Services
Care Packages | Explore Next Door
Freshmen/Sophomore Awards
Peer Mentor Program | Portal Groups
The Office of Orientation and New Student Programs (ONSP) provides services designed to ease the transition of new undergraduate students into the academic, social and extracurricular communities of the Univer¬sity. Beginning with the New Student Orientation program and Welcome Week, the office aims to help students acclimate to the Hofstra campus and to develop the tools needed to succeed in their first year.
The Office of Orientation and New Student Programs coordinates several orientation programs for the undergraduate student population. Summer orientation is a three-day/two-night program in which new stu¬dents are invited to live on campus and begin preparation for the fall semester. Students entering Hofstra in the spring semester are invited to attend a two-day Winter orientation before the beginning of the semester.
Publications designed to assist first-year students include an academic planner and a weekly e-mail newsletter that informs new students about news, events and deadlines. To join the e-newsletter, students may e-mail orientation@hofstra.edu.
During the fall semester, ONSP coordinates outings and events through the Explore Next Door Program. The calendar of events includes outings to Broadway shows, professional athletic events, museum trips, and visits to historical sites, to name a few. These trips offer new students an opportunity to meet other new students while being entertained. They also offer an excellent opportunity for students to learn about the surrounding areas, including New York City and east¬ern Long Island.
ONSP also coordinates the First-Year FOCUS Program (Focusing on College and Understanding Social Issues). These programs are geared toward topic areas outside of the academic arena that new students may encounter during their transition to college.
Finally, our office also connects with first-year students on Facebook. If you are on Facebook, please make sure that you add Hofstra as one of your networks and then add ‘Hofstra Freshman’ as your friend.
For more information contact The Office of Orientation and New Student Programs at (516) 463-6320 or by e-mail at orientation@hofstra.edu.