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WU freshmen get “experienced” Class helpful to some, “unnecessary” to others Colton Goeffert
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All around campus, at varying times of day, new students are flocking to one of the Washburn First Year Experience classes. These classes are set up to be an introduction to college life. One of the FYE professors, Amber Dickinson, described the class as a “transition period between high school and college.” The class was discussed throughout 2008 and 2009 and opened for the first time, two years later, in the fall semester of 2011. “For any student coming directly from high school or an international student coming to America for the first time, the FYE class is invaluable in the transition process that will help [students] advance their success in the university,” said Alan Bearman, dean of libraries who was also a large part of designing the course. The FYE class covers a variety of topics freshman students would need to know, such as how to use the ANGEL Learning Management System
and their MyWashburn account. Other information covered includes job-hunting skills, like manner and etiquette for formal dining, school skills like time management, as well as test taking skills. When asked to sum up the class in a nutshell Dickinson replied that she considered it an “organized resource” for students. During the course of a class, students were encouraged multiple times by Dickinson to take advantage of career services in Morgan 123. Dickinson also instructed students on how to link their ANGEL and MyWashburn email, negating the need to check both every day. Kelsey Schweer, a peer educator for Amber Dickinson’s class and a sophomore communication student, demonstrated how to use the ANGEL Learning Management System for the class. Schweer showed students how to check course mail, grades and their course calendar. “I think the [FYE] class provides additional help transferring into college, and I highly recommend [taking] the
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The Race is On: Students participate in an activity called “Amazing Race” to learn about the Mabee Library during their Washburn First Year Experience course. Students used iPads to scan QR codes at different stations in the library. Washburn Experience is meant to teach students about all the available resources at Washburn. It is geared mainly to freshmen and transfer students. class,” said Schweer. Some students like the class and others don’t. The ones that like it appreciate the information, but the ones who don’t, think it’s redundant. “I think the library challenges were helpful, but aside
from that, there was really no new information,” said Christina Entz, freshman nursing student, who attends Rick Ellis’ First Year Experience Other students liked that the class helped them think about their time management
skills. Athletes in particular enjoy the class because they don’t have as much free time as traditional students. This also goes for students who want to be involved in extra curricular activities. To find out more about this
program check out the website at www.washburn.edu/fye. Colton Goeffert is a freshman industrial technology major. Reach him at colton.goeffert@ washburn.edu
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To have a meal plan or not to have one
Keely Brown
WASHBURN REVIEW
The best way to spend a student’s meal plan is always a relevant question with each coming year. Students want to know how to make it through the semester with their meal plan and often wonder what to do with Bod Bucks. To start off with, students need to know how much is in their meal plan. There are different plans for students, depending on their living situation. For those living at the Living Learning Center, Kuehne Hall and West Hall they have two options. The first includes $1,220 for dining and $137.50 in Bod Bucks. The second option is $1,890 and $270 in Bod Bucks. Other students living in the Washburn Village get quite a bit less, with two options as well. The first option is $412.50 for dining and $220 in Bod Bucks. Option two is a little higher with $625 for dining and $350 in Bod Bucks. Students’ meal plan, or dining money, can be used at
Union Marketplace, Corner Store and Libation Station. Bod Bucks can be money students put on their card and can be spent on a number of services on campus including the
they will either overspend or run out of money by the end of the semester. Whereas sophomores and above tend to think of ways to get rid of the money on their iCard.
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Corner Store, University Bookstore, laundry facilities, etc. Students are concerned with overspending. The majority of freshman tend to think
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“Freshman year I had a meal plan, sophomore year I lived off campus, which was a mess, and then I’m back on campus with a meal plan,” said Beth Stewart, junior
music performance major. “My freshman year I ended up having a bunch of money left over, so my second semester I ended up buying my friend’s lunch every day.”
Some students end up with enough surplus, they aren’t even sure how to spend it. “They give people way too much on the meal plan, so there’s not really room for efficiency,” said Jimmy Bert,
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sophomore nursing major. “It’s more of how do I get rid of it.” Many students don’t patronize the Corner Store because it’s more expensive than the other spots on campus. “On the meal plan they describe it [as] 14 meals a week,” said Stewart. “That’s three meals a day and if you buy someone else a meal per day, you still end up with extra money.” The first thing students should do is set a budget. One students has hers planned out. “If you set yourself a budget, you’re not going to worry about running out,” said Samantha Redieck, freshman accounting major. “[That way] you’ll know, okay I have $20 a day to spend and if I go over that every day I’m going to run out.” Many ask how they can spend their Bod Bucks most efficiently. Students have different ideas on how to do just that. One idea is to use Bod
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Bucks for laundry since that can add up quickly. The price of the washing machine and dryer cost $2.50 per load, and can put a dent in students’ pocket change. “Bod Bucks, I usually spend on laundry or vending machines,” said Allison High, freshman nursing student. They can always add more Bod Bucks to their account, but they should be weary because they cannot take this money off, and they will lose it at the end of the semester. That’s just one of the areas Bod Bucks can help students with. So students aren’t paying out of hand and pocket to have refreshing smelling clothes. To learn more about meal plans and Bod Bucks, check out the website, http://www. dineoncampus.com/washburn/. There you can find a detailed description of meal plans and much more information.
Keely Brown is freshman radiology major. Reach her at keely.brown@washburn.edu.