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from the issue of September 21, 2006
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Mid-semester check events begin Sept. 25
UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS
The third annual mid-semester check for first-year and entering transfer students is 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 25 in the Nebraska Union. The program will be repeated 7 to 8:30 p.m., Sept. 26-28.
The event, "Mid-Semester Checkpoint: Students' Ticket to Academic Success," will highlight and remind students of academic expectations while providing information on advising resources.
Faculty and staff will lead workshops that offer recommendations for success in large classes, writing for college, success in college mathematics courses, undergraduate research opportunities, study abroad, tips for using Blackboard and other technology, choosing a major, preparing for health professions, time management, financial management, and working with an academic adviser.
Mid-semester check was created based on recommendations made in a December 2003 report from the Transitions to University Task Force. The report, "Everyone a Learner, Everyone a Teacher," recommended a follow-up orientation to New Student Enrollment in the fifth week of classes for first-year students.
The report said the checkpoint should provide students a guided opportunity for a "timely review of academic responsibilities and college and major requirements once they are on campus."
More than 1,500 students attended the 2005 mid-semester check.
For additional information, contact Pat McBride at 472-8141, or the Office of Undergraduate Studies at 472-1185.
The "Everyone a Learner, Everyone a Teacher," report is available online at www.unl.edu/ous/faculty_resources/reports/tutf.pdf.
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