Semester Set-up | Photo by Julia Kirk | The Wright State Guardian
College can be quite stressful, from balancing school work to personal lives, students need to be organized to be successful. Residence Life and Housing hosted the Semester Setup event on Sept. 4, in which students received a free planner and learned about ways to stay organized.
Setting up the semester set-up
Residence Life and Housing puts on many different events for students throughout the school year. Most of the time, these events are held in the lounge of the Honors dorms, making it convenient for students to attend.
Harley Paul, the coordinator of this event, bought planners and different utensils to decorate them. She also provided an assortment of snacks and drinks. Students could come, hang out with their friends, get something to eat and decorate their planners.
Paul wanted students to be better prepared and have more opportunities.
“It can be hard to keep everything straight. I wish there was an event like this when I was an underclassman,” Paul said.
Not every student comes to college with a good organization system, and it is easy to get overwhelmed and for things to start piling up. Setting up these good habits early on can cause greater success throughout the rest of students’ college careers.
In addition to the free planners, there was also a presentation about the Student Success Center, giving students access to information about their resources. They are there to help students at any part of their academic journey.
“You can start anywhere, there’s no wrong time to ask for help,” Paul said.
The Student Success Center is where students can access tutors, academic advising, peer coaching and more. It is important for students to know about it.
Student impact
The hope for this event was for students to get a better understanding of their learning styles and connect with students who are similar to them.
Residence Life and Housing is very good at communicating with students when events are taking place. They send out emails to all students, not just those who live in the residence halls. In addition to this, they also post their events on Engage and post flyers around campus.
Ameer White, a student who lives in the dorms and attended the event, shared how he heard about it.
“I got an email from Residence Life and Housing about the event and decided to come,” White said.
All students receive emails and updates from Residence Life and Housing, so be sure to watch for their future events.
