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FastStart: Information for Students
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FastStart provides a faculty/staff mentor and an alumni mentor to each freshman student participant. Faculty/staff mentors help connect you to the university and your new community. Alumni mentors share their Penn State experience and professional knowledge and expertise with you.

Students are given an orientation to the program during an introductory event at the beginning of the semester. All mentors also are invited to attend. Events are held throughout the semester to encourage student and mentor interaction. Visit our scrapbook to see some of our mentors and students.

Prospective Student
If you plan to be a freshman at Penn State's University Park campus during the 2008-2009 academic year and would like to take advantage of FastStart, request an application.

Current FastStart Students
If you have questions about your mentors or an upcoming event, please contact FastStartInfo@psu.edu.

Past Student Participants
If you participated in FastStart during your freshman year, I would like to hear from you. Please share your FastStart experiences with FastStartInfo@psu.edu to better serve future students.

Opportunities for Minority Students

• Directory of Penn State Student Organizations
  Provides links to clubs, organizations, and activities available to Penn State students
• Multicultural Resource Center
  Provides professional counseling and educational services for African/Black American, Latino/Hispanic American, Asian & Pacific American, and American Indian/Alaskan Native undergraduate students.
• Paul Robeson Cultural Center
• S-Plan
  Support, Survival and Success (the "S" Plan) is a program for students who are new to Penn State.
• S.M.A.R.T.
  Student Minority Advisory and Recruitment Team is a group of Penn State undergraduates who assist the University with the recruitment of ethnic minorities.
  

Questions
We welcome your comments and questions. To get involved, please call 814-863-6386, e-mail FastStartInfo@psu.edu, or complete an on-line application.

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