Student Chairperson

The Student Chairperson is selected in late October and is always an individual who has extensive experience with the program and Villanova. The Chairperson is responsible for working with the Student Life Office to develop the content of the program. In addition he or she selects, trains and supervises the members of the Steering Committee and is the student leader with the most responsibility for the program. Colleen O'Neill, the Student Chairperson for the 2008 Orientation program, is a Senior majoring in Nursing, from Allentown, Pennsylvania. Colleen was a member of the Orientation Steering Committee in 2007 and was an Orientation Counselor for the 2006 Orientation program. She is excited for the 2008 New Student Orientation Program and is looking forward to meeting the many new faces and families of Villanova. 

Administrative Coordinator

The Administrative Coordinator, or AC, is responsible for administering all physical aspects of the program, such as food arrangements, working with various on-campus departments to coordinate room set-ups and special equipment needs for the program, and contacting outside vendors. In addition, the AC is responsible for selecting and supervising a staff of about twenty Administrative Assistants.  Walter T. Smith Randolph is the 2008 Administrative Coordinator. He is a Senior majoring in Communication, specializing in Rhetoric and Journalism and minoring in Africana Studies. He is from Jamaica, Queens, New York. Walter was on the Steering Committee for the 2007 Orientation program and an Orientation Counselor for the 2006 program.

Steering Committee

The 2008 Steering Committee consists of twelve students who have been extensively involved, either as Orientation Counselors or Administrative Assistants, in previous years of the program. They bring all of their energy and experience to select, train, and supervise the Orientation Counselors. They also develop and present many special aspects of the Orientation Program. The Steering Committee works on the program during the spring semester and then returns to campus at the end of July for their training period and to prepare for the arrival of the OC's and AA's in the middle of August. Some members of the Steering Committee will present workshops to the new students during the 4-day Orientation program.

Meet the Orientation Steering Committee

Administrative Assistants

The twenty or so Administrative Assistants, or AA's, are often referred to as the "backbone" of the program, and are the students who work hard behind the scenes to make sure all of the physical aspects of the program are in order. AA's greet all of the new students at the Hospitality Tents on the Opening Day of the program. They also distribute food at the picnics and answer questions at the Information Center. The AA's will return to campus one week early for their training period and for the task of preparing the campus for the new students arrival.

Orientation Counselors

Better known as OC's, the eighty Orientation Counselors serve as the "front line" staff for the program. Each OC leads a group of approximately twenty-two new students throughout the four-day program. The diverse staff includes specially trained Transfer OC's, who are current Villanova students who also transferred into the University, and will work specifically with transfer students, while other OC's will focus on guiding students who are beginning their first college experience. All eighty OC's will return to campus in mid-August for training, anxiously awaiting the arrival of new students and the beginning of Orientation on Opening Day.

Advisor

Sue Ciccone is the Director of Orientation and Assistant for Special Projects at Villanova University. This year will be her second year as the Orientation Advisor. Her responsibilities include selecting the Student Chairperson, Administrative Coordinator and Steering Committee. In addition, Sue supervises Staff Training and the Four Day Master Schedule. She works year round to make this program as great as it is. Her office is located in 207-A Dougherty Hall.