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StudentGuide
Academics
Show up to class on First Day! Don't skipEmail your instructors if you have to miss class.
Be aware that if you don't attend class on the first day, you could receive a FN Grade which means failure due to non-attendance
Check Canvas & check to see what is posted for each of your courses. Check your syllabus regularly!
Review your degree plan in DegreeWorks. Strive to take 15 credit hours a semester to graduate on time!
RESOURCES
ASKING FOR HELP
Visit the Bronco One Stop & Advising Center if you have questions about billing, financial aid, registration, or advising.
Sign up for an Extension Grade Contract at the Learning Center for extra academic support during the semester.
Participating in STRIDE: The Bronco Way on campus is crucial to your academic year here at FSU! Getting engaged and involved can really help to get you off to the right start!
To help you out, we’ve come up with a list of specific things that you can do at FSU during the first four weeks of the Fall semester that will make you feel more connected to campus and set you up for success. To be part of STRIDE: The Bronco Way, just choose 5-7 items and try them!
If you haven't already, download the Bronco Navigate & Handshake app to explore campus resources & internship opportunities!
Join in on the fun during Welcome Week! Check out our various social media platforms for campuswide activities & events!
Attend a football game this season at the Luther "Nick" Jeralds Stadium!
Visit the FSU Food Pantry to learn more about how FSU provides food security to students. Visit the Learning Center for tutoring resources such as the Math Center, Writing Center, & Upswing - our virtual tutoring option (24 hours)
Find others who share the same passions as you by attending the Organization/Club Fair! We have a diverse selection of organizations & clubs for you to join - from eSports to Modeling to Green team!
FamilyGuide
Academic support
Encourage your student to attend & participate in class everyday!
Be aware that if your student doesn't attend classes on the first day or they will receive an FN Grade which means failure due to non-attendance
Encourage your student to seek out tutoring from the Learning Center, Writing Center, Math Center or Upswing - our virtual tutoring system. Click here to learn more.
Encourage your student to download the Bronco Navigate & Handshake app to explore campus resources & internship opportunities.
If your student needs support in advising, billing, financial aid - or simply doesn't know where to go for helpencourage them to visit the Bronco One Stop in the Charles W. Chesnutt Library. Click here to learn more.
resources & Tips
As a family member, please take time to understand the FERPA Policy and how it relates to accessing student confidential information. Click here to learn more.
Check in with your student periodically, but not excessively. Expect that your student will not respond to all of your contacts, but know that they appreciate hearing from you. Be available to talk to them whenever they need it.
Listen, empathize, and offer thoughtful advice only when they ask for it.
Send your student a care package; encourage them to get a mailbox at the FSU Mail Center Click here to learn more.
Thank YOU, parents, siblings, aunties, uncles, cousins, grandparents, mentors & family friends! We are excited to have your student at Fayetteville State University. Remember to encourage Your Bronco on their journey to Graduation!
As the Igbo saying goes, "It takes a village to raise a child." Your support does not go unnoticed! To further support & encourage your student, below are some helpful tips to ensure a successful journey at FSU!
HEALTH & WELLNESS
PROMOTING WHOLE-STUDENT WELLNESS
If your student has their own Health Insurance (Not University provided Health Insurance), be sure to have them waive the University Health Insurance & show proof of their personal health insurance (Have them check their email for instructions and deadline).
If your student experiences depression, anxiety, or major changes in their emotional behavior, encourage them to visit the Counseling and Personal Development Center (CPDC) in the Spaulding Building. The CPDC provides mental health/substance use counseling services, free & confidentially in a welcoming atmosphere to currently enrolled students. Click here to learn more.
If your student learns differently or needs accommodations, students are encouraged to visit Student Disability Services in the Spaulding Building. Click here to learn more.
We invite all students to visit the FSU Food Pantry to learn more about how FSU provides food security to our Broncos. Click here to learn more.
To stay in the loop, join our Parent & Family Association!
Staff
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Build Relationships
ENCOURAGE & CONNECT WITH OUR STUDENTS
Be Personable. When a student comes to you for help, personalize the conversation by asking for the student’s name and giving the student your name.
Ask the Second Question. New students may not know enough about the university to understand what they need or who they need to talk to. Help them out by asking a follow-up question to figure out what they need to accomplish.
Connect. Give students who visit your office your business card. Let them know that they are welcome to call or email you if they need help.
Be Proactive. When you send a student to another office, call ahead to make sure someone is there and understands what the student s' needs are.
Be the Guide. Give a campus map to a student who needs directions or walk the student to a nearby office. Take the extra moment to help students find where they need to go. Remember this might be their first time on campus.
Be Responsive. Make a commitment to respond to email and/or voicemail within 24 hours during the work week.
Get Out Your Office. Attend a campus event and talk with at least one new student. Find out where the student is from, what the student is are majoring in, and how you can help the student be successful.
ENGAGED LEARNING promote
SHIFT PASSIVE LEARNERS TO ACTIVE LEARNERS
Connect To Campus Resources. Refer a student to a campus lab or other learning resource when appropriate.
Listen. Let a student talk through a problem. Often you can help them talk their way through to the solution that is best for them.
Model Excellence. Help student workers & leaders understand how to better help other students.
Check-In Often. Ask your students how they are doing in their classes and listen to any problems that they might be encountering and refer them to the right resource on campus.
We hope you're excited as much as we are as we head into another great academic year! Thank you for your loyalty & dedication in creating a quality experience for our Broncos! Student engagement is critical to work we do and it starts with YOU!
Please identify 5-7 strategies from the following list to enhance your work with students. Consider choosing strategies from different categories to engage students on multiple levels. Continue to challenge yourself! See which strategies worked for you!
be an
effective resource
PROVIDE QUALITY CUSTOMER-SERVICE ALWAYS
Create a Cheat Sheet. Write down phone numbers commonly used by your office to help in transferring calls from students to the correct department.
Stay Up to Date. Verify that you are up-to-date on FSU policies, procedures & resources.
Establish Connections. Connect with other departments to create an additional resource for students.
Refer Students to the Proper Chain of Command. Help them understand how the chain of command works.
Be Calm Under Pressure. Be the rational one and deescalate a situation that may be stressful for a student.
Go Beyond “No.” Help students understand what the options are in a situation where the answer to the initial question is “No.”
Encourage Students to Utilize Bronco Navigate. Especially when they need to meet with their advisor.
common culture
INSPIRE BRONCO PRIDE!
Decodify Higher Ed Jargon. Help students understand the terminology of higher education by defining terms that new students may not understand.
Show Your Bronco Pride! Participate in Spirit Friday by wearing your Bronco swag proudly!
Positivity is the Best Policy. Be positive about FSU and be encouraging in interactions with students.
Faculty
Guide
Build Relationships
ENCOURAGE & CONNECT WITH YOUR STUDENTS
Be Personable. Learn your students' names & something else interesting about them.
Be Encouraging. Express to your students that you respect them and want all of them to succeed.
Have An Open Door. Remind students about your office hours and encourage them to contact you.
Ask Students to Share Their Goals. Ask students to share why they are in college as well as why they are taking your course
Ask Students to Share Any Challenges. Ask students to write about any challenges they may have (child care, transportation, working a lot of hours, no computer at home) and whether or not they feel these challenges are interfering with their ability to learn in your class. Do they need help with these challenges? Refer them accordingly.
Share Something Interesting. Share something about yourself and your passion for your course content.
Discuss How Attendance Impacts Their Learning. Take time to explain the FN Grade and how not attending can impact their ability to do well in the class. Contact any student who misses class.
ENGAGED LEARNING promote
SHIFT PASSIVE LEARNERS TO ACTIVE LEARNERS
Try An Active Learning Strategy. Engage students in at least one active learning strategy (like Think-Pair-Share, buzzers, case studies, or service learning).
Encourage Students To Read The Syllabus. Get students actively involved in the content of the syllabus. Consider a syllabus quiz or scavenger hunt.
Integrate Student Support. Create an exercise that connects students to student resources (like the Bronco One Stop, Learning Center, TRIO Student Support Services, Career Services).
Honor Their Experience. Honor the prior experience of your students. Mine their previous knowledge by discussing a discipline-related topic about which students will already have opinions/knowledge.
We can feel your excitement as we move into another great academic year! Thank you for your loyalty & dedication to creating a quality experience for our Broncos! The first four weeks of each semester are crucial for each student and it starts with YOU!
Please identify 5-7 strategies from the following list to enhance your work with students. Consider choosing strategies from different categories to engage students on multiple levels. Challenge yourself! See which strategies worked for you!
Raise expectations
INSPIRE STUDENT EXCELLENCE
Explain the Big Picture. Briefly describe the topics that will be covered. Explain how this course is relevant in students’ academic, professional, and personal lives
How to Be Successful. Let students know what they need to do to be successful in YOUR course. Demonstrate the best note-taking practices previously successful students have used in your class.
Share Your Expectations. Model what you expect from students. (Start and finish class on schedule, be prepared for class, be responsive, be truthful, respectful, fair and available, etc.) Model quality.
Explain Your Academic Vocabulary. What constitutes missing class? When is a homework assignment late?
communicate
Clearly Communicate. Explain your course grading policy.
Discuss Their Progress. In the first couple of weeks discuss their progress & what they need to do to be successful in your course. Connect them to student support resources.
Share Your Preferred Method. Provide students with your preferred mode(s) of communication as well as the amount of time it will take before a student can expect to hear back from you.
Provide Clear Rubrics. Create rubrics that clearly define grading criteria for each assignment and provide these to your students when giving the assignment(s).
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SPECIALATTRIBUTES
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WHAT'SINYOURFOLDER?
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ADVISORINFORMATION
SCHEDULEAN APPOINTMENT WITHYOUR ADVISOR
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ACCOUNTABILITY PLEDGE
Accountabilitymeansthatstudentsareaccountablefortheirperformance,anditmeansthat faculty members and staff members are accountable for creating conditions that will enable studentstobesuccessful.
I ASPIRE
ToRespect:faculty, administrativestaff,students& myself.
ToCarryExemplaryBehavior: speak,dress,&behave appropriatelyinthepresenceof others.
ToThinkIndependently: investigateformyself&make thebestdecisionsbasedon evidenceandknowledge.
ToAchieveGreatness: by pursuingcreativeproblemsolving,hardwork,and persistence.
I VALUE
I WILL
Attendallclasses.
Believinginmyself,each other,&inFayettevilleState University.
Positive Energy Unity
Standingtogetherasa family;carryingglobal solidarity.
HighExpectations
Settinghighexpectationsfor myself&everyonepartofthe FSUfamily.
Utilizetheresources provided. AskquestionswhenIdo notunderstand.
Remainpersistentwhen seekingassistance& answers.
Avoidmakingexcusesor blamingotherswhenI makeanerror.
Stayincommunication withmyinstructors& advisors.
AsastudentatFayettevilleStateUniversity,Ihavethepotentialtoachievesuccessand avoidfailure.IcansucceedifIhavethewilltosucceed.IfIreallytry,Icanaccomplishmy goalsandfulfillmydreams.TheonlylimitsIfacearethelimitsofmyownefforts.Ichoose torealizemyfullpotentialandtoaccomplishallthatIamcapableof.
Iwillusemytimeeffectively.
IwillaskforhelpwhenIneedit.
Iwillacceptresponsibilityformyownactions.
IwillsucceedatFayettevilleStateUniversitybecausemyfuturedependsonit.Earning a university degree will enhance the quality of my life and will enable me to help improvethelivesofothers.
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FayettevilleStateUniversityisproudto investinthefutureofourcommunityby supportingstudentswhohavethe potentialtomakeapositiveimpact.
TheBroncoOpportunityScholarship isanupto4-yearrenewable scholarship.
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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
First-TimeFreshmanor TransferStudent
Demonstrateshighacademic potential(3.0GPAorhigher)
First-GenerationCollegeStudent &PellEligible
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
First-TimeFreshmanor TransferStudent
Demonstrateshighacademic potential(3.0GPAorhigher)
First-GenerationCollegeStudent &PellEligible
FromTier1&Tier2
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
First-TimeFreshmanor TransferStudent Demonstrateshighacademic potential(3.0GPAorhigher)
PellEligible
FromTier1&Tier2counties in EasternNorthCarolina
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
First-TimeFreshmanor TransferStudent
Demonstrateshighacademic potential(3.0GPAorhigher)
First-GenerationCollegeStudent &PellEligible
Thankyou forattending NewStudentOrientation atFSU!
WelcomeonceagaintotheBroncoFamily!Wearethrilledthat youhavechosentoattendFayettevilleStateUniversity!
Herearesomeimportantremindersasyouprepareforyour firstdayofclassesnowthatyouareregistered:
REVIEWYOURCLASSSCHEDULE
Toensurethatthecoursesyouareregisteredforalignwithyouracademic majorofchoice.Ifnot,pleasecontactyouracademicadvisorwhocanbe locatedat:
ATTENDANCEMATTERS!
Attendallclassesonthefirstday(in-person&online)toavoidbeingdropped fornon-attendance(FNGrade).Viewyourclassscheduleforthisinformation anddoyourbesttoattendallclasssessionsthroughoutthesemester.
MEETWITHYOURADVISOR
Atleast3timespersemestertoensureyouareontrackandwhenyou needguidanceandsupport.Scheduleanappointmentusingthe NavigateApp!
Andwithouthesitationtoensureyouhavethesupportneededforyour academicsuccess.You’vegotthis!AndweareallheretohelpYOU! #GoBroncos
HOWTOREACHUS
FayettevilleStateUniversity CharlesW.ChesnuttLibrary,2ndFloor (910)672-2717 advising@uncfsu.edu @FayStateOneStop @faystate_onestop
HOURSOFOPERATION 9AM-5PM(Monday-Thursday) 9AM-4PM(Friday)
Pre-Registration
preparing for Spring 2024 Registration is as easy as
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Meetwithyour advisorvirtually, in-personoronthe phonetodiscuss yourdegreeplan.
important dates
Oct 2 BeginMeeting withyour advisor
Afteryoumeet, yourAlternatePIN, requiredfor registrationwillbe emailedtoyour Broncoemail.
Completethe registration processwithyour AlternatePIN!
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Office of Admissions
Fayetteville State University
William R. Collins Building 1200 Murchison Road
Fayetteville, NC 28301
Phone: (910) 672-1371
admissions@uncfsu.edu
This event is designed to provide you with an overview of academic advising and your degree requirements. You will also have an opportunity to learn from: Are you ready to become a
The Office of Admissions
The Office of Financial Aid
Student Accounts
The Advising Center
before you walk across the stage...
Check&PayYourBill
Ensure that all fees are paid by logging into Banner.
MeetWithYourAdvisor
To determine if you are ready to graduate.
Discuss with your advisor your Degree Works evaluation & any outstanding documents such as substitutions, waivers, transfer equivalencies, or outstanding courses.
Pre-ClearanceCheck
The Registrar’s Office will conduct a pre-clearance check.
To be considered “on-track” and eligible to participate in the commencement ceremony, you must be able to complete all degree requirements at the end of Fall 2024.
You must be currently registered for all final courses and currently have a minimum overall 2.0 GPA.
ApplyforGraduation
Apply for Graduation! Go to bit.ly/uncfsu-graduationinfo
October 30: Apply to graduate to have your name included in the Commencement program booklet.
November 30: The last day to apply & receive your line-up card for the Commencement ceremony.
If you are not “on-track” and have not applied by November 30th, you will not be eligible to participate in the commencement ceremony!
Unpaid balances will lead to holds that will prevent you from receiving your diploma but will not hinder you from attending the graduation ceremony.
CompleteExitCounseling
Graduating students must complete exit counseling at studentaid.gov.
FSU's partner, ECMC, offers resources for repayment readiness and assistance if you face payment challenges. Understand loan obligations, including debt amounts, repayment options, grace periods, and forgiveness.
UpdateYourAlumniInfo
Scan the QR code & consider joining a FSUNAA Chapter!
Take full advantage of the programs and events that the FSU National Alumni Association sponsors and organizes. Did you know your national membership fee is waived the first year after graduation?
Learn more at: https://bit.ly/alumni-fsunaa
ScantheQR Codetoupdate yourinformation
Questions? Please contact the Office of the Registrar: 910-672-2850
FREE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CODING PROGRAM
WHAT IS E-CAMP?
E-CAMP is a no-cost,1-year certificate program hosted by Bennett College. E-CAMP offers an Entrepreneurship tract and a Coding/Artificial Intelligence tract. Each tract offers one hybrid course per semester (Fall, Spring, and Summer). The 2024-2025 Cohort begins August 21,2024.
IS E-CAMP FOR ME?
YES, of course! This certificate program is open to all Bennett students and Greensboro, NC community members.
1-YEAR CERTIFICATE PROGRAM BEGINS AUG 21 QUESTIONS?
FREE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CODING PROGRAM
E-CAMP offers an Entrepreneurship tract and a Coding/Artificial Intelligence tract. Each tract offers one hybrid course per semester (Fall, Spring, and Summer).
This certificate program is open to all Bennett students and Greensboro, NC community members!
1-YEAR CERTIFICATE PROGRAM BEGINS AUG 21
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