Hola, Ambassadors!

Great things have been happening here in the

Fall Welcome Office! Prizes are getting

ordered and plans are being made. I can’t

believe that there are only 48 days until

Fall Welcome will be here!

If you didn’t know, this past month has been

Orientation Season. The Orientation Student

Leaders and Orientation Lead team just

finished up their 12th session of introducing

the new first-year students to Western

Michigan University. They did a great job this

year and we are so proud of them! (Keep

reading to hear more about them!)

Keep checking the Ambassador Facebook

page and the Fall Welcome Twitter! We are

always posting things for you guys: fun facts,

chances to win free stuff, and other cool things.

Adios Amigos,

Fall Welcome Lead Team

Volume 6 Edition 4

July 7

What will you see

in this edition?

Meet the Orientation Lead Team

Leadership Conference Meet Kayla

Happy Birthdays Chance to Win Prizes Important Dates/Info

The Ambassador Times

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Steve Booher

Steve has been at Western for 11 years. His first 5 years

he was the Ackley/Shilling Hall Director. For the last 6

years he’s been the Orientation Coordinator. He is also a

POD during Fall Welcome Week and teaches an FYS class.

“Ambassadors, keep it real and be yourself. The new

students appreciate real-life stories and personal

experiences.”

#BroncoFabulous

Senior – Studying Organizational Communication

This is her third year involved in Orientation; she has

served as an Orientation Student Leader, Student

Orientation Coordinator, and now the Orientation Intern.

She has also served as an FYS Student Instructor and a

Fall Welcome Ambassador for the past three years.

She is naturally blonde, studying abroad in Ireland for

summer II, and training for the 2014 Chicago Marathon.

“Ambassadors, make your #1 focus during Fall Welcome

Week to build connections with your first-year students

because you can be a great role model and resource for

them long past that one week. Also, celebrate the first-

year student who do come to everything, and do not

dwell on those who do not.”

#coffeecoffeecoffee #love4Boo #feelsgoodman

Orientation

@wmuorientation

Courtney Conrad

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Student Orientation

Coordinators Senior – Studying Anthropology

This is her second year with the Orientation program. She is also

going to be an FYS instructor for the first time this fall and is one of

the FW Ambassador Captains.

She cannot do a kart wheel, but she does play the guitar, ukulele, and

banjo and she is studying abroad in Ireland with Courtney Conrad.

“Always, always, always just be yourself. Whether that be laid back,

energetic, or somewhere in between don’t be afraid to let it show. Go

into every situation with a positive and open mind. A small change in

attitude can brighten a day.”

#StrongBangs

Justin Eddy

Senior – Studying Psychology

He was a Student Orientation Coordinator this year and an

Orientation Student Leader in 2013. He is also going to be

an FYS instructor and Fall Welcome Ambassador this year.

He played the saxophone for 7 years, was born in Georgia,

and his dream is to meet Emma Stone.

“Ambassadors, enjoy your time with the FYE programs,

they have so much to offer.”

#justkeepswimming

Junior – Studying Food and Consumer Packaged Goods Marketing

This has been his second year serving in the Orientation Program.

He was an Orientation Student Leader in 2013 and a Student

Orientation Coordinator this year and this fall he is going to be a Fall

Welcome Ambassador

He’s only been to two concerts (Weird Al Yankovic and P!nk), he’s

an avid coleslaw enthusiast that loves a mayonnaise to cabbage

ratio of 2:1, and his cousin’s grandfather’s uncle was the inventor of

Rice Krispies.

“Ambassadors, if you be you, your students will like you.”

#ThatsSoRaven

Beth Brandon

Evan Williams

Leadership and Involvement Conference

August 15-16

Radisson Hotel

Providing undergraduate and graduate students the environment

and tools necessary to learn new skills, connect with other

student leaders, and plan for their upcoming leadership

commitments on campus.

Featuring:

-Leadership in Organizations

-Career/Grad School Preparations

-Personal Development

-Civic Engagement

Registration Costs:

Conference: $25

Conference and Quad Room: $35

Conference and Double Room: $50

Conference and Single Room: $125

Find out more information and register today!

www.mywmu.com/lic

Our lovely intern, Leah Thibaudeau, has

just accepted a great opportunity to

teach down in Arizona! We are all going

to miss her so much, but we know that

she is going to do some awesome things

there! Her students will be so lucky to

have her as a teacher. Tweet to Leah

@leaht1125 to wish her luck,

congratulate her, and share some

random facts about Arizona with her.

We love you Lee-Lee!

Since Leah will be rockin’ the Arizona

life soon, we got a new (old) intern

shipped to us! Kayla Webster is back!

Year: ∞

Studying Engineering and Japanese

She has been a Fall Welcome

Ambassador for 2 years, a Co-

Coordinator for 1 year, and an Intern for

two years.

She worked in the kitchen on the Titanic

and she is a stunt double for Jennifer

Lawrence. Not really. She ACTUALLY

has a cat named The Fatness and she

was born in Mississippi.

“The flower that blooms in adversity is

the most rare and beautiful of all.”

#fatkidfever #intern2.0 #FWlove

Happy Birthday to…

Victor Tran Ambassador Captain

July 7

Ryan Williams Ambassador Captain

July 8

Val Horwath Ambassador Captain

July 16

Casey Blair Ambassador Captain

July 17

Omo Ogbomo Ambassador Captain

July 24

Shout out to these cool people! They are turning another year older!

Make sure to wish them all a happy birthday!

Gina Cavanaugh FW Co-Coordinator

July 25

Kayla Webster FW Intern

July 26

Caitlyn Hella FW Co-Coordinator

July 28

Evan Williams SOC

July 31

Name That Fridge! If you saw the last #FWF (Fall Welcome Friday)

you now know that we like to name things here

in the Fall Welcome Office. For example, our

phone’s name is Stella and our printer’s name is

Homer.

This year we are getting a new fridge that will

need a new name! (Below Stella is a picture of

our future fridge.) Tweet us your name ideas for

our new fridge to @WMUFallWelcome by

Thurs., July 10. The person who sends us the

perfect name will win a prize!

August 19 or August 21 – Early Move-In!

If you’re an FYS ambassador living on campus, you are able to move into your Residence Hall on August 19. All other

ambassadors living on campus are able to move into their Residence Hall on August 21. Move-in time is from

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. When you arrive, go to your Hall Office to receive your keys. This early move in does not pertain to those

living in the Western View Apartments.

August 22-24 – Ambassador Training! Clear your whole schedule for all three days and get ready for

some fun training! More details will come as it gets closer.

August 25-29 – #FallWelcome2014! Also known as the best week of the year! Again, more details

will come later!

There will be ONE

online training

course that you

need to complete

before the start of

training this

August. Details will

come soon!

Have any questions?

Email me! fye-fall3@wmich.edu