Summer Orientation Parent Presentation 2014 at Acadia University. I asked parents to have three conversations with students before arrival weekend on the subjects of Academic, Social and Wellbeing.
2. What
are
we
going
to
be
doing?
Discuss
what
your
student
is
learning
this
morning
Look
at
some
of
the
hopes
you
have
for
your
student
at
university
Ask
you
to
have
three
conversa=ons
with
your
student
before
arrival
Give
you
=me
to
ask
ques=ons
3. What
are
the
students
doing?
Groups
of
around
15
to
20
students
One
student
leader
and
one
subject
expert
Three
subject
areas
Interac=ve
discussions
27. Do
they
know
what
supports
Acadia
has
available
to
students?
ü Wri,ng
Centre
ü Math
and
Stats
Help
(MASH)
ü Faculty
Office
Hours
ü Academic
Advisers
ü Student
Advisor
in
Student
Services
ü Disability
Services
ü Resident
Assistants
ü Student
Resource
Centre
ü Chaplain
28.
29. If
you
spent
four
years
at
university
and
never
went
out
socially,
joined
a
club,
danced,
played
a
sport,
got
involved
in
student
leadership
or
tried
something
new
and
outside
your
comfort
level
–
I
think
you
would
have
missed
out
and
not
embraced
the
experience
fully.
30. How
will
you
balance
social
ac=vity
and
academics?
35. Do
you
know
what
supports
are
available
to
you
at
Acadia?
Resident
Assistants
Residence
Dons
Student
Health
Centre
Student
Resource
Centre
(counselling)
Student
Community
Development
Coordinator
Friends
Parents
Acadia
Pride
Womens
Centre
42. What
will
you
do…
If
things
go
wrong?
You
feel
sad?
You
get
dumped?
You
fail
a
course?
You
need
to
talk
to
someone?
43. Do
you
know
the
supports
available?
• Resident
Assistants
• Residence
Dons
• Student
Health
Centre
• Student
Resource
Centre
(counselling)
• Friends
• Parents
• Acadia
Pride
• Womens
Centre
• Mental
Health
Club
• “My
wellness”
website
44. Many
resources
to
help
students
succeed
Some=mes
tough
to
know
when
to
ask
for
help
Balance
of
academic,
social
and
wellbeing
helps