What WOW is to New Students
Discovery. Connections. Adventure. WOW.
The Week of Welcome program, also known as WOW, is a week-long orientation event. It is a
balanced combination of excitement, learning, and new experiences. As a new student to Cal
Poly, either a first-year or transfer student, you will participate in activities, events and
presentations introducing you to the campus and community. WOW provides a thrilling environment
for you to meet new people, become familiar with Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo, and prepare to
start your college career.
As a new student, you will be placed in a group of about 10-20 other new students led by two
current Cal Poly student Orientation Leaders. Your WOW group will participate in an array of
orientation events in addition to activities both on- and off-campus planned by your
Orientation Leaders. This is one Cal Poly experience you do not want to miss!
Dates
Family Orientation Weekend: September 13 & 14, 2008
New Student Orientation: September 15 - 19, 2008
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
optional and new students do not have to participate if they do not wish to do so. |
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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