This document provides information for new students at a College of Liberal Arts, including an overview of academic departments, the purpose of a liberal arts education, and advice for success. It discusses developing skills in communication, teamwork, and flexibility that are valued by employers through exploring different subjects outside one's major. Tips are provided on class selection, registration, advising responsibilities, and taking advantage of opportunities to get involved.
2. Academic Departments Fine Arts Humanities Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Art English Anthropology American Studies Graphic Design Foreign Languages and Literatures Economics Ethnic Studies Music History Political Science New Media Communication Theatre Arts Philosophy Psychology Women Studies Speech Communication Sociology Liberal Studies Art History
This presentation will describe the development and implementation of an advising model used to work with first-term, true first year students placed on Academic Warning in the College of Liberal Arts at Oregon State University. Often students who encounter academic difficulty in their first term in college will have progressively worse academic issues in their future. This model was implemented in hopes of stopping that downward cycle, to help these students identify issues (academic and non-academic) that influence their college experience, and connect them to resources on campus. This presentation is an exploration of how the model was developed, how it has been implemented, and its success so far. If you are in similar situations, hopefully you will be able to learn from this model and potentially apply it at your institutions.
