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Mailing Address
Dean of Students
Midwestern State University
3410 Taft Blvd
Wichita Falls, Texas 76308
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Put your best foot forward!
By following the pointers listed in this guide,
your college life will be a positive and rewarding experience.
DURING MY FRESHMAN YEAR I WILL:
- Make an effort to become acquainted with all my professors. This action will allow me to be a familiar face rather than a number.
- Visit the Dean of Students' Office (Clark Student Center Room 104) to familiarize myself with the services and resources that are available.
- Contact the Counseling Center (Clark Student Center Room 108) and become acquainted with ways to enhance my personal development, learn study skills and use DISCOVER to explore my career options.
- Contact Career Management Center (Hardin South Room 211) about my interests and aptitudes and how they relate to careers. Complete the Strong Interest Inventory and the Myers Briggs Type Indicator.
- Maintain contact with my academic advisor. The registration period will not be my only source of contact with this important person.
- Visit the Student Activities Office (Clark Student Center Room 194) to find information on programs, activities, and student organizations in which I may become involved.
- Maintain contact with the Admissions Office (Hardin South Room 101) which is an excellent place to seek help to make a successful transition to college life.
- Purchase an appointment calendar or use the one in the student handbook to help organize my time, activities, and appointments.
- Check with my department for additional sources of financial aid. Know the deadlines for academic scholarships and financial aid.
- Check to see if employment is available by logging on to the Career Management Center web page at www.mwsu.edu/career.
- Locate the library and use it! Private study carrels are available!
- Register all vehicles with the University Police Department.
- Check with the Vinson Health Center about the services available and the hours of operation prior to missing class due to illness.
- Get out and have some fun by attending athletic events, Artist-Lecture and University Programming Board (UPB) programs, and MSU theater productions. It’s FREE with my student ID!!!
THINGS TO DO DURING MY SOPHOMORE YEAR:
- Meet with a faculty advisor and complete my degree plan.
- Make an appointment once each semester to discuss my degree program and major elective courses with my academic advisor.
- Participate in recreational sports competitions.
- Consider joining a student organization related to my major or academic interest.
- Participate in ethnic awareness programs sponsored by the Dean of Students' Office, Student Activities, and the Vice President for University Advancement and Student Affairs.
- Prepare resume and start searching for possible internship.
- Grab my maroon and gold and help cheer our MSU athletic teams on to a national championship! GO MUSTANGS!!!
- Talk to the Counseling Center professional staff about my interests and aptitudes and how they relate to careers.
- Identify key faculty and professional staff on campus and consider having one as a mentor.
- Pledge to support all student organizations, such as the minority awareness organizations, social and professional organizations, Greek organizations, as well as academic and special interest groups.
- Ask my sweetheart out for a romantic evening at an MSU theater production. Don’t forget the Kleenex!
- Become involved in at least one leadership position on campus. Attend annual Leadership Conference sponsored by the Student Development Office.
- Apply to be a Spirit Days Peer Counselor.
JUNIOR YEAR SUGGESTIONS:
- Consult with faculty and staff regarding recommendations about my professional/ academic qualifications.
- Construct an effective resume that has been critiqued and professionally reproduced. Contact Career Management Center.
- Join at least one professional or honorary organization related to my major in order to network with people in the professional world.
- Participate in community service projects to meet people outside of MSU and perhaps acquire some work experience. Contact the Student Development Office for service opportunities.
- Take the English Usage Exam.
- Attend one of the great programs the Artist-Lecture Series and the University Programming Board are sponsoring this year.
- Become familiar with the Career Management Center on-campus interviewing process in preparation for my interviews next year.
- Actively support the Student Government Association by attending meetings, assuming leadership roles, and participating in functions.
- Show my Maroon Mania to the entire university at MSU athletic events.
- Complete and turn in the materials for my placement file to the Career Management Center.
- Mark my calendar for the next MSU theater production and bring some friends along for a great performance.
- Pop some popcorn and attend the screening of a great new movie presented by the University Programming Board. I can impress my friends by treating them to a night out (at no charge to me).
- Participate in mock interviews with Career Management Center.
SENIOR YEAR SUGGESTIONS/ACTIVITIES:
- Attend Senior Orientation. Contact Career Management Center for information.
- Prepare myself for the interviewing process by attending job search, resume writing, and interviewing seminars conducted by the Career Management Center.
- Take advantage of on-campus interviews.
- Develop a draft cover letter for my resume that can be adapted to each company or organization contact.
- Write thank you letters to each company that has interviewed me.
- Familiarize myself with application deadlines for graduation, regalia and invitations, graduate school, and any related tests which are required.
- Talk to recent graduates in my major concerning the job market.
- Attend athletic events, Artist-Lecture and UPB programs, and an MSU theater production.
- Check Moffett Library and read periodicals related to my major and career field in order to familiarize myself with current trends and issues in the profession.
- Keep in mind that I might have to relocate, remembering that flexibility will be to my advantage.
- Be aware of the Career Management Center Resource Library and I know how to research a company.
- Keep a business card file to maintain contact with prospective employers.
- Speak with my advisor to make sure I have met all the requirements to complete my degree.
- File for graduation.
- Order my regalia and invitations.
- Join the MSU Ex-Students Association.
Prepared by the Dean of Students' Office, the Office of Student Activities, and the Office of the Vice President for University Advancement and Student Affairs.
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