Rochester Institute of Technology - Techmila / Ramikin Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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Approximately 100 student volunteers spent six months coordinating the freshman orientation week, the committee, under the direction of ann hayes. director of orientation and special pro- grams, was charged with helping new students adapt to the rit environment, this included ac quainting in-coming students with the physical campus and the academic programs, along with the various student service deportments available on campus, the most visible activity of the committee is move-in day. sos works to move 2,000 new stu- dents info their rooms in eight hours, this includes directing traffic flows, unloading cars, and frans- porting luggage to the proper areas, the orienta- tion committee began this job in 1970. that year, 1400 freshmen moved onto campus, in 1976, move-in chairman cory youmans implemented o move-in system that included campus-wide placement of direction signs and the use of radio communications between committee members, recently, sos has added two new move-in pro- grams for the inclusion of commuter and transfer students into the orientation process, the commut- er live-in was initiated in 1975, through this pro- gram, commuter sludenls can experience campus life for a few days, the summer transfer orientation program was initiated in the summer of 1978. with this program, transfer students come to rit in early june and spend a week on campus registering for classes, meeting with academic advisors and ac- quainting themselves with rit. In both of these pro- grams, the orientation committee is on hand to give new students needed assistance. the move-in process involved almost 80% of the committee, it is an intricate, and difficult process, the dedication and commitment of committee members who remain at their posts from seven in the morning until three in the afternoon is the reason that move-in day is a success.