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New students get warm winter DelaWorld welcome
4:46 p.m., Jan. 18, 2007--Delaworld 101 is the first important “course” for admitted freshmen and transfer students as they embark on their college careers at UD, and the one-day winter session, held Thursday, Jan. 18, in the Trabant University Center, gave spring semester entrants a warm welcome. Packed with campus tours, orientation activities and break-out sessions that included “YoUDee & Me” for students and technology and student life sessions for parents, winter DelaWorld supplied incoming students and accompanying family members with information necessary for getting off on the right foot at UD and transitioning smoothly into campus life. “This is a day really designed for transfer students coming from other institutions and for first-time freshmen,” Michael McCloskey, assistant director of admissions, said.
Overall turnout for the day, which included a complimentary boxed lunch, was approximately 150, of whom 85 were students, McCloskey said. Besides providing basic orientation information, winter Delaworld also offered sessions on services for students with learning disabilities and opportunities for students to set up bank accounts at WSFS. Additionally, students had the chance, after registering for classes, to get their photos snapped for their UD #1 Cards. “I decided to come to UD partly because of the great Study Abroad program here, partly because of the opportunities for internships and partly because of in-state tuition,” Laura Wharton, a transfer student from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, said. “Originally, I had wanted to become an engineer, but I discovered that just wasn't for me, so I'm switching my major to international relations.” Wharton, who plans to commute from her home in Wilmington, said that the pre-advisement session at DelaWorld “really helped a lot” and that the student life session provided her with information about the many different opportunities available for campus involvement. Jim Smith, a transfer student from the school of architecture at Louisiana Tech University who is switching his major to English, felt similarly that DelaWorld was helpful to students entering UD in the middle of the year. “It's hard to say what year I am,” Smith said, “and I'm switching majors, so it was helpful to learn about core requirements and about the Study Abroad program and campus organizations.”
“Shepherd University is very small, especially compared to UD,” VanVorst said. “The alcohol policy seems a little stricter here, but that's probably good.” VanVorst, who is from Milford, said that she also found the student life information available at DelaWorld helpful. “I'm going to live on campus, so it's good to learn about the different opportunities for getting involved on campus and connecting with people already here,” she said. Article by Becca Hutchinson
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