Graduation Radically Alters Destiny It’s up to U! Student Handbook and Planner 2011–12 Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne E T A It’s up to U! U There is no one at IPFW more responsible for the denition or achievement of your success than you. Dream big dreams for your experience at IPFW, and pursue those dreams with energy and passion. That is your responsibility to yourself and your future. D Every one of us who is lucky enough to be a member of the IPFW family has a responsibility to help one another achieve our collective dreams. How do we do this? First, we challenge one another to achieve great things. Second, we support one another in the pursuit of those things. Third, we celebrate one another’s accomplishments in the course of the journey. A This notebook—just one of the many ways the university can support you in pursuing your dreams—includes a helpful general roadmap for success in pursuing a degree at IPFW. It also includes a calendar of important academic and administrative dates throughout the year, as well as a worksheet for developing and recording your own vision for success at IPFW, whether for the term, year, or duration of your experience at the university. R Advisors Can Help The roadmap was developed by IPFW’s Advising Council. Advisors play an important role in helping identify specic goals that will help you achieve your dreams and discern the choice of pathways through which those goals can be achieved. They also offer helpful advice and suggest benchmarks along the way. G i i IPFW is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access University. 04-11-773 R 0 ADMA P for Academic Success E The Academic Road Map is a helpful guide in getting not just about the destination. It’s also about the you to graduation. Like any map, it can help you quality of the journey. conceptualize your journey, marking tasks that must As you make this journey, we recommended that be undertaken along the way, and measuring progress you review the Academic Road Map throughout the toward your destination. Taking the recommendations semester to help you keep your goal/destination in seriously will help avoid the need to double back or mind. If you are unsure what to do, see your academic T turn around to cover a missed step or turn late in advisor, faculty members, or other IPFW staff for the journey. additional advice and support. While the Academic Road Map can help you determine the most direct route to the goal of graduation, it can also be a helpful tool for identifying interesting, educational, and fun A opportunities along the way. Remember, it is It’s up to U! U Tips for the Trip (0–124 credit hours) There is no one at IPFW more responsible for the denition or achievement of your t Know the requirements for the degree you are seeking t Meet with your advisor prior to registration for classes. success than you. Dream big dreams for your experience at IPFW, and pursue those (the following link lists the various undergraduate programs t Stay in good academic standing. dreams with energy and passion. That is your responsibility to yourself and your future. ipfw.edu/academics/programs/undergraduate). t Become involved with the university and the D t Keep track of your academic progress. department of your major. Every one of us who is lucky enough to be a member of the IPFW family has a responsibility to help one another achieve our collective dreams. How do we do this? First, we challenge one another to achieve great things. Second, we support one another in the pursuit of those F R ESHMA N (fewer than 30 credit hours) things. Third, we celebrate one another’s accomplishments in the course of the journey. The freshman experience involves a lot of exploration—trying to figure out what the journey will be, where you A want to go, and what you want to do. This exploration should include three areas: exploring the university, This notebook—just one of the many ways the university can support you in pursuing your exploring potential majors, and exploring who you are—keeping in mind that all three areas may overlap. dreams—includes a helpful general roadmap for success in pursuing a degree at IPFW. It also includes a calendar of important academic and administrative dates throughout Exploring the University the year, as well as a worksheet for developing and recording your own vision for success at t Take advantage of the many resources to get connected t Not sure which major to declare? Visit the to the university (advisors, faculty, department, student Mastodon Advising Center in Kettler Hall, Room IPFW, whether for the term, year, or duration of your experience at the university. organizations, study groups, volunteering, electives, 109 R Academic Success Center). or at ipfw.edu/mac. Advisors Can Help t To find out who your academic advisor is, visit my.ipfw.edu. t Not sure what you want to do? Take a career The roadmap was developed by IPFW’s Advising Council. Advisors play an important role in t Check department websites for information and activities interest inventory through Career Services in on potential majors at ipfw.edu/academics/units. Kettler Hall, Room 109 or at ipfw.edu/career. helping identify specic goals that will help you achieve your dreams and discern the t Explore your interests as they relate to your academic t GenEd Area I provides the foundational skills choice of pathways through which those goals can be achieved. They also offer helpful career and goals. for your education. You will want to take these ii advice and suggest benchmarks along the way. G courses your t Check out various student life events on campus first year. ipfw.edu/stulife/calendar/events. t Learning takes place inside and outside of the t Attend IPFW NCAA Division I athletic events E classroom. Take advantage of all that the university gomastodons.com. has to offer (see the IPFW Universal Calendar for t Attend performing arts events different events). ipfw.edu/vpa/news/calendar.shtml. t Prepare for your classes. Exploring your major t Attend all of your classes. t Use campus resources to make informed decisions t Complete the readings and assignments; turn in assignments on time. T regarding personal, academic, and career choices (Career Services, Center for Academic Support and t Seek help with study skills or organizing your Advancement, and Mastodon Advising Center). time when needed. Visit the Center for Academic t Have yourself added to the listserv and/or mailing list of Support and Advancement (CASA) in Kettler potential majors to stay informed. Hall, Room G23 ipfw.edu/casa. t See the secretary for that department to get added to t Become involved in the learning process and think the listserv. ipfw.edu/academics/units about the material as it applies to your life. Learn to t Visit department websites for events and information. apply acquired knowledge to your personal goals. A t Attend events hosted by the various departments. t Explore your academic and career interests. t Look for and take advantage of various opportunities to t Visit Career Services at Kettler Hall, Room 109 explore different majors. Look for announcements on the ipfw.edu/career. t Career Services (ipfw.edu/career) and Advising (ipfw.edu/ See your academic advisor. t academics/advising) websites: Define your personal integrity and professional ethics. t Use your extra time between classes to explore the t Majors Fair (during fall semester) resources at Helmke Library lib.ipfw.edu. t Campus Connection (during fall and spring semesters) It’s up to U! t Use Gates Sports Center to develop a strong body Exploring who you are and mind. ipfw.edu/fitness U t Find places where students like to hang out (Higher t Connect to the university by making friends and There is no one at IPFW more responsible for the denition or achievement of your Grounds in the Engineering, Technology, and t getting involved. Meet with your advisor prior to registration for classes. Computer Science Building; Subway on the ground success than you. Dream big dreams for your experience at IPFW, and pursue those t Explore the Student Life website to discover student t Stay in good academic standing. floor in Kettler Hall; The Stomping Grounds on dreams with energy and passion. That is your responsibility to yourself and your future. organizations (club sports, departmental, honor t Become involved with the university and the the ground floor in Walb Student Union; and the D societies, religious, and special department of your major. Student Recreation Center in Walb Student Union). interest) Every one of us who is lucky enough to be a member of the IPFW family has a responsibility t Check out the services offered by ipfw.edu/stulife, or visit Walb, to help one another achieve our collective dreams. How do we do this? First, we challenge the Center for Academic Support Room 115. one another to achieve great things. Second, we support one another in the pursuit of those and Advancement at Kettler Hall, Room G23 (fewer than 30 credit hours) or ipfw.edu/casa. things. Third, we celebrate one another’s accomplishments in the course t Check out the services offered by of the journey. Career Services in Kettler Hall, Room 109. A t Check out co-curricular transcripts in This notebook—just one of the many ways the university can support you in pursuing your Student Life (Walb, Room 115).