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Connecting Students to Campus: Fun and Academics at Russell Sage College

Russell Sage College, a women's college in Troy, New York, offers a unique urban campus experience. With an emphasis on both liberal arts and professional programs, it serves many first-generation college students. Our innovative strategies, such as the integration of student life and academic affairs, include a First-Year Experience program that cultivates community. Students engage in co-curricular activities and Town Meetings, enhancing their connection to both academics and campus life, fostering an inclusive intellectual community that supports lifelong learning.

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Connecting Students to Campus: Fun and Academics at Russell Sage College

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  1. CONNECTING STUDENTS TO CAMPUS If You Build It, They Will Have Fun! • David Milford, Dean of Students • Sharon Murray, Associate Dean for Academic Services • Sharon Robinson, Dean of the College RUSSELL SAGE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN

  2. What Makes Russell Sage College Different? • A women’s college • Small urban campus in Troy, New York • Many 1st-generation college students • Equal number of residents and commuters • Liberal arts and professional programs

  3. How Did We Get To A Place Where Fun and Academics Didn’t Mix? • Tenuous link between Student Life / Academic Affairs • Original Mentor Program • WORLD core • ENGLISH 101

  4. The Little Big Idea: A First-Year Block • All first-year students in the same place at the same time 3 days a week: • Either WORLD 120 or English 101 MW • Co-curricular on selected Wednesdays • FYE 101 on Friday • New York Times • Opportunity Programming • Town Meetings

  5. Backing Up to the Beginning • Moving from a 2-day, midsummer orientation to an extended Fall Start-Up • Summer Reading/Dean’s Reading Forum • Opening Convocation • Matriculation Book • Self-Introductions • Class Advisors • Alma Mater

  6. Sustainability: The Expectation of Intellectual Community • Each activity has an outcome on both the Student Life and Academic Affairs side. • Everyone is a learner. • FYE qualities of integrated learning and community extend beyond the first year. • Students are reminded of their first year experiences for the rest of their college careers.

  7. First-Year Experience 101: Program Goals, Tools, & Outcomes Prepared by Sybillyn Jennings, Ph.D.

  8. The Big Little Idea: A First-Year Block

  9. Backing Up to the Beginning

  10. LEARNING TO READ THE NEW YORK TIMES

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