide
Honor Society Information 2021
Each honor society will release two invitations in 2021. The scheduled release months are below. Please note Communications/Marketing determines the specific invitation dates.
Honor Society
First Invitation
Second Invitation
Student Organization Involvement
The following graph includes important data points. If there is additional information or data that you would like to receive, please notify the Office of Student Life at studentlife@purdueglobal.edu.
Data Explanation: Since 2018, PG Student Life has been able to better and support our students. Their engagement has increased yearly.
Data Explanation: Unique student count is the number of individual students who are involved in an organization at Purdue University Global. Involvement Touch Points are the number of memberships in student organizations. Therefore, this number reflects students who may be involved in multiple organizations. These numbers are calculated from the average of the months in quarters 1-4. For example, quarter 1 is the average of January- March membership total.
Data Explanation: Involvement Touch Points based on which school the student is enrolled are in blue. Involvement Touch Points based on which school the organization ‘belongs’ to (i.e. the school the faculty advisor works for) are orange. These numbers will reflect students who may be involved in multiple organizations. This data reflects involvement in December 2020.
How Do I Share About Student Life?
Membership Information and Applications on PG 2.0
Have you ever wondered how to share involvement opportunities with your students? Please direct them to https://campus2.purdueglobal.edu/page/student-life
This site includes information about student clubs, associations, honor societies, and any additional initiatives that Student Life has underway.
You can also download the Student Life Slide to add to your class deck.
Post Information in the Student Life Newsletter
Want to share an event, initiative, or resource?
The Office of Student Life publishes in the Monday Minute weekly and the Student Life newsletter quarterly. We want to include your information! Do you oversee a student organization and want to talk about their fundraiser or event? Are you giving a lecture that you think student organizations should know about?
Please email studentlife@purdueglobal.edu with more information, and we can make sure to get it into the next newsletter or the Student Life slot in the Monday Minute!
Social Media Presence
Want to share about your experiences at PG? Tag @PurdueGlobal and use the hashtag #PurdueGlobalProud to show pride in your university and get the chance to be re-posted by Purdue Global! Don't miss out on connecting with other students and alumni in our FB Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/PurdueUniversityGlobal
THANK YOU!
Student Life exists at Purdue University Global because of dedicated faculty, staff, and students. We couldn’t do it without you. Thank you!
If you have any additional questions about Student Life, please feel free to reach out to studentlife@purdueglobal.edu.
