ANNUAL REPORTKEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS FY 2014KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2015-2016

Leadership Programs served over 2,ooo students.Over 6,200 hours of service were conducted in partnership with the Tucson community.IBM Co-op students worked over 12,600 hours.

FUN FACTSMISSION: To build leaders who engage in social change by integrating service, social justice, and leadership into all opportunities and programs.

BLUE CHIP LEADERSHIP: THE FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE A gateway engagement experience for first year students at the University of Arizona teaching students leadership, professional, and personal skills.

BLUE CHIP LEADERSHIP: ONLINE EXPERIENCE A high-quality leadership development experience for UA Online students which consists of fully online courses.

BLUE CHIP LEADERSHIP: TRANSFER EXPERIENCE An opportunity for transfer students at the University of Arizona to participate in an engagement experience based on their graduation date.

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE (NCLC) An annual student-run conference that serves as the cornerstone leadership training experience for hundreds of college students from across the nation.

IBM CO-OP A 14 year partnership with IBM offering University of Arizona students an opportunity to work with one of the world’s leading technology firms.

THE EDGE A professional development program hosted in collaboration with Career Services designed to prepare students to be Real-World Ready.

LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSESA partnership between the College of Education and Leadership Programs which provides students the opportunity to engage in for-credit leadership courses.

LEADERSHIP ON DEMAND (LOD) An opportunity for departments and organizations at the University of Arizona to develop leadership and professional skills through training workshops.

OMICRON DELTA KAPPA (ODK) A leadership honorary for undergraduate juniors and seniors ranked in the top 35% of their class at the University of Arizona.

PHILOSOPHY: Leadership development is not for the few and privileged but should be affordable, accessible, and inclusive in order to develop leadership capacity in all people.

PROGRAMS IN LEADERSHIP: Blue Chip LeadershipNCLCIBM Co-OpThe Edge

Leadership Training CoursesLeadership On DemandODK

ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVEIn support of the University’s strategic Engagement Initiative, Leadership Programs provided the following experiences:

Leadership students earned non-credit engagement designation for participation in NCLC Planning Committee (n=6) and Blue Chip: Year 4 (n=23).Leadership students (n=92) earned for-credit engagement designation through participation in EDL 393.100% of Year 4 Blue Chip students (n=23) completed their 4-year comprehensive leadership development experience by exceeding on reflection and professional expectations in their Capstone Presentation.55 students served as peer leaders for Blue Chip: The First Year Experience in 2015 and earned engagement credit for their internship, compared to 21 in 2014.

Provided over 6,800 hours of internship opportunities through EDL393.Offered professional experience through over 12,600 hours worked in the IBM Co-op Program.Integrated networking into Blue Chip Etiquette Dinner by partnering with employers. Advanced IBM Co-op development by bringing professional staff from the IBM Spectrum Site in Tucson, AZ to campus to professionally prepare the Co-op students for careers in technology.

REAL-WORLD READY

Leadership Programs partnered with a total of 126 campus and community organizations. Renewed partnership with UA Campus Recreation to provide Ropes Course experiences to Blue Chip students. Maintained partnership with LeaderShape at NCLC to offer a nationally recognized leadership speaker. Served 5 community organizations through the ODK National Leadership Honorary.Developed Blue Chip academic cohort model and advanced academic college partnerships. Expanded the Leadership Award recruitment campaign with UA Admissions to recruit over 300 first year students into Blue Chip for Fall 2016, compared to 45 during Fall 2015.Served more University of Arizona students at NCLC: 117 in 2016 from 91 in 2015 – an increase of 29%.

SUPPORTING & ENGAGING PARTNERSHIPS

PARTNERING Leadership Programs works to establish partnerships with campus and community organizations to provide engaging leadership and service opportunities for students.

First Year Experience Cumulative GPA2013-2014

INNOVATING Leadership Programs will direct its efforts now and in the future to expand and create new experiences that develop student leaders for campus and beyond to engage them in leadership for social change.

GROWING & EXPANDINGIncreased enrollment of Blue Chip: The First Year Experience from 250 to 375 – an increase of 67%.

NEW EXPERIENCESLaunched the Leadership Toolbox, downloadable workshops for campus partners, and Open Leadership Badges, online modules available to all students and staff.

Launch a new designated engaged learning experience, EDL 498 Leadership Capstone course for Blue Chip: Online Experience in the 2016-17 academic year.Host LASC 391L preceptor course line designed for students to earn engaged learning designation and preceptorship credit. Successfully merge with Career Services and Student Engagement to provide students with access to more resources and engagement experiences, as well as more opportunities to develop professionally.

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188 students completed digital storytelling projects through the leadership internship EDL 393 or Blue Chip: Year 2.Integrated a Faculty Fellow into Leadership Programs, who held 5 unique events and attended 5 Leadership Programs events.

Expanded the capacity of Blue Chip: Year 2 from 100 to 210 to serve transfers and rising sophomores. Developed a 1-credit Blue Chip: Transfer Experience class that will be launched in the Fall of 2016.Launched Blue Chip: Online Experience with two 3-credit courses: The Leadership Challenge and Leadership for Social Change.Served 16 UA Online students through online classes including summer session offerings. Hosted 15 sections of the 1-credit leadership class for students in Blue Chip: The First Year Experience in Spring 2016 compared to 5 sections in Spring 2015.

Implemented online badging and gamification to incentivize students to complete Blue Chip with Excellence and encourage them to engage with campus and academic resources.

Presented badging best practices at the National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE) Conference and was recognized for program innovations in a Keypath Education article. 92 students completed a designated engaged learning leadership internship, EDL 393, which included a digital storytelling project as the final reflection.

Over 83% of these students exceeded standards of professional sense of self, reflection clarity, and reflection analysis.

ENGAGING Leadership Programs provides training and Real-World opportunities that prepare students for graduation and beyond as socially aware and engaged leaders.

Based on a 5-year review of demographics, 46.4% of students who are engaged in Blue Chip: The First Year Experience are underrepresented minority students, compared to 38.6% of the University of Arizona’s incoming first year class. Based on a 6-year review of first year retention rates, students involved in Blue Chip: The First Year Experience have on average a 10% higher retention rate compared to the first-time, full-time freshman average (90.6% versus 80.5%, respectively). See Figure 1.1.

Based on a 5-year average, students in Blue Chip: The First Year Experience have an average cumulative GPA of 3.03 (n=708). See Figure 1.3.

FIGURE 1.1. RETENTION RATES

Note: Student comparision group was generated using propensity score matching to account for factors which influence retention (e.g. academic score index range, Pell Grant eligibility, ethnicity, gender, residency, etc).

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FIGURE 1.2. FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION RATES

GRADUATION AND ACADEMIC SUCCESSStudents who are involved in Blue Chip: The First Year Experience have on average a 5% higher 4-year graduation rate compared to the University of Arizona’s 4-year graduation rate. See Figure 1.2.

More than 70% of students in Blue Chip: The First Year Experience had substantial growth in their knowledge of professional development; personal leadership style, values, and strengths; collaboration and relationship skills; and reflection and application skills.

FIGURE 1.3. GPA

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55% of Blue Chip students engaged in additional experiences and networking opportunities qualifying them to complete with Excellence.

NATIONAL RECOGNITIONPresentation by Dr. Vincent Del Casino and Devon Thomas at the National Society of Experiential Educators (NSEE) entitled “Reframing the Blue Chip Leadership Program with Gamification and Experiential Education” (October 2015).“Blue Chip Leadership: A Case Study for Educationally Effective Practices within the First-Year Seminar” written by Marla Franco, Jessica Hill, and Tina Wesanen-Neil accepted for publication by the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition.

Topics include reflection, engagement planning, social justice, and professional development.