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WELCOME TO UMD
We are excited that you are becoming part of the UMD learning and living community!
This guide is designed to help support your transition to life and learning at UMD. Many people and departments from across campus contributed to this information with the hope that whatever you learn now will help make your transition to college a smooth one.
In this book you will be introduced to some of the University’s depart- ments and services – things that will become part of your daily life.
The campus offers you a wide range of academic, social, and personal resources to help you thrive at UMD. You will be invited to an online Canvas course that will help you learn to navigate them. You’ll find help
for everything from studying and writing papers to taking exams. You will also find ways to get involved on campus and in the greater Duluth community.
The goal of everyone on and around campus is to help you succeed and thrive as you live and learn in this community. You belong here, and getting involved will help increase that feeling of connection.
Remember, it’s ok to not know all the answers. Discovering how to find them will lead to the most successful outcomes for your college career.
During your transition to UMD, you will be guided through a four-step framework that began with your admission and continues throughout your first year.
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EXPLORING
BECOMING
BEGINNING
THRIVING
• EXPLORING Bulldog is the admissions phase, which you are through.
• BECOMING Bulldog is the Orientation, Advisement & Registration phase (Now!) when you will begin preparing for life at UMD.
• Bulldog BEGINNINGS are the days leading up to fall semester a.k.a. Bulldog Welcome Week.
• THRIVING Bulldog is you as a fully engaged and successful student at UMD.