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Letter From the Chair
Welcome!
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on becoming a member of the Springfield College family. My name is Allison Morris, and I am a Rehabilitation and Disability Studies major. This summer I will be completing an internship at St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in New York.
This year I have the privilege of being the General Chair of New Student Orientation. New Student Orientation, also known as NSO, is a four-day program that allows you to become familiar with the campus and your peers. NSO begins the process of engaging you with academic, residential, and social aspects of Springfield College. The NSO Executive Board and I have been working hard to develop a program that will get you off to a great start here at Springfield College.
There are many aspects of college that help to make it a great experience: course work, residence halls, peers, upper-class students, co-curricular activities, faculty, traditions, the surrounding community, and more. NSO is designed to engage you in our school, but we need your enthusiasm, cooperation, and involvement in order to be successful.
During the four days of NSO, you will be in a group of approximately 24 students, with both a male and a female leader. Your NSO leader will contact you over the summer by telephone, letter, e-mail, or through Facebook.
Springfield College is strong on tradition, one of the oldest traditions being New Student Orientation. This program is very unique, as it will allow you to take part in many activities and give you the opportunity to meet fellow classmates, faculty, and staff. Our NSO leaders work hard year-round to develop, implement, and provide the best possible orientation program. They are very enthusiastic about the program and meeting you and helping you adjust to your new environment.
Some of the highlights of NSO are:
- Upon arrival on Friday, August 31, 2007, students check in for orientation and into their residence halls.
- Students and their families are invited to the New Student Assembly at Blake Arena.
- At the conclusion of the assembly, students join their classmates and NSO leaders and begin familiarizing themselves with the College, its traditions, and the many aspects of campus life. Some of this time will be spent at Springfield College’s East Campus, a “nature zone” a mile-and-a-half from the main campus.
- Students will discuss the summer reading selection, My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult, with faculty, staff, and NSO leaders.
Please take some time to review the NSO Web pages in order to familiarize yourself with the dates and times of arrival. We also ask that you familiarize yourself with both the traditions and songs prior to your arrival at Springfield College.
I look forward to meeting you during New Student Orientation. Again, welcome to the Springfield College family!
Sincerely,
Allison Morris ‘08
General Chair of New Student Orientation
NSO 2007