Alumni Weekend 2013 is almost here!

Spring Reminders
Classes end May 10th.  Parents should encourage their students to sustain their academic efforts for a few more weeks, even when spring fever strikes.  In fact, students still have enough time to raise their grades if they step up their game!  Go to professors' office hours!  Participate in study groups!
 
Meet with Advisors
Students who have not seen their advisors yet must do so ASAP.  Also, students should check their WCU e-mail for an invitation with a link to our Advising Survey and a chance to win great prizes.  Advise Us!  We need student feedback!

Finals
Finals are from May 13 to May 17, and the finals schedule can be found here.  Additional resources are available to students during finals.  For example, both the Library and Academic Computing Help Desk have extended hours.

Summer Studies
Students can catch up or get ahead academically by participating in summer classes.  Not all courses are offered in the summer sessions, but students can schedule summer classes at the same time that they schedule courses for fall.  Six credits is considered to be full-time during the summer, and most courses are four days a week and two and a half hours a day.  Students should remember that summer classes do not have less content to learn than those during the academic year.

WCU offers three summer sessions: Summer 1 is May 28 to June 29; Summer 2 is July 1 to August 3; and Summer 3 is August 5 to 23.

Newly accepted to WCU?
Welcome and please encourage your student to join a Freshman Interest Group (FIG). 
FIGs are designed to help students make the critical academic, social, and emotional transitions to college that have a huge impact on their academic success.  FIG students do better overall than first-year students who don't participate.  Also, FIGs help commuters feel connected to campus.

Students can check out the FIG options, which are geared towards specific majors and interests, and register at this website.