Starting a new journey at a college/university can be a nerve-wracking time for anyone; New Student Orientation (NSO) is the first chance to experience all of what Kean University has to offer and ease those nerves.

On Monday, August 31, 2015, the School of General Studies- Transition to Kean (T2K) will be hosting NSO. Orientation will start at 8 a.m. and end around 4 p.m. “Approximately 1600 plus students attend [NSO, and] they are greeted by the President [Dawood Farahi] and fellow administrators of the college,” said Gwen Beloti, advisor to the School of General Studies.

NSO is an incoming students’ first formal introduction to the campus. NSO collaborates with T2K to help students gain a greater understanding of the university. During orientation students will meet with their T2K instructor and General Education Mentor (GEM). “Students are able to engage with their peers, hear from a motivational speaker, and learn about various aspects of the campus,” said Beloti.

The motivational speaker at orientation will be Jonathan Sprinkles. Sprinkles has been featured on ABC News, Fox News, USA Today, and many more news outlets. He wants people to learn to accept responsibility in their role and to approach every assignment accepting excellence and success.

Jonathan Sprinkles, this year’s motivational speaker at New Student Orientation
Photo courtesy: jsprinkles.com

Below is an agenda of the day, (times may vary). To keep rooms from being over filled, everyone will be broken into two groups. A detailed agenda will be distributed at orientation. 

➢ 8 a.m.-- Breakfast

➢ 9 a.m.-- Welcome

➢ 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.-- Speaker or T2K class meeting

➢ 12:45 p.m.-- Lunch

➢ 1:30 p.m. and 2:45 p.m.-- Community standards presentation or information fair

“This is a really exciting day, it's a great time to make friends, to learn, and to get excited not just the start of a new semester but a new start to such a significant part of someone's life,” said Beloti.

To register for NSO click here. First take the campus tour, then proceed to the next page; have your student ID number ready. Be sure to print the registration ticket and present it during check in.

Enjoy this video recapping New Srudent Orienation.