June 18, 2010
More Than 2,000 New Students Expected For Marshall University Orientation Beginning June 22
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Huntington, WV (HNN) – An estimated 2,100 freshmen and transfer students will be attending orientation sessions on Marshall University’s Huntington campus this summer, beginning Tuesday, June 22.
Orientation is a half-day program designed to acclimate new students to Marshall’s Huntington campus. Participants receive valuable information from the offices on campus, get identification cards made, register for classes and tour the campus. Much of the focus this year will be on the transition to college and the new core curriculum.
Sessions for parents include time with financial aid advisors and student services staff, as well as discussions of campus safety issues and other academic and financial topics. Beth Wolfe, Marshall’s director of recruitment, said the financial portion of orientation will be available to both students and parents.
“We really look forward to meeting our new students as they go through orientation,” Wolfe said. “We’ve worked really hard to put together a program that provides the students with the things they need to have a successful start as Marshall students. We hope that when the day is over, our students leave with a feeling of excitement and anticipation about rejoining their Marshall family when classes start in August.”
A couple of new twists have been added to the orientation agenda for this year: Students can make an appointment with the MU Help Desk (304-696-3200) to get their laptop computers set up for the school year. Lunch for students attending orientation will be served in the seats of Joan C. Edwards Stadium, home of Marshall football.
Orientation sessions are scheduled June 22-26, July 20-23 and Aug. 5-6. The June 22 session is for honors students only, while the other dates are open to all new students.
Students who have been admitted to Marshall University are encouraged to register for an orientation session. This may be done either online at www.marshall.edu/orientation, or by calling 304-696-2354 or 800-438-5392.
Students may still register for orientation sessions on July 22 and 23, and Aug. 5 and 6. The other sessions are full, while the June 22 honors orientation is by invitation only.
All orientation sessions run from 8 a.m. to noon.
A new overnight program called “Up Late at Marshall” will precede the first two regular orientation sessions by one day. “Up Late,” which will take place Monday, June 21, and Monday, July 19, is for incoming freshmen and their parents. Through this program, the freshmen are invited to experience an overnight stay in the residence halls and the parents are invited to meet with some members of the academic staff and take part in special sessions designed for them.
Also new this year in August is the Week of Welcome (WOW), which starts Wednesday, Aug. 18, and includes the new UNI 100 Freshman First Class in which students starts to earn one credit hour. Activities are planned Wednesday through Saturday, Aug. 21, with the regular fall semester beginning on Monday, Aug. 23.
Among the activities planned are the annual family picnic at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, the President’s Convocation at 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, at Cam Henderson Center, and the Rec Fest at the Marshall Recreation Center on Saturday, Aug. 21. More details will be available soon.
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More Than 2,000 New Students Expected For Marshall University Orientation Beginning June 22
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Huntington, WV (HNN) – An estimated 2,100 freshmen and transfer students will be attending orientation sessions on Marshall University’s Huntington campus this summer, beginning Tuesday, June 22.
Orientation is a half-day program designed to acclimate new students to Marshall’s Huntington campus. Participants receive valuable information from the offices on campus, get identification cards made, register for classes and tour the campus. Much of the focus this year will be on the transition to college and the new core curriculum.
Sessions for parents include time with financial aid advisors and student services staff, as well as discussions of campus safety issues and other academic and financial topics. Beth Wolfe, Marshall’s director of recruitment, said the financial portion of orientation will be available to both students and parents.
“We really look forward to meeting our new students as they go through orientation,” Wolfe said. “We’ve worked really hard to put together a program that provides the students with the things they need to have a successful start as Marshall students. We hope that when the day is over, our students leave with a feeling of excitement and anticipation about rejoining their Marshall family when classes start in August.”
A couple of new twists have been added to the orientation agenda for this year: Students can make an appointment with the MU Help Desk (304-696-3200) to get their laptop computers set up for the school year. Lunch for students attending orientation will be served in the seats of Joan C. Edwards Stadium, home of Marshall football.
Orientation sessions are scheduled June 22-26, July 20-23 and Aug. 5-6. The June 22 session is for honors students only, while the other dates are open to all new students.
Students who have been admitted to Marshall University are encouraged to register for an orientation session. This may be done either online at www.marshall.edu/orientation, or by calling 304-696-2354 or 800-438-5392.
Students may still register for orientation sessions on July 22 and 23, and Aug. 5 and 6. The other sessions are full, while the June 22 honors orientation is by invitation only.
All orientation sessions run from 8 a.m. to noon.
A new overnight program called “Up Late at Marshall” will precede the first two regular orientation sessions by one day. “Up Late,” which will take place Monday, June 21, and Monday, July 19, is for incoming freshmen and their parents. Through this program, the freshmen are invited to experience an overnight stay in the residence halls and the parents are invited to meet with some members of the academic staff and take part in special sessions designed for them.
Also new this year in August is the Week of Welcome (WOW), which starts Wednesday, Aug. 18, and includes the new UNI 100 Freshman First Class in which students starts to earn one credit hour. Activities are planned Wednesday through Saturday, Aug. 21, with the regular fall semester beginning on Monday, Aug. 23.
Among the activities planned are the annual family picnic at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, the President’s Convocation at 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, at Cam Henderson Center, and the Rec Fest at the Marshall Recreation Center on Saturday, Aug. 21. More details will be available soon.
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