1. You are invited: This coming fall semester, to Excel! Bridgewater State University Portfolio of Excellence New Student Mentoring Program
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5. Why be Excellent? Too frequently, we hear graduates say: “I have nothing to put on my resume,” or “I wish I had gotten involved sooner” or, perhaps worst of all, “I wish I had known about that opportunity before my last semester I graduated.” POE is designed so that you never have to think or say any of those things.
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11. POE Student Thoughts: “P.O.E. was one of the first things I got involved with at BSC. This opened so many opportunities for me and I will be eternally grateful for that.” ~Tracey Hill, Sophomore & Commuter Student~ “My P.O.E. faculty and peer mentors helped me transition to freshman year, and I don’t know how I would have managed without them. They were always there if I had any questions and they were even there one day when I just needed to go to their office and cry.” ~Female Freshmen & Commuter Student~
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13. Our POE Mentors Say: “POE is a great launching pad for students who need a little guidance coming into college because we don't tell students what to do, we only provide them with the resources they'll need and the student makes all the decisions, which is why they become so successful by the end of the program.” ~POE Mentor, Resident Student~ “By the end of the school year, they had become involved in student organizations, made Dean's List, and had a huge group of friends.” ~POE Mentor, Commuter Student~ “POE helped the incoming students to settle into a comfortable role at college and hit their stride to becoming successful.” ~POE Mentor, Resident Student~
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19. Getting to know a current and successful student as a peer assistant.
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22. You will do a lot of “meeting” online through blogs and your POE portfolio.
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28. Am I really excellent enough for a program called Portfolios of Excellence? The folks that put this program together feel relatively certain that you are excellent enough, and we’ve tried to design a program to help show you not only how excellent you are, but how excellent you can be.