Scholars spent the first week of the Academy getting acclimated to campus and exploring the ins-and-outs of college success. The schedule was packed with activities designed to introduce students to the college experience, including the following:
Community Building:
Meet your mentors and SIs
Speed friending
Mentor-led community-building activities
Communication and Conflict Resolution
Girl Code/Guy Code
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Game Night
Intro to Bowie
Residence hall tour
Campus scavenger hunt
Conversation with Campus Safety
Intro to Academics
Introduction to academic technology
Debate Night
Research in the sciences
Knowledge and Disciplines
Faculty-scholar meetup
Reading in college: An Introduction to Prof. Glover's book Crazy as Hell.
First-Year Transitions
Introduction to Growth Mindset
Grownish
Wellbeing
Suicide Prevention
Sports & Fitness