From June to August, we are focused on helping students and families feel ready for the adventures ahead. In fact, new Yellow Jackets will receive regular communications from the Office of New Student Orientation with information on topics like:
We know you’re eager to find out where you’ll live. Deposited students will receive access to our housing form starting in April. The form takes less than 10 minutes to complete and will ask you questions about your sleeping habits, study habits, and general preferences. Then, we’ll assign your residence hall and roommate.
Your first official day on campus will be New Student Registration Day, where you’ll meet many new students like you and, importantly, register for classes! Registration for these events starts in April, when MyMaconWeb opens to incoming students.
“The transition to RMC begins after a student decides to enroll and ends with the start of their second year. It takes time to find stability; through that process, there will be triumphs and bumps. Our students won’t navigate them alone. Our incredible Captains, and the New Student Orientation Leadership, are here for every student, and we want to meet them where they are on the journey.
Annie Keith, Assistant Dean for Academic Transitions
We welcome families to be part of the transition process. Families will receive communications about experiences and resources geared toward their unique needs. This will include the opportunity to attend an optional in-person Family Orientation Programming during your student’s New Student Registration Day. YJ families are also invited to attend New Student Move-In & Check-in Day.
We want to make sure you’re met by familiar faces when you arrive at RMC! In mid-summer, you’ll hear from your New Student Orientation Captain, a peer mentor who will be your guide through orientation and welcome week (and beyond). You’ll also find out your “crew” – a group of new students (like you) who are all connected to your Captain.
New students move-in first, to give you plenty of time to learn your way around and get oriented. Orientation and Welcome Week is full of shared experiences and initial connections that ease students into a new beginning.
All new students, both residential and commuters, are expected to attend day-long New Student Orientation programming.
Transition doesn’t end after your first week, and that’s why the New Student Orientation and Transition team, and the whole campus community, continues our work throughout the first semester.
Your Captain will partner with a professor to guide you through a special non-credit course called Yellow Jacket Success Strategies, designed to help you fine-tune your skills to succeed in College.
Associate Director for New Student Transitions
Phone: (804) 752-8892
Email: JoshuaSipe@rmc.edu
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