Information
New Student Orientation is a high energy experience that will provide you with the
opportunity to meet your classmates, faculty and staff. It is our goal that you leave
New Student Orientation with the information necessary to be successful at McKendree
University. There is a lot of information to keep in mind when it comes to planning for New Student
Orientation.
New Student Orientation begins with move-in, which begins on Thursday, August 22,
2013 and runs through Saturday, August 24, 2013 . During the program you'll meet
other new students, learn about college resources, meet with faculty and staff, and finalize
the class registration process. Orientation sessions are mandatory for all new first
year students, with some commuter activities being optional. All first year students
that are athletes, band members, etc., have been excused from practices to attend
New Student Orientation.
2. Why is New Student Orientation Mandatory?
New Student Orientation is an integral part of first year student development. This program is
designed to be a foundation for the University 101 course for McKendree's First-Year
Students and your participation serves as a significant portion of your grade for
the course.
3. Student and Family Member Schedule
The Fall 2013 schedule for Family Members and Students will be available later this
summer. If you would like to get an idea of last year's New Student Orientation schedule, please click the link on the upper left side of
this page. Upon arrival for Orientation in August, students will be given a printed
copy of the booklet and family members will be given a printed copy of their schedule
only.
New Student Orientation for Family Members is somewhat different than the sessions
for FYI. Family Member sessions are optional, but there will be a number of presentations
and events that were not a part of the F.Y.I. program.
4. Overnight Accommodations
Family members may choose from the multitude of hotels in the Lebanon area. Some
hotels do offer a special rate for family members of McKendree University students.
Please refer to the following links when choosing hotels:
7. Answers for Parents
Your family is headed for what will be a change in your lives - your student will
be departing for college. This event is a significant milestone in your family's
life, that unfortunately also brings separation, that requires adjustment for all
involved: the parents, the college bound student, and the rest of the family.
Listed below are some valuable and recommended resources as you begin the summer with
your student. Some of these resources cover relationship changes, parental concerns,
and others.
• Don't Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Guide to the College
Years, by Helen E. Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller, St. Martins, 2000
• Letting go: A Parent's Guide to Understanding the College Years. Karen Levin Coburn, and Madge Lawrence Treeger, Perennial Books, 2003
• When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parent's Survival Guide, by Carol Barkin, Avon Books, 1999.
• You're On Your Own (But I'm Here if You Need Me): Mentoring Your Child During the College Years, by Majorie Savage, 2003.
• The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life, by Laura Kastner and Jennifer Wyatt, 2002.
Online Resources
