{"id":71538,"date":"2024-02-27T14:29:29","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T21:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=71538"},"modified":"2024-02-29T13:56:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T20:56:09","slug":"orientation-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/orientation-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to NAU! Announcing a reimagined orientation experience for new students"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAU is changing how we do New Student Orientation to make sure all of our students get the full Lumberjack experience from day one.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Starting with the incoming class this fall, new freshmen and transfer students will do online modules over the summer followed by an immersive Lumberjack Welcome in the week before school starts. The aim is to get students excited about NAU and give them important information without requiring an additional trip to Flagstaff over the summer, which could be challenging for many students, including lower-income and first-generation students.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s all part of NAU\u2019s culture of relentless welcome and strategic mission to radically increase the number of Arizonans who get an education that prepares them to enter the workforce.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNAU\u2019s reimagined orientation is designed to put the students we serve at the center,\u201d said Anika Olsen<\/strong>, vice president of enrollment management. \u201cOur commitment to delivering equitable value and increasing access means finding and closing equity gaps like these, while providing services that offer a foundation of knowledge upon which students can stand as they begin their college journey. Further, it gives NAU the chance to demonstrate the culture of relentless welcome we aspire to provide for all Lumberjacks in our community.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With orientation such a critical part of welcoming new Lumberjacks to NAU, a campuswide group, led by Enrollment Management (EM), looked at best practices and current research, considered the diverse needs of NAU\u2019s incoming student population before, during and after the first week of school, and reimagined the Lumberjack welcome experience.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What to expect with New Student Orientation<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

At a glance, orientation will look like:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n