1. You’ve probably noticed,
some things have changed about college students.

3. But there’s good news:

4. Students are human.
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(They just do a lot of stuff online.)

5. They Need Comfort
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6. They Need Connection
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Hi! I’m new.
Awesome,
Connection
join our team!
Comfort

7. They Need Contribution
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still Here,
let me help.
Contribution
Thanks!
Connection
Comfort

8. They Need the Same Things
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still
(They just look for them online.)

9. They Need the Same Things
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still
(And it doesn’t work that well.)

10. Their Current Approach:

11. Comfort: Find People Like You
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Freshmen try to connect with other new students via Facebook groups,
but group walls are full of questions and few answers.

12. Connection: Join the College Community
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Students often can't make sense of their institution’s many websites,
and information is difficult to keep up to date.

13. Contribution: Give to the Community
There is no central place to share with the college community,
so the best work is lost online or buried in private class forums.

14. Schools Want Students to Succeed
Your
EDU
Contribution
Connection
Comfort

15. but Contrib
ution
25%
of students will drop
out in their first year.*
Contribution Connection
Connection
Comfort *According to American College Testing

16. “The major cause of student attrition [is] the
inability of students to make the transition to
college and become incorporated into the
institution's ongoing social and intellectual life.”
-Dr. Vincent Tinto,
Leaving College: Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition.
Second Edition.
hello?

17. We can do better.
(With a new web tool and the necessary support.)

18. Your
EDU
A Single Web Based Tool:
Helping students
1. Find people like them
2. Create and join groups
3. Contribute to the college community
Contribution
And helping colleges
4. Track, assess, advise and
Connection support the process
Comfort

19. Comfort: Find People Like You
2 minutes to sign up
See interest matches
(in year, major, and residence hall)

20. Connection: Join the College Community
Receive recommendations
for student groups
(based on matching interests)
Join groups with one click
(clubs recruit automatically)

21. Contribution: Give to the Community
Class College
Club/ Org Major
e.g. College 101
Automatically share content you create online with
any of your groups or with the entire college

22. Assessment: Support and Advise
A live dashboard shows student activity
and highlights support needs.

23. Training: An Integrated Solution
Students
Campus-wide lecture on safe and effective
use of online tools.
Student Leaders
Workshop on increasing engagement by
using technology to recruit and organize
Staff and Faculty
Dashboard training and a technology education
curriculum for First Year Experience courses
Result: Increased Support, Retention, and Success

24. Timeline: Your College with Red Rover
Students:
• Share their online content
• Meet peers in their • Find and join groups
• Find campus mentors • Contribute to community
major and residence hall
College:
• Facilitate connections • Assess and encourage • Teach effective use of tools
• Measure interaction • Create community culture
student leaders

25. Your
EDU
Contribution
Connection
Comfort

26. The 2009 software
will be made available to a
few select colleges.
To discuss participation in either
the free software or an integrated package
of training and software,
please email kevin@redroverhq.com.