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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. – Move-in day and the New Student Orientation (NSO) week that follows comprise an important beginning to the Lincoln experience and play an important role in student success, which is an important theme in Lincoln’s Strategic Plan.
Five University offices and 40 student volunteers supported NSO. The students earned community service hours for volunteering as peer-mentors to first year, transfer, and international students.
To thank the volunteers, Staff members who led NSO Week honored the Lincoln student volunteers at NSO’s first appreciation luncheon and awarded certificates of appreciation.
Renee Halsey, a junior political science major from Newark, New Jersey and Sadé Benjamin, a junior biochemistry major from Orange, New Jersey, served as peer-mentor partners.
Benjamin added, her first year experience was reasoning to become a peer-mentor with Renee Halsey.
Halsey said, “The best part about this experience is what happens after NSO. I check-in with the new students to ensure they are in the correct classes, update them on organizations, campus events, and make sure they are adjusting to their new campus environments.”
NSO creates an atmosphere that minimizes anxiety, promotes positive attitudes, and stimulates excitement for learning with a great emphasis on establishing a sense of belonging.
“The volunteers ensured the incoming class of 2023 were acclimated to the main campus environment by accompanying new students to academic sessions in the mornings and social sessions in the evenings,” said Leonie Walters, first year student dean, chair of NSO. “We wouldn’t have been so successful in helping the new students transition to campus life if were not for the volunteers. Their help was invaluable.”
To learn more, contact Leonie Walters, at lwalters@lincoln.edu or 484-365-7486.
--Terrance J. Young, M.Div.