Changes

Research has revealed Missouri S&T has numerous I&E resources, but the engagement of the right students interested in I&E takes longer than it should. The need to quickly connect and inform students in a sooner and more informed manner has about I&E resources at S&T spurred the mission of creating an I&E centered workshop.

Missouri S&T supports incoming freshman freshmen through an extensive a week-long orientation program called Opening Weekbefore fall semester classes begin. Opening Week is designed to primarily orient new freshman, but ultimately help in the three-pronged attack of orientation, transition, and retentionof new students. The week Each student's Opening Week is structured around an academic workshop like math review or chemistry lab safety, or other non-academic workshops, so like Leadership or financial literacy. The students pick a workshop from the ~6 options available in the mission is months leading up to develop Opening Week at their initial Orientation (PRO) Day. The introduction of a new I&E centered workshop that will quickly bridge the gap between students and resources for them, inroduce like-minded students to each other, and will build up a pool of I&E champions on campus resources.