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Orientation Leaders create warm welcome for new SU students

Wednesday, August 31, 2011, By News Staff
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As an integral part of SU’s Syracuse Welcome, Orientation Leaders are a select group of 44 student leaders. Highly visible during Opening Weekend, Orientation Leaders (OLs) are representatives of the University who work with faculty and staff members to help new students, family and friends have a smooth and seamless transition into the intellectual, cultural, and social climate of Syracuse University; provide essential information that will help them to become successful and well informed members of the Syracuse University community; and, engage new students in a variety of First-Year Experience programs. 

OLs accomplish this by planning events for first-year, transfer, and commuter students; being peer-mentors during pre-orientation programs; serving as “Goon Captains” during move-in days; engaging new students in a myriad of events and activities during Syracuse Welcome; helping new students learn about SU’s history and traditions; facilitating discussions about student success in college; and designing and implementing community service initiatives with first-year students. 

2011 Orientation Leaders: 

  • Shaina Abrams-Kornblum of St. Louis, Mo., a senior economics and linguistics major
  • Firdaus Arastu of New Hartford, N.Y., a senior psychology and anthropology double-major
  • Mike Armour of Glenshaw, Pa., a senior television, radio, and film major
  • Dev Awasthi of Westborough, Mass., a junior political science major
  • Amanda Balch of Sparrow Bush, N.Y., a junior biology major
  • Forrest Ball of Naperville, Ill., a senior policy studies and economics double-major
  • Stephen Barton of Southbury, Conn., a senior international relations and economics double-major
  • Kelly Baug of Hamlin, N.Y., a senior policy studies and English and textual studies double-major
  • Gregory Boilard of Wilbraham, Mass., a sophomore communication and rhetorical studies major
  • Koby Brandstein of Newton, Mass., a junior entrepreneurship & emerging enterprises, and information management and technology double-major
  • Madriqueka Brooks of Surprise, Ariz., a senior biology major
  • Taylor Carr of Wolcott, N.Y., a junior public relations major
  • Neal Casey of Denville, N.J., a senior supply chain management and finance double-major
  • Andrew Chernoff of Carmel, Ind., a senior broadcast journalism and political science double-major
  • Eileen Clark of West Des Moines, Iowa, a junior public relations major
  • Darren Cole of Scarsdale, N.Y., a senior policy studies and psychology double-major
  • Nicholas Deyo of Katy, Texas, a senior television, radio, and film major
  • J. Stephann Dubois of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, a sophomore computer science major
  • Maureen Finn of Southington, Conn., a junior television, radio, and film major
  • Meaghan Fitzpatrick of Framingham, Mass., a senior biochemistry major
  • Aaron Frank of Burbank, Calif., a sophomore television, radio, and film major
  • Nicholas Garritano of Rochester, N.Y., a senior industrial design major
  • Charles Giles of New London, N.H., a junior biomedical engineering major
  • Michael Goodfriend of Frederick, Md., a junior bioengineering major
  • Katherine Hoole of Niskayuna, N.Y., a junior policy studies major,
  • Lawrence Jackson of Spring Valley, N.Y., a junior broadcast journalism major
  • Mekaela Kaplan of Waynesboro, Va., a junior child & family studies major
  • Stephanie Kranz of Amherst, N.Y., a junior mathematics major
  • Garrett Lee of Kirkland, Wash., a sophomore environmental engineering major
  • Rayna Linowes of Lyman, N.H., a junior sport management major
  • Alaina Mallette of Watertown, N.Y., a sophomore geography major
  • Alexis Madison of Medford, N.J., a sophomore anthropology and history double-major,
  • Emily Maher of Pawtucket, R.I., a senior broadcast journalism major
  • Charity Ntansah of Syracuse, N.Y., a sophomore public health major
  • Jenna Race of Longmeadow, Mass., a sophomore communications design major
  • Elizabeth Rynes of Norton, Ohio, a senior policy studies and biology double-major
  • Lucia Schepps of Medfield, Mass., a senior public relations major
  • Ankit Sethi of Springfield, Va., a senior international relations and economics double-major
  • Kyle Suba of Waterville, N.Y., a junior public relations major
  • Valerie Valle of San Juan, P.R., a senior chemistry and mathematics double-major
  • Jessica Varona of Dewitt, N.Y., a sophomore international relations major
  • Chris Wilner of Carmel, Ind., a sophomore communication and rhetorical studies major
  • Ariana Yuen of Philadelphia, Pa., a senior advertising and entrepreneurship & emerging enterprises double-major
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