w88 live casino: Freshman Intensive Transition boot camp begins

More than 1,700 incoming freshman – nearly half of all w88 live casino of Nevada, Reno freshmen – to participate in program designed to increase college success

Seven students in white w88  live casino T-shirst pose for a photo while gathered on the University of Nevada, Reno campus.

Students in the HealthFIT camp gather on campus at the University of Nevada, Reno during a previous year’s w88 live casino five-day academic boot camp, starting this year Saturday, Aug. 18. Fall classes begin Monday, Aug. 27.

w88 live casino: Freshman Intensive Transition boot camp begins

More than 1,700 incoming freshman – nearly half of all w88 live casino of Nevada, Reno freshmen – to participate in program designed to increase college success

Students in the HealthFIT camp gather on campus at the University of Nevada, Reno during a previous year’s w88 live casino five-day academic boot camp, starting this year Saturday, Aug. 18. Fall classes begin Monday, Aug. 27.

Seven students in white w88  live casino T-shirst pose for a photo while gathered on the University of Nevada, Reno campus.

Students in the HealthFIT camp gather on campus at the University of Nevada, Reno during a previous year’s w88 live casino five-day academic boot camp, starting this year Saturday, Aug. 18. Fall classes begin Monday, Aug. 27.

w88 live casino, the University of Nevada, Reno's premiere academic preparation program for incoming freshmen students, begins Saturday, Aug. 18, with a kick-off ceremony and parents' workshop. The program, which stands for "freshman intensive transition," gives freshmen a five-day crash course on the rigors of college academics. It spans all eight colleges and more than 40 majors across the University.

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w88 live casino began in 2013 as BioFIT, a program geared toward incoming biology majors, with 48 students participating. In 2014, the program was expanded to include 350 students in all eight colleges with varied majors. Each year the program has grown in attendance and this year it will welcome the largest w88 live casino class to date with more than 1,700 students, almost half of the incoming freshman class.

"College is not an extension of high school; it's not grade 13," Kevin Carman, executive vice president and provost for the w88 live casino, said. "Students learn the value of going to class, sitting up front, how to study with other students and how to make effective use of resources like the writing and math centers."

The FIT programs or "camps" include BizFIT (w88 live casino Business), E-FIT (w88 live casino Engineering), LiberalArtsFIT (w88 live casino Liberal Arts), FIT2Care (w88 live casino Education), HealthFIT (w88 live casino Health Science), J-FIT (Reynolds School of Journalism), CABNRFIT (w88 live casino Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources), and ScienceFIT (w88 live casino Science).

Much of this growth is attributed to the College of Science, the first college at the w88 live casino to make the program mandatory for incoming students. This year, Fit2Care, the College of Education program, has joined the College of Science and CABNR in making the program mandatory for all students, and every major from every college can now participate. More student on campus earlier means more logistics and planning, so LiberalArtsFIT hired a FIT coordinator for their program this year, and other camps are starting to follow that lead.

Typically presented to students in the sciences, w88 live casino, modeled after Louisiana State University's BIOS program, is the first known intensive introduction that has moved beyond the sciences in the country. Althoughtrue to its origins, the program remains anchored in mathematics. Students in most disciplines will attend daily math classes that relate to their field of study. This stems from research that has shown students who are successful in math are more likely to graduate within their chosen majors.

The program is open to all registered freshmen, regardless of grade-point average. This is the third year w88 live casino has counted as a course credit. Participants are grouped in "packs" of six students led by a peer mentor and many of these peer mentors have participated in past boot camps.

Sarah Smith, a junior political science and international affairs major, attended w88 live casino as a participant in 2016, was a mentor in 2017, and is returning as a mentor for w88 live casino 2018. She will be the 2018 featured student speaker at the kick-off ceremony Saturday evening.

"I participated in PsychFIT, which has now evolved into LiberalArtsFIT," Smith said in an NSights Blog for the University. "Before leaving for w88 live casino, I was so incredibly nervous, however, once w88 live casino started, I didn't have time to be nervous. I was so overwhelmed and so busy the entire week, but that busy week led me to be able to be ready and to feel prepared to take on my classes."

Course fees are used to pay student mentors. Funds were also raised to offer scholarships to students who might not otherwise be able to afford to attend w88 live casino.

"Thanks to the generosity of our donors, students who qualify have their full w88 live casino attendance paid," Carman said. "We work hard to make sure any student who has financial need will be able to attend."

Every boot camp in last year's program saw higher GPAs in w88 live casino participants, .13 average increase in GPA during the first semester, compared to the students in their major who did not participate. The program also yields a plus-seven percent increase in a one-year, enrollment retention rate.

University freshmen and their families are encouraged to join the w88 live casino conversations online by using the hashtags #w88 live casino and #PackPride.

Highlighted events and activities

Saturday, Aug. 18

  • 9 a.m.-3 p.m.: w88 live casino Residence Hall Check-in
    Participating w88 live casino students will move into their assigned residence halls at their assigned times.
  • 6 p.m.: Students march to Lawlor for w88 live casino Kick-Off Ceremony, Lawlor Events Center
  • 7 p.m.: Parent info session, Lawlor Events Center
  • 7 p.m., Student dinner, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center lawn

Sunday, Aug. 19

  • 7 a.m.: Breakfast at the Down Under Café
  • 8 a.m.: w88 live casino attend first class
  • 2:15-3 p.m., HealthFIT Faculty Panel, Edmund J. Cain Hall, Room 103

Tuesday, Aug. 21

  • 8:15-9 a.m.: LiberalArtsFIT Meditation Walk with Dean Moddelmog, historic Quad
  • 2:15-3:15 p.m.: FIT2Care Self-Care Workshop, Scrugham Engineering and Mines, Room 101
  • 7:15-8 p.m.: CABNRFIT Beef Test Panel and Mentor Activity, Fleischmann Agriculture quad

Wednesday, Aug. 22

  • 3:30-6 p.m.: BIZ-FIT Presentations, Joe Crowley Student Union Theatre, Third Floor
  • 7 p.m.: ScienceFIT Discover Science lecture from guest speaker Jaime Casap, Davidson Mathematics and Science Center, Room 110

Thursday, Aug. 23

  • 10:15-11 a.m.: E-FIT Trebuchet Launch, Manzanita Bowl
    It may look like medieval warfare near the south entrance to campus Thursday morning, but incoming freshmen will be testing trebuchets they design and build as part of engineering portion of w88 live casino.

Students will celebrate the end of w88 live casino with closing events hosted by each camp in various locations across campus.

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