Details Of The Student Challenge And Opportunity Analysis
SECTION II – Details of the Student Challenge/Opportunity
Details of the student challenge/opportunity – scope, extent, difficulties
From section 1, it is clear that first year students in third level education face huge changes during the transition from living at home to complete independence in all aspects of their lives. Facing the big bad world on your own can be daunting for most and presents many challenges. Having spent the previous year as the most senior class in school, they arrive in an alien environment at the bottom of the ladder.
Macalester College highlight the most significant challenges:
Some students will be homesick, missing their family, friends, and pets. College presents a brand new opportunity to expand your friend zone and meets lots of different people from different cultural backgrounds; students struggle to settle into academic life …show more content…
One service which particularly stands out is the ‘The Student Connect Mentoring Programme’ which provides a friendly introduction to NUI Galway for first year students. Existing volunteer students are tasked with ensuring the smooth integration of incoming First Years into university life.
Clubs and societies help students make new friends and have fun while also taking part in physical exercise.
The on-campus accommodation ‘Corrib Village’ also provides cooking classes during the first few weeks of orientation.
Approach taken at other third-level institutions, both Irish and abroad
UCD provides a student desk to provide students with constant support during their transition and the rest of their college lives.
Like here at NUIG, most Irish colleges provide a Students’ Union service which provides advice for students in all aspects of their college
Details of the student challenge/opportunity – scope, extent, difficulties
From section 1, it is clear that first year students in third level education face huge changes during the transition from living at home to complete independence in all aspects of their lives. Facing the big bad world on your own can be daunting for most and presents many challenges. Having spent the previous year as the most senior class in school, they arrive in an alien environment at the bottom of the ladder.
Macalester College highlight the most significant challenges:
Some students will be homesick, missing their family, friends, and pets. College presents a brand new opportunity to expand your friend zone and meets lots of different people from different cultural backgrounds; students struggle to settle into academic life …show more content…
One service which particularly stands out is the ‘The Student Connect Mentoring Programme’ which provides a friendly introduction to NUI Galway for first year students. Existing volunteer students are tasked with ensuring the smooth integration of incoming First Years into university life.
Clubs and societies help students make new friends and have fun while also taking part in physical exercise.
The on-campus accommodation ‘Corrib Village’ also provides cooking classes during the first few weeks of orientation.
Approach taken at other third-level institutions, both Irish and abroad
UCD provides a student desk to provide students with constant support during their transition and the rest of their college lives.
Like here at NUIG, most Irish colleges provide a Students’ Union service which provides advice for students in all aspects of their college