• Help first year students make a successful transition to ISU & the academy

• Excite new students about being a member of the ISU community

• Incorporate new students into a supportive social and educational community

• Create a positive and supportive environment for new students in transition

• Utilize peer leaders as mentors to acculturate new students and families

• Encourage and support family attendance at NSO

• Introduce students to key university resources

• Help students make connections with one’s peers

• To provide structured opportunities for new students and their families to make connections with ISU faculty and staff

• Support the social and intellectual development of new students

• Support student persistence

• Provide tailored initiatives to support special populations

• Support the first year experience and students in transition

• Assess NSO program and new student persistence