Xavier welcomes Class of 2018: Student leaders prepare for Manresa

By: Taylor Fulkerson ~Managing Editor~     Every class of Xavier students spends its first days on campus completing the Manresa orienta­tion program, which is designed to initiate students into the Xavier community. While first-year students will not arrive on campus until Aug. 20, the Office of Student Involvement and student coordinators have been working for months on the ori­entation program. The Newswire sat down with the Manresa Core team, a group of students responsible for coor­dinating the four-day program, to learn more about Manresa and what its organizers hope incom­ing students will gain from it. Xavier Newswire: What do … Continue reading Xavier welcomes Class of 2018: Student leaders prepare for Manresa

Xavier releases Week of Welcome schedule

By: Lydia Rogers~Campus News Editor~ Xavier’s Week of Welcome (WoW) is taking place Aug. 24 to Sept. 2 this year. WoW is a week of free events and activities meant to welcome both incoming and re­turning students to the University. WoW is coordinated by the Office of Student Involvement and is made possible by contribu­tions from university clubs and departments that sponsor events throughout the week. “WoW offers many opportuni­ties for students to meet and get to know other students, faculty and staff,” Student Organizations Coordinator of the Office of Student Involvement Crystal Guffey said. “There is an excite­ment and … Continue reading Xavier releases Week of Welcome schedule