My vision of

Taking Lassonde Admissions to the MAX

Enhancing the way we attract high potential studentsWhats the BUZZ

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Monet

Impressionism,Sunrise, by Claude Monet, at theMuse Marmottan MonetThey were a bunch of artists who spent most of their non-painting time discussing art in a Parisian caf, none were well-known, and non-one would buy their artThats because the painitng market was regulated by the Acadmie des Beaux-Arts, at the annual Salon exhibition:

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Pissaro

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Avenue de l'Opra, by Camille Pissarro, at the Pushkin MuseumGood art was expected to be microscopically accurate, properly finished and formally framed, with proper perspective and all the familiar artistic conventionsTranslation: Paint huge scenes of battle or portraits of beautiful ladies, in realistic detail and set in an ornate frame3

Degas

The Rehearsal, by Edgar Degas, at the Fogg Art Museum They wanted to paint differently: a variety of scenes of everyday life, using visible, broken brushstrokes, & un-blended colors; rendering indistinct figures and shadows After years of to get into the Salon, they held their own exhibition in a few small rooms of the top floor of an office building. It was nearly an instant hit, no longer shackled by bureaucratic taste, they created several art movements4

Czanne

Mont Sainte-Victoireby Paul Czanne, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Each one of the original group is now famous. If you wanted to buy the paintings in that exhibition today, it would cost more than a billion dollars.

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Malcolm Gladwells Lesson Learned When everybody wants the same thing, perhaps an award, or a degree from a particular school, or a position of power, the race gets insanely competitive.And that race is potentially destructive. Sure, the prestige is nice if youre one of the winners, but few people win when there are so many players. What's worse than competing yourself to exhaustion and then winning nothing at the end?

David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

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Lassondes Renaissance Engineering Competitive Advantage

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Recruit engineering students who will flourish in a constantly changing world1. independent, interdependent & lifetime skills2. problem-solving, critical-thinking & creative-thinking skills3. interpersonal and teamwork skills4. communications skills5. self-assessment skills6. integrative and global-thinking skills7. change management.

Rugarcia, Felder, Woods, & Stice (2000) The Future of Engineering Education I: A Vision for a New Century, Chemical Engineering Education 34: (1)

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Recruiting engineers for the global community1. superior communication skills & understanding across different cultures & language2. a facility for multi-disciplinary & interdisciplinary teamwork3. a well-developed sense of social responsibility and ethics in his/her personal and professional activities4. being entrepreneurial5. an ability to deal with complexity and systems thinking

Chan, A., and J. Fishbein (2009) A global engineer for the global community, The Journal of Policy Engagement, 1:(2)Slide 9

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The reputation of Lassonde will depend onSlide 10

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A recruitment process, based purely on GPA does not help us achieve this

Charles Darwin11

High School Biology Report card of John GurdonSlide 12

http://www.gurdon.cam.ac.uk/jbg-report.html High School Biology Report card of Sir John Gurdon, Nobel Laureate 2012 (Medicine)

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High school GPA only accounts for about 20 percent of the variability we see in student outcomes Slide 13Academic engagement: how seriously does the student take the business of being a student, turn in assignments on time, attend class diligently and ask for help?Academic efficacy: the student's belief and confidence in their ability to achieve key academic milestones (such as the confidence to complete a research paper with a high degree of quality).Educational commitment: This refers to a student's level of understanding of why they are in college and are more likely to resist threats to their academic persistence. Campus engagement: This is the intent or desire to become involved in extra-curricular or cocurricular activities, such as a leadership role in a student organization Resiliency: How well does the student respond to small setbacks? Are they able to draw on their support network and their own coping skills to proceed?Social comfort: Involves students making friends easily, working well in groups, and enjoying engaging with others.

Paul Gore, University of UtahAcademic perfromance

Some students with a respectable GPA and high scores underperform academically in college and drop out, while other students who appearacademically under-prepared then proceed to perform highly.

Academic persistence

social comfort is not a prerequisite for student success -- but it is a variablethat, when present, increases the chances of academic persistence.

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Challenge is to find additional factors to be considered in the admissions processSlide 14There is evidence that this involves looking for traits, in addition to capabilities.

What type of traits?

Examples include:Openness to experience,Conscientiousness,Extraversion,Agreeableness,and Neuroticism (opposite of confidence)

Paul Gore, University of UtahAcademic perfromance

Some students with a respectable GPA and high scores underperform academically in college and drop out, while other students who appearacademically under-prepared then proceed to perform highly.

Academic persistence

social comfort is not a prerequisite for student success -- but it is a variablethat, when present, increases the chances of academic persistence.

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Challenge is to find additional factors to be considered in the admissions processSlide 15EmpathyEmpathy is the ability to understand a situation from another persons perspective and to understand and share their feelings. The ability to imagine and feel what others are feeling.Typical Question Tell me about a time when someone you knew approached you to talk about a serious personal problem. What did you do?

CuriosityFuelled by the innate desire to understand why and how things work. The type who asks questions, conducts investigation and is driven by learning and discovery. Able to apply the fruits of their curiosity in practical situations.Typical question Tell me about a time when you had to complete a project or assignment and you did not know a lot about the subject. What did you do?Resilience Wears failure like a badge; is able to accept, take responsibility for and learn from failure. Not afraid to break the rules or take risks in the pursuit of positive change but holds her/himself accountable when thing go wrong. Keeps striving to move forward in the face of resistance or when faced with barriers.Typical question Tell me about a time when you struggled to achieve a goal at school. (How did this experience make you feel?) What did you doOpen-mindedWilling to consider new ideas, different perspectives, criticisms and feedback. Seeking to learn about others as well as themselves. Introspective and self-reflexive. Able to work within the constraint of rules in disruptive, creative new ways to achieve goals.Typical question: Tell me about a time when you were working on a project or assignment with someone who had different ideas about how to approach the work. What did you do?

Paul Gore, University of UtahAcademic perfromance

Some students with a respectable GPA and high scores underperform academically in college and drop out, while other students who appearacademically under-prepared then proceed to perform highly.

Academic persistence

social comfort is not a prerequisite for student success -- but it is a variablethat, when present, increases the chances of academic persistence.

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The four traits we agreed and the typical questionSlide 161. EmpathyEmpathy is the ability to understand a situation from another persons perspective and to understand and share their feelings. The ability to imagine and feel what others are feeling.Typical Question Tell me about a time when someone you knew approached you to talk about a serious personal problem. What did you do?

Paul Gore, University of UtahAcademic perfromance

Some students with a respectable GPA and high scores underperform academically in college and drop out, while other students who appearacademically under-prepared then proceed to perform highly.

Academic persistence

social comfort is not a prerequisite for student success -- but it is a variablethat, when present, increases the chances of academic persistence.

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The four traits we agreed and the typical questionSlide 172. CuriosityFuelled by the innate desire to understand why and how things work. The type who asks questions, conducts investigation and is driven by learning and discovery. Able to apply the fruits of their curiosity in practical situations.Typical question Tell me about a time when you had to complete a project or assignment and you did not know a lot about the subject. What did you do?

Paul Gore, University of UtahAcademic perfromance

Some students with a respectable GPA and high scores underperform academically in college and drop out, while other students who appearacademically under-prepared then proceed to perform highly.

Academic persistence

social comfort is not a prerequisite for student success -- but it is a variablethat, when present, increases the chances of academic persistence.

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The four traits we agreed and the typical questionSlide 183. Resilience Wears failure like a badge; is able to accept, take responsibility for and learn from failure. Not afraid to break the rules or take risks in the pursuit of positive change but holds her/himself accountable when thing go wrong. Keeps striving to move forward in the face of resistance or when faced with barriers.Typical question Tell me about a time when you struggled to achieve a goal at school. (How did this experience make you feel?) What did you do

Paul Gore, University of UtahAcademic perfromance

Some students with a respectable GPA and high scores underperform academically in college and drop out, while other students who appearacademically under-prepared then proceed to perform highly.

Academic persistence

social comfort is not a prerequisite for student success -- but it is a variablethat, when present, increases the chances of academic persistence.

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The four traits we agreed and the typical questionSlide 194. Open-mindedWilling to consider new ideas, different perspectives, criticisms and feedback. Seeking to learn about others as well as themselves. Introspective and self-reflexive. Able to work within the constraint of rules in disruptive, creative new ways to achieve goals.Typical question: Tell me about a time when you were working on a project or assignment with someone who had different ideas about how to approach the work. What did you do?

Paul Gore, University of UtahAcademic perfromance

Some students with a respectable GPA and high scores underperform academically in college and drop out, while other students who appearacademically under-prepared then proceed to perform highly.

Academic persistence

social comfort is not a prerequisite for student success -- but it is a variablethat, when present, increases the chances of academic persistence.

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The four traits we agreed and the typical questionSlide 201. EmpathyEmpathy is the ability to understand a situation from another persons perspective and to understand and share their feelings. The ability to imagine and feel what others are feeling.Typical Question Tell me about a time when someone you knew approached you to talk about a serious personal problem. What did you do?

2. CuriosityFuelled by the innate desire to understand why and how things work. The type who asks questions, conducts investigation and is driven by learning and discovery. Able to apply the fruits of their curiosity in practical situations.Typical question Tell me about a time when you had to complete a project or assignment and you did not know a lot about the subject. What did you do?Resilience Wears failure like a badge; is able to accept, take responsibility for and learn from failure. Not afraid to break the rules or take risks in the pursuit of positive change but holds her/himself accountable when thing go wrong. Keeps striving to move forward in the face of resistance or when faced with barriers.Typical question Tell me about a time when you struggled to achieve a goal at school. (How did this experience make you feel?) What did you doOpen-mindedWilling to consider new ideas, different perspectives, criticisms and feedback. Seeking to learn about others as well as themselves. Introspective and self-reflexive. Able to work within the constraint of rules in disruptive, creative new ways to achieve goals.Typical question: Tell me about a time when you were working on a project or assignment with someone who had different ideas about how to approach the work. What did you do?

Paul Gore, University of UtahAcademic perfromance

Some students with a respectable GPA and high scores underperform academically in college and drop out, while other students who appearacademically under-prepared then proceed to perform highly.

Academic persistence

social comfort is not a prerequisite for student success -- but it is a variablethat, when present, increases the chances of academic persistence.

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University grades are only a moderate indicator of research potential

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Don't judge a scientist by their degree gradeSolution FormulationCharles Darwin received an ordinary degree in TheologySlide 22

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Don't judge a scientist by their degree gradeSolution FormulationMichael Faraday, did not have a degree, but had a formal apprenticeshipSlide 23

I a 2016 study, Hooton found that only about 54% of Fellows of the Royal Society had a first class degree, while 30% had a second class degree or lower, in fact 10% had no degree.

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Disneys Tomorrowland looks for dreamers

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