ROGRAMS, L EADERSHIP AND O RIENTATION

Location: Campus Recreation Center studentprograms@rwu.edu

(401) 254-3088

Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The Student Programs, Leadership and Orientation (SPLO)’s mission is to engage the student body in meaningful and complex co- curricular activities that foster individual and peer development through leadership and experiential opportunities. Our department is the place for your student to find outside the classroom opportunities. Whether your student is looking to get involved on campus from clubs to attending events, to our Hawk’s Leadership Academy, our department will be able to assist them. The SPLO staff works to help students become actively engaged in their university experience through attending events, joining clubs and organizations, participating in leadership development programs, or creating their own activities. Our department is home to 8 major organizations, 80 student clubs and over 200 student events that students can attend. We want your student to take advantage of all the opportunities that we offer.

Students are able to search Hawk Link to learn about all these opportunities. Hawk Link is a centralized web host platform that connects students to organizations, programs, and departments on campus. Hawklink can be found at hawklink.rwu.edu; and through this webpage students will be able to view our events calendar. Student events, club meetings and department offerings can be found through our CORQ app; this puts a campus calendar in your student’s hand. Information regarding CORQ can be found by visiting our webpage.

The Hawks Leadership Academy was conceptualized around the theory of the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. Hawks Leadership Academy is an experiential program that enriches the Roger Williams University student by providing opportunities in leadership development, civic engagement, and co-curricular experiences. The goal is to provide members with the platform to explore and embrace their leadership potential while becoming an active member of the Roger Williams University campus and the surrounding community. Family members can nominate their students to take part in this program by emailing our team.

We will look forward to having your student join us in late August at our New Student Check In. Your student will join us for the Fall Orientation program. Fall Orientation will have sessions that will support your student’s success; and provide your student the foundation and information to transition to our community. Students will also take part in welcome community events to make connections prior to the first day of class.

We are home to our Weeks of Welcome program (WOW), a program that offers 30 days of events to welcome your student to our campus community. This program offers events by clubs, organizations and other departments on campus to assist our new students and welcome back returning students. The highlight of Weeks of Welcome is our Involvement Fair, this event allows new students to learn about our clubs and organizations. By visiting the Involvement Fair or meeting 1:1 with a member of our student staff, your student will encounter many different opportunities.

The New Student Orientation Program and Homecoming and Family Weekend are major programs that bring our family members to campus. We look forward to seeing your students engage with our opportunities.