Julie Fischer-KinneyDirector

Office of New Student Orientation Programs

New Student Orientation & New

Student Convocation

New Student Orientation

Orientation for New Undergraduate Students at UT is an on-going process (new students admitted each term at UT)

Three Primary Programs• Rocket Launch – new students• Rocket Transition – transfer students• Rocket Re-Discover – UT post-secondary enrollment

option program students (tailored program)

•Currently developing a new program for non-traditional students

Rocket Launch

•New Students • Includes:

• Students who have never attended college (direct from high school and non-traditional/adult)

• Can include students with post-secondary credit or Advanced Placement credit

•One-day program (9:30 am – 5 pm)•College specific (program dates specific to UT colleges)•Overnight accommodations available in a residence hall

Rocket LaunchProgram Schedule (Student Union)• Check-in

• Photo taken for Rocket Card (Student ID), Placement Testing, MMR Verification

• Continental Breakfast• UT General Welcome• Academic Expectations (academic support services, academic integrity, etc.)• Rocket Game Show for students/Family Tour for guests (student services,

policies, procedures)• Money Matters 1 (financial aid, account/billing)• Lunch• Information Fair (student organizations, UT offices/depts., vendors)• College meetings (advising/registration – various locations)• Money Matters 2 (review of mock bill, Q&A)• Residence Hall Tours (hall specific – summer only)• Academics, Alcohol Awareness, and You (informational session)• Online Program Evaluations – receive Rocket Card/T-shirt upon evaluation

completion

Rocket Transition

•Transfer Students (regardless of age)

•One-day program (10:30 am – 5 pm)• 10:30am-12pm: programmatic portion• 12 – 1pm: Lunch/Information Fair• 1-5pm: advising/registration

•College specific

•Overnight accommodations available in residence hall

Rocket TransitionProgram Schedule• Check-in

• Photo taken for Rocket Card (Student ID), Placement Testing, MMR Verification

•Continental Breakfast•UT General Welcome•Academic Expectations (academic support services, academic integrity, etc.)•Connecting with UT (student services, policies, procedures)•Money Matters 1 (financial aid, account/billing)•Lunch•Information Fair (student organizations, UT offices/depts., vendors)•College meetings (advising/registration – various locations)•Money Matters 2 (review of mock bill, Q&A)•Residence Hall Tours (hall specific – summer only)•Online Program Evaluations – receive Rocket Card/T-shirt upon evaluation completion

Rocket Re-Discover

•UT post-secondary enrollment option program students (tailored program)

•2009 – first year of program

•Evening event (5-8pm) for students and their parents• Dinner• Focused Information Fair• Academic Expectations• Connecting with UT• Money Matters

New Student Convocation•UT Tradition

•Second-phase of Orientation (occurs before fall classes begin)

•Open to all new students at UT (including International, Transfer, New)

•Faculty/Staff encouraged to attend

•One-hour ceremony followed by an After-Convocation Party (sponsored through Division of Student Affairs)

New Student Convocation•Ceremony

• Students residing on campus brought to event via Residence Life Staff; Commuter students - reception

• President, Provosts, Academic Deans, Chair of Faculty Senate, VP of Student Affairs, Student Government President/Vice President, other Administrators

• Speaker• Focus on academic integrity, academic rigor

•After Convocation Party• Free food, student/faculty interaction, games, etc.