Faculty of Arts Orientation 2014 release

[Stephanie Bromley]

Hello,

It's Stephanie Bromley the Arts Student Engagement Officer.

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.

Waterloo Orientation is one of the largest orientation programs in North America and one of the only ones that is student-lead with volunteers.

I'm pleased to introduce Kaitlin O'Brien, Mitch Elvidge, and Tom Mantynen - the Arts Faculty Orientation Committee 2014 (Arts FOC).  The Arts FOC role, and the time commitment required, is extensive with over 1000 VOLUNTEER hours by the end of Orientation Week.

These enthusiastic students were hired for this volunteer position last November and have been busy.

  *   Recruiting, training, and mentoring over 130 Arts student Leaders - all volunteers
  *   Building community and strong ties within the Arts student Leader teams so they can best support our new students.
  *   Developing meaningful Arts programming for the summer months and for Orientation Week 2014.

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.
The more we all understand the student transition experience (Student Life 101<https://uwaterloo.ca/student-success/current-first-year-students/student-life-101>, Orientation<https://uwaterloo.ca/orientation/>, and Arts Course Selection<https://uwaterloo.ca/arts/current-undergraduates/course-selection/fall-first-year-students>) the better equipped we'll all be to support student success in the Faculty of Arts.
Arts Orientation 2014 Revealed!

  *   Arts. Camera. Action!
     *   Watch the theme release video<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz-VK3irihM> created by our Arts FOC and their Media Team
  *   Arts Orientation!<https://uwaterloo.ca/orientation/first-year-students/arts> Events and Orientation Week schedules
     *   Orientation Lingo
  *   Attached is the Arts Orientation 2014 logo.  Our mascot Porcellino<https://twitter.com/UWPorcellino> is the star of course!
     *   These logos were developed and designed by Erin Leach (Fine Arts student).

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.
Thank you,

Stephanie
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Stephanie Bromley
Student Engagement Officer
Faculty of Arts
PAS 2439
519-888-4567 ext., 33603
skype: stephanie.bromley
MY HOURS: Monday to Thursday 8:30-4:30

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