Learn

Bolster your confidence and competence as you recognize the impact of your decisions and connect your learning in and outside of the classroom. 

You will…

  • strive for excellence as you pursue your passions and explore important questions through your coursework and co-curricular endeavors.
  • understand community standards as they apply to your behavior in and outside the classroom.
  • develop leadership skills across a range of contexts.
  • reflect upon, evaluate, and refine your ethical reasoning skills.
  • engage new ideas and practice intellectual curiosity.
  • become solution-oriented in solving problems when faced with challenges.
  • strengthen your writing, reading, critical thinking, communication, research, and study skills.
  • connect learning between and across classes and to your life experiences in order to understand the importance of cross-disciplinary learning.

Programmatic highlights

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ Core Curriculum, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ 1010, New Student Orientation, New Student Convocation, Call to Honor Ceremony, floor meetings with RAs, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ Bound

Connect

Make positive connections with faculty, staff, and peers as you become an active member of the university and broader Alamance County community. 

You will…

  • develop an awareness of your own identity within a diverse community to effectively and positively engage with others in and out of the classroom.
  • become involved and participate in academic and co-curricular experiences.
  • cultivate meaningful and healthy relationships with staff, faculty, and/or peers.
  • understand the importance of mentoring and begin to cultivate your constellation of mentors.
  • establish meaningful relationships with students who hold different identities and perspectives from your own.
  • develop skills to understand issues from multiple perspectives.
    take responsibility for your words and actions and embrace ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµâ€™s community principles of honesty, integrity, responsibility, and respect.

Programmatic highlights

New Student Orientation, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ 1010, First Year Summer Experience, Residential Campus Experience, Core Curriculum, SMART Mentors

Thrive

Cultivate your personal wellness values that will last throughout and beyond your time at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ. 

You will…

  • participate in activities that nurture your overall wellbeing.
  • develop a community of peers, faculty, staff, and/or community members that support your creation of a balanced and fulfilling life.
  • cultivate personal wellness values as you build your foundation for an active, resilient, and mentally healthy lifestyle at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓÆµ and beyond.
  • become familiar with campus resources to support your learning and well-being and reach out for help when you experience difficulty, either socially or academically.
  • deepen your self-awareness and identify experiences that connect to a sense of meaning and purpose.

Programmatic highlights

Truitt Center; Campus Recreation and Wellness, Counseling Services, Well Connected Challenge