Returning to Campus
Returning to Campus
Returning to Campus: Keeping Your Experience Alive
"It's the same, but it has really changed."
- Returnee comment about Wooster at Spring '06 Returnee Dinner
Returning to Wooster may in some ways be more difficult than your off-campus study experience. You may have developed in different directions than you expected, and you may wish for some help thinking about the implications of your experience on your personal, social, academic, and career life. If so, be sure to check out the Lilly ReIntegration activities, and don't hesitate to talk with your professors, friends, or staff in the OCS office or at the Wellness Center. It also helps to get involved in OCS activities: submit photos for the Returnee Photo Contest, attend the Returnee celebration, volunteer to help prepare future students for off-campus study.
Off-Campus Study Returnee Events and Deadlines include:
- Returnee Celebration: Join other returnees in a dinner celebrating your off-campus experience and your return to Wooster. RSVP required. See Event page for more details.
- Returnee Photo Contest: Select your best photos and submit them to the OCS office (Room 103 in Babcock Hall) by the 3rd Friday of the semester following your off-campus study in order to be considered for the contest. Winners will be displayed on the Lowry Art Wall and in the Center for Diversity and Global Engagement. Photo contest submission rules.
- Completion of the returnee Program Evaluation. This evaluation helps future students and OCS in evaluating your program. You must submit this form to Off-Campus Study by the 3rd Friday of the semester of your return to campus. Failure to do so will result in a hold on your registration.
- Completion of the returnee Global Perspectives Inventory survey (optional).
- Attend Lilly Project ReIntegration events.
- Volunteer with OCS: We are always looking for volunteers to help out at OCS events or speak on panels. Remember when you were preparing for your off-campus study and how great it was to talk with returnees? Help prepare future participants for their off-campus experiences. Contact us if you would like to help out!
Returnee Requirement
Remember: According to the Exit and Re-entry Agreement you signed on your OCS application, you must complete the returnee Program Evaluation by the 3rd Friday of the semester following your off-campus study.