Scavenger Hunt for Your College Resources
To become familiar with your college and the resources available to help you
succeed, “hunt” for the answers to the following questions on your college campus. In
the space following each question, write your answers in complete sentences.
If you are a student taking this class on a college campus, go to your campus
location in order to answer the questions. In your answer, give the location and name of
a person in the office that assisted you.
If you are a student taking this class online, use your computer to locate the
answers on your college Website. Include the URL in your answer for the location part
of your question.
1. How many deans do you have on your college campus? What are their names
and where are their offices located? What kinds of questions would you ask
each dean? For example, what type of questions would you ask the Dean of
Liberal Arts?
2. You decide that you need a student job to help with expenses. Where do you
go to apply for a student work-study job? What is the form that you must fill
out in order to apply for a work-study job? How many hours of work per week
are recommended for a full-time student?
3. You are undecided about what you would like to major in. What is a major?
Where would you go to in order to receive guidance? What is the name and
where is the location of the office?
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4. Your instructor suggested that you go to the Learning Center to receive
additional help with your math from a tutor. Where is that center located at
your college? What other services does it offer? What hours is it open? Is it
open weekends?
5. You have been assigned a brief research paper in class. What is the name of
the building where you probably would go to gather data for your research?
What are the operating hours? What types of databases are available? How
do you access the use of these data bases? Are you able to perform research
online from home as well?
6.
If your computer crashed and you needed to use a computer to answer
questions such as these or complete work on your online class, where on
campus would you go to use a computer? What are the hours? What
identification would you need to show to use the computers?
7. What types of online services does your college offer? Where is the
information located
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8. What types of information are available in the Counseling/Advising office?
Where is the Counseling/Advising office located for your campus? What are
the hours? What would you like to know from Counseling/Advising? In your
answer below, include the question and write the response you received.
9. What services does your student government organization offer you? Where
is it located on your campus? What are the hours? Does it coordinate student
volunteer programs? Does it have intramural sports or have a place where
you can hang out and relax between classes?
10. List at least three services that are offered by your college for students with
disabilities. What do you have to do to receive services from the Disabilities’
office? What are the office hours?
11. Most classes have required textbooks. Where on campus would you go to
purchase your textbooks? How do you identify the correct book for a class?
Are you able to purchase textbooks online? Approximately how much do you
think you will have to spend on textbooks for each of your classes?
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