[Agvisors] FW: Freshman Class Update

[Nancy Rodriguez Lorta]

Please see message below regarding a potential additional orientation
session in August. I will keep you apprised.

 

Thanks in advance,
Nancy

 

Nancy G. Rodriguez-Lorta, M.Ed. 
Assistant Director - Advising, Orientation and Retention
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Career and Academic Services


University of Arizona
Forbes Bldg. Rm. 211
PO Box 210036
Tucson, AZ 85721-0036
(520) 621-3611

Appointments: (520) 621-3616

Fax: (520) 621-8662
 <http://www.cals.arizona.edu/oap> 
Twitter: @CALS_UA

cals.arizona.edu/academicprograms/

 

 

 

 

 

From: oac-request at list.arizona.edu [mailto:oac-request at list.arizona.edu] On
Behalf Of Basij, Stefanie L - (sbasij)
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 5:39 AM
To: oac at list.arizona.edu
Subject: [oac] Freshman Class Update

 

Hi All,

 

Please see the message below from Kasey.

 

Thanks!

Stefanie 

 

Stefanie Basij

Director New Student Orientation 

Assistant Director, Enrollment Services

Office of Admissions 

The University of Arizona

520-621-1270

sbasij at email.arizona.edu

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

Thank you all for kicking off the orientation summer season with such
success!  As we head in the orientation stretch we wanted to take a few
minutes and recognize and thank you for all of your hard work.  

 

This has been quite a year! We entered it knowing that the number of high
school graduates was expected to be at the lowest number in decades and that
we would have less graduates to pull from nationally. This also meant that
the recruitment of new freshman students would be even more competitive. We
took on this challenge and more than doubled our efforts with print mail,
phone calls, emails and events - we even offered additional scholarship
dollars for top test scores. In addition, many of you have been involved in
recruiting/enrolling this class prior to orientation through efforts by your
college.

 

The good news: Numbers are still coming in.and we have 76 days to continue
to admit and enroll this freshman class!

 

The not-so-great news: Numbers are still coming in.meaning that some
orientation sessions in June are not yet at full capacity.  So, you may
notice a bit of fluctuation in orientation session size as we proceed
through the month. Wednesday, for example, will seem particularly small, and
then they pick back up again.

 

Know that we have been on the phone with every single student who has paid
the enrollment fee and we have been reaching out in various formats to move
admits to their next step. As an aside, we are not alone; universities
across the country have extended their application deadlines and are also
working hard to meet their goals (so we need to be the very best at what we
do!).


Please note that this could mean that need to offer an additional
orientation program in August if we end June with too many open spots in
conjunction with the number of admits needing orientation. Time will tell
and Stefanie will stay in close contact with you all as we move through the
summer. The tentative date is: Monday, August 19th.

 

In closing, please accept my sincere thanks for all you have done and
continue to do to impact this class. What you do is critical and will help
ensure we meet the goals of the institution. We are close.we just need those
final students to choose UA! Go Cats!  

 

THANK YOU, 
Kasey Urquidez 

 

Kasey Urquidez, Ed.D.

Associate Vice President, 

   Student Affairs & Enrollment Management 

Dean, Undergraduate Admissions

 

The University of Arizona

PO Box 210073

Tucson, AZ 85721

p: 520-621-3705

f: 520-621-9799

kurquidez at arizona.edu

 

 

 

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