Goals
- Celebrate new students, build excitement, and reaffirm their choice in Occidental College.
- Demonstrate that Occidental is a welcoming, engaging, and inclusive campus.
- Provide a framework for four years of success through the communication of expectations, norms, and standards.
- Honor a distinctive interdisciplinary and multicultural academic program.
- Introduce a culture of care, high-impact involvement opportunities, and outstanding leadership development programs.
- Identify shared aspirations of social justice, cultural competence, and engaged citizenship.
- Educate students about sexual misconduct and discrimination, harassment, and retaliation policies.
Intended Learning Outcomes
- Participants will be able to convey their own purpose of education.
- Participants will be able to define Occidental’s mission and describe where their personal goals and values align with the College’s vision.
- Participants will be able to identify campus resources and student services that support their educational and personal development.
- Participants will be able to identify community engagement and leadership development opportunities.
- Participants will be able to articulate the importance of building a personal connection to the campus community.
- Participants will reflect on and assess the New Student Orientation, detailing their experiences and opportunities for program growth.