Chapter 1: Engage
Graduates or former students of a particular school, college, or university.
What is Alumni?
The hierarchical classification of learning based on SIX levels of cognition.
What is Bloom's Taxonomy?
The number of hours you should study for each hour you are in a class.
What are TWO hours?
Federal aid requires an application called what?
What is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)?
Name two ways to get involved on campus.
What is:
1. Intramural sports
2. Greek life
3. Community Service
4. Attend campus events
5. Student government
6. Join a student organization
7. Apply for an on-campus job
Academic degree awarded for studies in an undergraduate major.
What is a Baccalaureate/ Bachelor’s degree?
Skills that can be gained which are also applicable to many different disciplines and career fields.
What are Transferrable Skills?
What are grade point values multiplied by credit hours?
What are Quality Points?
Putting a passage in quotation marks BUT omitting the name of the source is an example of what?
What is Unintentional plagiarism?
You have questions regarding several different areas: study skills, stress management, and need tutoring for a class. Which campus resource would you utilize?
What is the Student Success Center?
A comprehensive website that connects students and instructors to enhance classroom and online learning.
What is Blackboard?
A person who seeks knowledge independently?
What is a self-directed learner?
How do you avoid plagiarism?
What is citing the information?
What is the difference between subsidized and unsubsidized loans?
What is:
Subsidized Loan- Interest-free until it goes into repayment
Unsubsidized Loan- Accurse interest from the time of lending
You want someone to review your schedule for the next semester and get your registration hold lifted. Where would you go?
What is the Advising Office?
An account restriction which prevents a student from registering until all materials are submitted.
What is an academic hold?
A philosophy of education that empowers individuals with broad knowledge and transferrable skills, and a strong sense of value, ethics, and civic engagement.
What is Liberal Education?
Events that occur in your life that cause you to feel that you do not have control over them.
What is External Locus of Control?
List THREE steps you can do now to protect your personal information.
What is:
1. Shred Documents with Personally identifiable information on it.
2. Keep all documents you can't shred (like your birth certificate, and social security card) in a locked drawer/box.
3. Don’t say social security, Driver’s license, or account numbers out loud where they can be overheard.
4. Go Paperless
5. Clear browser histories and saved passwords from your computer
6. Watch for shoulder surfers (be sure to cover your PIN # when entering into keypads).
Name THREE resources on campus that can help you with academic success or wellness.
What is the:
1. Noel Studio for Academic Creativity
2. Tech commons/GURU’s
3. Counseling Center
4. Student Success Center
5. EKU Libraries
6. Student Computing Services
Name THREE that resources can be found using Colonel's Compass.
What are: (need to list three)
1.Deadlines to add, drop and/or withdraw from class
2. Final Exam(s) Schedule
3. Course Abbreviations
4. Severe Weather Schedule
5. Registration Errors
6. Registration Processes/Hints
7. University Calendars
List four transferable skills or skills employers are looking for that you can gain from a liberal arts education.
What are: (need to list four) Examples below:
1. Critical thinking
2. expressing ideas
3. brainstorming
4. editing/proofreading
5. meeting goals
6. multitasking
7. goal-setting
8. Communication skills
9, Understanding global context
10. Strong sense of ethics
11. Integrity
Cost of attendance is the overall cost a student will pay each year to attend a school, which includes what?
What are tuition, housing, and books?
What is the difference between a fixed expense and a variable expense? And give an example of each.
What are:
Fixed Expenses – occur at the same time each month and are always for the same amount
– Examples: cell phone, car insurance, & Rent
Variable Expenses – are hard to plan because they may not occur on a regular schedule.
Examples: Clothing, Entertainment, gasoline, & fixed car repair.
Name THREE things you can find out using EKU Direct.
What is:
1. Class schedule/Registration
2. Outstanding parking tickets
3. How to pay your bill /Financial Aid
4. Order an official Academic Transcript
5. Housing Information