As Director of First Year Experience, I act as a liaison between student services and faculty to aid our first-year students in making a successful transition from the secondary arena to the collegiate atmosphere. By offering workshops and seminars that address a myriad of issues of concern to college freshmen, we hope to ensure a positive, smooth acclimation to Drury University.
Issues covered in the first semester include time management, study skills, and academic endeavors.
Second semester focuses on personal development, career counseling, and individual goal-attainment. Drury Leadership, Level I , is a program under my tutelage which targets the concept of leadership. Special programming, as well as a fall and spring retreat, heralds new and innovative approaches to serving as a leader. Personal development is the key to the first-year leadership program, and the focus is on the individual. Action is a dynamic part of the program, and students will discover more about themselves as they work with other Drury freshmen throughout the year.