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| These students got their ‘head start’ at U of M | | Posted Thursday, June 7, 2012 11:05 AM |
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| Head Start, formerly known as the Parents Program, took place June 2 on the Fort Garry campus. The name change reflects the demographics of the people attending the event: students, friends and family.
The annual event is provides students and families a “head start” in preparing to attend university.
Head Start is the launch of the overall student orientation process which culminates in two days of information, fun and festivities on September 4 to 5, 2012.
As part of the process of orienting new students, student life coordinated a day of events designed to provide information to students and their families about campus services, direct entry faculties and preparing for the university experience.
Attendees participated in information sessions, campus tours and seminars on everything they need to know about starting university. An academic information session facilitated by university faculty and staff kicked off the day; other seminars included “The Student Experience,” for students to learn about university life and tips to help them survive and thrive in the first year. The session also provided an opportunity to ask questions about university life.
The “Resources for Students” session focused on on-campus services for students, while “Supporting Your Student (Family & Friends only)” covered the transition to university and the differences between high school and university, areas in which students can develop strategies for success and how friends and family can help support their student.
The response to the program was overwhelmingly positive and the day was a resounding success, says director of student life Brendan Hughes. The enrolment in the event was open to pre-registration and reached maximum capacity of 1,600 participants well before the deadline.
>>See more at the website link below. |
| | | For more information, contact:
Mariianne Mays Wiebe
Editor, The Bulletin
Marketing Communications Office
bulletin@umanitoba.ca
Phone: (204) 474-8111
Fax: (204) 474-7631
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