#bereabound by Student Success & Transition
Audio from the August 4, 2022 Zoom session with incoming and current students.
Featuring guests from the Labor Program and Information Systems & Services (IS&S).
SST staff discuss Financial Aid and answer questions about the upcoming Summer Connections sessions.
SST staff chat with guests from Residence Life and Campus Engagement.
Audio from the Mountaineer Summit on May 2, 2022.
Audio from the August 4, 2021 family informational Zoom session.
Audio from the July 12 informational Zoom session for incoming students about the Labor Program.
Audio from the July 6 Zoom informational session for incoming transfer students.
You can contact Katie by emailing her at katherine.ullery@sodexo.com.
Audio from the June 14 informational session with representatives from Student Life.
Audio of the informational Zoom session with Student Financial Aid Services on Wednesday, June 3.
Listen to the Office of Student Success & Transition provide insight on Next Steps as you transition to join us this coming Fall '21 as a Berea College Mountaineer!
Listen to our special guest from the Office of Student Success & Transition and Student Life Office talk about what to expect for coming to Berea College in the Spring '21 term.
Hear from The Labor Program about what the semester ahead will look like & what you need to know before arriving on campus. If you have additional questions, please email labor_program@berea.edu
Listen to Student Financial Aid share insight about Financial Aid, Student Accounts, & Confirmation for what you need to know as you prepare to be #BereaBound this fall.
Hear from Student Life share about life on campus this fall, logistics of what to expect on campus & what Berea is doing to best support you in this transition during COVID-19. Special guests on this episode feature Associate Vice President for Student Life, Collis Robinson, Associate Dean for Student Life, Hannah Tolliver, Assistant Director of Housing, and Stephen Howard Coordinator of Student Involvement & Engagement, along with special appearances from Area Coordinators Rick, Mike & Rachel.
Hear from special guests from across campus as we provide clarity to information that's been shared, answer any questions you might've had and aim to give you helpful information that will guide you in making the best-informed decision for choosing to come to campus this fall or deferring to the spring '21 term. Host: Ty Hollowell, Coordinator of First-Year Programming & Family Engagement along with Dr. Chris Lakes, Director of Student Success & Transition. Special guests include Dr. Channell Barbour, Vice President for Student Life, Gus Gerassimides, Associate Vice President for Student Life, Collis Robinson, Associate Dean for Student Life, Hannah Tolliver, Assistant Director of Housing, Theresa Lowder, Director of Student Financial Aid, and Jessica Pena, Coordinator of Recruitment and Outreach.
Hear from Chris Lakes, Director of Student Success & Transition and Ty Hollowell, Coordinator of First-Year Programming and Family Engagement as they share insights about Berea College's "No Tuition Promise" mission with special guest from Student Financial Aid.
Hear from Chris Lakes, Director of Student Success & Transition and Ty Hollowell, Coordinator of First-Year Programming and Family Engagement as they share insights about Berea College's Academic Calendar update for Fall 2020, Academic Interest Sessions coming via Zoom in June, & Student Send-Off events coming your way in July. Additionally, questions that we've received in the past will be answered to help you in your transition to becoming Berea Bound in the Fall.
Labor is an essential part of Berea College's mission.
As incoming students, Berea college creates your first-semester schedule for you. You also receive a book stipend that goes towards the cost of some of your books needed for classes.
Campus Living, a place built for you! See more here at these links https://www.berea.edu/student-life/home/campus-living/
The Online Orientation has several components to it, one of which is the Placement Testing.
Student Financial Aid Services is a great resource to help provide clarity & give ease, check out the site here https://www.berea.edu/student-financial-aid/
For more information about Health Forms, check out http://catalog.berea.edu/en/Current/Catalog/About-Academics/College-Health-Service and the health forms found here https://4efrxppj37l1sgsbr1ye6idr-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/sst/wp-content/uploads/sites/55/2018/05/Berea-College-Incoming-Freshmen-Forms-2020.pdf
During Online Orientation, there's the opportunity to provide your course preference for courses you might be interested in taking your first semester of classes at Berea College. See more here: https://www.berea.edu/sst/online-orientation/ and http://catalog.berea.edu/en/Current/Faculty-Manual/Academic-Policies-and-Practices/Registration
Hear from Chris Lakes, Director of Student Success & Transition and Ty Hollowell, Coordinator of First-Year Programming and Family Engagement as they share insights about Berea College's COVID-19 response, Online Orientation, what's to come & answer some questions that were received in our previous live Zoom session with incoming students & parents and families.
We've got plenty of ways to get around Berea & resources to make it happen! https://www.berea.edu/cie/transportation-options/
Getting involved in House Council is an opportunity to do great things – whether it’s hosting social gatherings in the residence halls, providing service opportunities for residents, promoting physical improvements in the halls, or contributing to campus change. All House Council members assist in the execution of SGA events and serve as a voice for the students in their respective residence halls, as well as the student body as a whole.
At Berea College, we pride ourselves on offering a diverse selection of General Education Requirements that will give students a look into some of the different exploratory areas that could be of interest. Check out the full list here http://catalog.berea.edu/Current/Catalog/About-Academics
At Berea, you'll meet so many people from different walks of life. You may never know what the random roommate of yours may end up meaning to you years later, or whom the friends from the dance club, study groups or study abroad trips will transform into.
We've got plenty of options whenever it comes to choosing your major at Berea College - check out the list here https://www.berea.edu/academics/majors-minors/
Have you ever considered studying abroad in college? Well, here at Berea, you have the resources and support to accomplish that goal. Check out more information at https://www.berea.edu/cie/education-abroad-and-exchanges/ and https://www.kiis.org/
A course designed to provide students with the necessary academic skills to achieve success in their academic career. Course requirements will be determined by the course coordinator. Check out more online to see what all this experience can provide in helping YOU be successful at Berea! https://www.berea.edu/sst/starting-your-transition/gst-101-strategies-academic-success/
Study Opportunities vary from department to department and even by location. Not just at Berea but all over the world, Berea affords students the opportunities to research special topics that interest them. Take a look online & see more about how to take advantage of these incredible opportunities. - https://www.berea.edu/academic-services/study-opportunities/
Roommates can be exciting for some and challenging for others. Here's some insight into how the process works here at Berea College. Check out these great FAQs that could help bring light to questions concerning Move-In Day, Academic Course Registration & Student Life here https://www.berea.edu/sst/faq/
Welcome to Berea College, where this podcast, #BereaBound will help serve in helping you transition into the Berea family. A College like no Other #ThisIsBerea
A college like no other #ThisIsBerea and the Liberal Arts approach that we take towards educating students
There's plenty of ways to be involved at Berea - give the website a browse & search all the clubs & registered student organizations where opportunities await!
Berea College offers variety in Residence Hall living. The fourteen Residence Halls vary in architecture, size, room arrangement and traditions. The Residence Hall experience is an important component of a Berea College education. The Area Director supports the academic mission by providing environments that promote good study habits. Berea College recognizes the inherent educational value of the Full Residence Hall experience.
Students work in hundreds of jobs in more than 120 different departments. From herding cattle on the Berea College Farm to performing research in state-of-the-art chemistry labs, at Berea, there’s a labor position for everyone.
The Berea College swim requirement began in 1928, shortly after the completion of the Seabury Gymnasium, which included a swimming pool. In addition to the already rigorous Physical Education and Athletics program, where students were required to pass a range of physical ability measures and maintain physically active during their schooling, the faculty decided to require all students to pass a swim test (the ability to swim one length of the pool) prior to graduation.
For more resources on Understanding Your Financial Aid - https://www.berea.edu/student-financial-aid/understanding-financial-aid-award/
Within the context of the Institutional Statement on Academic Advising, the Academic Advising Program supports the mission of the College and its holistic development of students. Moreover, the Advising Program promotes the development and effective communication of accurate information about all aspects of the College with a particular emphasis on General Education, degree programs (majors and minors), numerous learning opportunities, and campus resources supporting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP).
A dive into how costs at Berea looks like, considering we do not pay tuition. See more here https://www.berea.edu/admissions/no-tuition-promise/
Congratulations! You’ve done the hard part of being accepted to Berea College, now let’s get you prepared to be here in August! The Office of Student Success & Transition staff, along with our wonderful Orientation Leaders will be sharing with you some great tools for success, along with Next Step processes, in order to get YOU, #BereaBound
