Saint Augustine's University

Just north of downtown Raleigh sits Saint Augustine’s University, a private liberal arts institution offering more than twenty majors and fifteen minors to around one thousand students. The school remains focused on the future and keeps its firstand second-year courses current, establishing academic programs that meet marketplace demand. Experiential learning is emphasized throughout all curriculums, including service learning, internships, and cooperative educational opportunities; students are asked to understand why they learn through the application of knowledge they acquire in the classroom and their studies. As part of this strategic mission, the Student Global Leadership Fellows Institute is a new program that helps students develop leadership competencies and experience through four day-long training sessions highlighting the role of a global citizen. The First-Year Experience Program provides mentorship for first-year and transfer students in order to ease the transition into college and maximize learning outcomes. The program features a required two-semester interdisciplinary course including an introduction to the history of Saint Augustine’s University, policies and resources, study skills, and time management. The Academic Advising Center helps first-years and undeclared students map out a strategy for goal achievement, and the Writing Center provides oneon-one writing consultations from peer consultants for any project that a student brings in.