The Office of Orientation and Parent Programs assists with new students' transition to Northwestern and helps parents and family members receive the necessary resources to answer their questions. Orientation and Parent Programs, an office within the Division of Student Affairs, coordinates two programs for the Northwestern community:

Wildcat Welcome is a mandatory orientation program for all freshmen and transfer students.

Family Weekend is held each fall to introduce parents of undergraduate students to their son's or daughter's campus life and help them become more familiar with Northwestern. The focus of this annual weekend is welcoming parents as members of the Northwestern community. Classroom visits, meetings with University administrators and deans, a president's convocation, receptions, and a Saturday Wildcat football game are among the planned activities.

Transfer PA Application - deadline: Friday, May 2nd

Congrautlations to the 2008 Wildcat Welcome Peer Coordinators!

Eugenio Vargas - Comm
Danielle Sturgeon - Comm
Emmy Parsons - Medill
Alex Horowitz - Medill
Joesph McClelland - Music
Josh Tajchman-Kaplan - SESP
Margaret Lewis - SESP
Miles Drummond - Transfer
Eric De Feo - Transfer
Alexis Hymen - WCAS
Yazmin Harris - WCAS
Carolyn Hsu - WCAS
Nikki Calabrese - WCAS
Maansi Johri - WCAS
Sandeep Kini- WCAS
Rich Freeman - WCAS
Alexandria Twinem - WCAS
Kanchi Batra - WCAS
Amy Collins - WCAS

Congratulations to the 2008 Wildcat Welcome Student Board of Directors!

Brooke Bunnell - WCAS
Jenny Fukumoto - Medill
Marlene Jia - Communication
Shane Singh - Medill
Kerry Stuewer - MEAS