Category Archives: Orientation Advising 2007 Notebook
Orientation: Two Weeks Later
It has been two weeks since we orientation advisors moved out of Jester East. For those of you who are wondering where their phone call is, I want to let you all know that I miss everybody, and that I … Continue reading
Orientation Session 6, Follies
Despite the two people we had to let go, the entire orientation staff put forth everything they possibly could. Nevertheless, there was some force inside us all that said “Let’s put on the best show we could possibly put on!” … Continue reading
Orientation Session 5
Although I got two weeks behind my posting, the fifth session is still fresh on my mind as I have taken notes of the things that happened. The two casts Social Justice created came in handy because my counterpart called … Continue reading
“The Restaurant”
It is true that we go to restaurants to eat quite often, so why would I write about something as trivial as that? Well, several years ago, “The Restaurant” was a codename for a trip that orientation advisors would sneak … Continue reading
Orientation: Session 4
For some reason, I did not start this session in the most desirable of conditions. The coughs, sneezes, sniffles, and sore throat plagued me throughout the week. Nevertheless, I put on the best show I could as if nothing happened. … Continue reading
Orientation: Session 3
It has been a little bit more than one month since we orientation advisors moved in to Jester. It is unbelievable that we are already halfway through orientation. Lacking a wing and interesting situations in peer advising, you would think … Continue reading
Orientation: Session 2
Learning from what we did during our previous session, we orientation advisors set out this week to make an even better experience than before for an even larger group. Even with this group, I received only five students instead of … Continue reading
Orientation: Session 1
According to the supervisors, this session is like a dress rehearsal because there are fewer people in this session and most students have already started. Because of that, most wings did not live in Jester East. Although I was slightly … Continue reading
Workshop: Week 2
Invariably, all the projects I have come across come with the end goal in mind. Sometimes, these goals are quite overwhelming, and it is how I feel about projects at the beginning. Also invariably, the end product meets or exceeds … Continue reading
Workshop: Week 1
Why did I choose to become an orientation advisor (OA)? For starters, I would like to help incoming students have a UT experience as good as mine if not better. Even more so, I signed myself up so that I … Continue reading
