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Week of Welcome
smooths transition
Activities focus on
introducing incoming
students to campus
resources in a fun way
By Amy Goldhammer
Oregon Daily Emerald
Instead of stressing over books
and schedules, students can
stress out about whether they
will be down from the climbing
wall in time to boogie to the funk
and jazz band performing Friday
evening.
A number of activities and pro
grams have been planned for
freshmen, transfer and returning
students during the Week Of
Welcome before classes begin.
WOW will allow students to try
their hands at many activities
ranging from climbing to white
water rafting as well as learning
how to navigate the “scary” li
brary and even double-check
their schedules.
“This gives students a chance
before classes start to take things
slow,” said Kris Winter, director
of student orientation programs.
“They will be able to find out in
formation about the University
they want and need to know.”
Many of the programs during
WOW are focused on the needs
of freshmen and transfer stu
dents. These programs and meet
ings range from informative sem
inars on financial aid to campus
tours. The most important meet
ing new students who did not at
tend IntroDucktion should attend
is academic advising, Winter
said.
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ALS offers tutoring,
academic advising
More specialized help is
also available through
the Educational
Opportunities Program
By Stefanie Knowlton
Oregon Daily Emerald
Tucked away in the basement of
PLC, the Academic Learning Ser
vices program may be as unfamil
iar as its location.
Although this program has been
around for almost 20 years, most stu
dents are unaware of its existence.
Designed to help students acad
emically, the ALS program pro
vides free tutors for writing and
math in addition to paid private
and group tutors for subjects rang
ing from French to chemistry.
“The point is [for students) to
come in early before they get too
far behind,” said Donna Wong, ad
visor and recruiter for ALS.
ALS will have an open house on
Friday, Sept. 25, from 1 p.m. to 3
p.m. in orderto familiarize students
with the program and its services.
There are 18 advisors at ALS
that offer tutoring services, acade
mic advising and counseling.
The center also offers classes such
as ALS 101 “Introduction to Univer
sity Study” and ALS 102 “Critical
Reading” to help students. Accord
ing to an ALS pamphlet, students
should “learn how to maximize the
resources at the University.”
In addition, ALS has an Educa
tional Opportunities Program that
was developed to help students
who may have particular barriers
to academic success such as low
income, a learning disability or
parents who did not graduate from
a four-year college.
Membership in this program
guarantees free tutoring in addi
tion to individualized help from
the several advisors.
EOP is a federally funded program
that can only provide assistance to
approximately 375 students.
Wong explained that students
who are interested in this program
should contact ALS as soon as
possible to receive an application
due to the limited space available.
Once admitted to the EOP pro
gram, students will receive assis
tance until they graduate from the
University.
According to Wong, the goal of
the program is “to enhance acade
mic retention and graduation. ”
Although the program caters to
students who are at a high risk of
dropping out, it is able to produce
retention and graduation rates that
are identical to these rates for the
University as a whole.
She also explained that every
one needs help occasionally, and
students “should not be afraid to
come by.”
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