First-Year Summer Institute
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First-Year Summer Institute (FSI) is a three-day intensive leadership program for incoming ODU students (transfer students are welcome). FSI builds on the leadership skills of our new students and provides them with a jump-start to becoming acclimated to campus. The students engage with faculty, staff, and current student leaders. The sessions include varied experiences to match participants' interests. All participants are connected with resources for leadership engagement on campus, research, and opportunities to explore career paths.
First-Year Summer Institute (FSI) is scheduled for:
FSI session 1: Focus and Recreation & Wellness - Tuesday, July 16th - Thursday, July 18th
FSI session 2: Focus on Sciences - Tuesday, July 30th - Thursday, August 1st
FSI session 3: Focus on Service-Tuesday, August 20 th - Thursday, August 22 nd (Students living on campus would move into their residence halls on Monday August 19 th, other students would commute according to living arrangement for the semester).
Participants are on track as Monarch Leaders and are encouraged to continue their pathway to developing leadership via Monarchs LEAD, ODU's Comprehensive Leadership Program.
Students who participate in FSI are more likely to graduate from ODU!
At the end of this program students will:
-Establish an academic and involvement goal
-Be more self-aware of their personality/learning preferences
-Develop skills for successfully working in groups and teams
-Gain awareness of involvement and leadership opportunities and academic resources
-Learn about the Social Change Model of Leadership Development
