Campus Resources / Support for First Year Students
The First Year Experience offers new students ongoing individual and class support throughout the entire first year at McDaniel both academically and socially.
Fall & Spring Support and Social Events Linked to First Year Students
- Workshops on time management, academic strategies, getting to know Westminster, presentations on campus offices and resources to help new students.
- Social events throughout semester designed for the first-year students
- Project teams of peer mentors to help with typical retention issues facing first-year students
- Facebook group for students continues throughout entire year
- Family Weekend (October 2013)
- First Year Student Appreciation Week
- Peer Mentor Program for support for transition needs
- First Year Council (formed in the Fall semester of current students) sponsors events in the Spring to connect students and ease transition into Sophomore year.
Important Offices & Support in the First Year:
Academic Resources
- FYS Faculty Advisor and/or Department Advisor
- Department Chairs/Academic Departments
- Faculty Members Teaching Courses
- FYS Peer Mentors, Honors Peer Mentors (for FY students) and Transfer Peer Mentors for new transfers
- Student Academic Support Services (SASS Office: For students with documented disabilities)
- Center for Experience and Opportunity (on-campus employment, community engagement, career development, scholarships/fellowships)
- Hoover Library
- Writing Center
- Department Tutors (e.g. math, second language, etc.)
- 2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog
Student Affairs/Student Life Resources
- Office of Residence Life
- Residence Life FY FAQs
- Athletics
- Wellness Center (Student Health and Counseling Services)
- Office of Student Engagement
- 2012-2013 Student Handbook
- Meal Plans / Dining
- Department of Campus Safety
- Student Technology FAQs