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First-Year Student Orientation

First-Year Orientation Program8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Check-In Dreyfus University Center

8:30 a.m. Orientation Program Welcome and Overview

9:00 a.m. Dean of Students

9:20 a.m. Understanding Your UWSP Education

9:40 a.m. Break

10:00 a.m. English Writing Sample / Parent Session

11:00 - 12:40 a.m. Lunch / Resource Fair

12:45 p.m. Guided walk-over to Academic Departments

1:00 p.m. Major Overview (Students and Parents)

1:50 p.m. Student Advising & Registration

2:10 – 3:10 Parent Sessions

2:45 and 3:15 Optional Residence Hall Tours

Your Sticker

The Plan for SuccessGetting to know UW-Stevens Point...

MyPoint

Welcome to myPoint Stevie! (Click here if you are not Stevie Pointer)

Activating Your Student Account

Activate Your myPoint Account3 Easy Steps

• Step 1• ID#• SSN• Date of Birth

• Step 2 – Create Unique Password

• Step 3 – Click Activate My Account

PointCardThe PointCard is the official ID on campus!

• Three residential meal plans:• 150 Meals & $75 Dawg Dollars• 200 Meals & $25 Dawg Dollars• 250 Meals

• Optional off-campus student meal plans:• 25 Meals, 50 Meals and 75 Meals

Meal Plan

Dawg Dollars Point Cash• Dawg Dollars – part of your meal plan

Used for food items only on campus

• Point Cash – can be used on- or off-campus• Vending machines• Copy Machines• University Store• Off-campus Vendors • Add cash online or

Cash to Card machines

Point Card Access

Cardio and Fitness Center

University Library

Textbook Rental

UWSP Sporting Events

Campus Entertainment

US Bank

• PointCard can be an ATM/Debit Card

• 3 full service ATM's on campus

University Store and Text Rental• On average, you pay about $90 per semester to rent approximately

$500 worth of textbooks.• Print textbook list from myPoint

• Pick up your books the week before classes start.

• Return books before the LAST day of finals for each term.

Getting your books!

Go to: www.uwsp.edu/billpay

Option A: Pay by e-check• Only available online

• Electronic check payment is the same as a paper check payment

• Subject to a $20 service fee for nonsufficient funds, account closed, or invalid account number

Option B: pay by credit card• Only available online• American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa accepted• A 2.5% convenience fee will be charged to your card

Paying Your Student Bill On-Line

UWSP Offers a Partial Payment Plan• Two equal installments during the semester

First Statement : (1st week of school)• No required payment due - finance charges assessed at 1 ¼ % per

month on unpaid balances

• Second Statement : (one month into the term)• 50% of the balance due

• Third Statement : (two months into the term)• 100% of remaining balance due

Partial Payment Plan Credit Agreement-- sign card in folder

Stevie Pointer – 11223456

11223456Stevie Pointer 2100 Main St.Stevens Point, WI 54481

The Plan for SuccessGetting to know UW-Stevens Point...

MyPoint

Welcome to myPoint Stevie! (Click here if you are not Stevie Pointer)

Activating Your Student Account

Activate Your myPoint Account3 Easy Steps

• Step 1• ID#• SSN• Date of Birth

• Step 2 – Create Unique Password

• Step 3 – Click Activate My Account

PointCard Has Many UsesThe PointCard is the official ID on campus!

• Three residential meal plans:• 150 Meals & $75 Dawg Dollars• 200 Meals & $25 Dawg Dollars• 250 Meals

• Optional off-campus student meal plans:• 25 Meals, 50 Meals and 75 Meals

Meal Plan

Dawg Dollars Point Cash• Dawg Dollars – part of your meal plan

Used for food items only on campus

• Point Cash – can be used on- or off-campus• Vending machines• Copy Machines• University Store• Off-campus Vendors • Add cash online or

Cash to Card machines

Point Card Access

Cardio and Fitness Center

University Library

Textbook Rental

UWSP Sporting Events

Campus Entertainment

US Bank

• PointCard can be an ATM/Debit Card

• 3 full service ATM's on campus

University Store and Text Rental• On average, you pay about $90 per semester to rent approximately

$500 worth of textbooks.• Print textbook list from myPoint

• Pick up your books the week before classes start.

• Return books before the LAST day of finals for each term.

Getting your books!

Go to: www.uwsp.edu/billpay

Option A: Pay by e-check• Only available online

• Electronic check payment is the same as a paper check payment

• Subject to a $20 service fee for nonsufficient funds, account closed, or invalid account number

Option B: pay by credit card• Only available online• American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa accepted• A 2.5% convenience fee will be charged to your card

Paying Your Student Bill On-Line

Stevie Pointer – 11223456

11223456Stevie Pointer 2100 Main St.Stevens Point, WI 54481

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First-Year Student Orientation

Health, Wellness and Responsibility

on the UW-Stevens Point Campus

Dean of Students• Advise, refer, and/or serve as an advocate for students

during personal challenges, crisis, and emergencies• Connecting students to campus and community resources• Serve as a resource for students, parents, faculty, staff and

guests to the institution regarding university policies and student life on campus

• Provide on-call response to student related emergencies• Uphold and enforce institutional policies

The Agenda

• Joining the Pointer Community• Pointer Stick Together• Our Community Guidelines

• Your Health and Wellness• Counseling• Student Health Services

• Defining Healthy Relationships

• Ask for help if you need it

• Help connect other students to resources

• Share students / behaviors of concern. • Student in need of support, cheating or behavior

damaging to the community, safety and health concerns

• We have resources to support you!!

Every community has guidelines…• Academic Concerns• Claim credit for the work or efforts of another without citation• Uses unauthorized materials or fabricated data • Forges or falsifies academic documents or records

• Behavioral / Community Concerns• Alcohol, drugs, weapons, community disruptions, etc.

• Relationship Violence• Sexual Assault or harassment, • Dating or domestic violence, Stalking

• Incidents of Bias or Hate

Standards of Conduct from UWS/UWSP Chapters 14, 17 and 18

Universal Prevention: Alcohol and Violence

EducationWhy Universal Prevention?

• UWSP believes in education for all because good decisions begin with accurate information.

• Educated members contribute to a stronger prevention environment.

• Regardless of age, drinking experience, life experience, knowledge, family history, military service, all incoming students are expected to complete an online alcohol and sexual violence education course.

Program Details

Courses: Alcohol-Wise and

Consent & Respect

Delivery: Web-based - 60 minutes for each class

Open period: 8 weeks; 24/7 availability; log on - start/stop as needed

Enrollment: All students enrolled automatically at no charge

Notification: Sent to UWSP email address

Deadline: 4 weeks after semester starts

100% participation expected: Students who do not participate will be referred to a 3-hour, in-person class for which they will be charged $75

Why Alcohol Education?

THE FACTS:

• College students drink more than their non-college peers.

• College students in WI drink more than students in other states.

• 38% of UWSP students drank alcohol before coming to college

• Half of UWSP student drinkers binge drink

• Binge drinkers are more likely to experience social, academic, physical, financial and legal consequences

2013 Student AODA Survey findings

Counseling Services

• The Counseling Center provides FREE and confidential services to enrolled UWSP students. It is staffed by licensed, experienced mental health professionals.

• Services Provided: Individual and group therapy, Consultation to concerned faculty, staff, parents and students, Emergency mental health services, Psychological assessment

• Common Issues: Anxiety, Depression, Adjustment Concerns

Delzell Hall, 3rd Floor

Student Health Services

• Student Health Service is a primary care clinic for all currently enrolled UWSP students. Medical care is provided by physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and licensed practical nurses.

Delzell Hall, 1st Floor

Sexual Assault and Interpersonal Violence

Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, Harassment

Sexual Assault/Interpersonal Violence Statistics

• UW System - 2012: Two-hundred eighty-five (285) sexual assaults reported, 153 of which were acquaintances.

• UW-Stevens Point - 2012: Nine (9) sexual assaults reported

• National statistics indicate that 1 in 5 young women experience sexual assault during college. For between 80% and 90% - the victim and assailant know each other. Half of the student victims do not label the incident “Sexual Assault.” This is particularly true when alcohol is involved and there is no weapon or signs of physical injury.

• In a national survey of college women, 13% said that they had been stalked. (In the U.S. 8% of women and 2% of men reported being stalked at some point in their lifetimes.)

• Between 25% to 33% of LGBT relationships include dating or domestic violence, a rate equal to non-LGBT relationships.

Defining Consent

Defining Consent

Bystander InterventionCollaboration with Student Government Association, Inter-Greek Senate, UWSP ROTC for poster series

Bystander Intervention

Never the Victim’s Fault

Reporting

Working with Parents

• FERPA (Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act)• Now that your student is in college, the ownership of access to

student academic records is transferred directly to your son or daughter.

• According to FERPA, college students are considered responsible adults and are allowed to determine who will receive information about them.

• The best way to for you as a parent to receive academic information is for your son/daughter to provide it to you. At UWSP, we believe that this communication will foster long term growth in relationships.

• Personal Challenges vs. Emergencies and Crisis

Closing Notes

• Relationships are center of our work.

• Here to support your success.

• Ask questions – even if you don’t know what to ask-

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First-Year Student Orientation

Understanding Your UW-Stevens Point Education

• Expectations- Why are you here?

• Graduation Requirements

• General Education Program

• 4-Year Plans and Majors

• Understanding Credit Hours

• GPA Calculations

• Probation / Suspension

• Support Services

Graduation Requirements

By the Numbers:• 120 credits; 2.0 GPA• 40 upper-division credits; 30 credits “in residence”

General Education: • broad-based education drawing from different areas• well-rounded perspective; adaptable; responsible

Complete a Major: • accounting, biology, forestry, health promotion, music

education, sociology, wildlife ecology, etc.• additional GPA requirements, credits, and professional

experiences might be required

General Education Program

The UW-Stevens Point General Education Program (GEP) provides the framework of a liberal education, equipping students with the knowledge and skills to facilitate intellectual and personal growth, pursue their advanced studies and improve the world in which they live.

General Education Program

GEP: Key Features

Learning Outcomes: - Program-level learning outcomes (ELOs) - Measurable learning outcomes in each category

Four progressive levels:Developmental, scaffolded learning experiences

Requirements: - First Year Seminar, Experiential Learning,

Interdisciplinary Studies - Communication & Capstone in the Major

1 credit vs. 3 credits vs. 5 credits1- credit class = 48 hours of effort• 16 hours in-class (1 hour per week)

• 32 hours outside of class (2 hours per week)

3 - credit class = 144 hours of effort• 48 hours in-class (3 hour per week)

• 96 hours outside of class (6 hours per week)

5 - credit class = 240 hours of effort• 80 hours in-class (5 hour per week)

• 160 hours outside of class (10 hours per week)

Based on 16 Week Semester

Grade Point Average Calculations

Grade Point Average Calculations

Avoiding Probation

Causes of Probation:• Not attending class• Failure to manage time• Studying + “multitasking”• Poor note-taking• Struggling with tests• Too much time working or

recreational/social activities

Success Strategies:• Attend class… every time• Use a planner or calendar• Find a good study location• Use note-taking strategies• Use test-taking strategies• Prioritize studying

Student Support Services

Academic Advisers/Student Academic Advising Center

Tutoring-Learning Center• Reading in the Disciplines

• Individual and Group Tutoring,

• Writing Lab

Math Tutoring Lab

Disability and Assistive Technology Center

Career Services

Diversity and College Access Office• Services for multicultural, non-traditional and veterans students

What to expect at UW-Stevens PointChallenge: we are going to challenge you.

Support: we will support and guide you - prepare you for success.

Get Involved: beyond academic requirements, you will benefit from volunteering, joining organizations, serving in student government, completing internships and field experiences.

Have Fun: value the journey, enjoy the moment!

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First-Year Student Orientation

Dismissal Group 1

English

History (Broad-Field Social Science, International Studies)

Physical Education

Philosophy (Environmental Ethics, Religious Studies)

American Studies (Working in a Global Economy)

Political Science (Pre-Law)

Public Administration

Sociology and Social Work

Dismissal Group 2Communicative Disorders

Foreign Language (French, German, Spanish)

Elementary Ed (Early Childhood, Exceptional/Special Ed)

Dietetics, Health Promotion, Wellness

Family and Consumer Science

Interior Architecture

Accounting

Economics

Business Administration (Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing, Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, International Business)

Dismissal Group 3

Art and Design ( Art History, Studio Art, 2/3 D, Graphic Design)

Theater and Dance (Acting, Drama, Design & Technology, Musical Theatre)

Music (Performance, Jazz, Music Education, Music Literature)

Dismissal Group 4

Arts Management

Communication (Organizational, Media Studies, Public Relations)

Dismissal Group 5

Chemistry (Biochemistry, Pre-Pharmacy)

Physics (Pre-Engineering)

Mathematics

Computer Information Systems

Web & Digital Medial Development

Dismissal Group 6Athletic Training

Clinical Laboratory Science

Health Science (Pre-Physical Therapy, Pre-Occupational Therapy)

RN to BS Nursing Completion Program (Pre-Nursing)

Psychology

Paper Science & Engineering (Pre-Chemical Engineering)

Geography and Geoscience

Dismissal Group 7Biology and Pre-Professional Programs(Pre-Med, Pre-Vet, Pre-Dental, Pre-Chiropractic, Pre-Mortuary, Pre-Optometry, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Physician’s Assistant)

Natural Science (Teaching High School Science - Life, Earth or Physical)

Fisheries and Water Resources

Forestry

Natural Resource Management

Soil and Waste Resources

Wildlife Ecology

Dismissal Group 8

Undeclared Majors

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First-Year Student Orientation