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August 18, 2009
Despite increased competition among higher education providers and increased admission averages at SFU, the university expects to meet enrolment targets for this year. Mehran Kiai, director of enrolment services, can discuss why enrolment numbers are on target despite up to a five-point increase in required admission averages in SFU Business and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Thanks to the challenging job market and the university’s focus on ensuring students’ academic success, registration for student orientation is at a record level this fall.
A number of SFU experts in student services are available to discuss factors increasing the number of mature and transfer students attending orientation and living in residence this fall. They can also talk about what makes SFU orientation and residence programs unique:
Mehran Kiai, director of enrolment services, 778.782.3995, 604.374.5806, mehran_kiai@sfu.ca
Enrolment targets, increased admission averages, impact of increased competition among higher education providers
Kate Jennings, SFU International, 778.782.5887, kate_jennings@sfu.ca
13.5-per-cent increase in study-abroad and exchange-students admitted to fall term 2009; 20-per-cent increase in SFU students approved to participate in an exchange program in 2009/2010
Lisa Buckley, director student development, 778.782.6754, lisa_buckley@sfu.ca
Correlation between challenging student job market and increased orientation enrolment; the importance of orientation for student success and retention; parental involvement in university; orientation registration of mature and transfer students
Liesl Jurock, manager student life and student development, 778.782.3728, lrjurock@sfu.ca
Nuts and bolts of academic orientation programs; correlation between these programs and increased academic success, community involvement and network of personal and professional contacts; what makes SFU orientation unique—ongoing student and faculty mentorship of new undergrads, integration of orientation programs; highlights of Vancouver 2010 Olympics theme, including mascots’ participation, in orientation events; orientation volunteer leadership training provides invaluable job experience
Chris Rogerson, associate director, residence life, residence and housing, 778.782.5803, rogerson@sfu.ca
Nuts and bolts of living-in-residence orientation programs and how they boost academic success, community involvement and personal/professional networks; SFU achieves its earliest full house in residence ever and now has a waiting list; impact of 2010 Vancouver Olympics on early sign-up to live in residence; living-in-residence bonus during Olympics; The Attic—a student launched living-in-residence thrift store is so successful that SFU has quadrupled the space for it and hired a coordinator.
Terry Lavender, manager, SFU Public Affairs Media Relations-Surrey, 778.782.2154, tjlavend@sfu.ca
Visitors to the SFU Surrey campus have an innovative new way to find their way around, thanks to the ingenuity of two recent graduates. The wayfinder uses artificial intelligence to map out the best route from the user’s current position to where they want to go. It can also be used to search for rooms based on size and availability, see what events are taking place and even display whether program advisors are available for consultation.
Handy websites:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zQ-EGKKnL0
www.students.sfu.ca/residences
http://students.sfu.ca/index.html
http://students.sfu.ca/orientation/index.html
http://students.sfu.ca/orientation/sessions/index.html#fall
Thanks to the challenging job market and the university’s focus on ensuring students’ academic success, registration for student orientation is at a record level this fall.
A number of SFU experts in student services are available to discuss factors increasing the number of mature and transfer students attending orientation and living in residence this fall. They can also talk about what makes SFU orientation and residence programs unique:
Mehran Kiai, director of enrolment services, 778.782.3995, 604.374.5806, mehran_kiai@sfu.ca
Enrolment targets, increased admission averages, impact of increased competition among higher education providers
Kate Jennings, SFU International, 778.782.5887, kate_jennings@sfu.ca
13.5-per-cent increase in study-abroad and exchange-students admitted to fall term 2009; 20-per-cent increase in SFU students approved to participate in an exchange program in 2009/2010
Lisa Buckley, director student development, 778.782.6754, lisa_buckley@sfu.ca
Correlation between challenging student job market and increased orientation enrolment; the importance of orientation for student success and retention; parental involvement in university; orientation registration of mature and transfer students
Liesl Jurock, manager student life and student development, 778.782.3728, lrjurock@sfu.ca
Nuts and bolts of academic orientation programs; correlation between these programs and increased academic success, community involvement and network of personal and professional contacts; what makes SFU orientation unique—ongoing student and faculty mentorship of new undergrads, integration of orientation programs; highlights of Vancouver 2010 Olympics theme, including mascots’ participation, in orientation events; orientation volunteer leadership training provides invaluable job experience
Chris Rogerson, associate director, residence life, residence and housing, 778.782.5803, rogerson@sfu.ca
Nuts and bolts of living-in-residence orientation programs and how they boost academic success, community involvement and personal/professional networks; SFU achieves its earliest full house in residence ever and now has a waiting list; impact of 2010 Vancouver Olympics on early sign-up to live in residence; living-in-residence bonus during Olympics; The Attic—a student launched living-in-residence thrift store is so successful that SFU has quadrupled the space for it and hired a coordinator.
Terry Lavender, manager, SFU Public Affairs Media Relations-Surrey, 778.782.2154, tjlavend@sfu.ca
Visitors to the SFU Surrey campus have an innovative new way to find their way around, thanks to the ingenuity of two recent graduates. The wayfinder uses artificial intelligence to map out the best route from the user’s current position to where they want to go. It can also be used to search for rooms based on size and availability, see what events are taking place and even display whether program advisors are available for consultation.
Handy websites:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zQ-EGKKnL0
www.students.sfu.ca/residences
http://students.sfu.ca/index.html
http://students.sfu.ca/orientation/index.html
http://students.sfu.ca/orientation/sessions/index.html#fall