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What is the Making Connections Program?
 

The Making Connections Program helps you to make the most of your first years at Clarion University. As part of a learning community of students and professors, you will take classes in a "cluster" of three courses or a "link" of two courses, all with a common interdisciplinary theme. You will explore that theme in each course, through coordinated readings, assignments, field trips and social activities. Most Making Connections students find that taking a "cluster" or a "link" helps them to get off to a good start at Clarion University.

The Making Connections Program can help you to:

• make a smooth transition to college life.
• get involved in learning by making connections between your classes.
• share the excitement of learning in a community of students, faculty and staff who want you to succeed.
• get to know your professors.
• take the time to learn, and develop good study skills and habits.
• develop a positive attitude toward learning in your first year at Clarion.
• make the connection between the classroom and the colorful world around you.
• stay in college.