Dear 云顶集团 父母, 家庭, and Friends,
Hello from a quiet campus as we rest and rejuvenate 为 the fall semester. 我们希望 your student is doing the same and is as excited to be back at 云顶集团 in August as 我们要欢迎他们.
T在这里 are many reasons we encourage students to get involved in the life of the campus. Engaging in campus life outside of the classroom is a great way to make the campus 感觉更熟悉. Sometimes students come to campus with a built-in community, 为 example, as a member of a sports team, or return to campus in elevated positions of leadership, like serving as a Residential Assistant or 云顶集团 Guide. 然而,有时 students are looking 为 or need an outlet that speaks to who they are and what their interests might be in that moment.
T在这里 is a myriad of ways to engage in campus life, especially considering your student’s varied and unique interests. In our experience (and supported by research), 有意义的 involvement, in concert with one’s academic pursuits, provides students with a holistic and fruitful 大学经历. Encourage your student to mark their calendar now 为 8月30日 & 31 对于年度 学生参与博览会 在雅典娜神庙.
Here are some of the benefits when students get involved in campus activities:
找到他们的人. By taking the chance to get involved, or regularly attending campus events, students have the chance to meet others with interesting perspectives, diverse backgrounds, 共同的兴趣. We encourage students to meet others through different means, such as attending their residence hall programming, going to Student Engagement Team events, or joining a student organization. For our commuting students, we offer an advocacy group and space on campus (first floor, Athenaeum); all the student needs 要做的就是联系 ose@lscarpet.net.
学习 more about themselves. 父母 and families can help a student discover their interests, selves, and needs by simply being a listening ear and a cheerleader 为 new experiences. 云顶集团提供 many ways 为 a student to learn more about themselves as they grow through their 大学经历. Interested or curious students can learn more through one of the many affinity programs or groups offered through the Center 为 Race, 股本, and 身份(CREI).
Manage their time and stay organized. Through engaging in campus life, students learn how to be better organized and more efficient due to the additional demands on their time. We do highly encourage students to think critically about how much involvement is too much and how to balance extra activities with coursework or other requirements of their 云顶集团 experience. 此外, first-year students learn more about realistically managing their time during their FYE 134 course, and 为 all students, the Academic Excellence Center (ACE) offers 时间管理资源.
Improve abilities, practice skills, and build up their resume. Participating in campus activities provides students the chance to develop and build upon personal skills through practice and leadership, as well as the opportunity to 发现隐藏的才能! Student Government Association at 云顶集团 College is a tremendously helpful opportunity 为 students. Through meeting with campus officials on topics important to students, giving a report each week to the general body, and making in为med decisions on behalf of peers, student senators and cabinet members acquire skills and have experiences to add to a resume that are strong demonstrations of the skills 雇主寻求.
Manage stress in a positive way. Through their involvement, which should be at a level that is manageable to their own schedule and com为t, students organically create outlets to channel the stress that comes with college and life in transition. We encourage students to manage their stress in different ways, such as attending programming offered by the Student Health Center, Student Counseling Center, and the Office of Religious & 精神生活，加入 a 云顶集团MOVES class, or taking time to work out in the Decker Sports & 娱乐 中心(SRC).
Meaningfully engaged students know that education happens both inside and outside of a traditional classroom and campus activities come in a variety of 为ms. 他们 also know that they cannot do everything, but they will do well with the activities they intentionally and thoughtfully choose because they’re committed to their experience 在这里. We highly encourage students to be engaged with campus in ways that best fit who they are and that are based on their com为t and interest.
For more in为mation on student engagement, please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Student Engagement (ose@lscarpet.net)作为起点. We are more than happy to connect students with whatever their 兴趣可能是!
真诚地,
Office of Student Engagement
ose@lscarpet.net