New Students

What’s Expected? New Found Freedom  Out of State  Out of Country  Out of Cache Valley Personal freedom is equally as important as personal responsibility.

USU Community  Expected to treat and be treated with honesty, courtesy, tolerance and respect.  Disagree without being disagreeable  Different Values and backgrounds  Be respectful  Engage in meaningful discourse  Enhance your life and others.  Assume responsibility for YOUR education and behavior.

Classroom Conduct  Is Connections a class?  Arrive on time.  Be prepared.  Books, notes, paper writing supplies.  Compete assigned readings, review notes, prepare questions.  Turn off phones

Classroom Conduct  Be present and in the moment.  Don’t  Do homework for other courses  Read campus newspaper  Carry on side conversations  Chit/Chat

Classroom Conduct  Cultivate/Establish relationships with faculty  What do they expect of their students?  Read the syllabus  Attend every class  Accept responsibility  Submit high-quality work  Turn assignments in on time  Be on time and prepared  Participate in discussions  Visit during office hours  Turn off cell phones

Classroom Civility  What does “civility” mean?  Regardless of intent, careless or ignorant; inappropriate remarks are offensive and detrimental to others.  Personal right to feel comfortable in class.  Offensive language and actions regarding ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.  A-Team A-Team

Academic Honesty  Maintain highest standards of academic honesty is expected.  Steal a copy of the exam ahead of time.  Copy someone’s paper.  Send or receive signals during an exam.  Use unauthorized notes during an exam.  Take an exam for another student.  Let another student take an exam for you.  Hand in a paper you didn’t write.

Academic Honesty  Plagiarism  Is cheating.  Proper credit is not given for someone else’s written work.  Passing off other’s work as your own.

Elements of Success  Wanting and doing are two very different things.  Bridge the gap between desire and actual successful achievement.  5 Steps to Succeed

Attitude  Combination of thoughts and feelings.  How and why you’re here?  How do you feel about being here?  Are you here for you or someone else?  Have your “own” reasons for attending.  “Own” the decision to come to college.  No right reason for attending.  Reasons change over time due to events/ circumstances.  Attitude determines how hard you’re willing to work.  Applies to everyday life, not just school.

Experience & Ability  Prior academic experience and ability.  Do you agree or disagree?  Do academically experienced students have an advantage?  Is academic experience based only on academics?  Can you be successful using skills from high school?

Experience & Ability  Basic learning and life skills:  Study smarter not harder.  Manage your time.  Set goals.  Effectively communicate.  Reflect.

Self Discipline  Self-discipline + Effective time management = Success.  Better able to handle increased new found freedom.  Take care of your “whole” self.  Physical, mental and emotional.  Enhance and improve your existing skills.

Interpersonal Skills  How we relate and get along with others?  Grades measure satisfactory progress.  Sense of well-being and accomplishments measure ability to make friends, relate and interact with others.  Support network  Who are they?  Can’t succeed for you, but can support and rally.

Environment  Learning environment  Define it and set it up  What does your environment look like?  What should it look like?  Same place and time  Group or individual  Distractions