Despite New Student and Transition Programs’ (NSTP) shift to a virtual spring training for orientation leaders, group facilitators kept the spirit of Tuesday night meetings alive. Facilitators’ role was to prepare leaders-in-training (LITs) to lead incoming students during SLO Days…
WOW training is entirely virtual this year, but WOW could be held in person
For more than 60 years, spring quarter summer orientation training has attracted hundreds of continuing Cal Poly students, eager to give incoming freshmen the same fun-filled week they experienced as a new Mustang. The quarter-long weekly training prepares students who…
‘A light in his friends lives’: Cal Poly community remembers Brenden Nichols
On a Tuesday during Winter 2019, Brenden Nichols invited his friend, Megan Milburn, to hike the ‘P,’ a popular landmark on campus just beyond the South Mountain residence halls. “He was just saying, ‘Megs, we have to go hike the…
WOW group 803 leaves no man behind, even if it takes hand-building a panel pathway to the beach
The way to get to Week of Welcome (WOW) events, such as kayaking or a beach bonfire, is not a big concern for many new students at Cal Poly. But that is not the case for aerospace engineering transfer student…
The Hoof: They’re “Not Like Other WOW Leaders”
A look into a day in the life of these self-labeled “innovative” WOW leaders.
The real costs of being a WOW leader
Since President Jeffrey Armstrong announced that Week Of Welcome (WOW) would become a mandatory program in 2015, the program’s budget has consistently been “in the red” by approximately $22,000. However, this does not include what WOW leaders pay out of…
The Ripples Guy is this year’s commencement keynote speaker
Since 2006, he has helped kick off Week of Welcome (WOW) with a keynote presentation.
Arrests increase as citations remain constant during WOW 2018
There were 14 arrests during the week, 10 on-campus and 4 off-campus, an increase from 8 arrests during WOW 2017.
Mandatory student diversity training new to WOW
As part of Cal Poly’s Diversity Action Initiative, incoming students were required to attend a diversity session.
Fires, power outages and protests kick off WOW 2018
Week of Welcome 2018 kicked off with an exciting move-in weekend filled with protests, fires and a power outage.
Cal Poly experiences second power outage of the week
A second power outage strikes Cal Poly this week.