P.E.O. Recruitment Handbook - Cottey College

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The Cottey AdvantageHelpful Knowledge28What is the Cottey Advantage? It’s attending a college withan environment centered on you. At Cottey, you can achievein two years what most students can’t access until theirthird or fourth. It’s leadership opportunities and a globalworld view. It’s a close-knit community that is supportiveand encouraging. It’s stepping out of your comfort zone andembracing new experiences. It’s an all-women’s college.What is so special about all-women’s education? Lots ofthings! When you remove the question of gender, theenvironment transforms. It’s at Cottey where you canparticipate more fully, you can get involved in your studentgovernment, lead a club or organization, get to work withPhDs as a freshman, assist in research, learn piano or scuba,take an art class, and expand your boundaries. Graduatesof women’s colleges are more successful in their careers.They’re happier. They earn more. They, by a large margin,continue their education past their bachelor’s degree. Cotteygraduates are leaders. Cottey graduates are learners. Cotteygraduates are more prepared for life. Now that Cottey alsooffers select four-year programs, our students can takeadvantage of that for even longer!How does all of this happen?All WomenIn an all-women educational environment, you find thatcompetition becomes collaboration, and where you once mighthave followed, now you lead. Cottey is all-women because webelieve that all-women’s education results in better learning,higher self-esteem, and higher confidence.LeadershipCottey has a culture of leadership. With over 40 organizationson campus, each with five leadership positions, it’s possible tohone those skills early on. It’s possible to be president of thestudent government, organize an event, raise awareness fora cause even earlier than at other, larger schools. We offer aleadership certification program, LEO, that helps you find thatinner leader. The advantages of this go beyond the classroomand campus. You’ll use these skills for the rest of your life.Global ViewWith students from all over the country and all over the world,Cottey’s campus is a melting pot of global perspective. Youwill find a richer environment in your suite, your classroomand across campus. In addition, we bring performancesfrom across the country and world to Cottey. You’ll have theopportunity to experience more here. We bring the world toCottey … and we bring Cottey to the world. Our second-yearstudents travel to a European city (check out our InternationalExperience!) and our juniors and seniors have the opportunityto study abroad.Suite LifeAt Cottey the ‘Suite Life’ is more than just a play-on-words. It’sa living environment that encourages you to make new friendsand experience more than just academics. You have more thanjust a dorm room. Living in our suites turns residential life intohome life. Your suite comes equipped with a kitchen and livingroom, a large bathroom, and you’ll get to share it with 10 to 12women who will be there for you like sisters.CommunityIf college was just going to class and then coming home, it’dbe a lot like high school, right? Inside the classroom, we arerigorous, but outside of the classroom, we are vibrant. AtCottey, we have a culture rich with traditions. You may findyourself trying new things by getting involved in differentcampus activities. At Cottey, you have the environment whereit is not only safe to step out of your box, but it is encouraged!It is in these things that we are unique.The advantage of coming to Cottey can’t be described inhandful of words, but we are more than a classroom, morethan campus life. It’s our students, and our faculty and staffthat add to that Cottey advantage. It’s the relationships thatyou build, the skills you develop and the personal growth thathappens that make Cottey exceptional.Explore the Cottey Advantage online athttp://www.cottey.edu/future-students/the-cotteyadvantage
2012 – 2013Academic CalendarAugust 2425 – 282627 – 2829September 520 – 21October 5-71516-1919-2127November 8 – 921 – 2326December 1417 – 2020January 121417 – 1821Residence Halls Open for New Students OnlyOrientationResidence Halls Open for Returning StudentsAdvising; RegistrationClasses BeginDeadline for Adding / Dropping ClassesShow Me Cottey!Family WeekendMid Semester Break – No ClassesMid-Semester Exam Week“C’ For Yourself! WeekendP.E.O. Visit Day!Show Me Cottey!Thanksgiving BreakClasses ResumeLast Day of ClassesFinal ExaminationsSemester Break Begins, Residence Halls CloseResidence Halls Open, Orientation for New StudentsClass Changes, Registration for New Students, Classes BeginShow Me Cottey!Deadline for Adding / Dropping ClassesFebruary 22 – 24 Celebration of Achievement – By Invitation ONLYMarch 4 – 892325April 5 – 71719 - 21May 1013 – 1617171718181919Mid-Semester Exam WeekSpring Break Begins, Residence Halls CloseResidence Halls OpenClasses ResumeFounder’s WeekendAssessment Testing Day“C” For Yourself Weekend!Last Day of ClassesFinal ExaminationsWriting Awards Ceremony, 10 a.m.Yellow and White Dinner, 5:30 p.m.Baccalaureate Service, 7:30 p.m.Honors and Awards Convocation, 10 a.m.Capping, 7 p.m.Commencement, 10 a.m.Residence Halls CloseHelpful Knowledge29
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Page 21 and 22: P.E.O. & ALUMNA FAQsWho is a Cottey
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