Welcome
The Department of Orientation and First-Year Programs develops, advises, manages and evaluates all elements of the New Student Orientation program for fall arrivals and midyear students. The orientation program is designed, coordinated and implemented by the Orientation Core Committee, a group of student leaders.
The department's First-Year Programs and the First-Year Experience course complement and extend the educational mission of the university and focus on student development, transfer connections and commuter involvement in the Brandeis community. First-Year Programs provide opportunities for and encourage increased contact between first-year students, their advisors, faculty, staff and the community as a whole. The programs address the core values of the Division of Student Affairs and focus on developing the whole student. These programs prepare new students for the challenges of an intellectual and academically rigorous environment, and prepare them for living and learning in a pluralistic and diverse community.