Assistants receive training in communication, leadership skills, diversity issues and student development theory. The orientation assistants represent diverse backgrounds, academic concentrations and extracurricular interests. They are from Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Illinois, Nebraska and Wyoming. Orientation assistants were chosen competitively from 60 applicants on recommendations by representatives of faculty, administration and former orientation assistants. The New Student Orientation staff made final selections based on recommendations resulting from the interviews.
New students have the opportunity to meet with faculty and staff from the university.
He attended Lawrence High School. He attended Ulysses High School. He attended Cimarron High School. She attended Shawnee Mission Northwest High School. She attended Olathe South High School.