The New Student Orientation leaders will assist new students during their various orientation sessions at CSUN.

The start of California State University, Northridge’s annual season of new student orientations begins July 30.

The Office of Student Involvement and Development will host multiple New Student Orientation sessions from July 30 to Aug. 22 for first-time freshmen, transfer students and international students. Led by red-shirted new student orientation leaders, the incoming students will be welcomed to campus by CSUN President Dianne F. Harrison or her representative, participate in a campus tour, and attend a service fair and a series of “small group discussions” with current students and campus leaders.

“At New Student Orientation, our goal is to support the process of integrating new students into the academic, cultural and social context of this incredible university,” said Christopher Aston, assistant director of the Office of Student Involvement and Development.

The orientation leaders train for hours to learn how to best assist and advise the new students. The students are divided up into the one-day orientations based on their major and admission to the campus.

This year, orientation leaders are expecting approximately 5,800 first-time freshmen, between 600 and 800 international students and 500 first-time transfer students to participate in the daylong orientation workshops.

The office also will host an orientation for parents of new students in October.

New Student Orientation