SUMMER EXPERIENCE 2010 DATES: June 26 - July 24, 2010 

NOTICE: Complete information on the 2010 program will be posted as it becomes available. Some of the information below has already been updated and is noted as such. Additional information will be added as it becomes available. Thanks for your interest in and consideration of this extraordinary program for entering freshman students at High Point University.

SE09 STATS
> Applications received and accepted = 183 students
> 21 States represented: California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Mainie, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia.

SE2010 PLANS
Plans are to accept 200 students for the SE2010 program. Applications will be available about February 1. Watch this site for a specific date announcement and availability.

WELCOME TO OUR WEBSITE
Welcome to the Summer Experience 2010 website. This is truly one of the extraordinary programs available at High Point University. Read and examine the information below and discover why 98% of freshmen who attended in 2009 would do it again.

Summer Experience 2010: The single best decision to make to begin your extraordinary education at High Point University in a fun environment, with caring people.

Summer Experience 2010 is High Point University's nationally recognized program that prepares entering freshmen for a successful freshman year. It has been recognized as one of the ten best programs of its kind in the United States, one of seven national programs for retention excellence, and featured as a model program at both national and international conferences. Selection criteria for these recognitions included program excellence and the subsequent academic performance of students who completed the program. Since the program's beginning in 1988 (originally called Summer Advantage), our research has proven that students who have completed the summer program have achieved higher grade point averages (GPA's) and have produced much higher graduation rates than have comparable groups of students who did not participate.

ADV101: Foundations for Academic Success
High Point University offers an academic and study skills course that serves as the central organizing component of SE2010 >> ADV101: Foundations for Academic Success. The course examines in-depth the academic and study skills concepts, ideas, practices, and techniques student's need in college courses as well as an opportunity for the student to practice and apply those techniques.  A student peer mentor is assigned to each student attending to assist students with their transition questions and concerns. Twenty years of evaluative data and results from the course have shown that students who complete ADV101 earn higher GPAs and have a higher graduation rate when compared to other similar students. ADV101 has been proven to be the best way for any entering freshmen to begin their extraordinary education at High Point University in a fun environment with caring people. >>> START STRONG > start with ADV101!

>>> ADV101 ACADEMIC SKILLS
The following academic skills are covered in ADV101: textbook reading, highlighting, and notetaking skills; lecture listening, notetaking, and review strategies; improved memory and concentration skill development; time management; goal setting and planning; learning style application; critical thinking; exam preparation and test taking strategies; essay exam writing and other in-depth academic skills development.

>>> ADV101 LIFE SKILLS
The following life skills are covered in the ADV101 course: perception, attitude, and positive thinking; motivation and self-management; goal setting and life planning; time management and organizational skills; stress management; test anxiety management; life strategies; lifelong learning.


SE2010 HELPS BEAT "FRESHMAN ANXIETY"
Summer Experience 2010 will be conducted from June 26 through July 24.  Nationally, the top concern of entering freshmen is making friends. SE2010 reduces this "freshman anxiety" plus adding these additional advantages mentioned by over 1700 students who have participated in and completed High Point University's unique and extraordinary summer program:

*make lots of new friends and avoid "freshman anxieties"
*complete/change registration for the upcoming fall semester  
*prepare/review more productively; manage test anxiety
*become familiar with campus and community places 
*improve textbook reading, notetaking, and review skills
*improve motivation and time management
*receive help from tutors, other students, and a caring faculty
*earn higher GPA's with greater retention and graduation rates
*enjoy "special activities," programs, and personal development workshops
*self discovery and self-responsibility
*improve self-confidence
*discover/use learning style for academic success
*improve writing skills  and critical thinking development
*adjust to college; transition to life

EARN 7 CREDITS
Students earn 7 credit hours towards graduation. [Courses to be announced]

STUDENT LEADERSHIP BEGINS IN SUMMER EXPERIENCE:
The following former Summer Experience students were honored at HONORS DAY 2008:
1. University Award for Citizenship - 2008 > Seth Cranfill
2. SGA Executive Vice-President 08-09 > Victoria Baxter (SE08 peer mentor)
3. SGA Secretary 08-09 > Andrew Realon (SE08 peer mentor!)
4. Junior of the Year - Male > Bryan Rothamel (SE08 peer mentor!)
5. Freshman of the Year - Male > Andrew Realon (SE08 peer mentor!)
6. named to Who'Who > Seth Cranfill, Lauren Croughan, Josh Fox, Lance Liggett
7. University Ambassadors > Sean Firestone, Derek Forrester, Ben Gess, William Gess, Bryan Rothamel
8. Board of Visitors Senior Merit Scholarship > Josh Fox
9. University Honors Scholarship > Josh Fox
10. All University Honors > Seth Cranfill
11. Outstanding Senior in Exercise Science > Amy Anzovino
12. Tutor of the Year > Lauren Croughan

The following students were recognized at Honors Day 2007. Each of them began in the Summer Advantage, now Summer Experience, program >>>>>
1. University Award for Leadership- 2007 > Josh Faucette (also served as SGA President)
2. University Award for Service - 2007 > Shannon Stevenson (also served as SGA Attorney General and director of Student Volunteer Center)
3. Freshman of the Year - Male - 2007 > Bryan Rothamel
4. Freshman of the Year - Female - 2007 > Whitney Frost (also served as Freshman Class President and elected as the new Sophomore Class President)
5. Freshman Class Officers: 2006-2007 > Whitney Frost (President); Alison Bridges (Secretary); Derek Forrester (Legislator - also elected as new 2007-08 SGA Treasurer)
6. Sophomore of the Year - Male - 2007 > Josh Fox
7. Freshman Class Officers: 2007-2008 > Legislators: Andrew Realon and Kaitlin Peppel
8. SGA Treasurer 07-08 > Derek Forrester

Who will be the next leaders to emerge from Summer Experience? SE2010: a great place to begin your leadership opportunites at High Point University.

SUMMER EXPERIENCE 2010 - SCHEDULE (tentative)
To assist in your planning, the following rough schedule is listed. A more detailed schedule will be printed here and updated as information and details are finalized:
March and April - early registration days
June 1 - most all details finalized and information sent to students participating
June 26 - check-in at residence hall - 2:00 - 5:00 pm
June 27 - SE2010 Orientation Program and Activities Day
June 28 - classes begin
July 5 -  University Holiday - no classes
July 22 - last class day
July 23 & 24 - Final Exams
July 24, noon - check-out of residence hall

NOTE: no classes on weekends [Sat/Sun]; there are events planned on weekends as well as at other times but not required - a calendar of events will be available in April or May.

SUMMER EXPERIENCE 2010 ACTIVITIES CALENDAR:
A full set of activities and additional programs are developed and coordinated by Student Activites for SE2010 students.


SUMMER EXPERIENCE 2010 MATERIALS
A complete set of downloadable materials on the 2010 summer program will be posted here and available around February 1. 

Included in the set of materials will be the following items:
An extraordinary approach to entering college (introductory material)
Making the Decision (why attend SE2010)
YouTube, Research, and Summer Experience 20010
ADV101: Foundations for Academic Success
Top 10 Reasons for Attending SE2010
A Parent's Guide to HPU101: Summer Experience 2010
Five characteristics that help students succeed at High Point University
Former Summer Students Speak Out
Course Offerings - Course Descriptions
SE2010 Application Form and Course Options
As the Years Go By . . .

Summer Experience 2010: for additional information or to discuss the program - contact Dr. Allen Goedeke, Associate Dean for Academic Devlopment, 1-800-345-6993, ext 9191 or direct at 1-336-841-9191.

You may also email Dr. Goedeke at agoedeke@highpoint.edu