What is Our Definition of a Well-Oriented Student?
The well-oriented student: • has healthy/constructive relationships with faculty and staff. • student pursues faculty and staff with confidence. • student expresses needs clearly. • junior-senior learner relationship. • has healthy/constructive relationships with self and other students. • has friends. • has career/academic direction, or is engaged in process of discovering that. • has a vocational/co-curricular involvement. • has a sense of belonging/membership. • cares about and has pride in the university. • is aware of and can access resources on campus. • understands the shared values of the academic community and accepts the responsibilities of living within those values. • is academically successful (either self-defined OR consistent with prior or predicted performance). • is a participant (not just in attendance) in the intellectual pursuit. • Is able to make good decisions about health, personal safety, and well-being. • has a sense of independence.
