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WAYNESBURG EXPERIENCE John McIlwain, Director WAYNESBURG EXPERIENCE COURSE OFFERINGS WBE 105. Career and Life Planning
1 credit
This class is designed to help students decide on a major course of study. Grounded in vocational counseling theory, students will reach an understanding of their skills, values, and personalities by means of self-evaluation; investigate career and major opportunities; and formulate a career plan. First-year students or permission of the instructor.
WBE 106. Strategies for Academic Success
1 credit
This course is designed to help students make a smooth transition into the academics of college. Specific research-based skills are taught which improve the effectiveness of reading, note-taking, memory, and other cognitive abilities. Students become familiar with the liberal arts philosophy as they learn academic requirements, University resources, and interpersonal skills that enhance their potential to be well-rounded and academically successful.
WBE 107. Academic Mentoring
1 credit
This is a one credit course designed specifically for students who are on academic probation, and who have already successfully completed WBE 106, Strategies for Academic Success. Students meet individually each week with an academic mentor, with whom they create a specific plan to improve their academic standing. Mentors coach the students in building needed skill areas, and maintain regular contact with students’ professors to determine strengths, weaknesses, and recommendations. Since specific criteria mandates student placement in this course, it can be repeated multiple times; however, a student can receive a maximum of 1 credit towards graduation requirements. The course is graded pass/fail.
WBE 108. Fiat Lux
1 credit
WBE 405. Professional Development Workshop
1 credit
This course is designed to prepare students for post-graduate experiences in the world of work and/or graduate school. Topics include: Researching organizations and graduate schools, learning job search strategies, enhancing communication skills, developing post-graduate survival skills, and examining organizational cultures. An emphasis will be placed on the synthesis of the liberal arts education experience. One one-hour lecture each week. Prerequisite: open to seniors or second semester juniors. May only be taken once.
2009-2010
Waynesburg Experience
An introduction to Waynesburg University and the life of the mind. Students will examine and discuss the structure and goals of the curriculum and the values which guide the University and the academic enterprise and will experience cultural events collectively. Required of all first year students irrespective of college credit earned during high school. Transfer students who have accumulated 12 or more college credits after high school are exempt. Fall