CMP-101: Workshops 1-7
What is the purpose of Champ 101?
The purpose of Champ 101 is to support all students in their successful transition to Champlain.
Connect to resources, people, opportunities
Learn about important routines and procedures
Each person in your group needs to provide a unique highlight of Champ 101.
No wrong answer so long as everyone shares something different!
What is Vermont's largest city?
Burlington
Which two countries share the longest land border in the world?
USA and Canada
What is the only mammal that can fly?
Bats
You check your grade in Canvas and have a failing grade in a class you thought you were doing well in. What should you do?
Email the professor, set up an appointment to talk, make a plan to raise your grade, look through your assignments to review your grades, continue to regularly check your grade for improvement
Where can you find information about changing your major or what classes you should be taking in your third year?
The College Catalog, specifically Academic Information and Policies and Programs
Vermont is the lead producer of what product in the US?
Maple syrup
What is the smallest country?
Vatican City
Before carving pumpkins became popular in the US, what root vegetable was originally carved by the Irish and Scottish around this time of year?
What are ways to find out what going on around campus?
The View, Stall Street Journal, Posters around campus, big posters on stairwell in IDX, Champlain affiliated Instagram accounts, etc.
The section of the COR class you want to register for is full.
The capital of Vermont is the only one in the country that lacks what popular chain?
McDonalds
What is the capital of Missouri?
Jefferson City
What is the most ordered food on Halloween night?
There are two confidential resources on campus. What are they and where are they located?
Counselling Center: Skiff Hall
Health Center: Whiting Hall
Will accept description of buildings!
What are three of the areas that you budgeted for during The Game of Life?
Housing, Food, Utilities, Transportation, Personal Car & Wellbeing, Leisure & Entertainment, Savings & Retirement, Pets, Debt management, Industry Considerations
Vermont was the first of four states to ban what common roadside feature.
Billboards (the other states are Maine, Hawaii, and Alaska)
What is the busiest airport in the world? (by total annual passenger traffic)
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
Released earlier this year, what movie is the highest grossing original horror movie (domestic) as well as the second highest grossing original movie (domestic) in the last 15 years, second to Inception (2010)?
Sinners
What are two of the four listening skills we practiced in Listening is a Superpower?
Silence, echo, open-ended questions, encourage
What are some tips for responsible drinking and/or cannabis use?
Drinking: eat before drinking, avoid hard liquor, set a drink limit
Cannabis: wait until your brain has developed (age 25), know your source (purchase legally), chose a low THC product, go low and slow (dosage)
Both: avoid mixing substances, designate a sober ride
Apple is the state fruit and state pie (yum!). There is a law mandating that, if possible, apple pie must be served with what side/accoutrements? (Three possible answers, name one)
Cheddar cheese, ice cream, or milk
What famous pirate became Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica and the namesake of a popular beverage?
Captain (Henry) Morgan
The Overlook Hotel from The Shining is based off of what real life hotel and where? (name either the hotel or the general area in the state that it is located)
The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado
Will accept near Boulder, Colorado, near or in the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado