FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Contact: Dave Wellman, Director of Communications, (304) 696-7153
 

Orientation sessions for new Marshall students begin June 18

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – About 2,000 students will be attending orientation sessions on Marshall University’s Huntington campus this summer, beginning Wednesday, June 18.

Sessions are scheduled June 18-21, June 25-28, July 16-18 and Aug. 21. The Wednesday, June 18 session is for honors students only, while the other dates are open to all new students.

“Orientation is a fun and exciting time for our new students and their parents,” said Jean Gilman, Marshall’s director of recruitment. “Our goal is that all students will get all of the important information that they will need for the upcoming year and leave knowing they are now members of the Marshall family.”

All sessions run from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. They include academic advising, a student services tour, a question-and-answer session,   campus safety issues and various other topics. Students also will have their identification cards made.

The sessions for parents include time with financial aid advisors and student services staff, as well as discussions of campus safety issues and other academic and financial topics.

Students who have been admitted to Marshall University are encouraged to register for an orientation session. This may be done either online at www.marshall.edu/orientation, or by calling (304) 696-2354 or (800) 438-5392.

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