{"id":5600,"date":"2024-02-26T21:34:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T21:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/?page_id=5600"},"modified":"2024-04-10T20:44:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T20:44:16","slug":"frequently-asked-questions-families","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/admissions\/orientation\/frequently-asked-questions-families\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQs for parents and families"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list left-nav-automatic on-this-page\"><\/ul><div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"link-button\" onclick=\"embedLouieChatbot();\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-chat.svg\" alt=\"Live chat:\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-0922\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-0922<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:Orientation@nau.edu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> Orientation&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\">IN<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/admissions\">Admissions<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">Orientation FAQs for parents and families<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Student Orientation is now part of the &#8220;Lumberjack Welcome&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Will NAU be hosting in-person Summer Orientation sessions in the month of June for Fall 2024 new students?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Admissions and Enrollment Services is planning a redesign of the New Student Orientation experience using best practices and current research to meet the needs of all students. Instead, we are relocating all in-person orientation-related activities to the week of move-in, which is scheduled for August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are the dates of Orientation for Fall 2024 new students?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The in-person components of orientation experience \u2013 known as Lumberjack Welcome &#8211;&nbsp; will begin alongside the Campus Living Move-in on Wednesday, August 21<sup>st<\/sup> through Sunday, August 25<sup>th<\/sup> with additional welcome programming and events continuing into the beginning of the semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How does a student&#8217;s move-in time affect Orientation?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Students will be able to select a specific date and time to move-in into their campus living communities. Students will be able to see the options for move-in within their housing portal later during the Spring semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What will be available for students and families to attend during the summer?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Admissions and Enrollment Services is planning on hosting virtual webinars offering pertinent information that students and families will need as they prepare to join the NAU community in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Will there be Orientation programming specifically for parents and families?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, Admissions and Enrollment Services in collaboration with FACTS (Family Access, Communication, Transition and Support) and Family Resources are planning to offer webinars throughout the summer and an in-person event for families during the in-person orientation in August. For updates about Orientation and to receive information specifically designed to prepare families for their student\u2019s first year as a Lumberjack, we encourage you to sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/families.nau.edu\/users\/sign_up\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/families.nau.edu\/users\/sign_up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Lumberjack Family Hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How much does orientation cost?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lumberjack Welcome will not have a cost for students; all programming during Lumberjack Welcome will be paid for by student fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Is Lumberjack Welcome required?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lumberjack Welcome is required for student success, we encourage all first year and transfer students to engage with the new student programming that will be available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How can students prepare prior to Lumberjack Welcome?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Beginning early this summer, an online course will become available in Canvas. 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