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Orientation 2010
Transfer
June 11
June 30
August 20
Freshman
April 24*
June 14-15
June 17-18
June 21-22
June 24-25
July 1-2
* The April one-day session is designed specifically for local students or students that have made prior visits to campus.
Academic Success
June 27-28**
**Academic Success students are required to attend this Orientation session. Due to the specialized nature of the sessions, this Orientation session is closed to non-ASP students.
Summer Students
May 31***
***This session is designed specifically for students starting classes at the beginning of June 2010.
Here are some of the things you’ll experience at the New Student Orientation:
Computer Configuration
Bring your laptop with you to Orientation! Our IT Department will be on hand to configure your computer to our network and add WCU's anti-virus software!
Don't have a computer yet? IT will be there to discuss purchasing options.
Class Registration
By the time you leave orientation, you’ll have picked classes for your first term at WCU.
Information Fairs
Learn more about campus organizations and local businesses and services through information fairs designed to help you get to know our community.
Meet-and-Greets
You’ll get to know counselors, academic advisers, and faculty as you meet to talk about your plans and options at WCU.
Optional Rafting Adventure
Want to make a splash at orientation? We offer participants in the two-day sessions a rafting adventure on the nation’s most famous whitewater destination, the Nantahala River, for an additional cost. Unfortunately, the rafting adventure is not available to August orientation students. You may register online at the time you select your orientation date. For more information, contact Tammy Haskett, director of orientation.
Optional Backpacking Trip
If you’re interested in exploring the great outdoors while building lasting friendships, sign up for WCU’s First Ascent Backpacking Trip. A five-day trip that takes place before the semester begins, you’ll join professional guides and a group of your peers for adventure in the rugged N.C. wilderness.
For more information or to register, visit the Base Camp Cullowhee website or contact Base Camp Cullowhee’s Josh Whitmore at jwhitmore@wcu.edu or 828-227-3466.