Student Engagement 3. Design Intentional and Impactful Personal and Professional Development Programs
Dawn Rendell
In Fall of 2023, Barrett, the Honors College at ASU had to pivot how we were delivering personal and professional development programming due to funding and institutional changes. This required staff and faculty to collaborate with a tight timeline to determine how to best meet the needs of students and maintain the quality of programming and classes, even with a reduction in resources. Personal and professional development programming at Barrett is intended to serve more than 7,200 students across 4 physical campuses in the Phoenix area, as well as online learners through Barrett Honors through ASU Online. There are many lessons to be learned in how we were able to redirect our energies quickly and design intentional and impactful programs in a manner that was collaborative and thoughtful within a relatively short period of time.
This presentation will outline:
- How leadership designed a collaborative process to evaluate the best solution while also working within a short timeline that allowed for timely delivery of resources to students. This process included faculty, staff, and students.
- How, even with fewer resources, staff and faculty were able to design a program plan that addressed a broader audience of students and provided workshops to majors who had not previously seen representation in the programming.
- How programs were designed to meet the needs of a diverse student body that spans 4 Phoenix-metro campuses as well as online learners.
- Tools used to ensure access to programming, even when students were not able to attend in person.
During this presentation, we will also share our programming plan, outcomes, and lessons learned. This presentation will be broadly applicable, as we were able to significantly reduce financial resources while also offering our programming to a broader audience in a way that promoted personal growth, career preparation, and belonging.
