Warrington Welcome Overview

Each year, hundreds of new undergraduate students enter the Warrington College of Business Administration and find a vast new array of opportunities and challenges. Their transition will be facilitated with our first-year seminar, Warrington Welcome. Warrington Welcome seeks to provide personal development in the areas of diversity, ethical behavior, business leadership, teamwork, and community service.

Warrington Welcome is a one-credit course for freshmen declaring a business or accounting major. The class size is limited to 20 students and is facilitated by a professional staff member and an upper-level business major. The College expects that business and accounting majors will take Warrington Welcome during their first semester on campus.

The three themes for this first-year course are:

Personal Attention
Great Friendships
A Foundation for Success

The objectives for this course are:

To provide mentoring opportunities between the students and the instructor and peer leader.
To provide an overview of the services most essential to student satisfaction and success.
To provide an understanding of study skills, time management, goal setting, financial management, academic planning, and career development.
To provide an understanding of the role of diversity in the university and in the workplace.
To provide an atmosphere in which students support each other.

Become a Warrington Welcome Peer Leader

Warrington Welcome Peer Leaders serve a vital function as co-instructors for the course. Peer Leaders serve as role models for new WCBA freshmen while gaining valuable communication, interpersonal, conflict management, and presentation skills. The process of becoming a Peer Leader is coordinated by the Dean of Students Office. Please visit the Dean of Students Office website for an explanation of the application process and the training requirements for becoming a Peer Leader.