Fall 2010 Newsletter - Academic Enhancement - Old Dominion ...

ODU PARENTK ey DatesOctober 9-12: Fall holiday, no classes but the residence halls remain openNovember 24-28: Thanksgiving holiday, no classes. The following residence halls closeon November 24 at 10:00 a.m.: The Inn, Gresham, Rogers, Whitehurst, England,Scotland, Virginia, Ireland and France. These halls reopen on November 28 at 1:00 p.m.December 10: Classes endDecember 11-17: Final examsDecember 18: Residence hall close at 10:00 a.m. (see list of halls above)January 8: Spring classes begin (for those with a Saturday class)January 9: Residence halls reopen at 1:00 p.m. (see list of halls above)Family Weekend October 1 -3Family Weekend is your opportunity to return to campus, join the President forbrunch, tour the orchid conservatory and planetarium and see a football game!Visit the Family Weekend website for details.We Need Your OpinionThe University is developing a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) which focuses onenhancing student learning. We need your ideas and opinions. Visit the Parents andFamily tab on the ODU homepage and click “Current Survey”. You can also emailyour suggestions to QEP@odu.edu.Advice from “Veteran Parents”We have been collecting advice and tips from parents of our upper-class students. Here’s what they had to say!Encourage your student to meet with his or her instructors. Students should drop in during their office hoursand introduce themselves.Encourage your student to join a club or organization. There are over 200 student organizations to choosefrom. These kinds of activities help students add value to their classroom learning.Form study groups! Study groups help students understand coursework better. They also provide anopportunity to develop community. These groups serve as a way to get homework done and to reviewdifficult concepts with others.PAGE 2