Student/Parent Orientation

Posted August 22, 1996


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- August 12, 1996
96-08-02-AR

Student and parent orientation set for September 2 - 3

With numerous concerns surrounding a young person's first experience at a post-secondary institution, many parents are looking for reassurance. An orientation program at the University of Saskatchewan is helping to make parents fell more comfortable about the transition.

The College of Arts and Science and St. Thomas More College will host a day-long orientation Monday September 2 from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm for parents of first year students registered in Arts & Science. Orientation for the students takes place on Tuesday September 3 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.

This orientation is designed to give new students and their parents some insight into the demands of post-secondary education. The goal is to prepare students in the areas of college programs, policies and regulations, and for the many personal challenges they will face. Students will spend the morning in general orientation and the afternoon in groups with others in their field of study.

Faculty, along with representatives of the students' unions, and student service groups will be in attendance. For students, it's an opportunity to meet other first year students, and their future professors, said Coordinator Donna Bretell.

This is the fourth year that parents have been included in orientation. Bretell says the Colleges recognize the important role parents can play in their children's academic success. The parents' session deals with the personal aspects of parenting a university student, in addition to providing practical information about the Colleges' rules and regulations.

For more information, please contact:

Donna Bretell
College of Arts and Science
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-4242