About Orientation

As a parent, you're sure to have many questions about your child's college experience:

• Will my son or daughter be respected as an individual at Rowan?
• What services are available if my son or daughter has a problem while attending Rowan?
• What changes can I expect my son or daughter to undergo while at Rowan?
• How can I be understanding and helpful during these changes?
• What are other parents feeling? How are they managing their concerns?

You are very much affected by you son or daughter’s decision to attend Rowan. It is important for you to become familiar with Rowan and the challenges your student will face during the coming year.

Summer Orientation - "RU Ready for Rowan University"

To provide the answers to your questions and address concerns, we’ve developed Summer Orientation - "RU Ready for Rowan." While your student attends the two-day Orientation program for students, you are invited to participate in the special two-day Orientation program for parents.

The University’s Orientation sessions for parents give you the opportunity to meet with faculty, administrators, staff and a special group of students called PROS (Peer Referral and Orientation Staff, see PROS Page) to learn about the life changes you should expect to see in your son or daughter.

The first six weeks of college are critical for new students. Most students who drop out of college make that decision during these first crucial weeks. Our orientation program will inform you how to help your son or daughter through this adjustment period. Many of the parents who attend orientation comment that the program is helpful in anticipating what will happen in the lives of their sons or daughters, and in their own lives as well.

More than 1,200 parents attended last year—we hope you will become one of those who attend one of this summer’s sessions.