Equipping Students to Thrive After College

  • 1

    Welcome and Introduction

    • Welcome to the Course
  • 2

    Week 1: Getting Started or Growing Stronger

    • Module 1 Outline for Notetaking

    • Launching Students in a Time of COVID: Part 1 (Trends)

    • Launching Students in a Time of COVID: Part 2 (College to Career Transition)

    • Module 1: Getting Started or Growing Stronger

    • Week 1: Homework Due

  • 3

    Week 1: PDFs, Articles, and Other Resources

    • 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Equipping Students for Life After College

    • Roadmap of Topics _Senior EXIT

    • Small Starts_Ideas for Designing a Two Hour Session with Seniors

    • How to Run an Awesome Alumni Panel

    • Continuum of Preparedness Files

    • 14 Questions to Ask Recent Alums

    • Schlossberg's Transition Theory

    • Links to Relevant Articles and Websites

  • 4

    Week 2: Student Engagement and Institutional Buy-In

    • Module 2 Outline for Notetaking

    • Overview: Why This Work Matters: Immersing Ourselves in the Importance

    • Part 1: Engaging Over-Busy and Overwhelmed Students

    • Part 2: What Drives Our Students to Take Action?

    • Part 3: Gaining Support and Buy-In from Stakeholders and Volunteers

    • Week 2: Homework Due

  • 5

    Week 2: PDFs, Articles, and Other Resources

    • Equipping Students for Lifelong, Lifewide Faithfulness_Why it Matters

    • Great Jobs, Great Lives: Gallup-Purdue Index Report

    • SAMPLE: Help Volunteers Know How They Can Help

    • SAMPLE: Discernment Questions for Potential Volunteers

    • Links to Relevant Articles and Websites

  • 6

    Week 3: A Look Under the Hood: Finding Community After College

    • Introduction to Module 3

    • Part 1: The Importance of Place and Space

    • Part 2: A Look Under the Hood at Logistics

    • Part 3: A Look Under the Hood at Content_Finding Friends and Community After College

    • BONUS Video: More Thoughts on Finding Community After College (clip from a recent Live Webinar)

    • Part 4: A Look Under the Hood at Content_Finding a Local Church After College

    • Homework
  • 7

    Week 4: Loving and Leveraging Alumni

    • Loving and Leveraging Alumni: Why This Matters

    • Offering Care and Support to Alumni

    • Tracking Alumni and Learning from PSU

    • Final Thoughts: What's Next?!

    • Homework