New student orientation for all first-time college students and all transfers who live on campus is an experience unlike any other you might have during your college career. When you move in you will be assigned to a Focus group where you and twelve or so others will be led by an upperclassman who has interviewed and trained to be of the most service to you.
With the exception of the upperclassman leaders who are there to help out, the campus is almost exclusively home to new students, and every activity that goes on is specifically designed to help new students connect to each other, their new campus home and the Jackson community.
New student orientation is a lot of fun, but it also is busy. One of the goals of orientation is to teach every new student everything he or she needs to know to not only be able to function but understand the ins and outs of campus life, so needless to say, it takes every bit of four days to get that done.
Focus 2008 September 4-7 (please check back this summer for a detailed schedule)
