What WOW is to New Students
The Week of Welcome Orientation Program (WOW) is one of the largest volunteer orientation
programs in the country. Each year, approximately five to six hundred trained student leaders welcome freshmen and transfer
students to the campus and San Luis Obispo community. This is a drug- and alcohol-free program that focuses on academics, community
awareness, social issues, on- and off-campus resources, and forming connections with other students. It is an effective tool for a
successful transition into the university experience.
What WOW is to Families
WOW welcomes new students and their families to the Cal Poly campus. Families
have their own questions and concerns when leaving their new students, and the WOW program
wants to try and help answer those questions by providing resources, sessions, and one-on-one
interaction with current students, staff and faculty.
Family Orientation Weekend
September 13 & 14, 2007
The weekend before New Student Orientation consists of programming for families and
supporters of new Cal Poly students. Programming is designed to prepare new Cal Poly parents and
supporters for their role in facilitating a successful transition for their students.
Highlights include President's Welcome, Family BBQ, Resource Faire, parent-centered
publications, and workshops and presentations by various on-campus resources. For more
information go to Family Orientation Highlights. A more
detailed version of the schedule will be available on this page at the end of August.
New Student Orientation
September 15-19, 2007
During this week-long program held prior to fall classes beginning, students are placed in small
groups led by two trained orientation leaders. They are introduced to life at Cal Poly and in
San Luis Obispo through a full range of activities, including: WOW-a-RAMA (mingle with
the 3000 other WOW participants), SLO Bound (check out everything SLO has to offer), College
Connections: Academic Success (become familiar with their college and department), Awareness
presentations (discuss social issues with other students), and Block Party (experience dozens of
Cal Poly's clubs). For more information about the activities during the week go to
New Student Orientation Highlights. A more
detailed version of the schedule will be available on this page at the end of August.
Leaders
Orientation leaders have been trained for over 40 hours in preparation for leading their “WOW”
groups. They have all signed a contract and are excited to help your new student
transition successfully to Cal Poly.
Dates
Late July to Early August – Invitations and
instructions to sign-up for WOW will be mailed electronically
and in postcard form. Sign-ups will begin at the same time
invitations are sent.
September 8 at 4 p.m. – Reservation Fees are increased
September 13 & 14 – Family orientation
September 15 – 19 – The Week
Reservation & Fee Information
New Student Orientation:
Student Reservation:
Until September 8: $190
Starting September 9: $215.
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WOW student orientation fee includes (1) BBQ Ticket
(Sunday); meals for the week (Monday - Friday); WOW
workshops and presentations; resource packet and
materials; entertainment; commemorative t-shirt; plus
training and meals for the WOW leaders.
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Note:
During the Week of Welcome, new students will be asked by their Orientation Leaders to pay up to
an additional $25. This additional payment is NOT covered in the WOW Student Fee, so please
keep this in mind when making your WOW reservations. This extra money will be used for
excursions such as kayaking, hot tubbing, eating off-campus, reimbursement for gas, etc. These
activities provide an additional way for students to orient themselves with the community
and bond with the other members of their WOW groups. These additional group activities are
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Family Orientation Weekend:
Parent Packet: $20 for one
Includes
1 BBQ ticket, and 1 parent gift. Please select whether
you would like a S, M, L, or XL t-shirt with
your packet.
This item will not be available after September
8, 2008.
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Additional BBQ Tickets:
$12 per ticket.
Purchase for additional guest(s) only. One
ticket is already included for the new student
and in the parent package (if purchased).
Advance ticket purchase required.
This item will not be available after September
8, 2008.
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Kid's Passport: $10 per child (ages 7 and
up).
Includes activities for various ages, including the following:. |
- Balloon Artists
- Billiards
- Bounce House
- Bowling
- Bungee Run
- Crafts
- Live Music from a DJ (kid friendly)
- Face Painting
- Giant Slide
- Rock Climbing Wall
- Zoo to You Performance
- 1 Free Slice of Pizza
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Please select whether you would
like a Youth S, Youth M, or Youth L with your
passport order.
This item will not be available after September
8, 2008. |
WOW Refund Policy:
Your request for refund for Week of Welcome fees (student,
parent, kids passport and/or BBQ) will need to be authorized
by the program supervisor. Week of Welcome participants must
request a cancellation on or before the start of the program
(Saturday, September 13, 2008) and a refund request that is approved is subject to a cancellation fee of
50% of your reservation. BBQ tickets are non-refundable. Again, requests for refunds will not be considered after Week of
Welcome events begin on Saturday, September 13, 2008. Request must be made in writing
(Preferred by e-mail to
wow@calpoly.edu
; Subject line: Refund Request for WOW - students name).
We ask that your request include the following information:
- Purpose for request
- Students' Full Name
- Students' Major
- Student's Email address
- Student's Phone Number
- What was originally ordered (student reservation, parent packet, kids passport, extra BBQ tickets)
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