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Happy belated Weeks of Welcome everyone! 🐸🐸🐸

#frog #ribbit #jmu #weeksofwelcome #fyp

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I told this story to my students all summer about how important it is to get involved when you go to college. I remember telling myself that I wasn’t going to do a lot of the things I ended up doing my first year like I wouldn’t join Student Government, wouldn’t be a FROG and I would never be an Orientation Guide.

It’s funny how things work out, because now I can’t imagine my JMU experience without doing any of those things. Every year, JMU has pushed me outside of my comfort zone and into things I never thought I would do, and those experiences are exactly where I found my people, made my best memories, and truly learned how to make the most of my time here. What I didn’t expect was how much of an impact the Orientation office.

During Weeks of Welcome, seeing students I had met during orientation get excited to wave at me, say hi, or come up and talk to me was one of the most rewarding feelings. My biggest goal as an OPA was to be that friendly face they recognized. Knowing they remembered my name and were excited to see me made me realize that maybe I really did make a difference.

This sections for my O-Team because truly don’t know how to put into words how much I love this team other than to say I had the most ELECTRIC summer ever with my slimes! Getting to know each of you, spending hours and hours together learning how we all tick was such a joy. We gave 1000% to every student we met, laughed until we cried, created way too many inside jokes, and somehow became closer through all of it.

Thank you, Orientation & Transition, for giving me an experience I will carry with me for the rest of my time at JMU. Thank you for allowing me to welcome students into the place that has given me so much. And most importantly, thank you for introducing me to some of my best friends and people I know will be in my life for a very, very long time.

I’m so sad I won’t be coming back next year, but I truly believe this was the perfect way to start my senior year. I couldn’t have asked for a better summer, a better team, or better people to share it with.

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officially ready for WEEKS OF WELCOME!! cannot wait to see all of our new dukes moving in to CHANDLER HALL. me and the other OPAs have been prepping to see you and cannot wait! stay on the lookout for me, OPA Roland and OPA Kathleen around Chandler Hall and get excited to meet your incredible CHANDLER FROGS🐸🐸

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While my time as an OPA isn’t over yet, summer orientation is!

Shout out to my student groups 26, 9 and my virtual group for closing out my orientation summer. I got to also serve on family team one last time before the summer ended!

I couldn’t have asked for a better team to be apart of. This team has provided me with so many memories and life time friendships that i never expected. This team has worked so many hours to welcome over 5,000 in coming first years to campus and i couldn’t be more proud of them and myself for putting in the work.

I love this team and will miss them very much till we get to do our duties again during Weeks of Welcome.

Till then, see you in August JMU!
OPA Abbey out!

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Today is our virtual orientation day, and my final day of employment with JMU’s Office of Orientation & Transition. The past 2 summers have been incredible and I am so lucky that I have gotten to work with such an amazing team this year. I have made friendships and had experiences that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. I am sad that it is coming to an end, but SO grateful that it happened.

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Groups 15 & 17, no one I’d rather spend the last day of orientation with

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Group 14 was electric⚡️

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YAY DAY 1.4 GROUP 24! You all were so awesome and I miss you already 🥹 Can’t wait to see everyone around campus in the fall! #anotherdayanotherslay

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Week 1 of Summer Orientation was a blast! We started off strong with Transfer student Orientation on Monday followed by our day of service on Tuesday. We closed the week with 2 days of First-year student Orientation on Wednesday and Thursday. I’m grateful to have the opportunity to meet all the new students and give them their first taste of what JMU life is like! Go Dukes!

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VERY LATE TRAINING RECAP!!! I had so much fun learning more about all that JMU has to offer. This school is literally so awesome and cool so I’m just feeling so SO grateful to be a duke! I can’t wait to welcome all the new students to campus these upcoming weeks :)

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opa role call #jmu #jmudukes #orientation

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