What is an Orientation Leader?

Orientation Leaders are undergraduate student leaders who assist in the organization and execution of Summer Orientation, Welcome Week, and January Orientation. The position is full-time during the summer and the week prior to January Orientation.

Specific duties include:

  • Represent Rider University to incoming first-year students, transfer students, and their families
  • Participate in staff training and development
  • Create videos, social media stories, presentations, etc. to spread awareness of orientation to increase prospective students’ participation
  • Answer questions asked by new students and family members and/or direct them to appropriate resources/offices
  • Connect new students to each other and to current students through clubs/organizations/interests etc.
  • Perform office work including filing, organizing, answering the office phone, and keeping inventory of orientation materials
  • Utilize online avenues of communication, such as Canvas and social media, to answer questions and deliver accurate information about summer orientation and life as a student at Rider

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2024-25 Orientation Leader Application

Upcoming sessions

TBD

New Student Orientation 2022