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First-Year Student Orientation

First-Year Orientation Program
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Check-In Dreyfus University Center

8:30 a.m. Orientation Program Welcome and Overview

9:00 a.m. Dean of Students
9:20 a.m. Understanding Your UWSP Education
9:40 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. English Writing Sample / Parent Session
11:00 - 12:40 a.m. Lunch / Resource Fair
12:45 p.m. Guided walk-over to Academic Departments
1:00 p.m. Major Overview (Students and Parents)
1:50 p.m. Student Advising & Registration
2:10 – 3:10 Parent Sessions

2:45 and 3:15 Optional Residence Hall Tours

Your Sticker
The Plan for Success
Getting to know UW-Stevens Point...
MyPoint

Welcome to myPoint Stevie! (Click here if you are not Stevie Pointer)
Activating Your Student Account
Activate Your myPoint Account
3 Easy Steps

• Step 1
• ID#
• SSN
• Date of Birth

• Step 2 – Create Unique Password

• Step 3 – Click Activate My Account

PointCard
The PointCard is the official ID on campus!

Meal Plan
• Three residential meal plans:
• 150 Meals & $75 Dawg Dollars
• 200 Meals & $25 Dawg Dollars
• 250 Meals

• Optional off-campus student meal plans:

• 25 Meals, 50 Meals and 75 Meals
Dawg Dollars Point Cash
• Dawg Dollars – part of your meal plan
Used for food items only on campus
• Point Cash – can be used on- or off-campus
• Vending machines
• Copy Machines
• University Store
• Off-campus Vendors
• Add cash online or
Cash to Card machines
Point Card Access
Cardio and Fitness Center
University Library
Textbook Rental
UWSP Sporting Events
Campus Entertainment
US Bank
• PointCard can be an ATM/Debit Card
• 3 full service ATM's on campus
University Store and Text Rental
Getting your books!
• On average, you pay about $90 per semester to rent approximately
$500 worth of textbooks.
• Print textbook list from myPoint
• Pick up your books the week before classes start.

• Return books before the LAST day of finals for each term.
Paying Your Student Bill On-Line

 Go to: www.uwsp.edu/billpay

 Option A: Pay by e-check

• Only available online
• Electronic check payment is the same as a paper check payment
• Subject to a $20 service fee for nonsufficient funds, account closed, or
invalid account number

 Option B: pay by credit card

• Only available online
• American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa accepted
• A 2.5% convenience fee will be charged to your card
Partial Payment Plan Credit Agreement
-- sign card in folder
 UWSP Offers a Partial Payment Plan
• Two equal installments during the semester

 First Statement : (1st week of school)

• No required payment due - finance charges assessed at 1 ¼ % per
month on unpaid balances

• Second Statement : (one month into the term)

• 50% of the balance due

• Third Statement : (two months into the term)

• 100% of remaining balance due
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Stevie Pointer
2100 Main St.
Stevens Point, WI 54481
The Plan for Success
Getting to know UW-Stevens Point...
MyPoint

Welcome to myPoint Stevie! (Click here if you are not Stevie Pointer)
Activating Your Student Account
Activate Your myPoint Account
3 Easy Steps

• Step 1
• ID#
• SSN
• Date of Birth

• Step 2 – Create Unique Password

• Step 3 – Click Activate My Account

PointCard Has Many Uses
The PointCard is the official ID on campus!

Meal Plan
• Three residential meal plans:
• 150 Meals & $75 Dawg Dollars
• 200 Meals & $25 Dawg Dollars
• 250 Meals

• Optional off-campus student meal plans:

• 25 Meals, 50 Meals and 75 Meals
Dawg Dollars Point Cash
• Dawg Dollars – part of your meal plan
Used for food items only on campus
• Point Cash – can be used on- or off-campus
• Vending machines
• Copy Machines
• University Store
• Off-campus Vendors
• Add cash online or
Cash to Card machines
Point Card Access
Cardio and Fitness Center
University Library
Textbook Rental
UWSP Sporting Events
Campus Entertainment
US Bank
• PointCard can be an ATM/Debit Card
• 3 full service ATM's on campus
University Store and Text Rental
Getting your books!
• On average, you pay about $90 per semester to rent approximately
$500 worth of textbooks.
• Print textbook list from myPoint
• Pick up your books the week before classes start.

• Return books before the LAST day of finals for each term.
Paying Your Student Bill On-Line

 Go to: www.uwsp.edu/billpay

 Option A: Pay by e-check

• Only available online
• Electronic check payment is the same as a paper check payment
• Subject to a $20 service fee for nonsufficient funds, account closed, or
invalid account number

 Option B: pay by credit card

• Only available online
• American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa accepted
• A 2.5% convenience fee will be charged to your card
Stevie Pointer – 11223456
 11223456
Stevie Pointer
2100 Main St.
Stevens Point, WI 54481
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First-Year Student Orientation

Health, Wellness and Responsibility
on the UW-Stevens Point Campus
Dean of Students
• Advise, refer, and/or serve as an advocate for students
during personal challenges, crisis, and emergencies
• Connecting students to campus and community resources
• Serve as a resource for students, parents, faculty, staff and
guests to the institution regarding university policies and
student life on campus
• Provide on-call response to student related emergencies
• Uphold and enforce institutional policies
The Agenda
• Joining the Pointer Community
• Pointer Stick Together
• Our Community Guidelines

• Your Health and Wellness

• Counseling
• Student Health Services

• Defining Healthy Relationships

• Ask for help if you need it

• Help connect other students to resources

• Share students / behaviors of concern.

• Student in need of support, cheating or behavior
damaging to the community, safety and health concerns
• We have resources to support you!!
Every community has guidelines…
Standards of Conduct from UWS/UWSP Chapters 14, 17 and 18
• Academic Concerns
• Claim credit for the work or efforts of another without citation
• Uses unauthorized materials or fabricated data
• Forges or falsifies academic documents or records

• Behavioral / Community Concerns

• Alcohol, drugs, weapons, community disruptions, etc.

• Relationship Violence
• Sexual Assault or harassment,
• Dating or domestic violence, Stalking

• Incidents of Bias or Hate

Universal Prevention:
Alcohol and Violence Education
Why Universal Prevention?
• UWSP believes in education for all because good
decisions begin with accurate information.
• Educated members contribute to a stronger prevention
environment.
• Regardless of age, drinking experience, life experience,
knowledge, family history, military service, all incoming
students are expected to complete an online alcohol
and sexual violence education course.
Program Details
Courses: Alcohol-Wise and
Consent & Respect
Delivery: Web-based - 60 minutes for each class

Open period: 8 weeks; 24/7 availability; log on - start/stop as needed

Enrollment: All students enrolled automatically at no charge

Notification: Sent to UWSP email address

Deadline: 4 weeks after semester starts

100% participation expected:

Students who do not participate will be referred to a 3-hour, in-person
class for which they will be charged $75
Why Alcohol Education?
THE FACTS:
• College students drink more than their non-college peers.

• College students in WI drink more than students in other states.

• 38% of UWSP students drank alcohol before coming to college

• Half of UWSP student drinkers binge drink

• Binge drinkers are more likely to experience social, academic,

physical, financial and legal consequences

2013 Student AODA Survey findings

Counseling Services
Delzell Hall, 3rd Floor

• The Counseling Center provides FREE and

confidential services to enrolled UWSP students. It is
staffed by licensed, experienced mental health
professionals.
• Services Provided: Individual and group therapy,
Consultation to concerned faculty, staff, parents and
students, Emergency mental health services,
Psychological assessment
• Common Issues: Anxiety, Depression, Adjustment
Concerns
Student Health Services
Delzell Hall, 1st Floor
• Student Health Service is a primary care clinic for all
currently enrolled UWSP students. Medical care is
provided by physicians, nurse practitioners, physician
assistants and licensed practical nurses.
 Sexual Assault and
Interpersonal Violence

Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, Harassment

Sexual Assault/Interpersonal
Violence Statistics
• UW System - 2012: Two-hundred eighty-five (285) sexual assaults
reported, 153 of which were acquaintances.
• UW-Stevens Point - 2012: Nine (9) sexual assaults reported
• National statistics indicate that 1 in 5 young women experience sexual
assault during college. For between 80% and 90% - the victim and
assailant know each other. Half of the student victims do not label the
incident “Sexual Assault.” This is particularly true when alcohol is
involved and there is no weapon or signs of physical injury.
• In a national survey of college women, 13% said that they had been
stalked. (In the U.S. 8% of women and 2% of men reported being
stalked at some point in their lifetimes.)
• Between 25% to 33% of LGBT relationships include dating or domestic
violence, a rate equal to non-LGBT relationships.
Defining Consent
Defining Consent
Bystander Intervention
Collaboration with Student Government Association, Inter-Greek
Senate, UWSP ROTC for poster series
Bystander Intervention
Never the Victim’s Fault
Reporting
Working with Parents
• FERPA (Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act)
• Now that your student is in college, the ownership of access to
student academic records is transferred directly to your son or
daughter.
• According to FERPA, college students are considered responsible
adults and are allowed to determine who will receive information
about them.
• The best way to for you as a parent to receive academic information
is for your son/daughter to provide it to you. At UWSP, we believe
that this communication will foster long term growth in
relationships.

• Personal Challenges vs. Emergencies and

Crisis
Closing Notes

• Relationships are center of our work.

• Here to support your success.

• Ask questions – even if you don’t know what to

ask-
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First-Year Student Orientation

 Understanding Your
UW-Stevens Point Education
• Expectations- Why are you here?

• Graduation Requirements

• General Education Program

• 4-Year Plans and Majors

• Understanding Credit Hours

• GPA Calculations

• Probation / Suspension

• Support Services
Graduation Requirements
By the Numbers:
• 120 credits; 2.0 GPA
• 40 upper-division credits; 30 credits “in residence”

General Education:
• broad-based education drawing from different areas
• well-rounded perspective; adaptable; responsible

Complete a Major:
• accounting, biology, forestry, health promotion, music
education, sociology, wildlife ecology, etc.
• additional GPA requirements, credits, and professional
experiences might be required
General Education Program

The UW-Stevens Point General

Education Program (GEP) provides
the framework of a liberal education,
equipping students with the knowledge
and skills to facilitate intellectual and
personal growth, pursue their
advanced studies and improve the
world in which they live.
General Education Program
 GEP: Key Features
Learning Outcomes:
- Program-level learning outcomes (ELOs)
- Measurable learning outcomes in each category

Four progressive levels:

Developmental, scaffolded learning experiences

Requirements:
- First Year Seminar, Experiential Learning,
Interdisciplinary Studies
- Communication & Capstone in the Major
1 credit vs. 3 credits vs. 5 credits
Based on 16 Week Semester

1- credit class = 48 hours of effort

• 16 hours in-class (1 hour per week)
• 32 hours outside of class (2 hours per week)

3 - credit class = 144 hours of effort

• 48 hours in-class (3 hour per week)
• 96 hours outside of class (6 hours per week)

5 - credit class = 240 hours of effort

• 80 hours in-class (5 hour per week)
• 160 hours outside of class (10 hours per week)
Grade Point Average Calculations
Grade Point Average Calculations
 Avoiding Probation
Causes of Probation:
• Not attending class
• Failure to manage time
• Studying + “multitasking”
• Poor note-taking
• Struggling with tests
• Too much time working or
recreational/social
activities
Success Strategies:
• Attend class… every time
• Use a planner or calendar
• Find a good study location
• Use note-taking strategies
• Use test-taking strategies
• Prioritize studying
Student Support Services
Academic Advisers/Student Academic Advising Center

Tutoring-Learning Center
• Reading in the Disciplines
• Individual and Group Tutoring,
• Writing Lab

Math Tutoring Lab

Disability and Assistive Technology Center

Career Services

Diversity and College Access Office

• Services for multicultural, non-traditional and veterans students
What to expect at UW-Stevens Point
Challenge: we are going to challenge you.

Support: we will support and guide you - prepare you for

success.

Get Involved: beyond academic requirements, you will

benefit from volunteering, joining organizations, serving in
student government, completing internships and field
experiences.

Have Fun: value the journey, enjoy the moment!

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First-Year Student Orientation

Dismissal Group 1
English

History (Broad-Field Social Science, International

Studies)

Physical Education

Philosophy (Environmental Ethics, Religious Studies)

American Studies (Working in a Global Economy)

Political Science (Pre-Law)

Public Administration

Sociology and Social Work

Dismissal Group 2
Communicative Disorders

Foreign Language (French, German, Spanish)

Elementary Ed (Early Childhood, Exceptional/Special Ed)

Dietetics, Health Promotion, Wellness

Family and Consumer Science

Interior Architecture

Accounting

Economics

Business Administration (Entrepreneurship, Management,

Marketing, Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, International
Business)
Dismissal Group 3
Art and Design
( Art History, Studio Art, 2/3 D, Graphic Design)

Theater and Dance

(Acting, Drama, Design & Technology, Musical Theatre)

Music
(Performance, Jazz, Music Education, Music Literature)
Dismissal Group 4
Arts Management
Communication
(Organizational, Media Studies, Public Relations)
Dismissal Group 5
Chemistry (Biochemistry, Pre-Pharmacy)
Physics (Pre-Engineering)
Mathematics
Computer Information Systems
Web & Digital Medial Development
 Dismissal Group 6
Athletic Training

Clinical Laboratory Science

Health Science
(Pre-Physical Therapy, Pre-Occupational Therapy)

RN to BS Nursing Completion Program (Pre-Nursing)

Psychology

Paper Science & Engineering (Pre-Chemical

Engineering)

Geography and Geoscience

Dismissal Group 7
Biology and Pre-Professional Programs
(Pre-Med, Pre-Vet, Pre-Dental, Pre-Chiropractic, Pre-
Mortuary, Pre-Optometry, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-
Physician’s Assistant)

Natural Science
(Teaching High School Science - Life, Earth or Physical)

Fisheries and Water Resources

Forestry

Natural Resource Management

Soil and Waste Resources

Wildlife Ecology
Dismissal Group 8

Undeclared Majors
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First-Year Student Orientation