Title: Student orientation - Wikipedia
Headings: Student orientation
Student orientation
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Terminology
History of Student Orientation
Purpose of Student Orientation
Around the world
Australia
Canada
Denmark
Finland
Indonesia
New Zealand
Sweden
Thailand
United Kingdom and Ireland
United States
United States Transfer Student Orientation
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Content: The overall message of getting familiar with the learning environment and institution has remained the same. The goals of the orientation programs are to create student’s familiarity with the institution’s regulations and academic standards, acquaint the students with their classmates and to learn about the other institutional members that will help students succeed. Orientation programs also serve the purpose of introducing students to rules and policies that can help keep them safe. Legislation in different North American states and provinces has led to programming that addresses consent, gendered violence, and the introduction of the campus sexual assault policy. Around the world
Australia
In Australia, some universities require students to arrive at university a week before classes start in order to gain course approval. This also allows students a chance to orient themselves to student life without the pressure of lectures—hence the term Orientation week is used to describe this week of induction into university life. In Australian universities, such as the University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales and University of Sydney, the last or second last night is usually celebrated with a large-scale event such as a famous band playing at an entertainment venue on campus. This is generally followed by continued partying and drinking. The Adelaide University O-Week runs from Monday to Thursday in the week before lectures begin. During O-Week sporting clubs and societies set up a variety of tented areas where clubs display their activities.