It can, sound so officious, technical. Oh, sure, I can explain the basics. Matriculation is the statc-mandated coordination of campus activities in seven areas, including Assessment and Orientation. But if it's really doing its job, matriculation goes beyond meeting state mandates to helping students succeed. Quite simply, matriculation is the personal touch given to students that will help them take risks, build confidence, accept responsibilities, and eventually achieve success both on and off campus.
Matriculation is encouragement and support but also high standards and accomplishment.
Matriculation goes on every day in every classroom and in every office across campus. It's a faculty member organizing a study session or reminding a student to develop a student education plan with a counselor. It's a counselor offering an orientation session, so students can make better informed decisions about their courses. It's a CLAS tutor clarifying a tricky math formula, an administrator listening to a student's worry or a business office worker solving a student' s billing problem. In this broader sense,. matriculation becomes the cornerstone of our new campus structure.