GuidingPrinciples
Orientationshould:
• Facilittatethetranssitionofnew
wstudentsinttotheinstitu
ution
• Preparestudentsffortheinstitu
ution'seducaationaloppo
ortunitiesand
dstudent
respon
nsibilities
• Initiattetheintegraationofnewstudentsintootheintellecctual,culturaal,andsocial
facetsoftheinstitu
ution
• Beguiidedbytheorry
• Repreesentacollab
borativeefforrt(Departmeents,Collegess,Campus,&
&Communityy
Stakeh
holders)
• Bebuiiltasacomprehensiveprrocess
• Establlishawelcom
mingenviron
nment,introd
duce/reinforrcecommunityexpectatio
ons,
andcaampusculturre
• Focusonspecializedpopulatio
ons(Freshmeen,Transfer,Exchange,T
Transient,
Intern
national,etc.))
• Suppo
ortanticipato
orysocializattion
• Integrratefamiliesorothersup
pportsystemss
• Develo
opandutilizestudentmeentorshipan
ndleadership
p
• Bebassedinstuden
ntlearningan
nddevelopm
mentoutcomees(Intention
nalAssessmeent)
Common
nModels
 First‐Yearvs.Freshmenvss.Transfer
 Multiple‐Day
M
versusOne‐D
Day
 OnlineOrient
O
ation(Completeprogram
mversusSup
pplemental)
 Extendedand
dOff‐SitePrograms
Emergin
ngTrends
 Technologyin
ntegration
 Balanceofonllineorientationandmod
dules
 Sp
pecializedan
ndunderreprresentedpop
pulations(In
nternational,highperform
ming,studentt
atthletes,multticultural,LGBTQ,TRIO)
 Veteranprogr
V
ramming
 Extendedorieentationproggrams



Shifttowardretention/persistence
Socialjusticeintegrationandintentionalconversations
Parent/Family/SiblingOrientation
OtherFirst‐YearInitiatives
OpportunitiesforStrategicPartnershipsandCollaboration
 WeekofWelcome
 Convocation
 Mentoring
 CommonReadingPrograms
 ExtendedOrientationandCamps
 First‐YearSeminars
 SummerBridgeProgramming
NODAResources
• Conferences:Annual(Fall)andRegional(Spring)
• Networks:AffinityandSpecialInterestGroups
• Publications
• PeerResources:DataBank,WebSite
• NODAConsultantProgram
NODA·2829UniversityAveSE,Suite415·Minneapolis,MN55414·1.866.521.NODA
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