HomeFacilitating Integration and Reflection of the Elon ExperiencesFor Faculty and Staff Emailing Students (Templates) Share: Section NavigationSkip section navigationIn this sectionFacilitating Integration and Reflection of the Elon Experiences Toolkit Across Experience Questions Global Engagement Internships Leadership Service Undergraduate Research Expansion Set: Facilitating Integration of and Reflection on Engaged Learning (Broadly) For Students Informational Interviews For Faculty and Staff Sample FIRE Toolkit Activities Emailing Students (Templates) For Parents and Family Members Print a Toolkit Deck About the Toolkits We’ve offered the following templates to support your use of the FIRE Toolkit with students. Email about Advising Appointment (First-Year Student) Subject: Preparing for Your Advising Appointment for Registration Hi [Name], I look forward to visiting with you about the classes you plan to take next semester and how they correspond with your four-year plan. In addition to reviewing your Progress and Planning your courses for next semester on OnTrack (see these video tutorials for tips), please come prepared to discuss the following questions about your plans for completing your Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR): What Elon Experience(s) do you think you’d like to pursue and why? How might the Elon Experience(s) support your learning and career interests? How will the Elon Experiences help you in your Elon path and in your life path? These questions are part of the FIRE Toolkit that’s designed to support your reflection on how your Elon Experiences integrate with your goals and interests. If you’d like to write your thoughts in advance of our meeting, you can access a Google Docs version here, along with additional information about the Toolkit. See you soon! Sincerely,[Name][Title] Email about Advising Appointment (Student Currently Pursuing an ELR) Subject: Preparing for Your Advising Appointment for Registration Hi [Name], I look forward to visiting with you about the classes you plan to take next semester and how they correspond with your four-year plan. In addition to reviewing your Progress and Planning your courses for next semester on OnTrack (see these video tutorials for tips), please come prepared to discuss your experience with your Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR). Since you currently are completing an internship [substitue whichever Elon Experience the student currently is pursuing], I’d like to discuss: How does this internship experience relate to what you have learned elsewhere (e.g., in courses in your major, in courses you took for the Core Curriculum, at other internships, etc.)? What challenges have you encountered at your internship site, and what strategies have you tried using to navigate those challenges? How successful have you been so far at meeting your internship responsibilities, and what strategies have contributed to your success? [Substitue other During-Experience questions specific to the Elon Experience the student is pursuing.] These questions are part of the FIRE Toolkit that’s designed to support your reflection on how your Elon Experiences integrate with your goals and interests. If you’d like to write your thoughts in advance of our meeting, you can access a Google Docs version here, along with additional information about the Toolkit. See you soon! Sincerely,[Name][Title] Email about Advising Appointment (Student Who Has Completed an ELR) Subject: Preparing for Your Advising Appointment for Registration Hi [Name], I look forward to visiting with you about the classes you plan to take next semester and how they correspond with your four-year plan. In addition to reviewing your Progress and Planning your courses for next semester on OnTrack (see these video tutorials for tips), please come prepared to discuss your experience with your Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR). Since you recently completed an undergraduate research experience [substitue whichever Elon Experience the student has completed], I’d like to hear more about: How was your research experience beneficial to you? As you look back on your research experience, what were the prominent challenges you faced and how did you overcome these challenges? What qualities and skills were you able to develop as a result of undertaking a research project and how do you see yourself using these skills in the future? [Substitue other Post-Experience questions specific to the Elon Experience the student completed.] These questions are part of the FIRE Toolkit that’s designed to support your reflection on how your Elon Experiences integrate with your goals and interests. If you’d like to write your thoughts in advance of our meeting, you can access a Google Docs version here, along with additional information about the Toolkit. See you soon! Sincerely,[Name][Title]
