Orientation Updates
K-State First
The university’s first-year experience program
Key Components
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CAT Communities: 34 with ~700 seats
First-Year Seminars: 63 with ~1,250 seats
GPS: Guide to Personal Success
KSBN: K-State Book Network
CAT Communities
• Learning communities of 22 first-year students
• Built around a common student interest
• The cohort take together two regular courses
+ a one-hour connections class
• Each has an undergraduate Learning Assistant
CAT Communities
for 2015
• Residential, Non-Residential, & Study Abroad
• Most built around gen ed courses
• Website: www.k-state.edu/cat
• Examples …
– World-Makers: Social Entrepreneurship
– Predicting the Future
– Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost
How to Enroll Students
in a CAT Community
• Students may already be enrolled
• If not, check courses and contact K-State
First, and we will enroll students
• How to contact us during June O&E:
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kstatefirst@k-state.edu
Call 532-7803
Call Greg’s cell phone: 785-320-1221
Call our KSF office: 532-1501
Visit or send students to our K-State First center in the Union
CAT Community
FAQ & Discussion
• Students take all three courses. Dropping
one drops them all.
• Enrolling in a Residential CAT Community
guarantees student a place in designated
hall. Students may bring roommates.
• Other CAT Community questions?
FYS Courses
• 22 or fewer students, all first years
• K-State 8/General Education credit
• Benefits: small class sizes, ample
opportunities to interact with teachers and
other students, excellent teachers, active
learning events
FYS Course Listing
• 53 FYS sections in fall of 2015
• A variety of offerings in arts & humanities, social
sciences, and natural sciences. Something for everyone!
• Examples, some great courses to consider:
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MLANG 280 Europe at the Movies
ANTH 330 Physical Anthropology: Myths and Mysteries
ENTOM 301 Insects and People
HMD 120 Survey of the Hospitality Industry
MUSIC 249 Introduction to Music of the World
How to Enroll
in a FYS
• Seats become available gradually throughout
June Orientation and Enrollment.
• Please enroll students in any available spot.
• If you’d really like to enroll a student in a
section that appears closed for that day,
please contact us.
• Contact: kstatefirst@k-state.edu or 532-7803
or 532-1501 or Greg at 785-320-1221
GPS
• One-on-one mentoring program
• Matches K-State professionals with new
students by interests and personalities
• Sign-up: www.k-state.edu/gps/getinvolved/
KSBN
• Common reading program
• All first-year students receive the book
• Campus community invited to read the book
and join the events
• Benefits of a common reading program:
intellectual community
KSBN’s 2015 Book
The Other Wes Moore
by Wes Moore
Two kids named Wes Moore were born blocks apart within
a year of each other. Both grew up fatherless in similar
Baltimore neighborhoods and had difficult childhoods. Both
hung out on street corners with their crews. Both ran into
trouble with the police. How did one grow up to be a
Rhodes Scholar, decorated veteran, White House Fellow,
and business leader, while the other ended up a convicted
murderer serving a life sentence?
KSBN: Books & Events
• First-year students receive copies
• Copies also available for purchase
• Or borrowing through Hale and the Sigma
Tau Delta lending library
• Fall events: Wes Moore (Oct 14), a faculty
lecture series, and more
• Please talk with students about book and
encourage them to attend events
Reminders
• Check website www.k-state.edu/first for upto-date information and course listings
• Please recommend FYS courses and CAT
Communities to your first-year advisees
• Please enroll each student in only one FYS or
CAT Community
• If you have questions, problems, or special
circumstances, please contact us anytime.
Thank you!
Pilots Program:
Chart your journey to success.
Rebeca Paz, Director
rpaz@k-state.edu
101 Holton Hall
www.k-state.edu/pilots
Assists
students
with the
transition to
college
Builds
communit
y
Pilots is a
first year
program
Increases
diversity
awareness
Teaches
independent
learning &
inspires
engagement
Provides
students with
the tools and
skills needed
to succeed in
college
Pilots students are…
COMMITTED
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ENGAGED.
FOCUSED.
Pilots has the advantage of…
• A diverse community
• Small classes with friends
• Individualized advising and academic guidance
• Tutoring offered by exceptional peer assistants
• Access to dedicated faculty
First year students benefit from
Pilots because they…
– May need better study skills and habits
– May need to improve organizational and time
management skills
– Are not used to asking for help
– Don’t know how to get structured tutoring and
guidance
IMPORTANT CHANGE TO
NOTICE:
• EDSEC 050: Developmental Reading Lab
• Has been changed to:
• EDCEP 110: Study Skills and Strategies
• which includes…
• 1 credit hour
• Counts toward graduation
• Please notice this is for Pilots students only.
Program Highlights
2015:
The Pilots Program is
the 2015 Recipient of
the University’s
“Outstanding
Department Award for
Enhancing Diversity”
Program Highlights
[Pilots has been at K-State for 20 years!]
48%:
multicultural
42%:
first
generation
49%:
GPA 3.0 or
higher after
first semester
Cohort
2014
18:
Average
ACT score
Program Highlights
48%:
multicultural
53%:
first
generation
50%:
GPA 3.0 or
higher after
first semester
Cohort
2013
83%:
Retention rate
into sophomore
year
18:
Average
ACT score
Pilots is…
Pilots is…
Pilots is…
Pilots is…
Pilots is…
Pilots is…
Pilots is…
Pilots is…
Pilots is…
Pilots is…
Pilots is…
Eligibility
● We have spaces for up to 200
students.
● Pilots has been recommended
for students with an ACT
composite of 21 or less, and/or
first- generation.
● However, because of the new
admissions requirements, we will
admit any regular admit student
with ACT 21 or below, and firstgeneration students with ACTs up
to 23.
●Pilots is a great fit for first
generation and multicultural
students.
How to enroll…
• Students identified for the program will be
invited to attend an information session in
Forum Hall from 12:30 to 1:00 pm on the day of
enrollment.
• Advisors will be given a copy to identify students.
• Students interested in signing up will go to
Holton 101 to enroll in the afternoon.
Questions?
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www.k-state.edu/pilots
www.facebook.com/kstatepilots
www.twitter.com/kstatepilots
(@KStatePilots)
FOLLOW PILOTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
Academic Assistance Center
Dr. Judith Lynch, Director
judylync@k-state.edu
101 Holton Hall
www.k-state.edu/aac
University Experience course
Tutoring
Academic help
EDCEP 111 University Experience
Provides a general orientation to K-State life
Teaches academic skills, campus resources,
career decision making, academic planning,
and personal/social issues
Meets the K-State 8 requirement for Ethical
Reasoning & Responsibility
Is taught by peer instructors, graduate students,
and K-State professionals who serve as
mentors during the semester
• University Experience is offered for 2 or 3
credits in a lecture/recitation/optional lab format.
• Sections AB, AC, AD, AE, BL, BM, & DC are
2 credits and do not require special permission.
Students may enroll in one lab if desired.
• Section CA is for athletes only.
• All other UE recitations are variable 2 – 3 credits,
depending on the number of labs selected, and
students must be in the AC15 student group.
Labs are optional guided study sessions that
provide academic skills practice in targeted
courses that students are taking.
Students in UE for 3 cr. must enroll in 2 guided
study labs to earn the extra credit hour.
Students in UE for 2 cr. have the choice of adding 1
guided study lab, but it is not required.
All UE recitations use this textbook:
Student
Success in College: Doing What Works!
How UE Works
Lecture orients
EDCEP 111
students to issues
and services
relevant to the
K-State experience
University
Experience
2 – 3 cr.
Recitation introduces
academic and
personal skills that
contribute to student
success in college
Labs focus on
specific study
strategies to use in
courses that students
have in common
ANTH 204
GEOL 125SOCIO 211
BIOL 198 HIST 251 MATH 010
GEOG 100
PSYCH 110
MATH 100
Reserved Seats
Seats are reserved for UE students in these courses:
PSYCH 110, SOCIO 211, ANTH 204, HIST 251
Only students in the AC15 student group have access
to the 3 cr. UE sections and to the reserved seats
Class status will be marked with the reserved seating
icon R when no unreserved seats are available
Students may be sent to BH 116 for assistance in
adding UE to their schedules
Please contact me if you would like
further training either individually or
for your department.
judylync@k-state.edu
101 Holton Hall
532-6492
www.k-state.edu/aac
Free Tutoring at K-State
Weekly small group tutoring
Walk-in tutoring in many courses
Information on all tutoring options is
available at www.k-state.edu/tutoring
Where to go for help
● Go online to the Academic Assistance
Center
website www.k-state.edu/aac
● Walk in to 101 Holton and ask for help
● E-mail academic_help@k-state.edu
● Call the Academic Assistance Center at
785-532-6492
University Honors Program (UHP)
Basic Eligibility
Coming from high school
• 28 or higher ACT
• 3.75 or higher high school GPA
As a current K-State student
• 3.5 or higher K-State GPA
As a transfer student
• Overall GPA of 3.5 or higher
University Honors Program
University Honors Program (UHP)
Applying to the Program
150 students already admitted for Fall 2015.
We can admit more though (and will).
Students apply for admission on our website:
http://www.k-state.edu/ksuhonors/hal
Eligible students who have not applied yet may
provisionally enroll in UHP courses during O&E
University Honors Program (UHP)
O&E Procedures
1. Do they qualify?
2. Are they interested if so?
3. Benefits include:
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Mark of distinction
Network with peers
Great courses (smaller, UHP peers, faculty connection)
Priority enrollment each semester
Multidisciplinary field trips and workshops
Cultural Passport Program
Honors Project
University Honors Program (UHP)
O&E Procedures (continued)
If they say they have been admitted . . .
1. Use the “Annotated Course List” to identify
courses of interest.
2. Call 532-2642 for course permissions.
3. We can also advise students re: UHP
course selection after they meet with you.
University Honors Program (UHP)
O&E Procedures (continued)
If they have not yet applied to the UHP . . .
1. Refer them to 215 Fairchild AND/OR
2. Act as though they are admitted in terms of UHP
course selection/permission
3. We would like them to apply by July 1
University Honors Program (UHP)
Course Notes
1. 020 (Ag, Education, Engineering only)
2. 189 (Engineering students encouraged to wait for Spring 2016)
3. Please encourage them to take at least one
additional honors course if possible.
4. Some courses are only available to first-semester
freshmen.
5. CHM 220: No permission needed.