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Incoming freshmen and transfer students can opt-in to the “buddy system” - possibly called Mines Mates. They would be paired with a current Mines student who could help the new student with anything and everything. Whether they need help finding a class, desire a study buddy, or just want someone to talk to. The buddy would be the new students' go-to person. Unlike peer mentors, the buddy would only have one student, allowing for more personal interactions.
== Career Videos for Freshmen at Mines; CSM 101 Lesson ==
Many students face trouble on choosing a major - not just because they are scared of taking certain classes, but because they realize for the major that they have chosen, what they do in the industry is not what they wish to do. To help with this, there can be outreach made by Mines to Mines Alumni to record a videos of their day/conduct an interview of their life in the industry (we would collect videos from all majors offered at Mines). These videos will be set as Canvas modules for the CSM 101 classes as a Lesson Plan, for students to watch a few videos for majors that they themselves are interested in.
The ultimate goal is to help offer insight for students to understand what life is like in the industry, with a guidance of showing what each major does in the industry. This is planned to not cost the school anything, but to unite the departments, Alumni, and students in helping the future in knowing the direction in which they wish to pursue in life. This is in the hopes that this topic will alleviate the stress of students from choosing a specific major that they would hope to strive for.
A prototype was created to show an example of what these videos can look like (see link below).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0f29jGsunU
= Long-term Vision =
