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Summer Orientation
The summer orientation program consists of one-and-a-half-day sessions scheduled in June. Each spring, new students and their parents or spouses are asked to select a convenient time from among a number of orientation sessions that are scheduled during June. In addition to preparing their class schedules for fall semester, new students with their parents or spouses participate in guided tours of the university, attend informational meetings about policies and procedures at the university, and meet formally and informally with faculty, staff, and other new students and their families. These meetings, held in a comfortable, informative atmosphere, lessen existing anxieties, assist each person in the development of a clearer understanding of the challenge of the university environment, and make it possible for new students—with support from their parents or spouses—to begin to make the academic and social decisions that are faced by all students at the university.
Cyclone Aides, Iowa State undergraduate students with widely varying backgrounds and interests, help acquaint new students and their families with the university.
Housing and meals are provided in campus residence halls at a nominal cost. Cyclone Aides live in the residence halls with the new students and are available at all times for informal discussion.
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