Your New Adventure!
How to make the most of the start of your university career
Beginning university can be a time of excitement and happiness. For many, though, the transition to university brings anxiety, uncertainty and apprehension. Universities recognize that adjusting to college is much more than learning how to navigate campus or how to adhere to class schedules.
Making the most of the start of your university career is about building a support system. Before you arrive on campus, take some time to learn about what is available to you on campus. Are you worried that you will struggle with university-level academics? Do you have some physical limitation that requires something special? Are you concerned that you won’t know anyone or that you will feel homesick?
At small universities, such as Grenfell Campus, many efforts are made to ensure the needs of new students are front and centre. From Day One, we work to provide a welcoming and supportive atmosphere that will put all of your insecurities to rest.
Grenfell Campus’s Learning Centre has supports available to help you hone your study skills. There are two instructional assistants are available to work one-on-one with you. If you’re having trouble with mathematics, contact our numeracy instructional assistant. The literacy instructional assistant can help you with essay construction, writing, grammar and literacy skills. The Learning Centre also offers a series of seminars designed to help students improve their study skills. You can also learn from other Grenfell students through our Supplemental Instruction Program. Here, student leaders direct group study sessions for targeted courses. You’ll get an improved understanding of course materials and developing good study skills.
Our office of disability support will work closely with any students with disabilities to establish the supports and ensure appropriate accommodations are in place. And Health Services works to provide you access to all of the medical and health professionals you need right on campus, including physicians, physiotherapists and counselling and psychological services.
We’re a small campus, with a supportive faculty and staff who want to see you succeed. Our students form life-long friendships here through involvement in our student council or through one of many diverse clubs or societies. And half of our students live on campus, and residence life is a great way to form connections with other students and make great memories of your university career.
Located on Newfoundland's west coast, Grenfell Campus is a small interdisciplinary campus that offers undergraduate programming in arts, business, education, fine arts, nursing, resource management and science, and a masters programs in arts and science. With just 1,300 students, Grenfell prides itself its personal, close-knit community. Located in beautiful Corner Brook, NL, Grenfell is an outdoor enthusiast’s paradise with caving, kayaking, downhill skiing and zip-lining just minutes away. All this, low tuition and great scholarship opportunities, Grenfell really is in a league of its own.
