Ov er t ur e Letusbehonestwi t heachot herandsayi ti swhati ti s. Doy out hi nkourst udent shav emor al di sci pl i ner egar di ngt hei r behav i ori nt hel ear ni ngpr ocess?Ar et heyont her i ghtpat hi n t hei runi v er si t yl i f ej our ney ? Fr om pagume35, 2013ECacr osssect i onsur v eywhi chhasf i v e par t swasconduct edusi ngaquest i onnai r egi v enamong200 Ji mmauni v er si t yunder gr aduat est udent st ocompl et e.Wi t ha mot i v eofgai ni ngabet t erunder st andi ngoft heacademi c, soci al , andper sonal l i f eofst udent sandgi v i ngcounsel i ngandgui dance onwhatt her esul toft hesur v eyi ndi cat esasachal l engei nt hei r l i f e. Themostsi gni f i cantst at i st i csofeachpar twi l l di scussunder cor r espondi ngar gument sandt hecompl et esur v eyquest i onnai r e canbef oundatt heendoft hebook. Respondent swer edi r ect edt oi ndi cat et hei ragr eementor di sagr eementwi t heachst at ementbyt hi ckundert her esponseof t hei rchoi ceusi ngt hescal e; st r ongl yDi sagr ee( SD)=1, Di sagr ee( D)=2, Neut r al ( N) =3Agr ee( A)=4, St r ongl yAgr ee( SA)= 5orwr i t ei nt hespacepr ov i dedast hecasemaybe. Thenumber sofr espondent schoosi ngt hesameagr eementscal e i nagi v enst at ementwi l l begi v enandt het ot al av er ageoft he r espondent s' ( ov er al l )answert ot hegi v enst at ementi scal cul at ed byaddi ngeachr espondent ' sansweranddi v i di ngi tbyt het ot al numberofr espondent s. Doournew( f r esh)st udent sknowexact l ywhati sexpect edf r om t hem whent heyj oi neduni v er si t y ?Ar et heyr eadyf ort he oppor t uni t i esandchal l engesoft heacademi candsoci al l i f eof t heuni v er si t y ?Dot heyex act l yknowwhatuni v er si t yi s?Ya, WHAT I SUNI VERSI TY?Asev i dencedbypar t2ofoursur v ey .I nr esponse t ot hesur v eyquest i ons: Ihav er eadorbeeni nf or medaboutuni v er si t yl i f ebef or eIj oi ned SD=68, D=87, N=23, A=20, SA=2 Themostpopul aranswerD=87di sagr eeandt heov er al l answer i s 68+87( 2)+23( 3)+20( 4)+2( 5)/ 200=401/ 200=2. 005whi ch makest heov er al l answerdi sagr ee.I ndi cat i ngt hatmaj or i t yofour uni v er si t yst udent sar ecaughti nt hemi ddl eofunpr ecedent ed chal l engesoft heacademi candsoci al l i f eofuni v er si t yduet o l ackofenoughi nf or mat i oni nt hi sar eat ogui det hem. I tcoul dhav ebeenni cei fIhadagui di ngbookonuni v er si t yl i f e bef or eIJoi ned SD=0, D=0, N=1, A=4, SA=195t hi si ndi cat est hatal mostal l ofourr espondent sar edesper at ef orgui dance. Iam punct ualf ormycl assl ect ur es. SD=127, D=44, N=12, A=10, SA=7, Her ewecanseet he maj or i t yofourst udent sadmi t t i ngt hei rl ackofdi sci pl i nei nt er ms oft i memanagement . I nt hepast12mont hsatl eastonceev er yweekIhav eseen dr unkenst udent sget t i ngi nconf l i ctwi t hschoolj ani t or sand/or pr oct or s. SD=25, D=30, N=45, A=70, SA=30, i t ’ scl earf r om t he i nf or mat i ongi v enbyourr espondent st hatasi gni f i cantnumberof st udent sar ecommi t t i nganactt hatcoul ddi smi sst hem f r om campusbecauseoft hei raddi ct i ont oadi f f er entsubst ancel i ke al cohol whi chi si mmor al andnotonl yi mmor al butal soi l l egal wi t hi nt hecampus. What ev ert hedepar t menty ouchooset oj oi n, what mot i v at ed/ i nf l uencedy oumost ? Fami l y money ( i ncome) peerpr essur e myGoal i s ot herspeci f i c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Al ar gernumberofst udent schooset hei rdepar t mentbecauseof moneyandper hapsunsur pr i si ngl yonl y5%ofst udent schoose t hedepar t mentbecauseoft hei rgoal .Thesecondpopul arr eason whyst udent schooset hei rdepar t menti sf ami l yi nf l uence.Ev en t hought hi si snotcompl et el ywr ongbuti tshoul dn’ tbet hepr i or r eason. Despi t emanygr eatst udent sj oi ni ngt hewor ki ngf or ceand becomi ngpr oduct i v eaf t ergr aduat i ng, t her ei saqui t ewor r y i ng numberofst udent st hatl ookl i keeducat edi l l i t er at e( t hei r educat i oni snotser v i ngt hem orot her si nf actsomet i meshur t ot her s)af t ert heygr aduat e.Becomi ngdependentont hef ami l y agai nandst ay i ngathomewi t hnoshameorgui l t . OurUni v er si t yi soneoft hef i r stt oi mpl ementaCommuni t ybased Educat i on( CBE)pr ogr am wi t ht hecor ephi l osophyofeducat i oni s t oequi pl ear ner swi t hr eal i st i cpr act i cal andr el ev antknowl edge, ski l l s, andat t i t udet hatwoul dcont r i but et ot hei mpr ov ementof t hel i f eoft hepeopl e, i tshoul dnotbel i mi t edt ocl assr oom act i v i t i esonl y . ButSt udent sar ei ncapabl eofi mpl ement i ngt heor et i cal cl assr oom knowl edget opr act i cal andar enotcapabl eofcr eat i ng aj obi nt hei rf i el dofst udyt hi sput st hei racademi cl i f eundera quest i onmar k.Manywai tupont hegov er nmentaf t ergr aduat i on t ohi r et hem andendupbei ngj obl essorj oi nt henewof f i ceof uni v er si t ygr aduat eSt udent swhi chi ssi t t i ngont her ocki nt he v i l l ageorj obsear chi ngcar eer .I nl i ghtoft hi sar gumentpar t3of oursur v eyi sgui dedbyt hef ol l owi ngsur v eyquest i ons: Ihav edev el opedaschedul ef ormyr eadi ngandst udy i ngpl an SD=58, D=90, N=23, A=10, SA=19 St udy i ngf ormei sapai nf ult hi ngt odo SD=10, D=23, N=45, A=70, SA=52 Di sappoi nt i ngl ymor et han70%ofourr espondent shav enopl an f ort hemai nr easonwhyt heyar ei nuni v er si t y .Thei rnumberone pr i or i t yi st ost udybutt heydon’ thav eschedul edt i met odowhat i sexpect edf r om t hem whi chi sst udy i ng. Asi gni f i cantnumberofst udent sdon’ thav et hest udy i ngski l l or hav edev el opedhabi t st hatmakest udy i ngeasy . 1, whatwasy ourl asty ear ' sGPA?_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 42%oft her espondent shav eGPAst hatbar el ypr omot et hem. no 1a, ar ey ouhappywi t hy ourper f or mance? Yes 78%ofst udent sar enothappyaboutt hei racademi cper f or mance. 1b, i fnot oquest i on1a, whatdoy out hi nkt hati sl i mi t i ng y ouf r om st udy i ngmor et oscor eBet t er ?Youcant i ckmor et han onebox Lackof t i me Mot i v at i on pot ent i al bet t erst udy i nghabi t s ot her_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I t ’ scl earf r om t hepi echar tt hatl ackofbet t erst udy i nghabi t sand mot i v at i oni st her easonwhyt heyar enotper f or mi ngwel l .Thi s f actsay sal otaboutt hei racademi cl i f e. Howi nt i mat eorcl osedoourst udent sf eel wi t ht hei rcl assmat es anddor m mat es?Doourst udent sst epout si deoft hei rcomf or t zoneandact i v el ysoughtoutf orst udent sf r om di f f er entr el i gi ous andet hni cbackgr oundst obecomef r i endswi t heachot herand bei nt i mat et osuppor teachot heremot i onal l yandbet her ef or eachot herwhenf ami l i esar enotcl ose? Ir eal l ywi sht hi si st r uef oral l andt heanswerwasy esbuti ti snot . I nf act , somest udent sf eel l onel ywhi l et heyar ei ncampus.Ther e ar emanyhur t i ngpupi l sf r om st r ess, depr essi on, andhav i ngno choi ceofagenui nepl acet owher et ogof orr escuef r om t hi s l onesomeness.Theywon’ tl etany bodyknowhowt heyf eel and t heyar eawayf r om t hei rf ami l y .Theydon’ thav et r uef r i endsand l i v i ngi nt hei rl onel ywor l dunhappy . Tof i ndoutwher eexact l youruni v er si t yst udent sar ei nt er msof t hei rsoci al l i f epar t4ofoursur v eyanal y zedt hef ol l owi ng quest i ons: Ihav ei nt i mat ecl assmat est hatIdon’ tf eelashamedt oaskf or anyki ndofhel p SD=40, D=106, N=10, A=25, SA=19 If i ndi tdi f f i cul tt ol i v ewi t hdor m mat eswi t hdi f f er entbehav i or s SD=9, D=19, N=20, A=132, SA=20 I tcoul dhav ebeenni cei fIhadagui di ngbookonhowt ol i v e har moni ousl ywi t hmydor m mat es SD=0D=0, N=5, A=75, SA=120 Thef actt hatt hemaj or i t yofr espondent sdi sagr eewi t hhav i ngan i nt i mat ecl assmat eandf aci ngdi f f i cul t i esi nsmoot hl yi nt er act i ng wi t hdor m mat esi ndi cat est hatt hei rsoci al l i f ei snotasef f ect i v e asi ti ssupposedt obeandi tshoul dnotbesur pr i si ngt hat gui dancei sneededbyal mostal l t her espondent si nt er msoft hei r soci al l i f e. I st her eadr eam i nouruni v er si t i es? I st her eav i si oni nourpupi l s' mi nds? Howmanyofourst udent shav ef oundoutt hei rr i ghtpur posei n t hei racademi cl i f e?Doourst udent saskt hemsel v es, “ Whyam I her e?Todowhatexact l y ” I st her eagoal i nourst udent ’ sl i f e? Easypeasy , Iwi l l l eav et heanswert oy ou.Bet hej udgeoft hi s af t erl ooki ngatpar t5ofoursur v eyr esul t s. Ihav especi f i cgoal s/ pur posef ormyf ut ur ecar r i er/Job SD=145, D=30, N=2, A=11, SA=12 Ihav epr epar edaspeci f i cpl ant oachi ev emygoal SD=156, D=23, N=12, A=7, SA=2 Iwi l l t akeadv ant agei fagui dancepr ogr am i ncar eerdev el opment ski l l si sar r anged SD=0, D=0, N=0, A=4, SA=196 1.Doy ouhav eanycur r i cul arorext r acur r i cul aract i v i t i est hat y ouar epassi onat eabout ? Yes No Ov er al l wecancl ear l yseebei ngv i si onl essandunst abl esoci al l y oracademi cal l ycausesal otofpr obl emsanddr awbacksi n st udent s’ whol el i f ewhi char enotduet ol ackofpot ent i al butof i nef f ect i v euseofpot ent i al andl ackofgui dance.Wai tl etmeask y ouaquest i on.Whosef aul tdoy out hi nki ti s?I si tf ami l y ’ s pr obl em, st udent sorgov er nment ?St udent swi l l pr obabl ysay t hati sobv i ousl ygov er nmentandt heweakt eachi ngsy st em f aul t . Andt hegov er nmentof f i ci al sorschool pr i nci pal i t i eswi l l bl ame st udent s. Butt her ei snoneedt opoi ntf i nger saboutwhosef aul ti ti s becausest udent ' spr obl emsar egov er nmentpr obl emsand gov er nmentpr obl emsar est udent s’ pr obl ems.Despi t ewhose f aul t st hedr awbacksar ei fwest udent sdi sci pl i neour sel v esand hel peachot her .Ist i l l bel i ev et hatt hej our neyt hr oughuni v er si t y l i f ewi l l beaneducat i onal adv ent ur ef orus.AndIbel i ev e uni v er si t yeducat i oni st hemeanst hr oughwhi chdr eamscome t r ueandgoal sbecomeachi ev abl ewi t ht hepowerofknowl edge y ougai nandIwantmyf el l owst udent st obel i ev et hi st oo.Andwe ar enother et oj udgeorcompl ai naboutwhosef aul ti ti sbutt o di scussaboutbr i ngi ngasol ut i on. Thi sbookt r i est ocov erdi f f er entaspect sofouruni v er si t yl i f e, f r om t heper spect i v eofst udent swi t houtcl ai mi ngt obe exhaust i v el ycompl et e. Par toneoft hi sbookwi l l t al kt ost udent sabout , whatuni v er si t y anduni v er si t yl i f ei s.Makest udent sr eadyf oruni v er si t yl i f e chal l engesandoppor t uni t i esbyshowi nggoodandbadbehav i or s andcounsel i ngst udent st ochooset her i ghtpat h. Par tt wowi l l di scussaboutmaki ngst udentacademi cl i f e ef f ect i v e, bysuggest i ngef f ect i v est udyt echni quest hatmanyof ouracademi cal l ysuccessf ul uni v er si t yst udent shav ebeenusi ng asweobser v edt hr oughoursur v ey . Par tt hr eeaddr essesst udentsoci al l i f ei nuni v er si t y .Counsel st udent sondi f f er entl ev el sofsoci al i nt er act i oni nt hecampus st ar t i ngf r om dor mr oom t owhol ecampuscommuni t yl ev el and howt ohav eanef f ect i v esoci al l i f e. Par tf ourWi l l di scussst udent ' sper sonal l i f e, gui di ngst udent st o hav eapur pose, goal , andhowt opl ant oachi ev et hei rgoal sand connectt hei racademi ceducat i ont ot hei rl i f epur poset ocr eat ea j obi nst eadofwai t i ngupont hegov er nmentt ohi r et hem. Att heendofev er ypar toft hi sbook, t her ei say esornosel f assessmentquest i ont oknow, howwel l y ouruni v er si t yl i f ei sand wi t hanaddr essofor gani z at i onsandt hei rpr of essi onal counsel or t ohel py ou. I tdoesn’ ti ncl udeaboutuni v er si t i esi nf r ast r uct ur esf ormaki ngt he uni v er si t i esconduci v epl acesandl ect ur esqual i t yi nmaki ng academi cachi ev ement sbet t erbecauseev er y t hi ngt hati swr i t t en i nt hi sbooki sf r om st udent swhoar est r uggl i ngj ustl i key out o hav eameani ngf ul t i mei nuni v er si t yandnott obej obl essaf t er gr aduat i on.Sowecanf eel y ourpai n.Youcant aket hi sbookasa hear t t ohear tconv er sat i on( adv i ce)f r om st udentt ost udent . I fy ouappl yt hepr i nci pl esi nt hi sbookIcanpr omi sey out hati t wi l l atl easthel py out akeonest ept owar dsay i nggoodby et o l onel i ness, pur posel essnessandt akey ouonest ept owar d wel comi ngagoal or i ent ed, war m soci al l i f eandst udy i ngsmar t .I t wi l l i mpar tment al St ami naf ory out obeahar dwor ki ngst udent t hatcont r i but esal ott oy ourcommuni t yi nt hef i el dsofy our educat i on. Thanksf orr eadi ngt hi sbookandf ory ourcont r i but i ont oy our count r y .