- Introduce students to their academic division, including key personnel, support services, advisors, supplemental opportunities, and resources.
- Set clear and supportive expectations for students while building connections and fostering a sense of approachability with college professors.
- Orient students and families to campus support services, options for co-curricular involvement, institutional expectations and values, and important locations.
- Provide opportunities for new students to meet other new students and current students, faculty, and staff to promote engagement, academic success, and the development of social support networks.