Freshman O Book 2021

S.K.I.T.S.
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What is S.K.I.T.S.?
S.K.I.T.S stands for Students Knowing Information to Succeed.
This event is meant to showcase different situations and experiences you may have at college. Watch as Orientation
Leaders and current theater students test their acting skills as they present humorous yet serious issues associated
with life as a college student in three distinct skits.
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Personal Responsibility Skit
Follow along as two sets of Winthrop roommates venture
to an off-campus party. This skit is called Personal
Responsibility for two main reasons: at Winthrop, it is your
personal responsibility to practice safety, and you alone
are responsible for your words and actions. These are both
standards that you will be held accountable for during your
time as an Eagle!
Diversity & Inclusivity Skit
Watch your OLs as they showcase a variety of
situations you may encounter during your time here.
This skit serves as an example of how to approach
these situations, but also showcases the expectations
we have for you as a student. At Winthrop, we take
pride in our diversity, and every member of our
community matters.
Hype Skit
The most humorous out of the three, this skit is all about hyping you up for life as an Eagle. Make sure to cheer as you
watch your OL give the crowd a peek into what’s waiting for the newest Eagles!
S.K.I.T.S. Debrief
During Flock Talk #3, your OL will lead your group through a discussion about the Personal
Responsibility Skit and the Diversity & Inclusion Skit. The questions below are to help you further
debrief S.K.I.T.S. as you transition and prepare for college. The issues you saw in the S.K.I.T.S. will arise
in college, maybe not to you or your best friends, but they will happen. We want you to be as ready and
knowledgeable as possible. Take some time to really think through your responses to these questions.
Thinking about the S.K.I.T.S., what issues stuck out to you most?
Why? _____________________________________________
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What scenes were most surprising to you? Why?_____________
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What challenges do you think you’ll face in college? __________
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What resources at Winthrop are available to help you cope with
these challenges? ___________________________________
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My favorite part about the Orientation experience
was S.K.I.T.S., where the OLs addressed Winthrop’s
celebration of diversity. The OLs conveyed
important messages of safety and diversity, while
also making it fun and enjoyable. – Sophomore, elementary
education major from North Augusta, South Carolina
When your group did the Diversity Activity with the index cards, what
were some things that surprised you from that experience?
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During the Diversity Activity, were there cards that other Eagles
wrote that you identified with or related to?
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When your group did the Personal Responsibility Choices activity,
what choices stuck out to you and how would you decide?
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During Orientation, we did an activity during SK.I.T.S. It was
amazing to hear what people wrote, and it really just made me
think how we all have our own story, no matter how good we
may look on the outside. All of us have something that we are
either dealing with or have dealt with and so that was a really
eye-opening experience. – Junior, middle level education
major from Rock Hill, South Carolina
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