¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓƵ Navigator introduces you to ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓƵ and Worcester. Through weekly activities, you and your Navigator group will explore a full array of campus facilities, academic resources, social and co-curricular life, and events and opportunities in the broader community.
¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓƵ Navigator helps you:Ìý
- Make and sustain friendships with your peers, beginning during Orientation and continuing through your first semester.Ìý
- Become connected with an upper-class peer mentor who can provide advice, support, and resources to navigate your first semester.Ìý
- Explore and become involved in ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓƵ and the local community through academic, co-curricular, community, or social activities.Ìý
- Develop skills and strategies to support your transition to college academics.Ìý
- Become familiar with the campus culture and resources surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion.Ìý
Begin the program during Orientation and continue meeting with your assigned group — a cohort of 15 to 20 fellow students and a peer mentor — throughout the semester.Ìý
Through weekly Navigator group meetings, students will learn about campus resources and explore the ways in which ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓƵ will support your academic and personal success.Ìý
First Year Pathways ProgrammingÌý
The First Year Pathways Program supports your journey and time at ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓƵ. There are 5 key components related to designing your experience. They include:ÌýÌýÌý
- Explore and navigate the ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓƵ curriculumÌý
- Connect and engage with communitiesÌý
- Discover and pursue your passionsÌýÌýÌý
- Develop professional skillsÌýÌý
- Reflect, design, and planÌýÌýÌý
In parallel with the Navigator, students will participate in at least 10 experiences as a part of the First Year Pathways Program. While some of these experiences will be completed as a group during the scheduled Navigator time, others willÌýbe more individualized where students can choose their own experience. Ìý