Orientation welcomes students to campus, community

August 28, 2015

The University of Alaska Fairbanks will welcome new students at the kickoff of new student orientation activities this weekend. Orientation activities run Sunday, Aug. 30, through Wednesday, Sept. 2, and will include workshops and activities for new students and their families, as well as opportunities for students to connect with the Fairbanks community. Classes begin Thursday, Sept. 3.

Campus residence halls will open for students to begin moving in at 8 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 3o. Student move-in includes the Rev It Up event 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. Representatives from student service departments on campus will provide information on academics and student life. Residence Life staff members, community volunteers and UAF staffers will be there to help students move into their new homes.

Students can check in for orientation at Rev It Up or at the information table at the Wood Center front desk from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday's activities will include campus tours and seminars, with a barbecue from 5-7 p.m. at Wood Center. The orientation kickoff at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Patty Center will give new students a chance to meet their orientation leaders and members of their orientation groups. Highlights of the four-day event include workshops on a variety of topics, nightly recreation activities, a Chena River float, a special late-night shopping event at West Fairbanks Fred Meyer and a mixer for family members at The Pub on Sunday evening. A full schedule of events, as well as information on how to register for orientation, is available online at www.uaf.edu/orientation.

CONTACT: Ronnie Houchin, new student orientation coordinator, at 907-474-1103, 812-322-5599 or rshouchin@alaska.edu.

ON THE WEB: http://www.uaf.edu/orientation/