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Northland College Orientation

The first few days of your first year can prove to be some of the most important of your college experience. This is why, at Northland, we strive to make these first days as exciting, informative, and unique as possible. During Orientation, you will have both on-and off-campus experiences.

Your first day on campus is a busy day. You can plan on:

• moving into your residence halls
• joining other new students and their families for welcome celebrations from different departments on campus
• attending information sessions, some for you, some for your parents and some for both
• meeting your Outdoor Orientation Leaders
• taking care of Business - ID cards, Financial Aid paperwork, Business Office forms and payments.

You will receive more schedule information for Orientation once trip registration begins.  Parents should plan on attending the first day of Orientation from 8 a.m. to about 4 p.m. The date of your specific Orientation is dependent on if you are a fall student athlete, or are planning on participating in a 14- or 5- day Orientation trip. The following are arrival dates for fall 2012 Orientation:

2012 Fall Orientation

• Fall Student Athletes (Volleyball, Soccer) and Extended Trip Participants: Friday, August 10th 
• 5-Day Trip Participants: Tuesday, August 28th
• Transfer students not participating in the OO trips: Tuesday, September 4th

If you have any questions regarding Orientation activities, trips, arrival dates, etc., please contact John Graetz, Orientation Coordinator at (715) 682-1823 or at orientation@northland.edu.