Roads to Success for Freshmen
CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT ROADS IN THE OREGONIAN!
Our Roads to Success 2010 class was absolutely fabulous. We enjoyed every moment of getting to know you and watching you grow and change into experienced college freshmen! Congratulations on completion of your first term in college:)
Wishing you all a safe holiday and a happy New Year. See you in January!
Liane, Domanic, Ben, Enrique & Ni'Cole
December 3, 2010
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Exerpt from The Oregonian article originally printed on September 27, 2010.
One recent morning in one of the classes taught by Liane O'Banion,
students discussed motivation and goals. They wrote letters to
themselves describing what they expected to be achieving in six months,
when O'Banion will mail the letters to them
Students said the
class would help them face their first college classes this week with
more confidence and friends.
"I feel a lot more comfortable,"
said Leila Amirhekmat, 18, of Dana Point, Calif., who will be exploring
business as a possible major. "This class gives you all the tools on how
to be successful and how to do your best in college."
Elise
Realivasquez, 18, of Tujunga, Calif., said O'Banion's class has helped
her make friends and adjust to her new home.
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STAY TUNED FOR INFORMATION ABOUT OUR 2011 ROADS TO SUCCESS COHORT. INFORMATION WILL BE MAILED TO ADMITTED PSU STUDENTS IN MAY, 2011.
Click Here for last years 2010 Roads postcard that was mailed in June, 2010.
Instructors: Liane O'Banion, M.S. & Dominic Thomas, M.S.
Teaching Assistants: Enrique Farrera, Dalton Higgenbottom, Ni'Cole Sims
Program Description: Roads to Success is a Portland State University early start program for new freshmen. First offered in 2009, Roads provides sixty students the opportunity to learn valuable skills and be exposed to campus resources prior to their first term at PSU.
Roads students are exposed to critical academic skills; student success and college adjustment strategies, co-curricular opportunities, resource referrals and community building activities to assist in the transition from high school to the University prior to the start of fall term. Intended outcomes include increased academic success, retention and overall student satisfaction.
Components: The primary component of Roads is a three-credit course offered the two weeks prior to the start of fall term (including New Student Week) followed by an additional one-credit seminar during fall term. Approximately half of the cohort will live in the First-Year Experience Residence Hall when the program begins on September 13th if they make arrangements to do so prior to the mid-July deadline.
Curriculum: The program uses Skip Downing's "On Course" curriculum and highlights the eight principles and essential qualities that successful students have including: accepting personal responsibility, discovering self-motivation, mastering self-management, employing interdependence, gaining self-awareness, adopting life-long learning, increasing self confidence and developing emotional intelligence. Additionally, attention is given to college adjustment issues, understanding academic "culture", practicing tolerance, academic skill building, major and career exploration, community building, exposure to campus resources and co-curricular activities.
Roads to Success is a component of the Learning Center within the division of Student Affairs. Instructors include UASC advisers and other Student Affairs professionals. For additional information, contact Liane O'Banion, Assistant Director of the Learning Center and Coordinator of Roads, at 503-725-9549 or obaniol@pdx.edu.
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