Questions? Contact:
Lenny Howard
Asst. Vice President
Academic Services
wlhoward@smcm.edu
240.895.4388
Sybol Anderson
Faculty Director
scanderson@smcm.edu
240.895.4278
Upcoming Events
DB Summer Research Symposium
Friday, July 13
9:00 a.m.
Glendening Annex
DB Summer Bridge 2012!
July 15 to 28
Campus Leaders
DeSousa-Brent Scholars welcome prospective students and parents at Admissions Open Houses.
Promoting Inclusiveness
Scholars host annual visits to the Latin American Youth Centers in Washington, DC, and Silver Spring, MD, to promote St. Mary's to talented high school students.
DESOUSA-BRENT SUMMER ORIENTATION
New Scholars: Thursday, July 28 –
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Families: Friday, July 29 – Saturday,
July 30, 2011
View DBSP Summer Orientation 2011 Schedule
Going away to college is one of the most exciting but one of the most challenging experiences in our lives. At DBSP Summer Orientation, incoming Scholars and their families are greeted by a community committed to helping them make a smooth—and fun!—transition into the rigors of college life. Participants receive advising assistance, introductions to college coursework, and social events that help them begin to feel at home at St. Mary’s.
Our focus during DBSP Summer Orientation is to cultivate understanding of:
- How college classes are structured
- How to use technology as a tool for time management, communication, and academic efforts
- How to ease the anxiety students often feel about approaching a new academic undertaking
- How to balance attention to academics with attention to physical and emotional needs
- How to use campus support services, including recreational facilities, in one’s quest for success.
Benefits of participating in DBSP Summer Orientation include:
- Opportunities to meet and form connections with peer mentors and other first-year Scholars
- Opportunities to make connections with professors and administrators who will help Scholars adjust to college life
Scholars who participate DBSP Summer Orientation will be automatically registered for New Student Days on Thursday, July 28.
Families may join the Scholars on Friday and Saturday, July 29-30, to enjoy special programming for families, including the River Concert Series, Friday evening. We provide accommodations for family members.
Questions? Contact Dr. Lenny Howard at 240.895.4388 or wlhoward@smcm.edu, or email Prof. Sybol Anderson, scanderson@smcm.edu.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND FORMS:
DBSP Summer Orientation Writing Assignment -- Required for participation in Orientation. Due Monday, July 25, 4:00 p.m., to scanderson@smcm.edu.
Pre-Arrival Letter and Information
Assumption of Risk Form -- Parent/guardian signature required for participation
Campus Map (Updated 7/25/11)
DBSP Summer Orientation Pre-Registration Form (MS Word download, .docx) -- Due asap but no later than Friday, July 22.
