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Student Involvement

New students have been very involved in campus activities and events. That’s great to see. On the first Friday of each month a couple hundred students gather on campus to enjoy the First Fridays program featuring student performers. On Thursday, September 18, we had an overflow crowd in the auditorium to hear Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State. This was a very lively program, moderated by former Governor Bob Holden. It was great to see our students ask some very intelligent questions. Students were able to ask questions in person or via the Internet, as the program was streamed live around the Webster worldwide network.

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Last night my daughter, who is a freshman at a university in Rhode Island, called her mother. She told her mother that she intended to quit school and come home. She also told her mother that no one at her university knew what was going on, everyone at the university is stupid, and she misses her bed, bedroom, and friends. My daughter’s mother, who is my wife, suggested she speak to someone in counseling. Mind you that both my wife and I are licensed therapists. You would never know we are therapists if you were a fly on the wall at our home. You would probably suggest this family have therapy! MORE

During last months Parents newsletter you were introduced to the concept of the W-Curve. The W-Curve is a model that tracks students transition to college. In September we discussed the first phase, the Honeymoon Phase which happens around the beginning of the school year. The next phase they reach is called the Culture Shock Phase, which begins to surface 6-8 weeks into their transition... MORE