OJO 2013: Opportunity, Support, Community

Wittenberg University Optional June Orientation

Friday June 14 * Friday June 21 * Wednesday June 26

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Come to Optional June Orientation and:

• Learn about the how, what, and why of Wittenberg’s liberal arts curriculum
• Discuss your four year academic journey with a faculty advisor
• Build your Witt network by meeting other Witt students, faculty, and staff
• Become more familiar with your new campus home, and tour your residence hall
• Plan for a successful beginning to your college career
• Understand better the key differences between high school and college
• Get your questions answered about: Study Abroad, Campus Safety, Residence Life, Internships and Career Services,
  Financial Aid, Meal Plans, Student Organizations and Student Involvement, Campus Religious Life, Student Accounts,
  ​Academic Services and Disability Services, Wittenberg Athletics, Student Employment, and more…
• Pick up a free copy of the required first-year text, College Rules!: How to Study, Survive, and Succeed in College
• Receive a bag of college swag, including a stylish Witt T-Shirt
• Taste Stevens Bakery’s homemade pies at a campus welcome picnic

OJO Student Schedule (Same for June 14, 21, 26)

10:15-10:45     OJO 2013 Registration (Benham-Pence Student Center)

10:45-11:00     Welcome from Provost Chris Duncan (Shouvlin 105)

11:00 -12:00     New Student Orientation and The Liberal Arts at Wittenberg (Shouvlin 105)

12:00-1:20       OJO Lunch and Resource Fair (Central Dining Room, Student Center 2nd floor)

1:30-2:20         Residence Hall Tours, Campus Tours (Start from Benham-Pence Student Center lobby), Informal Meetings with Faculty and Peer Mentors (Geil Lounge, Student Center Lower Level) 

2:30-3:20         Student Session I: Hello, College Rules (Blair Hall 101, 201)

3:30-4:00         Student Session II: Walk and Talk with Peer Advisors

4:10-5:00         Student Session III: Academic Planning for a Four Year Journey and Advising Q&A (Blair 101, 201)

5:00-6:30         Class of 2017 Picnic and Pie Gala (Stoughton Lawn)

OJO Parents Schedule (Same for June 14, 21, 26)

10:15-10:45     OJO 2013 Registration (Benham-Pence Student Center)

10:45-11:00     Welcome from Provost Chris Duncan (Shouvlin 105)

11:15-12:00     New Student Orientation and The Liberal Arts at Wittenberg (Shouvlin 105)

12:00-1:20       OJO Lunch and Resource Fair (Central Dining Room, Student Center 2nd floor)

1:30-2:20         Residence Hall Tours, Campus Tours (Start from Benham-Pence Student Center lobby), Informal Meetings with Faculty and Peer Mentors (Geil Lounge, Student Center Lower Level)

2:30-3:20         Parents Session I: Campus Resources for a Successful First Year and Four Years (Shouvlin 105)

3:30-4:00         Parents Session II: Campus Resources for Student Success, Continued (Shouvlin 105)

4:10-5:00         Parents Session III: Small Group Q&A with Alums, Current Witt Parents, Peer Advisors (Shouvlin 105)

5:00-6:30         Class of 2017 Picnic and Pie Gala (Stoughton Lawn)

OJO 2013 Registration and Fees:

Student: $55

Fee includes a copy of College Rules!: How to Study, Survive, and Succeed in College, 3rd Ed. (which all students have
to purchase for their first year seminar in the fall), a Witt T-shirt, lunch, and dinner

Parents / Guardians / Siblings: $25 each

Registration fee covers lunch and dinner

Please note: All OJO registration fees are added to the student’s fall tuition.