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Download videos. Student move in day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDJ4uHb11HQ (U of Buffalo) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe6ZHsy5Bv0&feature=relmfu&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active. Please…. Log into Moodle and complete today’s Bell Ringer Download today’s Notes
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Download videos • Student move in day • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDJ4uHb11HQ (U of Buffalo) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe6ZHsy5Bv0&feature=relmfu&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
Please… • Log into Moodle and complete today’s Bell Ringer • Download today’s Notes REMINDER:Remember to be checking my website if you were absent or didn’t get work done the day before AGENDA: 11:30 – 11:45: Bell Ringer 11:50 – 12:30: Campus Life - Notes 12: 30 – 12:35: Break 12:35-1:00: Education Prezi – Campus Life Research OUTCOMES: Describe what college will be like List different activities and clubs to get involved in
Life on Campus What to Expect
Your Life is Going to Change • Are you use to … • Someone waking you up in the morning • Someone telling you when to go to bed • Someone washing your clothes • Someone keeping track of where you are and what you are doing • In high school, you can’t even go to the bathroom without permission, in college no one knows if you wake up and go to class • You’re only 10 weeks older (after graduating); to be successful you need to be: • Responsible • Self-disciplined
College Orientation • One or two days sessions in the summer to give you (and sometimes your family) an overview of what to expect • Includes tours of the campus and residence halls • Panel discussions on academic and student life • Small group sessions on topics such as financial aid and study abroad programs • An information fair with representatives from various campus organizations* • Placement tests for math and foreign languages • A chance to register for classes • Social events
Living on Campus • Most College/Universities require freshmen to live on campus (Why do you think they require this?) • Freshmen under 21 years of age must live on campus or commute from their parents' residence • Depends on College/University
Waiting Game • Roommate and dorm assignments usually arrive in late July, early August • May be tripled (due to drop outs)* • Freshmen are last on the list – fill in left over rooms • Freshmen are usually in residence halls, not suites or apartments • School provides you with: • Roommates name, email address, phone number, address • You should take the opportunity to call, talk and share information, don’t just use Facebook
Preparing for Campus • http://www.collegeprep101.com/what_to_bring_to_college.htm • TV • Laptop/Desktop • Carpet • Mini Fridge • Or rent micro fridge • Bedding • Closet Organizer • Under bed boxes • Check with your roommate – you shouldn’t have to bring everything for the dorm room!
Move-In Day* • Be organized and arrive early • It is • Crazy • Crowded • Emotional • Overwhelming
Getting Set Up • Moving in and picking up key • Getting ID (if not done in orientation) • Getting Schedule (done in orientation) • Getting Books (if you know what you need) • Go to Bookstore • Organized by course number & professor • New and Used • May be able to buy them used online for cheaper • Often wait until first day of class – until you get syllabus
Rooms* • Vary in size • Typically 10’ x 12’; 15’ x 15’ • Contain: • Two beds • Two desks • Two closets • Two dressers • Switching rooms is often VERY difficult first semester
Having a Roommate (24/7) • Builds: • Relationship skills • Communication skills • Tolerance (patience) • Best NOT to room with someone from high school • Meet more people • Broadens your friends • You can always go visit the friend (you have someplace else to go besides your dorm room) • Students who room with friends after the first month are known to say “I really didn’t know that person”; sometimes friendships are ruined • Some of the best college friendships come out roommates
Housing (freshman year)* • Residence Hall (dormitory room; dorm) • Double occupancy (most popular) • Single occupancy (usually not available) • Triple occupancy • Varies in cost • Are combined with a meal plan • College Board reports that the average cost of room and board in 2011–2012 ranged from $8,887 at four-year public schools to $10,089 at private schools
Meal Plans • Required for students who live on campus • 19 meals per week • 14 meals per week • 10 meals per week • Other plans are available • Can be purchased by off-campus students
All College Freshman • Should find the Academic Center (tutoring) • No one from tutoring is going to stop by your dorm room (you don’t have school counselors) • A tutor may be able to explain things better than the professor • A tutor can save you time in studying • Tutors are not just for students with bad grades --Students who have B’s that want to get A’s can use the service • “Ask” for help when you need it – don’t wait until it becomes a problem • Tutoring services are free (actually you pay for them in one of your “fees”) • Should use the library and know the services it offers
Parking on Campus • Freshmen usually cannot have a car on campus • May be in Tim-buk-tu • Universities with off-campus parking lots often run shuttle buses to campus • In some colleges, you need 64 or more credits before you can have a car on campus
Extra-curricular Activities • Sports • Intramural -- recreational sports played by students attending the college/university • Competitive • (Google … the name of a college and the word “sports”; Bloomsburg University sports*) • Clubs • Too numerous to mention (Google … the name of a college and the word “clubs”; Bloomsburg University clubs**) • Greek life • Fraternities and Sororities • Fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students • Honor Fraternities/Sororities • Academic Fraternities/ Sororities • Service Fraternities/Sororities • Social Fraternities/Sororities
Weekly Schedule • Monday – Wednesday • Finish the last 2 sections of our Education Unit • Campus Life • Financial Aid • Thursday • Review for test • Finish Education Unit Final Prezi • Friday • Education Unit Test • Turn in Education Unit Final Prezi
For the Remainder of Class • Please look into some of the Campus Life information regarding your specific school by completing some research • Download the “Campus Life Research” document on Moodle • You are your partner both need a computer to be researching • Fill in the document based on your findings and upload to Moodle when you finish