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What’s the Deal With… FINDING YOUR PLACE

What’s the Deal With… FINDING YOUR PLACE. Finding Your Place. The Center for Student Engagement . Student Involvement Information Residential Experience Student Organizations Greek Life GW Bound. Student Involvement. 87% of students are involved in at least 1 organization

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What’s the Deal With… FINDING YOUR PLACE

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  1. What’s the Deal With… FINDING YOUR PLACE

  2. Finding Your Place

  3. The Center for Student Engagement • Student Involvement Information • Residential Experience • Student Organizations • Greek Life • GW Bound

  4. Student Involvement • 87% of students are involved in at least 1 organization • 28% of first-year students hold a leadership position • 52% of students volunteer weekly • 33% of students work at an internship every week • 32% of students work on campus for pay every week • 26% of students work off campus for pay every week

  5. How Students Spend Their Time • 9 hours of classroom related activity • 5 hours of co-curricular activities • Join 2 organizations • Do what works for you!

  6. Residential Experience • Roommate relationships • Start communication now • Talk about expectations in the room • Roommate Agreement • Required in the first four weeks

  7. Residential Experience • Your Resident Advisor will • Get to know you • Connect you to the community • Maintain the community • Community Standards • Maintain a positive living experience • Includes policies for visitors, quiet hours, civility and conduct

  8. NewU – What’s That? • Fall semester • Help first-year students transition to GW • Topics include: • Navigating DC • Academic success • Managing finances

  9. Student Organizations • Over 400 student organizations • Over 1,300 leadership positions • Nine categories of organizations • Helps students connect to peers and explore interests • Student Organizations Fairs – Day 3 and Welcome Week • http://studentorgs.gwu.edu

  10. Greek Life • 31% of undergraduate student body • Three governing councils • InterfraternityCouncil • Multicultural Greek Council • Panhellenic Association • All Greek GPA – 3.17 • New member GPA higher than first year GPA

  11. GW Bound • DC Bound • Adventure Bound • Help students create connections • Sign up through Colonial Inauguration Headquarters

  12. Contact Information • Center for Student Engagement • Colonial Crossroads • Marvin Center 5th Floor • 202-994-6555 • engage@gwu.edu • http://studentengagement.gwu.edu

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