It's up to YOU.While living on campus, keep in mind that at Minnesota State Mankato, the residence halls are a lot more than a place to sleep.
As part of our mission, Residential Life states that "we want to facilitate students' academic success by providing education opportunities." Here are some links to our own Residential Life Educational Opportunities and links to other academic opportunities here on campus. Activities, classes, times and offerings may change from year to year.
Before you come to campus check out opportunities through the Office of New Student and Family Programs (Formerly First Year Experience). Here are just a few...
Mentors are upperclass students at MSU and assist residents in their academic transition to college. Residents may begin meeting with a Maverick Mentor at any time during the academic year. The Maverick Mentor Program will be housed in Crawford Hall A beginning in the fall of the 2012-2013 academic year.
Conducted three days each week in the lobby of one of the residence communities, this program gives residents instant academic assistance from upper-class “Maverick Mentors.” In the current academic year, an average of 309 students per week are using the program.
What CHANGE can you make? An active and engaging 5 week leadership series! Each week will be a new experience that will help you grow and develop as a leader. Challenge courses, team building activities, MSU staff and student leader speakers, and exploring leadership opportunities is just the beginning!
Two class sessions are available:
Wednesdays 3:30-5:0 starting October 17th-November 14th
Thursdays 3:30-5:00 starting October 18th-November 15th
Register by Friday, October 12th. Email Matt Goff at matthew.goff@mnsu.edu with any questions.
Sign Up Here!
The Residential Life Leadership Experience returns in the spring with a focus on Service-Oriented Leadership. Meet new people, learn a lot about your own leadership and what role others play in it, and most of all, have some fun!
Come and explore what it means to be a Maverick student leader and give back to your campus community. The Leadership Experience will consist of six one-hour classes every other Monday night starting February 11 at 9:00 p.m. in Preska 126. The class will finish with a large culminating experience in April.
To sign up, please RSVP to Matt Goff at matthew.goff@mnsu.edu by Wednesday, February 6.
Looking to increase your grade in a particular class? The Maverick Mentor program, in partnership with MSU Faculty, offer students end of the semester review sessions in December and April. These sessions are FREE for students and are located in the residence communities. Some example classes that have had review sessions in the past are Math 98, Math 112, Astronomy 101/102, Geography 100, English, and Spanish 101/102. Watch your E-Newsletters to see what Faculty Review Sessions will be available this year!
The Chester and Helen Carkoski Scholarship Award program recognizes residence community student leaders with a good academic record and who have demonstrated volunteer leadership and service in the residence communities. Multiple $500 scholarship award recipients will be announced and will be distributed for use this academic year. This scholarship is available to students living in any Minnesota State residence community, excluding current: Community Advisors, Apartment Community Advisors, Maverick Mentors and Learning Commmunity Coordinators.
Crawford staff partner with the Advising U office from the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences and the Office of New Student and Family Programs (Formerly First Year Experience - FYE) to give academic advising and registration tips for students. Community Advisors provide students brain food while graduate assistants from ONSFP speak with students about general education requirements offered, how to find their advisors, and what steps they need to accomplish to declare a major. For more information about Undecided Advising, please visit the Office of New Student and Family Program (Formerly FYE) website to make an advising appointment with the Advising U office, call 507-389-6306. Watch here for more details about the Walk-In Advising schedule for 2012-2013.
Career Development Center - Located in the Student Union nearest Julia Sears Residence Communities
Center for Academic Success - Located in Wiecking Building nearest Crawford and McElroy Residence communities
Library - Located nearest Preska Residence Communities
Student Support Services - Located in Wiecking Building nearest Crawford and McElroy Residence communities
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