New Student
Programs/Orientation
http://www.uwsp.edu/admissions/orientation/
NEXT DEPARTMENTAL ASSESSMENT
REVIEW:
February 18, 2010
Contents
Vision
In a strong partnership between Academic and Student Affairs,
Orientation supports an environment that challenges and nurtures
students as they begin their college experience at UWSP.
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Mission
To introduce incoming students to the opportunities,
resources, programs, requirements and expectations at UWSP, with
emphasis on delivering this information in a positive and
supportive setting.
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Values
Orientation is dedicated to student success. We live these
values by:
- Welcoming students and their families who represent
diverse ethnic, socioeconomic, and education backgrounds.
- Providing services to students with disabilities
- Recognizing and supporting parents who are new to higher
education
- Engaging participants with activities designed to create
peer networks for both students and parents
- Enabling students to identify with UWSP by promoting a
sense of personal safety and academic challenge
- Displaying warmth, positive humor, and a strong service
orientation in all that we do
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Goals
- To bring new freshman (often with supporting adults) to
campus for engagement with representatives for Academic,
Student and Business Affairs
- To introduce new students to the opportunities,
expectations and traditions at UWSP
- To assure parents that UWSP provides a positive
environment for their child
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