Freshman Orientation Introduction
See what freshman orientation is all about.
ORIENTATION LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. New students will be engaged in the academic advising process. The role of the unit adviser(s) will be explained in relation to the development of a student’s individual academic plan while attending the University of Louisville. In addition, students will be given the tools to identify academic support services provided for them throughout the academic year.
2. Each new student will be able to articulate how to reconcile and pay their tuition and fees bill. Students will be taken to the buildings that house the Bursar and Financial Aid offices. Additionally, new students will leave New Student Orientation with a timeline of payment, add and drop schedule for courses and the knowledge of how to properly withdraw or take a leave of absence without financial or academic penalty. Students will also have a clear picture of how scholarship dollars are applied to the University of Louisville statement and how residual money is disbursed at the beginning of each semester.
3. In an effort to ensure that new students are connected to the University of Louisville Orientation Programs will develop intentional interactive and informative sessions geared at highlighting ways students can get involved in co curricular activities and acculturated with university traditions. Students will also be exposed to information about becoming a residential student, how to find on and off campus jobs and first year initiative programs aimed at easing their transition from high school to college. Exposure to potential transitional issues will be discussed with identified methods of how to locate University support for those areas.
4. Upon completion of New Student, Transfer & Parent Orientation students participants will have a clear picture of the next steps in the University of Louisville experience. Programs that are offered between June and August, ways to communicate with current students and staff, and important tasks that need to be completed before the start of the semester will be highlighted before the conclusion of each orientation session.
