Aug. 30, 2010

Briar Cliff University Offers College Freshmen Boot Camp

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Going from high school to college can be stressful for students. In an effort to assist in the transition, Briar Cliff University recently conducted its fifth annual Academic Success Bridge Program – an intensive weeklong academic program that prepares students for college life.

“The Bridge Program was designed as an academic boot camp in which students learn to meet upcoming demands of college,” said Sean Herring, Ed.D., director of the Academic Success Center at BCU. “Students were challenged to be leaders through 12-hour days of structured academic and integrated activities,” Dr. Herring explained.

In the Bridge Program, a select group of freshmen earned college credit by participating in academic sessions, study workshops, one-on-one tutorials, curriculum seminars and external classroom assignments. Over 30 BCU faculty, staff and administrators shared their expertise in writing, reading, mathematics, computer skills, study skills, leadership, cultural diversity, history, psychology, liberal arts, sports, drug prevention, government, criminal justice and theology.

Students also took part in the program’s faculty lecture seminars, including a wide range of global topics such as the Drug Court System and Societal Responsibility; Tracking Religious Change in the USA; Introduction to Music of Foreign and Diverse Cultures; Thinking Critically About Global Warming; Science-Fiction Literature; History of the Soviet Union; Healthcare in the USA; The History of Writing; and Creating A One-Man Play.

For more information about the Academic Success Bridge Program or similar services that will be offered this academic year, contact Dr. Sean Herring at sean.herring@briarcliff.edu.

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from 28 states. Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care and compassion.

 

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