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ERIC Number: EJ396758
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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U. of Puget Sound Freshman Orientation Mixes Outdoor Fun with Academic Work-and Helps Boost the Graduation Rate.
Collison, Michele N-K.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v36 n2 pA37-38 Sep 13 1989
An innovative orientation program for freshmen at the University of Puget Sound called Passages and Preludes mixes outdoor fun with academic work. They meet in small groups with faculty members who introduce them to college-level reading and writing. For another two days the students hike, sail, fish and canoe. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Freshmen, College Students, Critical Thinking, Graduation, Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Innovation, Interpersonal Relationship, Orientation, Outdoor Activities, Peer Relationship, Program Descriptions, Writing (Composition)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: University of Puget Sound WA