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.
Before you come to campus check out the First Year Experience Opportunities. Here are just a few...
Maverick Mentor Program - 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.
One Minute Clinic - 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.
We’re proud to announce that "Academic Success in Seconds: One Minute Clinics at Minnesota State University Mankato" was selected as a national gold medal honoree in the 2010 NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education awards.
The program, conducted in the lobby area of Gage Residence Community three days each week, 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.
The One Minute Clinic program was developed in 2009 by the Minnesota State Mankato Department of Residential Life under the direction of Academic Programming Coordinator Alisa Dean, Gage Area Director Kenney White, and 12 student mentors. The program will be prominently displayed at the NASPA Annual Conference in Philadelphia in March, and participants have been invited to a recognition event at the conference.
Congratulations to everyone involved!
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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
[PDF] Maverick Leadership Experience (broken link) - An active and engaging 5 week 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 leadership opportunities will all be a part of The Maverick Leadership Experience. Deadline to sign-up is Friday, October 14.
[PDF] Registration Form (broken link)
Walk-In Advising in Crawford - This past Tuesday, Crawford partnered with the Advising U office from the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences and the First Year Experience (FYE) office to provide academic advising and registration tips for students. Community Advisors from Crawford D Hall gave students brain food while graduate assistants from FYE spoke with students about general education requirements offered, how to find their advisors, and what steps they need to accomplish to declare a major. Ajia from the Advising U office came to offer walk-in advising to students seeking a degree in the College of Social & Behavioral sciences which serves students in 20 different majors; the Community Advisors themselves even received some advising. For more information about Undecided Advising, please visit the
FYE website to make an advising appointment with the Advising U office, call 507-389-6306.
Looking for help prior to Exams? - The Maverick Mentor program is excited to announce their partnership with several faculty members to bring you the Faculty Review Sessions. Any student is welcome to attend, you can either meet a Maverick Mentor in the Gage front lobby 15 minutes prior to the start of the session or just show up to the designated room at the appropriate time. This is a great chance for you to improve your GPA and connect with another professor on campus.
