As you walk through your first year here at Geneva, we want you to know that we here are for you. We are here to help you excel academically, connect socially, and grow spiritually. We want you jumping off the starting blocks feeling confident in your ability to succeed and knowing we have resources to support you.
In order to help you transition well, we have developed a First Year Experience Program designed specifically to help you thrive during your first year at Geneva. The First Year Experience Program consists of three main components: Welcome Week, The Learning & Transitions Course, and The Freshman Experience events program.
Click on the links below to get specific information regarding each component. We are excited to meet each of you, we are excited to support you, and we are excited for you to experience life at Geneva!
Welcome Week is one of the most memorable weeks in your whole Geneva experience. Welcome Week is just as it sounds, a week where we welcome you into the community we have all grown to love. It is specifically designed to give you space to meet new friends, settle into your new room, connect with an upperclassman mentor, take care of last minute logistics, learn about academic life at Geneva, and much much more.
Check out the links below to learn more specifics about Welcome Week. We will see you in August!
SSC 101: Learning & Transition, or you may hear this as simply L&T, is 49 days of learning to thrive at Geneva College. L&T is the experience connecting you from Welcome Week into your new academic, social, and personal life at college.
In the SSC 101 course, you will learn and discuss how you can not just survive, but thrive during your transition to Geneva College. You will also build lasting relationship along the way, as you complete this course with your group starting in Welcome Week. Each Learning & Transition group has two student mentors from your major and an instructor.
The First Year Experience team works hard to integrate education, transition, and fun all into one package. Therefore, we host and cooperatively prepare numerous events and programs for you to attend throughout your first year.
From taking an exciting visit up to the apartments with your RA, to Passport Events tied in with your SSC 101 experience, to events connecting you with other communities on campus, we are here to help you make the most of your first year at college. Transitional Programming gets you, and we get you connected.
