Involved students are more likely to graduate

And that’s just one of the benefits researchers have attributed to student participation in activities outside the classroom. Students who are involved:

• earn better grades
• are more successful in their academic program
• feel more satisfied with their college experience
• are more marketable when job searching and applying to graduate school, and
• develop valuable leadership and interpersonal skills.

Students learn from all of their college experiences, inside and outside the classroom, and the greater the time and effort expended by the student in activities that relate directly to the institution and its programs, the greater the benefits. In other words, the more engaged a student is, the more likely he/she is to learn and succeed.

UW-Green Bay offers students many opportunities to get involved, including leadership programs, service projects, intramural sports, internships, and social activities. Did you know that UWGB has about 85 student organizations, representing a diverse array of interests, such as business, bowling, ballroom dancing, running, and writing?

Encourage your student to seek out opportunities to get involved. Involvement offers students the opportunity to get to know their peers, faculty, and staff members—all of whom can be partners in your student’s success.

(Selected sources: Astin, 1993; Pace, 1984; Pascarella & Terenzini, 1991; Pascarella, Whitt, Nora, Edison, Hagedorn, & Terenzini, 1996; Tinto, 1987, 1993).