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Orientation events welcome students to campus, community

August 26, 2011

Marmian Grimes

性欲社 photo by Maureen McCombs. Freshmen jump in front of the 性欲社 time and temperature sign during the scavenger hunt as part of student orientation.
性欲社 photo by Maureen McCombs. Freshmen jump in front of the 性欲社 time and temperature sign during the scavenger hunt as part of student orientation.
Marmian Grimes
907-474-7902
8/26/11

性欲社 will welcome more than 800 new students starting this weekend at the kickoff of new student orientation activities. The four-day event, which runs Sunday, Aug. 28 through Wednesday, Aug. 31, will include workshops and activities for new students and their families, as well as opportunities for students to connect with the Fairbanks community.

Orientation will officially kick off at 7:45 p.m. at Beluga Field with a dedication of the campus鈥 new Outdoor Education Center. Students will have the chance to meet their orientation leaders and members of their orientation group. Highlights of this year鈥檚 new student orientation events include workshops on making sound financial choices in college, a college-life game show, a city tour, sessions with tips for academic success, a disc golf tournament, a special late-night shopping event at West Fairbanks Fred Meyer and a mixer for family members at the Pub Sunday evening. A full schedule of events, as well as information on how to register for orientation, is available online at .

Campus residence halls will open for students to begin moving in at 8 a.m. Sunday Aug. 28. Student move-in includes 鈥淩ev It Up鈥 activities in Hess Recreation Center in the Moore-Bartlett-Skarland complex from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is designed to be a one-stop resource for incoming freshmen, but is open to any student. It includes representatives from a wide variety of student services departments on campus who provide information on academics and student life. Residence Life staff members, community volunteers and 性欲社 staffers will be there to help students move into their new homes. This year, more than 1,400 students will live in campus residence halls.

The weekend鈥檚 events will also include family orientation on Sunday, Aug. 28. Student services offices will be open after Rev It Up from 3-5 p.m. Classes begin Thursday, Sept. 1.

CONTACT: Damien Snook, new student orientation coordinator, at 907-474-2760 or dtsnook@alaska.edu.  Jamie Napolski, residential freshman coordinator, 907-474-1885 or jrabreu@alaska.edu.

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