New Student Orientation Going Virtual

With the closing of another year, we reflect back to the first event of the year, the CTAHR New Student Orientation (NSO). The day included get-to-know-you and team-building activities with students in their majors. Followed by campus tour with their specific classrooms for their first semester and a Q & A lunch with alumni and faculty. The focus of this last year's program was giving students the tools and connections to help them have a successful first semester. Of the 120 students in attendance at NSO, 88 have continued to enroll with CTAHR for Fall 2020. 

Our plans for the next academic year is to provide the same experience, but virtually. These students will likely be well-versed with interacting online, but the transition to college remains a challenge. We will continue to emphasize the services and opportunities available to them and facilitate engagement between students and their new support network of peers, faculty, staff, and continuing students. We will need the assistance of current students as orientation leaders more than ever for the Fall 2020 NSO.