Show U. U Will Start I Cluster CI uster Program The Uni University of Utah will willbe willbe be one of the first large American American American Amer Amer- ican universities to experiment with ith a vastly changed orientation orientation orienta orienta- tion program next fall one fall one so intensified that enrolling freshmen freshmen freshmen fresh fresh- men will be required to be on campus more than a week earlier than in previous years jears THE experimental program of stepped stepped up up freshman In Involvement involvement involvement in- in on the campus beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning September 11 it Is intended to to help make freshmen self- self reliant and to help them understand understand understand under under- stand their commitments to the purposes of a un university i vels vel's i t y according to Peter D D. D Grundfossen Grundfossen Grundfossen Grund- Grund fossen assistant dean of stu- stu The program Involving all entering freshman students will continue throughout the school year They will be divided divided divid divid- ed into reference groups of 20 with upperclassmen as immediate Immediate immediate im im- Im- Im mediate advisors for university functions and faculty advisors for academic curriculum OUR HOPES are that students students students stu stu- dents will not feel so remote if they have a group or group advisor to whom they feel they can go with questions This is why the group will vill continue to meet voluntarily throughout the year year three three times during fall quarter and two during winter said Mr Grundfossen who is chair chairman man of the Orientation Committee composed 0 of r students students students stu stu- dents faculty and tion All of the entering freshmen expected to enroll will not be on campus on the same days during the week GOO will come every two days for an overnight stay in the dorms Dormitory and food expenses will not be charged ed to the students but they will have a minimum 3 charge for bulletins and m 01 manuals a n u a l 1 s Mr Grundfossen said I i I I STUDENTS WILL be notified early in August as to which I the week two-day two period during of September 19 11 they should be on campus Advisors who in the past have handled 40 to 50 students I each in a two-day two period willI will I now talk to 12 individual students students stu stu- I dents in each group of i who come Each student will talk to his advisor about one and a half hours both days of his IDS orientation Instead of the 30 to 40 minutes or less allotted in previous years S STUDENT T U DEN T reference leaders lead lead- ers ers ers upperclassmen trained at evening sessions during t fi e summer will summer will guide their group of 20 students on the two-days two of activities which will include I tours panel discussions and andI I lectures Speakers will discuss the purposes of a university and what education can mean to each individual student In addition addi entertainment with wit h I special emphasis on dormitory activities will be included in inthe inthe inthe the two-day two program Students also will complete their registration at this time and will take their Phys Physical I c a 1 Education examinations M Mr r. r Grundfossen said The program does not affect registration for transfer students and upperclassmen upperclassmen upperclassmen upper- upper classmen who will return to campus the following week along with the freshman students for forthe forthe forthe the traditional opening week student sponsored government-sponsored activities he said ITS IT'S HOPED that by this time the freshmen will be acquainted enough wi with th the Uni University to join in the activities We realize he said that its it's I a big transition from high school to a large university and we want to make it as comfortable a step as possible He emphasized that freshmen student participation i in n the theo o orientation 11 e n t a ti 0 n activities is re required required re- re but attending the additional additional additional addi addi- reference group meetings throughout the year will be on ona a I voluntary basis |