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Tips For Families
WELCOMEAnna Carey
Director – New Student Services/Family Outreach
FAMILY TIPSSteve VanderStaay
Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Professor of English
STUDENT PROFILE &
Tip #1
Relax!
Your student has chosen a great school!
Recent Assessment Data
Top 2% of 560 US Masters Granting Universities (Survey of Earned Doctorates)
72% Graduation Rate (2011-2012)
“Value Added” is “greater than predicted”(Collegiate Learning Assessment)
84 %
84% of Graduating Seniors report they would “go to Western” if they could start their higher education
experience over again.
Tip #2
Be confident:
You have done your job.
Tip #2
“I know you will make good decisions.”
Tip #2
“Everyone makes mistakes: your job is to learn from them.”
Tip #3
Let them go but stay in touch.
Tip #3
Don’t say“Are you homesick?”
Say“Tell me about . . .”
Tip #4
Support their exploration but…
Tip #4
Encourage progress toward major declaration
Tip #4
Explore and Research InterestsComplete prerequisitesDeclare a Major
Milestone
Major declaration by end of sophomore year.
Tip #5
Let them know of your sacrifices.
Tip #6
Help them learn from the past.
DifficultiesSuccesses
Our Students#1 Difficulty
Time Management
Other Difficulties we can Anticipate
• The pace and difficulty of course work
• Winter blues
• Illness
• A difficult class
What to Say?
“That’s tough.”
“That happened to me…”
“That eventually happens to everyone…”
Successful Students:
• Get involved/work/volunteer/participate
• Form study groups
• Use a calendar and set deadlines
• Use their professor’s office hours
Successful Students use campus resources:• The Outdoor Center
• The Tutoring Center
• The Advising Center
• The Math Help Center
Tina LoudonDirector – Academic and Career Development Services
ADVISINGACADEMIC
Advising Day One• Advising session with faculty or staff advisor• Introduction to GUR’s and WWU graduation
requirements• Course selection as related to major interest or to
explore potential areas of interest• Advising Resources • Online Registration System• Staffed labs in afternoon for students to start
planning fall class schedule
Advising Day Two• Class registration with assistance from
faculty/staff advisor and ASA
• Schedule modifications possible up to noon of next day (noon Monday for those registering on Saturday)
General University Requirements
• Class registration with assistance from faculty/staff advisor and ASA
• Schedule modifications possible up to noon of next day (noon Monday for those registering on Saturday)
Graduation Requirements
• DTA or completion of WWU General Education requirements
• Complete a minimum of 180 credits• Complete an approved academic major• Complete a minimum of 60 upper division credits• Satisfy the writing proficiency requirements• Complete a minor, if required• Meet minimum grade point average requirements
(scholarship standard required by major and cumulative WWU GPA of 2.0)
How it Adds Up
GURs: 65 credits (approximately)Major coursework: 60 – 105Electives: 10 - 55
Advising at WWU• Undecided/undeclared students are advised in
Academic Advising Center or Student Outreach Services
• Once declared, students are assigned a faculty advisor
• Students are not required to see an advisor to register for classes (except students with 105 or more credits)
• Students need to be proactive in seeking advising
ACADEMIC and CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERVICESAcademic Advising, Old Main 380, 360.650.3850
Tutoring Center, Old Main 380, 360.650.3855 Career Services Center, Old Main 280, 360.650.3240
www.wwu.edu/advisingwww.wwu.edu/depts/tutorialcenter
www.careers.wwu.edu
WELLNESSEmily Gibson, M.D.
Medical Director – Student Health Center
Dedicated to helping students be well, get well, and stay well
life long.
HEALTH &COUNSELING,
First Things FirstMMR Vaccination requirement for enrollment
• MMR is the only required vaccination at WWU
• Meningococcal vaccination is strongly
recommended but not required. Students are
required to sign an online information sheet prior to
initial registration. Vaccine is available at the
health center on campus $15 under age 19, $85
for age 19 or older
• Other vaccinations strongly recommended: TDAP
(tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis), HPV, Hepatitis A,
influenza (starting in October)
Students Under 18
• If a student will be under 18 at any time they
will be on campus, we need
parental/guardian permission before treating
minors in our clinic. Form available on our
website.
• Exceptions: we treat without permission in
cases of emergencies or legally protected
conditions such as mental health, sexually
transmitted diseases, pregnancy and
contraceptive visits
Student Health Center
Located at the south end of campus in the Campus Services Facility above Parking and Police
Student Health Center
• Open weekdays during the academic quarters
• Closed for appointments during intersessions,
evenings, weekends and holidays
• Year round 24 hour free telephone consulting
nurse with WWU physician back up
• Refills, emails, electronic messages available year
round
Student Health Center
• $72 Mandatory Quarterly Counseling, Health and
Wellness Fee provides free unlimited visits in the
health center, free brief counseling in the
Counseling Center
• Additional fees may be charged for dispensed
prescription medication from our formulary,
durable goods, procedures, vaccinations and
laboratory testing
Student Health Center
• We do not currently directly bill insurance plans-- ONLY Group Health/Kaiser Permanente. A billing sheet with appropriate codes will be emailed to the student on request to facilitate self-billing of insurance for reimbursement.
• Insurance is strongly encouraged but not required by WWU. It will be federally mandated under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) starting in January 2014 and various individual plans will be available through the Washington State Insurance Exchanges with potential for government need-based subsidy.
• Option to stay on parental health insurance to age 26
Student Health Center• Optional quarterly or annual coverage available
to enrolled WWU students offered through Wells
Fargo through our website
• https://studentinsurance.wellsfargo.com
• Plan premiums for 2013-2014 are anticipated to
be under $170 per month with marked increases
over the next two years as the full mandate of the
Affordable Care Act takes effect.
Student Health Center
• Online services: all electronic paperless clinic for the past 10 years
• online past medical history and symptom specific
surveys
• password protected secure patient web portal with
access to chart notes, labs and xray reports and
patient education materials
• online refill requests and direct secure messaging to
health care providers
• Ask the Doc anonymous question and answer
service with over 4000 in our archives
Student Health Center• Telephone Services—24 hour free access to
consulting nurse with physician back up
• Some illness can be treated by protocol over the
phone without being seen –i.e. viral upper
respiratory infections, viral gastroenteritis,
uncomplicated influenza and urinary tract
infections
• In-clinic formulary of 60 of the most common
prescription medications available for purchase,
including antibiotics, contraceptives and
antidepressants
Student Health CenterCold Self Care Packs
Access to free over the counter pain relievers,
lozenges, cough syrup, tea, chicken soup, etc at
the Health Center
Triage Nurse
In person evaluation by Registered Nurse with
ability to assess and treat per protocol, i.e. viral
upper respiratory illness, strep throat,
conjunctivitis, uncomplicated urinary tract
infection, some STI screening
Student Health Center• Unlimited appointments per quarter without co-
pays
• Over 100 Same Day Appointments available every
day –we see today’s ill students today
• Schedule ahead appointments for routine mental
health, women's reproductive health, sports
medicine, travel clinic, physicals
• Acute illness, injury, chronic disease monitoring
and management, minor surgery, colposcopy
services
• Lab Services including outside doctor orders
Student Health CenterSpecialty Services
• Free unlimited access to mental health providers,
including psychiatry consultation and chemical
dependency expertise
• Free unlimited access to dietician (in the Rec
Center)
• Free unlimited access by referral to athletic trainer
(in the Rec Center) for injury rehabilitation
• Travel Clinic and vaccinations (charges for
services)
Counseling Center• Located in Old Main, fifth floor
• Doctoral and Master’s Level therapists with
expertise in college-age emotional issues
• Brief one-to-one counseling model with referral to
private therapists in the community for longer
term counseling
• Group classes and support groups
• Urgent appointments available every day and
always 24/7 on call telephone consultation
Mental Health ConcernsDuring their years in college:
• Studies indicate 25% of college students
experience anxiety and/or depressive symptoms
that interfere significantly with their academic
progress
• Over 10% experience significant suicidal thoughts
• 1-2% attempt suicide
• Abuse of alcohol and recreational drugs
significantly increases risk of completed suicide
Prevention & Wellness Services
• Wellness Outreach Center in Viking Union for health information
• Alcohol and Other Drug Counseling Services (ADCAS) for students who have concerns or who are mandated for consultation due to violations
• Crime and Sexual Assault Services (CASAS) for support and advocacy
• Men Against Violence Against Women• Peer Health Educator Program
SAFETYMichael Sledge
Assistant Dean of Students
CAMPUS
Community
Everyone plays a role in creating a safe community
• students
• police
• faculty and staff
• residence hall staff
Crime & Emergency
• Clery crime statistics
• Theft
• Western Alerts
• Emergency 3-day kits
Alcohol & Drugs
• Campus policies are more restrictive than
the law
• Policies are enforced
• Educational focus
What to tell your Student About
Safety• Secure their belongings
• Sign up for Western Alerts
• Trust their instincts
• Know the resources
• 650-SAFE
• Residence Life staff
• Police
• CASAS
Tip #1
Relax!
Your student has chosen a great school!