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Summer Transition Program

Every August, during the week before freshmen orientation, 30 to 40 first-year TRIO students are prepared, supported and coached to make a successful transition to college. The program is free to all students who are accepted and includes housing for the week, meals, and all programs and activities.


What to expect from STP:

Survival Strategies
• campus resources
• policies and procedures
• personal responsibility
• drug and alcohol policies

Fun!
• canoeing
• hiking
• cookouts
• movies
• theater
• adventure education

Study Skills
• note-taking
• memory techniques
• successful test-taking
• organizational methods
• problem solving/decision making
• reading/writing/math workshops

 

 

Self-Discovery
• goal-setting
• learning styles
• time management
• career planning
• stress management


For more information, view the
Summer Transition Program brochure
and Summer Transition Program application.




 

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