{"id":18866,"date":"2020-04-21T10:26:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T14:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=18866"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:05:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:05:01","slug":"summer-orientation-programs-for-incoming-students-to-transition-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2020\/04\/21\/summer-orientation-programs-for-incoming-students-to-transition-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer orientation programs for incoming students to transition online"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2236-700x572.jpg\" alt=\"illustration of student sitting at table with pamphlets and laptop\" class=\"wp-image-18867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2236-700x572.jpg 700w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2236-245x200.jpg 245w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2236-171x140.jpg 171w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2236-665x543.jpg 665w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2236.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>(Lauren Kuzee \/ Michigan Daily)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In light of the coronavirus outbreak, U-M summer student orientation, which is mandatory for all first-year and transfer students, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandaily.com\/section\/campus-life\/summer-orientation-programs-incoming-students-transition-online\">is\u00a0moving\u00a0online<\/a>.\u00a0The switch to online orientation will affect the ability of students to visit campus and meet other students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ann Hower<\/strong>, director of the Office of New Student Programs, said the office is preparing intensively to provide an excellent experience for the new students. Preparations include weekly calls with all the advising units as well as Information and Technology Services.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Hower, the majority of the orientation will take place over Wolverine Access and Canvas in five steps. Students begin by signing up for an academic advising date on Wolverine Access. Then, they will be required to complete a new online course titled the Wolverine Transition Course on Canvas and any online placement exams if required by the student\u2019s academic college.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In light of the coronavirus outbreak, U-M summer student orientation, which is mandatory for all first-year and transfer students, is\u00a0moving\u00a0online.\u00a0The switch to online orientation will affect the ability of students to visit campus and meet other students. Ann Hower, director of the Office of New Student Programs, said the office is preparing intensively to provide an excellent experience\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2020\/04\/21\/summer-orientation-programs-for-incoming-students-to-transition-online\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18867,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_umich_oidc_access":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[810,96,722],"class_list":["post-18866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-news","tag-covid","tag-students","tag-wolverine-access"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2236.jpg",720,588,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2236-171x140.jpg",171,140,true],"medium":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2236-245x200.jpg",245,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2236.jpg",665,543,false],"large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2236-700x572.jpg",600,490,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2236.jpg",720,588,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2236.jpg",720,588,false],"excerpt-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2236-200x140.jpg",200,140,true],"themonic-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2236-60x42.jpg",60,42,true],"ioslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2236-658x300.jpg",658,300,true],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2236-665x543.jpg",665,543,true],"400x250-crop":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_2236.jpg",306,250,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"News Staff","author_link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/author\/mitnewsadm\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"In light of the coronavirus outbreak, U-M summer student orientation, which is mandatory for all first-year and transfer students, is\u00a0moving\u00a0online.\u00a0The switch to online orientation will affect the ability of students to visit campus and meet other students. 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