MSHE Retreat for Cohort 7

Term Fall 2014

Description The retreat is intended to bring all the students in the MSHE program under one roof for a weekend of self-discovery, reflection, and strategies in being successful through the process. The retreat was held in the mountains of Big Bear and was required for all students to attend. Faculty facilitated sessions; Students facilitated ice breakers and entertainment. The establishment of a community was early on in the program.

Learning Outcomes SWiBAT #1: Recall all (32) cohort members’ names SWiBAT #2: Understanding of all five strengths through Strengths Finder 2.0 and how to interact with folks with different strengths to your advantage

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Reflection I love how intentional the faculty and the program is in general. The retreat allowed myself and everyone to create a safe, vulnerable space to open up. I took a point during this retreat to know and remember everyones’ names. Although, I am very bad at remembering names, I challenged myself to create personal relationships with those around me to remember their names. For me, creating a special bond is the remembrance.

I’m also glad the group facilitations varied from large to small. Being an introvert, I open up more in smaller groups. I made it clear that I may not be as communicative to a larger group and this really allowed me to be myself and be more comfortable during the retreat. I understand the importance of the cohort model in that we must become a community of scholars assisting each other along the way. Everyone is going the same process and we must become a strong group to all be successful together. This is a great way to start my graduate program and a wonderful opportunity to build my professional networking.

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