1. Kerry Wenzler, Director, Orientation and Transition Programs Center for Advising and Student Achievement

2.  OTP Mission and Values  Orientation Programs  Transition Programs  Guiding Philosophy

3. OTP creates dynamic, student-centered experiences to inspire purposeful transitions.

4. Academic Excellence Active Engagement Community Diversity

5. Early orientation for racially and ethnically diverse students First-year student orientation Supplemental outdoor orientation at Pingree Park Mountain Campus

6. Next Step Mountain Experience Online Orientation Transfer student orientation Only for transfer students unable to attend an on-campus orientation Supplemental outdoor orientation at Pingree Park Mountain Campus

7. International student orientation for undergraduate direct admits (first-year and transfer)

8. University-wide, campus collaborative, fall orientation program that intentionally builds upon summer orientation programs for first-year and transfer students

9. Groups based on student interest or identity to connect with other students, peer mentor and faculty/staff mentor 2-day conference for first-year students to learn about and utilize campus resources as they transition to Year 2 Programs to engage second year students in academic and personal development

10. Transfer Mentors outreach to new transfer students to engage them with campus resources Transfer Interest Groups (TrIGs) Business Interest Learning Community Weekly group meetings for transfer students to learn about and engage with campus resources Undeclared transfer students interested in business who meet weekly and enroll in Calculus and/or Microeconomics

11.  Focus on the student and all else will follow  Power of the peer  Orientation is a process, not an event  Large-scale, University-wide programming  Create common CSU experiences  Campus collaboration is critical

12. Kerry Wenzler, Director, Orientation and Transition Programs kerry.wenzler@colostate.edukerry.wenzler@colostate.edu; 491-3671 Paul Giberson, Coordinator, Transfer Programs paul.giberson@colostate.edupaul.giberson@colostate.edu; 491-7352 Zach Mercurio, Coordinator, Orientation Programs zachary.mercurio@colostate.eduzachary.mercurio@colostate.edu; 491-0872 Keith Lopez, Coordinator, First and Second Year Programs keith.lopez@colostate.edukeith.lopez@colostate.edu; 491-4304

13. Website: www.otp.colostate.eduwww.otp.colostate.edu Email: orientation@colostate.eduorientation@colostate.edu Phone: (970) 491-6011