STUDENT SATISFACTION SURVEY 2007 RESPONSES TO OPEN ...

Q6: WHAT COULD HCC DO TO IMPROVE ITS NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION?CAMPUS = BRANDON20: Have it in a way where students WANT to pay attention.21: The honors takes you on tours around the capmus and is really comforting to come andsee everything and get familiar with it as well32: the tour was informative and helpful.45: I think they can shorten the student orientation60: I think that it could be shorter.62: it was fine63: The orientation i attended was very basic and full of common sense info. I think theorientations should emphasize campus clubs, activities and programs so that studentsknow that there is a way to connect a get plugged into the campus. Maybe each clubcouls make a 30 sec video of what they do... then play the video at orientations... thatmight make them a little more interesting.74: go into more details80: it was very helpful and what i didnt find out in orientation i talked with an advisor about103: explain more laymons terms132: make it more interesting135: Have speakers who will get people more enthusiastic. Monotony makes it hard to payattention.139: I did not learn anything new about the school. Everything I heard in orientation I hadreach in the handbook. If the orientation was available on line (like SPC) it would behelpful.151: I would have to say make it more convience for people in the US Military.I would makeavalible to them a video that that could be there orientation.173: It was good. I think it was very informative.197: Make it more fun.199: not rush through it227: I have been a student at several Universities but I feel my advising here was very poorlyconducted. I did not have a concrete idea of where I was headed.244: nothing. I think it was helful264: To help students to figure out the required class that are needed for hcc and for theirmajor in order to graduate.271: do not remember what was in orientation from 2 years ago282: make the prep orientaion the same as the normal orientation.284: n/a303: maybe shorten it up304: More staff available308: the orientation was very helpful! no changes needed311: Make sure the "instructure' is clear and speaks to where every one can understand315: no comment328: I think the student manual that was given at the beginning of orientation was a littlevague. When I need it to reference for something, I cant seem to find the information Iam looking for.329: My orientation was held through the Honors Institute.Student Satisfaction Survey 2007 – Q6: New Student Orientation – Page 54