Students selected for summer 2018 orientation staff
Fifty-one of OHIO's best and brightest students were welcomed onto the 2018 Bobcat Student Orientation (BSO) team. This year's student leaders come from an array of backgrounds and are filled with endless amounts of enthusiasm to help OHIO's Class of 2022 get started on the bricks.
"Every year when we hire a new staff there is such excitement and anticipation. These are fabulous students from across the university who traditionally wouldn't have the opportunity to work together," said Cimmeron O'Connor, director of Undergraduate Orientation Programs. "They come together based on their desire to help others and love for their school."
The new Orientation Leaders will be spending the remainder of the semester preparing for the arrival of students and parents. These preparations include a weekly seminar course about leadership, academic information such as math and chemistry placement, and most importantly getting to know the strengths of those they will be working with this summer.
"The summer orientation experience is really based on learning from your peers. We emmulate this experience during our training, as the returning staff share their knowledge with our new staff and that is what is truly wonderful to observe. I really enjoy watching our staff grow as individuals, learn more about themselves and find new ways to give back to incoming students," added O'Connor.
OHIO's Summer 2018 BSO Staff
College of Arts and Sciences
- Sandy Slenker
- Katherine Schott
- Anna McNamara
- Torie Hanks
- Addie Brown
- Madeline Nielson
- Valerie Henne
- Jacob Adams
- Mercedes Lewis
College of Business
- Cheyenne Smith
- Bayli Cyrus
- Alan Boone
- Abigail Roberg
- Sydney Porter
Patton College of Education
- Asiah Berry
- Sarah Negash
- Lilly Linfert
- Kasey Haynes
Russ College of Engineering and Technology
- Nick Momenee
- Megan Gutknecht
- Ashley Chong
- Zach Songer
College of Fine Arts
- Samantha Miller
- Abby Harder
- Kate Mickey
College of Health Sciences and Professions
- Shelby George
- Caitlin Knisley
- Lexie Thomas
- Rosa Negash
- Rayshawn Smith
- Calley Cessna
Scripps College of Communication
- Halle Miah
- Miranda Gillilan
- Claire Lipani
- Jessica Rutkowski
- Taylor Dilley
University College
- Jarus Wilson
- Mallory Walsh
- Cassidy Cleland
- Lea Sewell
- Sadie Lamparyk
- Clay Peck
Administrative Orientation Leaders
- Abby Genter
- Anthony Cruz
- Samuel Redfern
- Hannah Klein
- Madeline Platfoot
- Emma Kokoska
- Zach Johns
- Sarah Hall
- Justine Wright (Parent Orientation Leader)
NODA Intern
The Association for Orientation, Transition and Retention hosts a summer internship program for students during the summer of their masters program. OHIO is excited to have Tommy Peterson from North Carolina State University on staff this summer.
Professional Staff
Elizabeth Stermer, Todd Simmons, and Emily Kunkle will also be joining the summer leadership team as practicum students to learn more about our orientation programming.
- Cimmeron O'Connor
- Stephanie Breeze
- Sarah Meade
BSO is a two-day program for first-year and transfer students and parents which connects family members with resources to prepare for life at OHIO. Students will also register for a learning community and other fall semester courses.
The first day of BSO will be on June 4 with expected attendance of 300 students. The registration system for students to choose their BSO session date opens March 5.
For more information, visit www.ohio.edu/uc/bso or follow Bobcat Student Orientation on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
Cimmeron O'Connor