June 8, 2010
Summer Orientation - Jacob Williams (Castle Rock, Colo.), Kelsie Edwards (Cheyenne)
and Alison Donelan (Loveland, Colo.) participate in orientation activities at the
University of Wyoming. Students can meet with academic advisers, register for classes,
meet other new students, obtain their campus identification cards and learn to navigate
the student portal system.
New Student Orientation is under way at the University of Wyoming, as incoming students
and their parents spend time learning about what UW has to offer.
UW expects more than 1,700 new freshmen and transfer students to attend an orientation
session by the end of June, says Noah Buckley, director of admissions.
Every June, the UW Admissions Office offers three one-day sessions for transfer and
nontraditional students, and eight two-day sessions for traditional freshmen along
with a special session for students admitted to the Honors Program. Each session is
limited to 180 new students and some programs are already filled up.
Students and their families from across the country attend orientation. Special orientation
programming for new international students and graduate students will take place before
classes start in August.
New Student Orientation gives students an opportunity to find out about campus life
from current UW students and receive information about UW's services, Pepper Jo Six,
UW associate director of admissions, says. Students can meet with academic advisers,
register for classes, meet other new students, get their campus identification card
and learn to navigate the WyoWeb student portal system.
"We cram a lot into a day-and-a-half," Six says. "Students and parents often leave
with a sense of information overload, but also a feeling that they are making a great
decision. Our goal is to make students and their families feel like this is the right
place for them and that they are as prepared as possible to set foot on campus this
fall."
UW encourages parents to attend programs to help their students through the transition
to college. Sometimes parents are helped by an orientation as much as their children,
says David Cozzens, UW dean of students.
"Parents' roles in student's success is crucial, their encouragement and support lay
a firm foundation for attaining collegiate fulfillment. Orientation helps parents
to be involved when necessary and to step aside when appropriate."
Students admitted late to UW and those who haven't signed up for an orientation session
are encouraged to do so soon. For those who cannot attend June orientation, information
on how to be advised and register will be provided.
For more information about New Student Orientation at the University of Wyoming, call
the UW Admissions Office at 800-DIAL-WYO (800-342-5996) or visit www.uwyo.edu/orientation.
