Sentences with phrase «freshman orientation»

I've read plenty of horror stories where others get knee - deep in credit card debt after signing up for a card to get a free t - shirt at freshman orientation.

For example, many colleges now have some form of brief alcohol education program, often delivered during freshman orientation, with little or no follow - up.

One candidate even attended freshman orientation the following week, before officially losing the race and heading home.

He arrives on freshman orientation day, standing proud outside his dorm, when he's nearly run over by a girl with way too many bags.

Why hadn't the school counselors given us some sort of seminar, or at least tossed a brochure at us during freshman orientation?

Or, when you attended freshman orientation, you would have to navigate your way through dozens of representatives pitching credit cards on campus.

Freshman Orientation class helps students get to know one another, and starts to build a community.

A toolkit of customized offerings to develop students» financial capability — from freshman orientation to senior graduation

The activities and discussion in Freshman Orientation are never graded.

In the meantime, several mainline Senate Democrats came to Albany on Monday as part of freshman orientation for newly elected members.

Shula and Jarvis had met inauspiciously at freshman orientation when Jarvis, a 265 - pounder from Gardendale, Ala., moseyed up to Mike and inquired, «What's it like being the son of Don Shula?»

Sandra Walle remembers walking wide - eyed into the array of possible clubs and organizations at high school freshman orientation.

The first time I went off script was when I turned down a scholarship to Washington University in St. Louis at the last minute — during freshmen orientation weekend.

DVD Review by Kam Williams Headline: Chaperones Find Fun in Sun during Spring Break in Silly Sitcom Saturday Night Live fans starving for Amy Poehler while she's on maternity leave might like to check out this silly, straight - to - video sitcom from Ryan Shiraki who directed the equally effective Freshman Orientation.

There are approximately 12 Freshman Orientation groups meeting every week.

All ninth grade students are enrolled in the year - long Freshman Orientation course, which meets once a week for a 40 - minute class period.

Learn more about freshmen academies in the Schools That Work case study and video Freshman Orientation: A Year of Gentle Transition.

Bravo Medical Magnet High School gets parents engaged by offering night classes on parenting taught in several languages and by having freshman orientation programs that parents are expected to attend along with their kids.

Freshman orientation throws together five students who don't really have much in common.

If AC villages were college campuses, Rover would be the senior who leads freshmen orientation that everyone loves and wonders «How does he do it all?»

• Led detachments recruiting booth at 6 - week Indiana University Freshman Orientation where 300 plus were contacted and helped the detachment grow by 40 %

Left to right, Nydia Velazquez, Eva Clayton, Carolyn Maloney and Barbara Kennelly are seen at a reception for new women members at freshman orientation in 1992.

As part of freshman orientation, he asked students to read articles that address their sense of belonging in an academically challenging environment and that discuss the brain as malleable and able to grow and change its capability with effort.

In town for a couple of days and looking to meet someone to have a drink with and not sit in the hotel by myself while my nephew attends freshman orientation at UVA.

You could run a weekend (or weeklong) mindfulness retreat during freshman orientation, senior trips, spring breaks, winter terms, or at any point throughout the school year.

In his freshman orientation class, a white student remarked, «God can't use hip - hop because it is evil.»

They go to great lengths to achieve it, weaving sustainability goals into new courses, freshman orientation, traditional subjects, and majors and minors, and in some cases they require a sustainability course for graduation.

And I didn't just move into residence, I went all the way from my home in Calgary, Alberta to Tulsa, Oklahoma in the days before texting and FaceTime or reasonable rates for long distance phone calls from our plugged - into - the - wall phones (in fact, my first email address was assigned to me from the Freshman Orientation team and I remember saying to my parents, «Why in the world would I need THIS?»).

It's inevitable: You're going to get tired of the cafeteria food that seemed so promising at freshmen orientation.

A bill proposed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo would ensure that, starting at freshman orientation, the private institutions provide an awareness campaign about the rules of engagement for sexual activity.

U.S. Rep. John Lewis, of Alabama, recalled meeting Slaughter during their freshmen orientation after being elected to the U.S. House the same year.

Despite this being his freshmen orientation, his story in the right hands has been crafted into a taut and endlessly tension - filled dark thriller.

The Freshman Orientation curriculum combines hands - on activities and discussions that engage students in the topic at hand.

The Freshman Orientation seminar is a year - long class for all ninth grade students.

Sen. Thompson himself campaigned in part on a local - control education platform — which provides a tidy segue back to those warning shots: Perhaps the GOP should consider a freshman orientation on the dangers of failing to ensure that everyone is firing in the same direction.

Oakwood made belonging a priority from the beginning, Johnson said: it put upperclassmen, not administrators, in charge of freshman orientation, showing new students from day one that it's possible to make it through the difficult early years.

Peter had won a scholarship to Ridgefield, and freshman orientation had been a harrowing experience, focused on «getting to know» people.

I know my cousin just got back from his freshman orientation, and he was very excited to meet his roommate and get going in the -LSB-...]

I know my cousin just got back from his freshman orientation, and he was very excited to meet his roommate and get going in the fall.

Upon receiving his honorary degree, Winters referenced his long journey from Pratt's Memorial Hall for freshman orientation to Radio City Music Hall for Commencement 2016.

If you have scheduled your Freshman Orientation date with New Student Programs, be sure to reserve a seat for our presentation here!

Helping teenagers develop those skills is being addressed in high schools, college - freshman orientation, youth - development organizations, and parenting programs.