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FINDING YOUR PLACE

Finding Your Place

• Student Involvement Information• Residential Experience• Student Organizations• Greek Life• GW Bound

The Center for Student Engagement

• 87% of students are involved in at least 1 organization

• 28% of first-year students hold a leadership position• 52% of students volunteer weekly• 33% of students work at an internship every week• 32% of students work on campus for pay every week• 26% of students work off campus for pay every week

Student Involvement

• 9 hours of classroom related activity• 5 hours of co-curricular activities• Join 2 organizations

Do what works for you!

How Students Spend Their Time

• Roommate relationships• Start communication now• Talk about expectations in the room

• Roommate Agreement• Required in the first four weeks

Residential Experience

• Your Resident Advisor will• Get to know you• Connect you to the community• Maintain the community

• Community Standards• Maintain a positive living experience• Includes policies for visitors, quiet hours, civility and

conduct

Residential Experience

• Fall semester• Help first-year students transition to GW• Topics include:

• Navigating DC• Academic success• Managing finances

NewU – What’s That?

• Over 400 student organizations• Over 1,300 leadership positions• Nine categories of organizations• Helps students connect to peers and explore interests• Student Organizations Fairs – Day 3 and Welcome

Week• http://studentorgs.gwu.edu

Student Organizations

• 31% of undergraduate student body• Three governing councils

• Interfraternity Council• Multicultural Greek Council• Panhellenic Association

• All Greek GPA – 3.17• New member GPA higher than first year GPA

Greek Life

• DC Bound• Adventure Bound• Help students create connections• Sign up through Colonial Inauguration Headquarters

GW Bound

Center for Student EngagementColonial Crossroads

Marvin Center 5th Floor202-994-6555

engage@gwu.edu http://studentengagement.gwu.edu

Contact Information