Even a Weekend Works: The Value of a Weekend-Long Orientation Program on First-Year College Students

William A. Gentry; Karl W. Kuhnert; Rachel M. Johnson; Brennan D. Cox

doi:10.24926/jcotr.v14i1.2651

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2006-12-01

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2006)

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Feature Articles

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Gentry, W. A., Kuhnert, K. W., Johnson, R. M., & Cox, B. D. (2006). Even a Weekend Works: The Value of a Weekend-Long Orientation Program on First-Year College Students. Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.24926/jcotr.v14i1.2651

Even a Weekend Works

The Value of a Weekend-Long Orientation Program on First-Year College Students

William A. Gentry

Karl W. Kuhnert

Rachel M. Johnson

Brennan D. Cox

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/jcotr.v14i1.2651

Keywords: Involvement, freshmen, orientation, seminars, courses, adventure therapy, personal growth, experiential learning, community college, team building

Abstract

Helping first-year students become involved in college via semester- or year-long first-year orientation programs is a major undertaking for college and university administrators. The effect of a weekend-long orientation program on students' involvement in college had yet to be determined until the current study. The authors describe such a program and evaluate its utility. Results revealed that incoming first-year students who attended a weekend-long orientation program were involved in school during their first year, than those who did not attend the program.

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