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New Student Orientation Leaders

Orientation leaders are OCU student leaders who are committed and motivated to connecting new students to the campus community. They help new students find their home on campus through leading groups at Stars101s, serving as Stars Group Leaders during Stars Week, and as volunteers at many of the new student events!

Timeline & Time Commitment

Orientation leader applications open every November and interviews take place when school starts again in January!

Timeline

September: NSO Exec Team Applications Open

October: NSO Exec Team Interviews & Selection

November: NSO Leader Applications Open

January: NSO Leader Interviews & Selection; First Training

We have three required trainings for NSO Leaders:

  1. January: Get to know each other and learn more about what being an NSO Leader is all about!
  2. April: Train for Stars101!
  3. August: Train for Stars Week!

There are two Stars101s in April and two in June; and Stars Week takes up a whole week in August! Outside of those listed dates, responsibilities are minimal and we make sure all trainings and activities are fun!

Position and Eligibility

NSO Leader

NSO Leaders are explained above. This is a volunteer position to help new students and join-in on all of the fun Stars Week & Stars101 activities!

Any undergraduate student in good standing with the university, who isn’t graduating in May of the current academic year, is welcomed and encouraged to apply!

NSO Exec Team

NSO exec team members are volunteer positions for students to help organize and facilitate major components of FYE activities. All NSO Exec Team members must have served as an NSO Leader in a previous year, must be in good standing with the university, and cannot graduate in May of the current academic year.

Positions are listed below:

Stars Group Executive Directors

  • Assists in the planning of all NSO Leader trainings, communicates with the NSO Team, oversees Stars Group activities and plans/facilitates the Traditions Rally.
  • Ideally, this position will go to someone who has experience with summer camps and is familiar with the Stars Week/NSO Experience.

Stars101 Directors

  • Assists in the planning of Stars101s, communicates all Stars101-related information to the Team, works with Undergraduate Admissions to coordinate all volunteer activities for the day, plans Stars101 NSO Leader Training.
  • This position is highly logistical and will go to a leader who demonstrates interest in “behind the scenes” planning and strategy.

Social Media Director

  • Oversees all social and strategic media from FYE for the new incoming class. This includes, but is not limited to, overseeing the Class of Facebook page, FYE Snapchat, and FYE Instagram account. This may also include creating videos, and other online communication from FYE to new students.
  • This is a great first-time event planning position.

Open Mic Night Director

  • Plans the annual Open Mic Night event during Stars Week.
  • This is a great first-time event planning position.

OKConnect Directors

  • Plans the OKConnect trips during Stars Week. This includes communicating with all businesses and trip-goers, marketing the event, and creating a clear communication and logical travel plan.
  • This requires leaders who are quite experienced and comfortable in event planning.

Scooby Doo @ OCU Director

  • Plans the annual Scooby Doo @ OCU event during Stars Week.
  • This is a great first-time event planning position.

Diversity and Inclusion Day Directors

  • Identifies speakers on topics related to diversity & inclusion.
  • Assists in the diversity & inclusion trainings and identifies experts to lead the trainings.
  • This requires leaders who are quite experienced and comfortable in event planning and are passionate about D&I efforts.