Some 2011-2012 past community service events:

WISE Volunteer Events:

1.Girl Genius Program at GRCC (Fall Semester)

2.  Make a Difference Day- Daffodil Bulb Planting (Fall Semester)

3. Allendale Middle School Science Fair Night (Winter Semester)

4. Science Olympiad (Winter Semester)

 





Welcome!
WISE Orientation Schedule (past year)
The first few days we have a number of special activities planned for all of the new WISE students and the peer mentors.  Please look over the schedule below so that you keep these events in mind after you move-in to the living center. 

We’ll have faculty, staff, peer mentors and your Resident Assistant all involved in all of these program, that we know will benefit you as you get to know your house-mates, the WISE community and the GVSU campus.  We’ll be there to help you and get to know you as you move-in, take a cruise on one of the GVSU research vessels (the Jackson out of Muskegon, MI), tour the GVSU Water Research Institute and meet environmental scientists there, and get to know your campus resources- all before classes begin.

The following lists the activities that all WISE students will be involved with during the first week on campus. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments- we look forward to meeting you in a few weeks!

~Dr. Witucki
Faculty Director

Here's the schedule for FALL 2012:

 Monday, August 22
 WISE MOVE-IN!!!!
Evening: Introduction program- meet your house-mates, peer mentors and RAs: 7:00pm, Living center info, Housing policies. 
Note- This is a MANDATORY Housing meeting.

Tuesday August 23
First WISE Field-Trip “Get to Know Your House-mates and Explore the Great Lakes!”
  • Afternoon WISE Event - field trip: AWRI (Annis Water Resource Institute research vessel, Muskegon, MI). We will head out on the Jackson Great Lakes research vessel to test the waters in Lake Michigan. Please see the WRI (Water Resources Institute) webpage for more information. http://www.gvsu.edu/wri/education
  • Event is “rain or shine” plan accordingly.
The Jackson, one of two GVSU Research Vessels

Wednesday August 24
WISE Orientation Special Event: “GVSU Campus Resources- How to Succeed in College”

This is an afternoon WISE Event: Informational Sessions and Tours
Meet in WISE great room at 12:45- we will walk over to the first session  as a group.
  • Zumberge Library Tour
  • MS3- Math and Science Student Support
  • CLAS Advising center Center
  • GVSU Women’s Center dessert /snacks Kirkhof Center

  Wednesday evening:
Transitions Program begins, 7:00pm
Transitions Leaders meet with students and proceed to the Fieldhouse Arena for the first events, then to Meijer Madness. 
This orientation involves the entire campus community.
See www.gvsu.edu/transitions for more information.
Thursday August 24: Transitions continues all day!

Friday August 25
GVSU all-campus event: Convocation Ceremony
Gather in living center with Transitions leaders at 9:00am
GVSU Campus Community Lunch, 12-1:00pm,
Transitions program continues throughout the day.
Fall  Programming

o   Faculty Social/Cookout (all Academic Communities)

o   Michigan Adventure Behind the Scenes Field Trip

o   Homecoming

o   Make a Difference Day

o   Halloween Party

o   Stressbuster Finals week Event

Other Fall Activities:
WISE Student-Faculty Ice Cream Social- Early Sept. TBA
Come on out and meet the WISE faculty and staff as well as your Weed/WISE House-mates, student facilitators for study tables and peer mentors!
This is a WISE tradition- There's always  PLENTY of ice cream!

  Academic Communities Volleyball match and BBQ picnic- meet residents of our neighboring living centers. Date- TBA

WISE seminars, wellness events, game nights and many more fun events coming your way
  Last Modified Date: June 19, 2012
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