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Orientation

�Թ���'s orientation is a five-day program that aims to provide a smooth transition to life at �Թ���. After moving into the residence halls, you and your family can meet and mingle with �Թ��� staff and digest some information about the college. Then you'll bid farewell to your family and jump right into life at �Թ���. Your first week at �Թ��� will include helpful discussions with college administrators and faculty members as well as exciting excursions, such as getting to know the greater Boston area.

By the end of the program, you'll be well acquainted with your peers and the college. You'll be ready to launch into classes and the ongoing development process that is �Թ���. If you have any questions about arrival day and orientation, email: student.affairs@olin.edu

COURSES AND REGISTRATION FOR INCOMING STUDENTS

All first-year students at �Թ��� enroll in the same set of “like” courses each fall.  These include cool topics like "Quantitative Engineering Analysis", "Modeling and Simulation of the Physical World" and “Design Nature”, which you will magically appear in your fall schedule.  You will also be registered for something called OFYI. During Orientation, you will learn about OFYI, the �Թ��� First Year Introductory, which engages students in topics around succeeding at �Թ��� like teaming, resume development, and gratitude.  Your one big moment of choice for your first semester courses comes in with your AHS foundation course.

Here are the materials for Fall 2025:

• You can learn more about the AHS foundation courses with this .  
• Your AHS registration will occur via this survey: ;
• If you want to know more about full array of courses you’ll be taking during the first year check out the Semester Offerings and Course Listings 
• Additionally, you will find the First Year Seminar, called the “OFYI” for �Թ��� First Year Introduction on your schedule in September. This 1 credit course was co-designed by �Թ��� students and covers everything from working in teams to helping you write a resume that will help you get your first internship.

Welcome to �Թ��� and see you soon!

Onboarding Over The Summer

Dear Class of 2029,

I am so excited to welcome you to �Թ��� as part of the Class of 2029!  Today you are receiving this email as the start of a series where we work through all your pre-arrival tasks to get you ready for day one at �Թ���!  Your first major task is to get into your �Թ��� email account and start checking it regularly!  This summer you will receive a steady flow of important emails throughout the summer not only welcoming you to �Թ��� but setting you up for success at �Թ���.  If you are struggling to get into your �Թ��� accounts, helpdesk@olin.edu will connect you with our skillful IT team.

Preview of Onboarding

I will check in with you 2-3 times during the summer with your progress through the onboarding process, but part of onboarding is meeting and starting to know who the helpers are at �Թ��� who will set you up for a great four years!  Here is the big tasks you will get started with in the next few weeks

• Registering for Classes: The Registrar’s office will be reaching out with your first major task – picking your AHS foundation (that’s Arts, Humanities, and Sciences).  Shortly they will be sending out videos for you to review and learn about your options as well as a form to rank your choices.  Linda, Angela, & Suzanne are the navigators of your pathway to graduation, but do note they are going through a major overhaul in their systems this summer so the patience will be required.
• Disclosing Disabilities: Caroline & Wendy are your staff members for disabilities services. Disability.Services@�Թ���.edu is your best point of contact for all things related to disabilities and accommodations. Detailed information will be provided soon!
• Bridging Classes: A team of students lead by Corinna will soon be reaching out as we match every incoming student with a returning student in a program we fondly call SIBBS: Students Intentionally Building Bridges.  This will be the first of three intentional matching profiles you complete on a trek to cultivating your team for success at �Թ���.
• Matching with Roommates: By far the longest form all summer will be the Housing Agreement & Roommate Profile (mainly because we shoved a ton of little forms into this big one).  In July, Cynthia and I will begin the process of reviewing and matching members of the Class of 2029 to build the best possible roommate connections from your profiles. 
• Prepping with Health Services: I bet the Health Services team has already reached out as they have the biggest uphill battle in the onboarding tasks: getting you to take a form to a medical provider and then getting that completed form turned in.  This process is designed to both comply with laws around immunizations in communal living settings and to ensure health services is ready to support you when needed.  Health Services is provided through a partnership with Babson College, Polly & her team do a great job of caring for �Թ��� students.  This is the one office I would say calling (781)239.6363 might get you a more useful response than healthservices@babson.edu – especially if you are with your provider.

You might be itching to blast through this to-do list all at once, but I promise you it is better to take it bit by bit.  Each team will launch their task at some point over the summer by sending you an email ONLY to your �Թ��� email account.  I would encourage you to setup a time once a week to check in and complete any tasks that have opened up that week.  If you know you are going to miss a deadline or a task is not making sense, connect with the team – communication is the best way to keep your onboarding on track.  Some of these tasks have a deadline for processing, like with registration once the deadline passes class seats will be assigned and if you have not completed the ranking form you will be plopped into a course a bit randomly (they are all great courses, you can’t go wrong).  Some of these tasks need to be completed before you can move in, like your Immunization Records – these are required by law.

Final onboarding tip – ResLife@�Թ���.edu may sound like an email address that is all about your housing, but we happen to be the team charged with onboarding you and orienting yourself to campus.  Ask us anything, and if we don’t know the answer, we will connect you with the right person for that question!  Throughout the summer you will hear from the three of us on the team, myself, Corinna, and Cynthia, and then we will spend all of Orientation week making sure you know everything necessary to have a phenomenal time here at �Թ���.

Thank you,

Patrick Clarkson

Onboarding Support will increase as we get closer to the big day - Move-In on Tuesday, August 25th!