Ultimate Road Trip

By Erika Westbrook
West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s First Year Experience program will be hosting The Ultimate Road Trip: Campus2Career, a free presentation for first-year college students, on Wednesday, September 28, from 11 a.m. to noon. The presentation will take place in the Multipurpose Room and is open to all students.

The program emphasizes the importance of academics; time management; setting goals; and maximizing opportunities both in college and in future careers.

“Currently, only 75 percent of college freshmen progress to their sophomore year,” says J.R. Cifani, Vice President of Making It Count. “Couple that with the fact that only 50 percent of students entering college will graduate within five years, and the importance of the program becomes very clear. We are providing students with a map to realize their goals and ambitions.”

The program will be addressing issues such as successfully managing transition to college; managing your time; tips for getting good grades; the power of work experience and internships; meaningful extracurricular involvement; and the importance of starting NOW.

The Ultimate Road Trip presentation will be delivered to 350,000 students on campuses across the nation this fall. According to Cifani, 99 percent of students attending the presentation last year would recommend it to their peers.

More information on the program can be obtained in the Academic Advising Center in Room 1213.