Attend Retreat

Why are we doing this? 

The ACCESS first year retreat is one of the students favorite memories from being in the program. It is a requirement for all students to attend. Each year ACCESS takes in 50 new students and they become a cohort, for example you are the 2024 cohort. Those new students are split between Claire and Beth's seminar classes. Ideally you will get to know a lot of your classmates really well but there are not as many opportunities to get to know the other half of your ACCESS cohort. The retreat is a great way to develop deeper relationships with your classmates but also meet and interact with the other half of the ACCESS cohort. In addition to ACCESS, our sister program, TRIO SSS will also be attending so there are an additional 50 other students you will be interacting with. We have had students meet their best friends or future roommates from events like this one. In addition, we will be doing some fun activities to help you brainstorm some skills that can help you be successful in college.