August 01, 2001

About 1,500 First-Year Students Expected For M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan

Bowling Green, Ky. - About 1,500 Western Kentucky University students will get an early start on the fall semester 2001 when M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan begins Aug. 12.

M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan (Making Academic and Social Transitions Educationally Rewarding) began in 1993 to assist first-year students in their transition to college life.

Benefits for participants include early check-in at residence halls, six educational workshops, social activities, special events and sessions on WKU traditions and campus life. Commuter students also can participate in M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan activities.

The program and number of first-year students participating improve each year, said Peggy Haas, coordinator of residential education for WKU's Department of Housing and Residence Life.

The five-day program begins Aug. 12 with check-in and an opening convocation. Other events include lunch with members of WKU faculty and staff Aug. 13, a Whiffle ball game with President Gary Ransdell and other administrators Aug. 13, a barbecue Aug. 14, and a WKU spirit session and closing ceremonies Aug. 16.

Information on M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan and other Housing and Residence Life programs is available online at http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/Housing/HRL/HOME.

For more information, contact Peggy Haas at (270) 745-2037. More WKU news is available on the World Wide Web at www.wku.edu. If you'd like to receive WKU news via E-mail, send a message to WKUNews@wku.edu.