Posted August 30th, 2009 by Blake
So this is my first foray at writing a blog under a predetermined topic for publication. I have been asked to write about the topic, “How to not be small in a large lecture hall.” Every summer I speak to hundreds of incoming students advising them of the ways of the world at OSU. [...]
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Tags: College of Liberal Arts, lecture hall survival, START
Posted in Faculty, Misc., Orientation/New students, Undergraduate Students | 10 Comments »
Posted July 21st, 2009 by James
Happy Friday, faithful readers!
Back from a long blogging hiatus…Sorry for the silence. START, OSU’s new student orientation program, is in full swing right now. The newest members of Beaver Nation have been treated to some absolutely fabulous weather as the stroll the gorgeous OSU campus.
Check out the video that’s been [...]
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Tags: New Student Programs & Family Outreach, orientation, Powered by Orange, Registration, START
Posted in Beaver News, Campus Life, Events, International Students, Orientation/New students, Parents, Powered by Orange | 4 Comments »
Posted July 7th, 2009 by James
If you are the typical incoming OSU student, you’ve probably already had a whirlwind summer! Between high school graduation, START, your internship/summer job, hanging out with friends and purchasing decor for your residence hall room…You probably haven’t thought much about some of the nuts and bolts things you need to do to finish up [...]
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Tags: Admissions, AP Scores, IB Scores, New Student Programs & Family Outreach, Residence Halls, START, Transcripts
Posted in Admissions, Orientation/New students, Undergraduate Students | 4 Comments »
Posted May 20th, 2009 by Blake
According to Kris Winter, Director of New Student Programs and Family Outreach, the START program registrations are running well ahead of last year at this time.
So if you have been admitted and paid or are exempt from paying the Advance Tuition Deposit (ATD), you better register for START soon. Paying the ATD is the [...]
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Tags: advising, Alaska START, California START, Hawaii START, new students, orientation, Registration, START, summer registration and advising, The Orange & Black
Posted in Admissions, Dual/Degree Partnership, Orientation/New students, Parents, Undergraduate Students | 3 Comments »
Posted July 10th, 2008 by James
START Bilingüe, a collaborative program led by OSU’s New Student Programs and Family Outreach office, was held on June 29th and 30th. Bilingüe served over eighty students and family members this year.
The primary focus of the Bilingüe program is to provide OSU information in Spanish to Spanish speaking families so that they [...]
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Tags: Access, Alicia Ortega, Bilingüe, Bilingual, holistic-admissions, Lizbeth Campos, New Student Programs & Family Outreach, Orientation/New students, OSU Parents, START
Posted in Admissions, Events, Orientation/New students, Uncategorized, Undergraduate Students | No Comments »
Posted June 18th, 2008 by James
Good morning, friends! I got this email from Director of New Student Programs & Family Outreach, Kris Winter, reminding us of this year’s START dates. If you are planning to attend this fall as an incoming first year or transfer student, you MUST register for and attend a START session. Remember, you [...]
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Tags: Kris Winter, New Student Programs & Family Outreach, orientation, START, student_orientation
Posted in Events, Misc., Orientation/New students, Uncategorized, Undergraduate Students | 2 Comments »
Posted June 3rd, 2008 by James
Wow! It has been an age since we have posted. Sorry for the inactivity, folks! We have been very busy around here between wrap up overviews, accepting ATDs, helping students get the last bits of their applications sent in and our regional PNACAC (Pacific Northwest Association of College Admission Counseling) conference in [...]
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Tags: Acidified Sea Water, ATD, Carnegie Hall, Clackamas Community College, Craig Robinson, Dual/Degree Partnership, hatfield_marine_science_center, Marine Biology, OSU Athletics, OSU Faculty, OSU Music, OSU Wind Ensemble, PNACAC, PNACAC Conference, Registration, Saori Haruguchi, Spokane, START
Posted in Admissions, Alumni, Athletics, Beaver News, Campus Life, Dual/Degree Partnership, Events, Faculty, International Students, Orientation/New students, Research, Undergraduate Students | 2 Comments »
Posted May 8th, 2007 by Blake
Attention Oregon State University incoming undergraduate class of 2007!
Invitations to the START program (summer advising and registration) have been mailed to all undergraduates who have either paid their $200 Advance Tuition Deposit or are exempt from paying it. Check the mail!
Dual or Degree Partnership Program students who haven’t yet attended Oregon State [...]
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Tags: partnership_program, START, student_orientation, tuition_deposit
Posted in Admissions, Dual/Degree Partnership, Events, Misc., Undergraduate Students | No Comments »