The document discusses goals for student orientation including making it easier for staff to manage, engaging students with orientation leaders and other incoming students, and connecting new students to campus groups and culture. It lists universities that use CollegiateLink to help achieve these orientation goals such as introducing students to the value of involvement and connecting them to campus organizations. CollegiateLink provides student involvement management systems to higher education institutions.

2. Your goals for orientation Make orientation easier for staff to manage Engage students with their orientation leaders and other incoming students Connect new students to campus groups and culture Introduce to students to value of involvement CollegiateLink can help with all of these goals.

3. Participating Institutions: St. Edwards University SUNY College at Oneonta Texas Woman’s University University at Albany University of Colorado – Boulder University of Massachusetts Amherst University of North Carolina Chapel Hill University of North Texas University of North Texas Health Science Center University of Texas Pan American University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Wisconsin La Crosse Villanova University Binghamton University California State University Chico Central Connecticut State University Centenary College of Louisiana Costal Carolina University CUNY Baruch Georgia Gwinnett College Ithaca College Manor College McNally Smith College of Music Missouri State University Montana State University Billings Mount Vernon Nazarene University Pratt Institute Quinnipiac University Seattle Pacific University

4. Orientation resources: Background information 95% Dedicated orientation page 20% Information on multiple sites 30% Allowed students to register for an orientation date 10% Allow miscellaneous forms

5. Making orientation easier for staff to organize

6. Making orientation easier for staff to organize

7. Engage student… with the orientation leaders and other incoming students.

8. Connect students to campus culture…

9. Connect students through mobile devices

10. Connect students to groups and organizations

11. Introduce students to the value of involvement

12. Collect information around student involvement interests

13. CollegiateLink: Who We Are… Collegiatelink provides the premiere student involvement management system for higher education. Since 2004 we have helped institutions enhance educational offerings and encourage student involvement by reducing the barriers of entry while reducing the costs of program delivery. We also provide staff and students tools to track involvement and resources to leverage the value of that data.

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15. Blog.Collegiatelink.net

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