ASU-Beebe hosts fall new-student orientation sessions
BEEBE — Arkansas State University-Beebe has announced New Student Orientation 2020: Strong From the Start. New students will have two opportunities to participate in orientation: a virtual orientation and an online orientation. Students are strongly encouraged to participate in both.
New students and their families can participate in the virtual orientation sessions using Zoom at 10 a.m. or 6 p.m. Aug. 3 and 10 to learn about strategies for classroom success, student services and information-technology platforms. The Classroom Success portion of the session will help students understand strategies for successfully starting their first semester, such as how to purchase textbooks, read a syllabus, and learn organizational skills and time management.
The Student Services portion of the activity will focus on resources for students, including the Advising and Learning Center, the Student Success Center, Campus Safety and the Registrar’s Office.
The Information Technology Services portion of the session will demonstrate how to log in to the Vanguard Portal and access student email and Canvas, as well as the Mobile App.
New Student Orientation will last approximately one hour and will include an interactive question-and-answer session. The Zoom link is https://asub.zoom.us/my/ asub2020.
In addition to a virtual New Student Orientation, all new students will automatically be uploaded to an online orientation inside their Canvas shell. The online orientation will contain all the information as the virtual orientation but will be more expansive in content. The online orientation contains video, audio and downloadable content to appeal to a broad range of learning styles. The online orientation will remain in the Canvas shell throughout students’ enrollment at ASU-Beebe.
Open registration events for new and returning students will take place from 2-7 p.m. Wednesday; from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 6; and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 11. For more information about registration, view the link at www.asub.edu/registrars-office/ registrationinfo.aspx. Fall 2020 classes begin Aug. 17.