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August 14, 1998
EDITORS: Wright State University's Office of Communications and Marketing has assembled an extensive packet of back-to-school stories, ranging from homework hints for K-12 students to the top 10 tips for first-year college students. Below is a synopsis of the stories we have gathered to help you localize your back-to-school coverage. To see a complete copy of any release, click on the highlighted link. If you'd prefer to have the stories faxed, mailed or sent to you via e-mail, call Wendy Riddell, media coordinator, at (937) 775-3232.
What's new at Wright State this fall? More than 16,200 (up from 16,033 last year) students are expected to descend on the Wright State campus when classes start on Wednesday, Sept. 16. Move-in day for the residence halls is Sunday, Sept. 13. Tuition and fees for full-time resident undergraduates this year are $1,310 per quarter, up 6 percent from last year. Also included:
Homework tips for students and parents.When September rolls around, so do the inevitable signs that it's time for back to school -- yellow buses, shopping for school supplies and the prospect of the ever-dreaded homework. Dr. Etta Hollins, associate dean of teacher education in WSU's College of Education and Human Services offers these tips to ensure that homework becomes an opportunity to learn rather than a source of frustration for both students and parents.
Going away to college? Wright State's top 10 tips for first-year students. Going to college is often the biggest lifestyle change students have experienced in their short lives. Dealing with roommates, class requirements and taking responsibility for personal affairs can be stressful for many students. To ease the transition into college life, Melissa A. Giles-Markland, assistant director for residence education, offers 10 tips for first-year students.
Wright State finance professor offers money management tips for students. Just as a college student's education doesn't come only from the classroom, the cost of a college education isn't only tuition and room and board. Managing expenses, both accidental and incidental, is part of the learning curve. Robert Sweeney, chair of Wright State University's Department of Finance, offers these money management tips for students.
Wright State helps students cope with the stresses of college life. Going to college can be stressful. Stress itself is often unavoidable, but how we respond to stress determines its impact on our lives. The WSU Center for Psychological Services sponsors a clinic for stress management and relaxation, Positive Choices, that can help students cope with the stresses of college life and workshops on topics such as text-taking anxiety, adjusting to college life and working and raising children while attending school.
Tips for student safety. Safety is an issue for students going off to school-- whether they're walking to the corner to catch the bus or going away to college for the first time. Wright State's Department of Public Safety is committed to providing a safe environment for the faculty, staff and students at the university. Dawn Hollar, one of the university's 18 commissioned police officers, offers tips for both property and personal safety.
Survival tips for parents. The Wright State University Office of Student Life offers suggestions for helping parents of first-time college students adjust to college life.
Returning to learning focus of Wright State course for adult students. The generation gap is not a learning gap at Wright State University, where 25 percent of the students are more than 25 years old. Returning to learning is the norm for a quarter of the student population here and for half the college population nationally. Kay Lillich, an academic advisor from WSU's Office of Adult and Transfer Students, who teaches a course that helps ease adult students back into the rigors of student life, offers tips for older students.
Job fair offers earning opportunities for Wright State students. Students interested in earning extra money while attending Wright State this fall are invited to the university's annual Student Employment Job Fair, Friday, Aug. 21. Last year, nearly 2,000 students held part-time jobs on campus each quarter.
Wright State offers electronic access to student résumés. Prospective employers from around the world can review the résumés of hundreds of Wright State University alumni and student job-seekers and screen out all but the most qualified without ever having to advertise a position opening, internship or co-op job, thanks to a free web site developed by the WSU Office of Career Services. Résumé listings are updated constantly, and more than 500 WSU students signed up to participate in the program in its first two months.
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