About the Pathways to Success Event:
June 23 to June 25, 2008
Pathways to Success is an optional three-day program. It is designed to ease the transition to college by helping students establish on-campus relationships with students, faculty and staff before the school year starts. During Pathways, you will learn about special services on campus and qualifications for accommodations so you can start the year prepared for success.
During the three days of Pathways to Success, you will have access to the following resources:
- Campus Living:
During Pathways to Success, you will live in a residence hall and attend sessions and meetings in campus facilities so you get to know the campus.
- Student Ambassadors:
Current WU students, some of whom have LD or ADHD themselves, will work closely with the Disability Resources staff to conduct portions of the Pathways program. You will have many opportunities to talk with these peer leaders about their own college experiences, including informal times during your stay in the residence hall.
- College-Level Academic Skills:
Based on research, the Pathways program will orient you to several technologyinfused learning strategies. Instruction, modeling, and guided practice will be provided in the use of the Cornell note-taking system and Inspiration software to organize essay topics and create electronic study guides.
- Orientation to Disability Resources:
Recognizing the significant change in legal status that students with disabilities undergo between high school and college, the DR staff will explain the accommodations and services they provide and identify exactly what students with qualifying documentation need to do to access these supports for their fall courses.
- WUSTL Resources:
Throughout the Pathways program, you will learn about important campus resources such as the Writing Center, Career Services, Student Health Services, and Cornerstone’s many academic support services. By visiting these offices and meeting staff members during the summer, you can identify resources that address your needs before fall classes begin.
- Personal Profile:
Several activities are designed to enhance your understanding of how you will learn best in a university environment. You will be given a variety of tools for creating a journal, or Personal Profile, during the Pathways program. Journaling activities will help you develop customized plans for course registration, study techniques, and self-advocacy in the fall. DR staff and Student Ambassadors will offer individualized assistance and advice as you create these plans.
- Learning and Having Fun Together:
“Work hard; play hard” is a recipe for success at Pathways! We will enjoy dinner and travel together as a group to one of St. Louis’s many exciting cultural venues. You will get to know other incoming freshmen, meet DR staff members and student ambassadors, and relax as you experience some of the city’s famous destinations.