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Office of

New Student Programs
West Virginia State
416 Wallace Hall Institute, WV 25112

Phone: (304) 766-3078 800-987-2112 ext. 3078

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The Office of New Student Programs is responsible for first-year student success initiatives.

Congratulations on your acceptance to WVSU!  We look forward to your arrival no campus and welcome you to the “State” team.  We are excited about making you part of WVSU.

Philosophy Statement

 The Office of New Student Programs supports the mission and goals of West Virginia State University through a variety of first-year success initiatives.  Grounded in the belief that all students entering post-secondary education can learn, the Office aims to enable students to develop their academic and life skills by providing a supportive and nurturing first-year experience.  As a component of the Office of Student Affairs, the Office of New Student Programs is responsible to a diverse student population and works to develop and implement exemplary programs and services targeted to meet the unique needs of West Virginia State students.

The primary goal of the Office of New Student Programs is to ensure that all entering students at WVSU are given opportunities to work toward their full potential. While in the past the Office of New Student Programs has worked toward this goal primarily by assuming the responsibility for the New Student Orientation Program, the Office has been re-engineered to offer a wider array of services, including:

     · Providing an undecided first-year experience class

· Coordinating the Thurgood Marshall College Fund

· Coordinating the McNair Scholars Program

· Directing the Student Intervention Program (SIP)

· Providing other first-year college experiences

To provide these services, the Office of New Student Programs is guided by current theory, model programs, and CAS standards.

Within this context, it is the belief of this Office that all students have the potential for college success; all deserve to be treated with dignity; and all are to be respected for their differences.  Further, the Office believes that high-quality New Student Programs will enhance students’ ability to function effectively both inside and outside

the college environment, strengthening the likelihood that they will persist in their educational efforts and

meet their academic goals.