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Exchange Students Started the Semester Online, Alone, Before Finding Community

Exchange Students Started the Semester Online, Alone, Before Finding Community

By Liberty Phelan March 3, 2022

When Georgetown University announced in December 2021 that the first three weeks of spring semester classes would be online, exchange student Odelia Kamhi became concerned about a tougher transition to...

VIEWPOINT: Enhance International Student Orientation

VIEWPOINT: Enhance International Student Orientation

By Khushi Vora November 11, 2021

Every week, I watch trees shed their leaves and feel the temperature drop a few degrees (Fahrenheit). In preparation for the move from India to Georgetown, I bought a few coats, a few scarves and a few...

Sophomores Struggle To Find Place On Campus Without In-Person NSO

Sophomores Struggle To Find Place On Campus Without In-Person NSO

By Caitlin McLean September 10, 2021

Sophomore students report feeling isolated and excluded after arriving at Georgetown University with few official orientation events for the Class of 2024.  Due to the virtual 2020-21 academic...

Return of In-Person NSO Fosters Community to Welcome New Students

Return of In-Person NSO Fosters Community to Welcome New Students

By Ethan Johanson September 2, 2021

From taking a photo with John Carroll to struggling to find Maguire Hall, first-year and transfer students enjoyed a quintessential return to the Hilltop with the first in-person New Student Orientation...

EDITORIAL: Ease International Tradition

By Editorial Board April 7, 2017

On Monday, University President John J. DeGioia issued a statement affirming Georgetown’s commitment to its international students: “Ours is a global community — one made stronger by our religious...

Service Knows No Bounds

By The Editorial Board March 30, 2015

In light of the 30th anniversary of Georgetown University’s Freshmen Orientation to Community Involvement program, it is important to recognize similar community service-oriented initiatives for developing...

A Day to Give Back

By Allison Hillsbery August 29, 2014

Orientation and the beginning of a new school year mean that both new and returning students have the opportunity to decide how they want to devote their free time this year. Almost every year since...

JINWOO CHONG/THE HOYA

The NSO Letters: Jinwoo Chong

By Jinwoo Chong August 26, 2014

Dear Georgetown Class of 2018, Nearly six months ago, I wrote a column for The Hoya voicing some very real concerns about my abilities as an OA for New Student Orientation 2014. Go read it if you like....

JINWOO CHONG/THE HOYA

The NSO Letters: Libbi Ethier

By Libbi Ethier August 24, 2014

Dear Georgetown Class of 2018, You’ll hear many times during your college experience that “college is about finding yourself”. While this is true, it is the furthest thing from easy. I...

The NSO Letters: Omika Jikaria

The NSO Letters: Omika Jikaria

By Omika Jikaria August 23, 2014

Dear Georgetown Class of 2018, When you find yourself on campus this fall, you will be met by swarms of upperclassmen encouraging you to get involved in various student groups and organizations....

The Truth About the Hoya Saxa Moment

By Jinwoo Chong April 12, 2014

Last weekend, I went to my first full staff training with 179 other future OAs for this fall’s New Student Orientation. I congregated for several minutes in front of the ICC’s auditorium, made...

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