Annual Report 2010 - Orientation and First-Year Programs ...

These two awards demonstrate the creative energy put forth by
OFYP professional and student staff to keep Welcome Week relevant
and exciting for new students.
The addition of social media initiatives (Facebook, Twitter,
FourSquare, Mobile app, etc) keep Welcome Week at the University
of Minnesota a model program for institutions nationwide.
Overall, Welcome Week created a welcoming environment for the
Class of 2014. Of the 5414 eligible for Welcome Week, 5323 students
make up the Class of 2014 (4639 residential, 775 commuter). We
served 98.3% of those eligible to attend Welcome Week - in other
words we make conserted efforts to narrow the gap between students
who confirm their enrollment and students who will actually attend.
Overall Key Findings:
• The number of students living on campus increased this year
(87.2%), thus lowering commuter student numbers (14.6%).
• Approximately 93.7% of new students attended their Kick-Off
Meeting. There was an increase in students feeling connected to
their group and the number of interactions they had with group
members compared to 2009.
• Most memorable aspects of Convocation for students were:
marching band, receiving the Class of 2014 tassel from the
President, and the address from the President. President
Bruininks’ speech was focused on his own transition to college.
• Students had a great sense of school pride (79.27%), were still
excited to be in TCF Bank, (78.45%), and were proud to be a part
of the M (70.92%) during Pride & Spirit.
• Explore-U gave students the opportunity to interact with others
(75%), introduced them to student groups they would like to
participate (74%) and introduced them to businesses in the
campus community (72%).
• Students indicated that the Community Exploration trips gave
them the opportunity to interact with others (71%) and were fun
and relaxing (69%).
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