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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It’s Stephanie Bromley the Arts Student Engagement Officer.<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Orientation Week is a combination of academic support and community-building focused on new student transition (first-years, transfers, and grad students) and is a critical transition moment for new students.  We’re working hard to ensure
 all students receive relevant and engaging academic and social programming.  <o:p>
</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Waterloo Orientation is one of the largest orientation programs in North America and one of the only ones that is student-lead with volunteers. 
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’m pleased to introduce <b>Kaitlin O’Brien, Mitch Elvidge</b>, and
<b>Tom Mantynen</b> – the Arts Faculty Orientation Committee 2014 (Arts FOC).<b> 
</b>The Arts FOC role, and the time commitment required, is extensive with over 1000 VOLUNTEER hours by the end of Orientation Week.<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">These enthusiastic students were hired for this volunteer position last November and have been busy. 
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">Recruiting, training, and mentoring over 130 Arts student Leaders – all volunteers<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">Building community and strong ties within the Arts student Leader teams so they can best support our new students.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">Developing meaningful Arts programming for the summer months and for Orientation Week 2014. 
<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Orientation is often a mystery for faculty and staff!  I invite you to learn more about Arts Orientation.  Your understanding of and enthusiasm for this transition program will go a long way in supporting and
 welcoming our new students.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">The more we all understand the student transition experience (<a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/student-success/current-first-year-students/student-life-101"><span style="color:blue">Student Life 101</span></a>,
<a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/orientation/"><span style="color:blue">Orientation</span></a>, and
<a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/current-undergraduates/course-selection/fall-first-year-students">
<span style="color:blue">Arts Course Selection</span></a>) the better equipped we’ll all be to support student success in the Faculty of Arts.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#E46C0A">Arts Orientation 2014 Revealed!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b>Arts. Camera. Action!</b> 
<o:p></o:p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3">Watch the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz-VK3irihM">
<span style="color:blue">theme release video</span></a> created by our Arts FOC and their Media Team<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/orientation/first-year-students/arts"><span style="color:blue">Arts Orientation!</span></a> Events and Orientation Week schedules<o:p></o:p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3"><u><span style="color:blue">Orientation Lingo</span></u><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Attached is the <b>Arts Orientation 2014 logo</b>.  Our mascot
<a href="https://twitter.com/UWPorcellino"><span style="color:blue">Porcellino</span></a> is the star of course!<o:p></o:p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3">These logos were developed and
<b>designed by Erin Leach (</b>Fine Arts student).<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
</li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Please look at the attached Orientation logo and visit some of the web pages above.  If you’d like to be involved in Arts Orientation please let me know.  We’re always happy to have staff and faculty volunteers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Stephanie<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">__________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Stephanie Bromley<br>
Student Engagement Officer<br>
Faculty of Arts<br>
PAS 2439<br>
519-888-4567 ext., 33603<br>
skype: stephanie.bromley<br>
</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">MY HOURS: Monday to Thursday 8:30-4:30<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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