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The daylong program was held both Friday, July 18, and Saturday, July 19, for incoming freshmen and transfer students to register for classes, complete last-minute paperwork, get their C-SC student ID card, discuss financial aid, and learn about life as a Wildcat. It is the third Registration and Orientation even held this summer. New students will return August 21-24 for Wildcat Welcome Weekend. Fall semester classes start Monday, August 25. “Our enhanced registration and orientation programs have been aligned with best practices in higher education and provide what the millennial student needs to be successful in college,” said C-SC President William L. Fox. “We are confident that the preparation these students receive will be key to an easier acclimation to college life and the successful pursuit of their goals and aspirations.” Attendees at Registration and Orientation over the weekend included incoming students from as far west as California, as far north as Michigan, as far south as Florida, and as far east as China. “The composition of our incoming class will include students from the inner city as well as from rural America,” Fox said “There will be a true reflection of our nation at Culver-Stockton this fall.” Melik Peter Khoury, C-SC vice president of enrollment management and college marketing, said the college redesigned its registration and orientation program to create a framework for student success. “There has been a great deal of research done in this area that reveals that students are most successful in making the transition when colleges find a way better match up with each student’s own background, academic skills, and personal experience,” he said. “We do this by using registration and orientation as a time to conduct placement tests for math coursework; to have faculty members meet with each student and advise them about majors, courses, and schedules; and by getting to know each student so that we can do a better job of helping them to adjust to all the changes that college brings. This comprehensive approach gives students the tools they need to be successful and to stay in college until they earn their degree.” Other key elements for supporting students’ success have been built into the EXP@CSC curriculum, being launched at C-SC this fall, according to R. Joseph Dieker, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college. “Studies have shown that, to be successful, today’s millennial students need academic supports. Some need assistance with choosing a major, others need help in learning to use available resources on campus, and many want guidance in using co-curricular activities to build their leadership skills,” Dieker said. “The EXP@CSC curriculum provides for those experiences. For example, the new First-Year Experience courses that are taken by every new student concentrate on developing a common set of study skills in every student even though each course focuses on different subject matter.” During Registration and Orientation, each incoming student was given a copy of “Into the Wild,” which is C-SC’s summer reading assignment for first-year students who will use the book as a text during FYE courses. “Sharing the experience of having studied this book will begin to truly create the essence of a common experience among our new students,” he added. Khoury said the more comprehensive Registration and Orientation program was intentionally redesigned to complement the new curriculum. “Everyone has been involved over the past 15 months,” he added. “This is not an ‘admissions’ program or a ‘student life’ event. This program involves faculty, coaches, staff, and current students in helping our new students build the relationships and acquire the skills they need to be successful when they join us on campus. When new students leave these events, they are already part of the Culver-Stockton community, which will help decrease first-day jitters and help them get involved more quickly in campus life.” |
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