GPS Life Plan Goals Plans Success for Military

GPS Life. Plan (Goals + Plans = Success) for Military, Secondary and Work Force Audiences Presented by: Kristin Hageman, Dean of Student Life at Century College Randy Lafoy, GPS LIfe. Plan/e. Folio Media Coordinator at Century College Gina Sobania, Military Education Director, Office of the Chancellor

GPS Life. Plan Program Overview Program Components Career Topics § Website § Self-Assessment § e. Folio § Career Research § Campus Activities § Links to Education § Curriculum Integration § Marketing Yourself & Job Seeking § Student Success Day § Job Loss & Transition § Student-Faculty Interaction Education Topics § Degree/Program § Course Planning § Study Skills § Learning Styles § Grade Issues § Transfer Planning § College Readiness Slide 2

GPS Life. Plan Program Overview Finance Topics § Financing Education - Financial Aid - Scholarships - Tax Related Benefits - Military Ed. Benefits § Budget § Debt Management § Credit Management § Identity Theft § Saving for the Future Slide 3 Leadership Topics Personal Topics § Leadership Skills § Life Transitions § Resources for Leading § Stress Management § Civic Engagement § Physical & Mental Health § Service Learning § Child Care § Global Competence § Housing § Citizenship § Legal § Relationships § Transportation

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e. Folio Features • Provides a virtual three-ring binder • Allows more ownership for the student • Can password protect site and gain feedback • Can be shaped & polished for use beyond college experience Slide 8

GPS Life. Plan e. Folio Profile Slide 9

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Institutions = Inquiry = Communication Group = Advisory Work Group = Customized Site Completed = Full Implementation Slide 10

Current Customized Sites Slide 11 Central Lakes College Century College Distance Minnesota Hennepin TC Hibbing CC Lake Superior College Mesabi Range CTC Minneapolis CTC Minnesota Online Military North Hennepin CC Normandale College Northwest TC Northland College § § Pine TC Ridgewater College Riverland College Rochester CTC South Central College St. Cloud TCC Winona State University, Rochester 360* Distance Center of Excellence Coming Soon: § Minnesota State University, Moorhead § Fond du Lac TCC § Vermilion College § Secondary & Work Force

Time Line Created at Century College (SP 2006) New Design for Mn. SCU (F 2008) Slide 12 Renamed My. Military GPS Life. Plan (SP 2010) Military Version Created (F 2009) Usability Testing for Military Version (SP 2010) Began Secondary Version (F 2010) Began Work Force Version ( SP 2010)

• Developed in Partnership MN Guard, MN Dept. of Veterans Affairs Higher Education Veterans Program • Usability testing informed content and design changes • e. Folio MN Guard template completed • Developed goal templates for deployment cycle support • Communication and training plan will be implemented soon • Integral Part of http: //www. veterans. mnscu. edu • Video (http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=CBy 1 Ju. Br. H-A&feature=related)

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Secondary Version Update Portions Prepared by: Al Hauge, Career Development/Work Based Learning Specialist Minnesota Department of Education

Reasons for Secondary Version • Minnesota Carl Perkins requires alignment of secondary and post secondary institutions and the development of ONE plan that spans 10 -16 grades. • Career Development is a vital part of each of these plans. • Program of Study is REQUIRED of each of the consortiums. Slide 36

Secondary Advisory Work Group Slide 37

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Portfolio Log-in Slide 41 http: //core. gpslifeplan. org/cchs/

Work Force Version Update • Century College CECT Received Mn. SCU Grant ($75, 000) • DEED Matches to Create “Job Seeker Plan” • Productive Meetings with Anoka County, North St. Paul and Rochester Work Force Center Counselors and Staff

Work Force Version Test Site Slide 43

Job Seekers Plan Report Slide 45

Thank you for your participation! Contact information: Michele Jersak (michele. jersak@century. edu) or 651 -779 -3221