2021 New Student Orientation

Brandon Oram | Photo Editor

2021 New Student Orientation: Helping New Bengals find their ROAR!

Brooke Bolinger Director of Orientation and New Student Programs Submitted Content

The 2021 season of New Student Orientation (NSO) has been monumental. What a joy it is to welcome new Bengals to New Student Orientation in-person again after many months of hosting only virtual programs! Like many people in our communities, our team has longed for the interpersonal connections formed during in-person activities, and we have so enjoyed meeting our Fall 2021 first-year students and their family members this summer during NSO.

We have also witnessed the success of the new format of New Student Orientation! This was the first season in which the academic advising and registration of first-year students has taken place during New Student Orientation. The Academic Advising team has done a phenomenal job of guiding our students at each NSO session and ensuring that students are prepared for their fall classes.

New Student Orientation truly does help new students to find their ROAR, both academically and socially, at ISU. Each activity is designed to introduce new students to faculty, staff, and resources of the university. Many first-year students tell us that they actually met their closest friend during NSO!

If you are a Fall 2021 first-year student who has not yet attended New Student Orientation, please visit isu.edu/ nso and sign-up as soon as possible for one of our remaining dates this summer. All first-year students are required to attend. Transfer students are welcome to attend, but are not required. Session 9 in Pocatello will be offered in a hybrid format, and you will be able to select between attending in-person or virtually via Zoom.

If we can help you with any questions this summer before you arrive to ISU, please reach out to us via email at nso@isu. edu.

ROAR BENGALS, ROAR!