Date of Award
12-1988
Degree Name
Specialist in Education
Department
Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
First Advisor
Dr. Diana Pace
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The field experience was completed in the Counseling Center in affiliation with the Dean of Students Office, and the Office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs, spring of 1986 through spring of 1987. An objective of the experience was to determine if an increased orientation program and counseling service impacted the retention of freshmen students at Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI.
Data were gathered and compiled which supported an extended orientation program at other institutions. Recommendations for implementation were prepared and presented to the Retention Committee at Grand Valley State University.
Additional data collection was done for the Counseling Center, Grand Valley State University, to determine the impact of this student service on student retention.
Concerns with the data collection process in this project were presented to the field supervisor and recommendations for future data collection and evaluations were prepared.
Recommended Citation
Gustas, Mary T., "An Evaluation of a Student Orientation Pilot Project and Counseling Services as Retention Activities at Grand Valley State University" (1988). Masters Theses. 1147.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1147