Framingham State University is dedicated to their First-Year students, both freshman and transfer students. We welcome them to FSU with an invitation to attend a one-day, major spe[...]

Keeping students engaged is the name of the Higher Ed game these days, which is one of the many reasons that student affairs professionals contribute countless hours to planning ev[...]

It is the final day of New Student Orientation. The last student and their family member has driven away from campus, and the next time that we will see these students on campus is[...]

Working at a small school definitely has it has challenges, but one of the things that I love about working at a small school is how personal you can make experiences for students.[...]

After accepting the position of Assistant Director of Student Activities two years ago, I was immediately trained and introduced to the world of organizing Bay State College’[...]

Ahh, orientation.  I was one of those first-year students who couldn’t wait to walk through the campus gates to our New Student Convocation.  As an undergraduate orientation leader[...]

There is some kind of magic that happens on a college campus when orientation or welcome week rolls around. Everything is new to incoming students; the campus, their roommates, the[...]

The planning has been happening for months.  The Orientation Leader interviews were completed.  All campus partners had been contacted.  The schedules were made, checked, and doubl[...]

At DePauw University, a small residential liberal arts university in rural Indiana, our students are challenged to be active citizens through their education and experiences at thi[...]

Getting students engaged and involved is, of course, an eternal challenge for everyone in this field. While we all struggle to connect our students to their peers and their institu[...]