Making Connections to your classmates and the College.
Begin
the connection process with orientation.
Connect with your first-year
adviser during orientation, conferences and ongoing meetings.
Become familiar with the College's Mission, Vision,
Leadership, and Liberal Arts Outcome Statements.
Connect with
The Reflective Woman course and the on-campus resources supporting
it, such as the Residence Life programs, Student Center events
and Core Convocations
Clarify your academic/career
goals through the fall or winter course, INDI 200 Career Development
for Women -- Gateway to Yourself, Your Future.
Identify opportunities for involvement with campus organizations
and groups at the fall Activities fair.
Connect to campus life
through involvement in clubs, organizations, recreational sports,
intercollegiate athletic programs, student government, service
learning, and campus events and programs, utilizing resources
within the Student Center.
Check your college e-mail account, campus mailbox and Daily
Update on a regular basis for important College information
and programs. These are the official methods of communication
at the College.
Learn about future internship and employment opportunities
at the fall Career Opportunities Fair (open to all majors).
Explore academic opportunities
in your liberal arts courses.
Establish relationships with faculty and staff outside of
the classroom.
Learn about the variety
of majors offered at the college through the Associate Colleges
of the Twin Cities (ACTC) program by attending the Major Fair
held during fall semester.
Challenge yourself academically
by exploring opportunities in the Antonian Honors Program.
Build your academic skills at the O'Neill Center for Academic
Development.
Connect to campus employment
opportunities.
Cultivate your spirituality through
campus ministry and peer ministry activities.
Begin to collect the pieces of your
College of St. Catherine portfolio with resources from your
adviser and the Career Development Office.
Plan to attend the Summer Job and Internship Fair in spring
to help you find summer employment and/or an internship to help
you gain experience related to your major or career interest.
Take advantage of support services, including MIPS (for multicultural
and international students), Personal counseling, Access and
Success (for student parents), Health and Wellness, and Disability
Services.
Begin to check out options
for involvement, leadership and student employment opportunities
for the next year at the winter semester Opportunities fair.
Act on our community commitment to justice through service-learning
opportunities, such as America Reads, Volunteers in Action,
Spring Break Outreach trips or other programs coordinated by
the Office of Community Work and Learning.
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