UAF orientation to welcome new students
August 24, 2016
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will welcome hundreds of new students at the kickoff
of new-student orientation activities this week.
Orientation runs Thursday, Aug. 25, through Sunday, Aug. 28, and will include workshops
and activities for new students and their families, as well as opportunities for students
to connect with the Fairbanks community. Classes begin Monday, Aug. 29.
Campus residence halls will open for students to begin moving in at 8 a.m. Thursday,
Aug. 25. Student move-in includes the Rev It Up event in the Moore-Bartlett-Skarland
complex from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is designed to be a one-stop resource for
incoming freshmen but is open to any student. Representatives from university departments
will provide information on academics, student services and campus life. Residence
Life staff members, community volunteers and UAF staffers will be there to help students
move into their new homes.
Students can check in for orientation at Rev It Up or at the information table at
the Wood Center front desk from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday's activities will include
campus tours and seminars, with a welcome barbecue from 5-7 p.m. at Wood Center. The
orientation kickoff pep rally will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Patty Center.
Highlights of the four-day event include workshops on a variety of topics, nightly
recreation activities, a Chena River float, a Pokemon Go scavenger hunt, a special
late-night shopping event at West Fairbanks Fred Meyer and a mixer for family members
at The Pub on Thursday evening. A full schedule of events, as well as information
on how to register for orientation, is available online at www.uaf.edu/orientation.
CONTACT: Ronnie Houchin, new student orientation coordinator, at 907-474-1103, 812-322-5599
or rshouchin@alaska.edu.
ON THE WEB: http://www.uaf.edu/orientation/