CWE is #1
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CWE Student Schedule Day 2
Posted by CRunge on June 16, 2009 under Camp War Eagle | Be the First to Comment
Students will receive a wake-up call at 6:45am. Breakfast will be provided in the lobbies of your residence hall – a delicious array of drinks, muffins, granola bars, butter and sausage biscuits.
The day will continue by meeting their counselor outside at and beginning Tiger Talk 3 which covers information on changing majors, core classes, and general classroom knowledge.
Next up is an exhilarating look at Auburn’s campus as you join your group on a tour of Auburn’s campus. In conjunction with the tour, you will have time to browse Tiger Tables which include representatives from many departments around campus like the Medical Clinic, Tiger Dining, ROTC, and AU Bands to name a few.
College Life Sessions then start at in the Student Center. Students will be presented with different activities that cover each portion of Auburn’s Creed http://www.auburn.edu/main/auburn_creed.html
Lunch begins at noon, and both students and parents have several options. The meal ticket you will receive at Camp covers lunch within the Student Center which includes delicious options like Chik-fil-a, Au Bon Pain, Mama Leone’s Pizza, and more! There is also a banquet style parent luncheon that both parents and students are invited to enjoy. Another option is to go off campus to nearby down town lunch options such as Mellow Mushroom Pizza, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, and Toomer’s Corner.
After lunch Concurrent Sessions will be taking place. You pick any two that you would like to attend. Options include but are not limited to: Greek Life, Getting Involved, Learning Communities, and Tiger in a New Territory for out-of-state students.
In the afternoon students and their guests will be in advising in their respective colleges. Advisors will be able to answer questions about AP/IB and transfer credit, as well as what classes are needed for the major, and any other questions students and guests may have. *Some colleges may end before 4:00 and some have been known to go a little over time.
The Business Fair featuring businesses from the Auburn-Opelika area will be set up in the Student Center for students and guests to browse, taste, and enjoy until the 5:15pm when students will head back to the Quad to meet up with their counselors. *Note: The residence halls where the students will be staying will be locked until 5:15pm*
Students will have the opportunity to put their acquired materials in their rooms and will join their Camp Counselors for a short meeting that will begin to prepare them for schedule-making which will follow dinner.
Students will eat dinner with their groups in the Student Center Ballroom. Meal options include a BBQ Sandwich or Ham/Turkey/Roast Beef Sandwich, chips, cookie, and a drink.
That evening students making their schedules for the next day’s registration. This exercise is to help students get in the habit of scheduling their classes – something most have never experienced.
Later, the Real World Skit will take place. This skit is written and performed by the camp counselors and covers a wide range of social issues commonly faced in college such as underage drinking and time management.
Following the skit students will have a chance to debrief their thoughts with their camp counselors during Tiger Talk 5.
Students find themselves in the ballroom once again for AU Mania. AU Mania is an event co-sponsored by Auburn’s University Program’s Council (UPC) http://www.auburn.edu/upc/ Past entertainment acts have included comedians, hypnotists, interactive game shows, and magicians.
After AU Mania Students will regroup with their counselors for a final time to go over the next day’s agenda and fill out a Camp War Eagle survey about their experience over the past 48 hours.
Campers will return to their respective Residence Halls and have the option of working on their schedule with help from Camp Counselors in their lobby until midnight.
Morning of Day #2 for CWE Parents
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Oh…Day 2! It’s probably the day that everyone thinks about because this is the day that the students and parents get to meet with their advisor. But before that happens in the afternoon of Day 2, there is a lot of information that is crammed into the morning of Day 2. It can all start with an optional yet lovely, brisk jogging tour around campus at 6:30am with a friendly professor and employee of the university, Dr. Doug Hankes. If that doesn’t fit your fancy, you can just arrive for late check-in/breakfast and hear from the Director of Camp War Eagle as he welcomes the new day and offers advice and helpful tips. Starting at 8:15am, there is a series of three Concurrent Sessions, all 25 minutes long, where you have the chance to hear from numerous offices and individuals from the University. These range from helping you set up a college student budget, scholarships, questions about the Meal Plan and TigerCard, and Sorority/Fraternity Recruitment. After all that information, the parents join back together in the ballroom of the Student Center for something called “Freshman Zone”. “Freshman Zone” is a panel of 4 or 5 Parent Counselors who talk about their different college experience and take questions from the crowd. Once that is over, the parents split into two groups. One group stays in the ballroom and hears from other speakers for information pertaining about Housing/Residence Life, On-campus technology, and academic help/advice. The second group heads to Tiger Tables where they get to browse different tables that offices and university programs have set up to answer questions and to provide information. Once those groups are done, they switch so that everyone can benefit from all the great information. After such a busy morning, most of the parents are ready to be re-united with their student and get lunch which is provided in the Student Center. Even though the morning is very long, it provides much of the information that parents want to hear or have questions involving their student’s college career.
Parent Counselor Training Week
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Training Week for the Parent Counselors was a blast! Thinking back to my experience as a PC, I remember Training Week being the time when we really came together as a group/team and getting to know each other better since we spent so much time around each other over that week and half. I would definitely say the same for this year’s PCs. The week started out with some excitement because they got some of their uniform which they had been asking about for weeks. The PC schedule for Training Week started up around noon where they would meet up and hear from different offices around campus, do different interactive activities, practice for their opening skit and participate with the CCs in numerous things. During Training week, the PCs do not have to worry about classes or other on-campus obligations. School is already out and finals are done so they are able to focus entirely on Camp material and give a last effort in preparing for the summer. That’s the main purpose for Training Week; to come together and put all attention on the details so that everyone is ready for the orientation sessions. It is a lot of information to take in, but the PC did a great job over those 10 or so days and we were ready for the students, parents, and guests at Session #1.
Tiger Cubs!
Posted by CLandry on June 4, 2009 under Camp War Eagle | Be the First to Comment
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Session 3 of Camp was fairly different from previous sessions. It provided a very unique opportunity for families of incoming students with younger siblings who may have been anxious or unsure about their big brother or sister coming to Auburn in the fall. Tiger Cubs is a one-day program that runs during Day 2 of Camp War Eagle for 6-12 year old siblings of campers attending with their parents. To better accommodate these families, the session begins on a Sunday afternoon and ends Tuesday.
At Session 3, we had 12 Tiger Cubs participate in an exciting day of activities! They started the morning with some crafts including making their very own Tiger Card and a picture frame. Next, they were able to write letters to their older siblings to tell them how proud they were and that they couldn’t wait to be an Auburn Tiger too! As a special treat, Aubie and some of his cheerleader friends stopped by for a pep rally to teach cheers and take pictures with the group. After lunch, everyone took a tour of campus on a Tiger Transit bus just like real Auburn students. To end the afternoon, the group was able to choose from a special assortment of AU goodies before returning to their parents and siblings.
A huge “thank you” goes to two past SOS leaders who assisted with the program. Clair and Meg made sure that everyone had a fun-filled experience. The program was a success thanks in large part to their hard work and energy throughout the day!
Another session of Tiger Cubs will be held during Session 7 on June 28-30. Be sure to visit www.auburn.edu/cwe for more information or to sign up your Tiger Cub today!!