Freshman Student Orientation — Spring 2010

NOTE: If you will graduate from high school in December 2009, you are a freshman at KU regardless of the number of college or advanced placement credits you have completed.

New Student Orientation offers a one-day orientation program on Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 for new students joining the KU community. The program allows you and your family members or guests to become acquainted with KU. You will have the opportunity to interact with KU faculty and staff, get to know other new students and your Orientation Assistant, familiarize yourself with campus, enroll in your first semester courses, and get answers to your specific questions.

Orientation is important to your success as a KU student, so we expect you to participate in all orientation activities. Orientation sessions build upon each other in order to prepare you for your transition to KU. Furthermore, advising and enrollment is contingent upon attendance at all interest sessions during the program. Students who miss sessions will not be advised or allowed to enroll & may be required to return for open enrollment on Wednesday, January 13th, 2010. Be prepared to stay until 5:00 p.m. on the day of your orientation program.

KU Online ID and password

Gilbert Karuga, assistant professor of business, teaches HTML to undergraduates in the Harper computer lab.

The KU Online ID will allow you to access important information regarding services available to KU students. You received instructions on how to create your KU Online ID and password in your letter of admission from KU. If you have not established your KU Online ID and password, go to www.technology.ku.edu/accounts/.

In order to register for an orientation program, use your KU Online ID and password.
You MUST arrive at your orientation program with your KU Online ID and password. You will use it to enroll in your classes.
Failure to know your KU Online ID and password will result in a delay in your enrollment at orientation.

Details about the schedule of activities will be available when you register for a program.

If you absolutely cannot attend a program on January 12th, 2010, you may attend open enrollment through the University Advising Center on January 13th, 2010.