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New Student, Orientation and Transition Programs

Be a Part From the Start: 10-Week Program

Do you want to “Be a Part From the Start?”

There are over 100 events (both curricular and co-curricular) for you to attend during the first 10 weeks of school.  These retention-focused events will provide an opportunity for you to meet other CSUCI students, faculty and staff while participating in a variety of activities. Visit the University Calendar for a complete listing of Be A Part From the Start events and activities.

What is “Be a Part From the Start?”

“Be a Part From the Start” is a 10-week campus-wide student retention program that consists of a plethora of activities and events designed to help students engage in the University from the moment of arrival at CI. The “Be a Part From the Start”  series begins with a week of welcome called “Ride the Tide” and is followed by nine themed weeks based on each of Channel Islands’ Dimensions of Development.  Students can pick up a 'Be Card' to earn redeemable points every time they attend a “Be a Part From the Start” event!  'Be Cards' are available at The Hub or at any “Be a Part From the Start” event.

Coordinated by Student Life, the following are CSUCI’s contributors to “Be a Part From the Start”

  1. Career Development Services 
  2. Housing and Residential Education
  3. The Hub 
  4. The University Library
  5. The Multicultural and Women’s & Gender Student Center 
  6. The Office of Service Learning and Civic Engagement
  7. Health, Leadership and Career
  8. New Student, Orientation and Transition Programs
  9. Disability Accommodation Services
  10. Recreation and Leisure Services 
  11. Student Health Center 
  12. Student Programming Board 
  13. Student Government 
  14. University 100 
  15. The Advising Center

Visit the University Calendar at www.csuci.edu/calendar for a current event schedule.

What are the Dimensions of Development?

Grounded in Arthur Chickering’s (1993) Theory of Identity Development, CSUCI’s Dimensions of Development serve as a guide for students as they embark upon their post-secondary educational journey. The Dimensions of Development assist students as they engage in self-reflection and continuous improvement over time.  Progression, in and through the dimensions, can evolve at multiple rates and times.

Each student will travel their dimensional paths differently, choosing a variety of experiential vehicles and self-selected detours. Development, in the Dimensions listed below, will strengthen the student’s interpersonal competence and self-awareness, increase their transferable skills and knowledge, refine their beliefs, unearth their preferred vocation, and stimulate social conscientiousness.  It is our hope that the Dimensions of Development will inspire CI faculty, administrators, student affairs professionals and, most importantly, the students to commit to the University mission while nurturing the mind, body, and spirit.

VALUES AND INTEGRITY

  • Exploring predetermined beliefs and clarifying personal values
  • Values are reflected in socially responsible actions

EXPRESSION

  • Being aware of different flavors and intensities of emotions and learning appropriate channels for expressing emotions
  • Seeking out and savoring positive emotions of love, joy and hope

HEALTH

  • Promoting physical wellness and healthy living

INTELLECTUAL

  • Expanding subject matter knowledge and developing a collection of skills to comprehend, analyze and synthesize

INTRA/INTERPERSONAL

  • Being comfortable with body, appearance, gender, sexual orientation
  • Achieving self-acceptance and self-esteem
  • Determining what kind of person one wants to be and having a sense of balance and perspective 
  • Developing skills to effectively and sensitively communicate with others
  • Demonstrating effective social behavior in a variety of settings/circumstances
  • Choosing and contributing positively to healthy relationships
  • Accepting the flaws and appreciating the assets of others

CITIZENSHIP

  • Developing the ability to intentionally find a place in the larger whole and to preserve and enhance it for the next inhabitants by participating in civic engagement, service learning and volunteerism activities

CREATIVITY

  • Appreciating and understanding art and artistic expression
  • Recalling, embracing and appreciating one’s ability to think and act creatively 
  • Finding creative ways to express emotional energy

CULTURAL

  • Developing a sense of self in a social, historical, religious and cultural context
  • Responding to people as individuals rather than as stereotypes
  • Committing to reaching across barriers created by unfamiliarity and fear
  • Recognizing, understanding and appreciating differences

LIFE AND CAREER PLANNING

  • Discovering what one loves to do by assessing and exploring interests and options
  • Clarifying goals and making future life and career plans
  • Devoting time and energy toward achieving goals 

Chickering, A.W., Reisser, L. (1993). Education and Identity.  Jossey-Bass: San Francisco

 

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