Commuter Student Presentation - Wentworth Institute of Technology
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From where are we
commuting?
[Front of the room]
Commuting from North of Boston?
Sit in the front 2 rows
Commuting from Boston or nearby?
Sit in the middle 3 rows.
Commuting from South of Boston?
Sit in the back 2 rows.
[Back of the room]
Quick Speed-Friending!
0 Get into groups of 4-5 with students sitting near you.
0 After you have found a group, introduce yourselves.
0 Who is the youngest?
0 Youngest person raise your hand!
0 Here come the speed-friending questions….
0 You have 5 minutes…
0 Each person should have a chance to answer all 3 questions.
>30% of students commute to Wentworth
Over 250 first year commuter students
Average commute: 45-60 minutes
Total time on campus: 11+ hrs/day
Outside the classroom: 3-4 hrs/day
½ of commuter students have a work-study job on
campus.
½ of commuter students have a job off-campus.
How does Commuter Student Programs assist?
Offer discounted MBTA passes
Free lockers on campus
Programs during the day and early evening
Commuter Assistants – experienced commuters!
Additional study hours/spaces
1:1 meetings and drop-in office hours
Advocate for commuter students
Assist with off-campus living
Consider cost, time, class/work schedule, and personal
preferences.
Drive
Parking permits available for $200/semester
Purchase through LConnect or in Student Service Center
MBTA
Discounted t-passes on sale July 1st at Info Hub or 013
Flanagan (Mallory’s office)
Credit/debit, check, Fenway cash – no cash.
Deadline: August 1st
Sign-up for a locker during the first week of
classes at the Info Hub desk in the ground floor of
the Flanagan Campus Center.
Must have your WIT ID to verify commuter status
Lock included
Locations:
▪ Beatty
▪ Rubenstein
▪ Watson
▪ Annex
Located at 610 Huntington Ave.
Available 24/7 – 617-989-4400
Blue lights/info buttons around campus
Provide escorts to car and/or nearest t-stop
Blue lights/info buttons around campus
RAVE text message alerts
Work closely with Boston Police Department
Multiple options…
Cafeterias: MassArt & Beatty (and the C-Store)
Put $$$ on your WIT ID card.
▪ Fenway Cash on your WIT ID card. (www.fenwaycard.com)
▪ http://www.dineoncampus.com/cof/idx.cfm
Good ol’ fashion cash and debit/credit cards are accepted.
Bring your own lunch – most affordable option.
▪ Mini fridge in pool room. Microwaves in café.
Off-campus eateries close by.
Meal plans are available for commuter students if interested
Be Productive
Library
Studio/Lab
Work-study job
The Learning Center (4th
floor, Beatty Hall)
Meeting rooms
Empty classrooms
Quad
Commuter Study Space
Breakout spaces
Intercultural Center
Just Relax and Enjoy
Cafeterias
Tansey Gym
Quad
Flanagan Campus Center:
▪ Breakout spaces, pavilion
seating
▪ Pool room
▪ Schumann Fitness Center
▪ Meditation
Room/Intercultural Center
Plan social & educational programs.
Advocate for commuters.
Hold office hours to answer questions and provide resources.
Create a commuter community on campus
Collaborate with services and organizations to introduce
involvement opportunities to commuter students.
Erica A.
Sovathya S.
Susan N.
Tuesdays!
Commuter Connection Activities
Trivia, Service Projects, Basketball Tournaments, etc.
Wednesdays!
Commuter Coffee Breaks
Thursdays!
Faculty Lunches
Third Thursday Commuter Student Lunch
Commuter Appreciation Breakfast
Pool Tournaments
Also – campus wide evening & daytime programs!
Facebook Groups:
www.facebook.com/groups/WITcommuters,
Wentworth Class of 2018 Facebook
Twitter & Instagram: @WITcommuters
@DeanWenner, @WITcampuslife @wentworthleopard
@WITinfohub….. And more!
Campus Update emails (Mondays)
Commuter Blog (blogs.wit.edu)
Posters, table tents, Info Hub desk
Stall Street Journal bathroom flyers!
Show up to class on time
Attend & participate in campus events
Get involved in something early
Apply for a work-study job on campus
www.wit.edu/ssc
Form study groups
Hang out with friends in residence halls
Communicate with parents/family
Can commuter students be involved on campus?
ABSOLUTELY!
Join clubs
Get involved in your major
Start a club
Do community service
Create campus programs
Find a work-study job
Attend Wentworth Student Government
Apply to be a student leader! RA, Orientation Team, Career
Peer, etc!
Time Management
Talk to your parents/family
Study & homework habits
Friends on campus and at home
Commuting travel time
Ask a student leader for help
Orientation/WOW Team, peers in class, upperclass students
Info Hub desk attendants
Commuter Assistants
Ask a faculty or staff member for assistance
Leopard Link, Professors, First Year Seminar Instructors,
Coaches
Dean of Students (office)
Departments, offices.
Use technology
Websites, email, and social media.
www.wit.edu/student-life/commuters
Email: [email protected]
MBTA t-pass deadline
Friday, August 1st
Wentworth Opening Week (WOW)
September 4th-7th (Thurs-Sun)
Check-in opens at 12pm on Thursday, 9/4
First Day of Class & Locker Distribution
Monday, September 8th
Mallory Pernaa,
Coordinator of Commuter Student Programs
013 Flanagan Campus Center, Beatty Hall
[email protected]
617.989.4487
What questions can I answer?
First Week of Class – Daily Coffee Breaks
September 3rd-6th, 9:30am-10:30am
Hot chocolate, coffee and tea
Flanagan Campus Center Ground floor
Commuter Connection Activities every Tuesday
Sept. 10th, 17th, 24th
Commuter Student Social
September 12th
Commuter Lunch – every Thursday
Faculty guests
3rd Thursdays – just commuter students getting together.
Commuter Appreciation Breakfast!
September 18th, 7:30am-10:30am
Multi-Purpose Room – Back of Cafeteria