Your TWU Orientation Experience

Your TWU Orientation Experience

Studying at TWU prepares you for the career you want with experience employers are looking for

Fall Orientation 2024

Tennessee Wesleyan University welcomes you to New Student Orientation. During Orientation, new students will meet many members of the University community, learn what it means to be a Bulldog, finalize their financial aid, and more. Freshman students will meet with a faculty advisor to set up their semester schedule. Transfer students will be contacted by their faculty advisor to select classes.
Learn more about TWU and see why students have chosen us for over 100 years.
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First Year Students

Overnight Orientations Thursday, May 23-Friday, May 24 Thursday, June 13-Friday June 14 Thursday, July 11-Friday, July 12
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First Year Students

Overnight Orientations Thursday, May 23-Friday, May 24 Thursday, June 13-Friday June 14 Thursday, July 11-Friday, July 12
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Transfer Students

Transfer Orientations Wednesday, July 10 Wednesday, August 14
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Transfer Students

Transfer Orientations Wednesday, July 10 Wednesday, August 14

What to expect at an in-person orientation. 

  1. You will meet other new Bulldogs. You’ll meet in small groups of 8-10 students and go through activities to learn more about each other and TWU!
  2. Connect with current Bulldogs. Meet your Orientation Leaders who will also serve as your Welcome Weekend Leaders in August.
  3. Meet with financial aid. You will meet with someone from Student Financial Services. Here, you can discuss your award letters, learn how to work on campus and set up a payment plan. 
  4. Register for your first TWU classes! Meet face-to-face with your TWU advisor. You’ll talk through Wesleyan Essentials and your major courses – then register for fall classes! (Note: transfer students will be contacted by their faculty advisor to select classes, freshman students will select classes at Orientation
  5. Parents/Legal Guardians – your attendance is not required, but we also have a schedule of events specifically for you.

Sample Schedule

TimeActivity
  
DAY 1 
12:00 p.m.-12:45 p.m. Check-in Wesley Commons Lobby (Please plan to eat lunch prior to check-in. Don't worry, we will have snacks for you throughout the day.)
12:45 p.m.-1 p.m.Welcome
1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.TWU Academics
1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.Afternoon
5:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.Dinner and Evening Activities (Students Only)
  
Concurrent Sessions 
8:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.Student Success, Financial Aid, and Check Out of Commons
  
DAY 2 
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.Breakfast (students only)
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.Day 2 Welcome
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Life at TWU
  
Concurrent Sessions 
10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.Student Life, Bulldog Technology, Financial Aid, Q&A
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Lunch
Where To Park

When you arrive on campus, make sure to follow the “Event Parking” signs. You’ll want to park in the lots by the residence hall, Wesley Commons. This is where you’ll be staying overnight and you’ll have an opportunity to unload your stuff before the festivities begin!

You’ll be greeted by your new classmates who will guide you to the check-in process. 

Miranda Collins - Success Coach Coordinator

Bio coming soon

Candy Maddux - Director of Career & Leadership Development

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” – Harriet Tubman. I am a very open, fun-loving and compassionate person raised in a community similar to Athens. There was a sense of home when I visited the campus, and I knew I would fit right in. In my journey of higher education, I have found that every student that I come in contact with deserves the opportunity to succeed. I often tell my students, it doesn’t matter where you come from, but how you finish. Your education can never be taken from you. – DeLunda “Candy” Maddux

Sara Denny - Director of Student Success

Sara is from the St. Louis, MO area and she has her BA frpm Truman State University and her MA from Roehamption University. She loves to travel and try new things, she’s a huge fan of the St. Louis Blue (2019 Stanley Cup Champions!), and the St. Louis Cardinals. She has one adorable and sweet cat named Owen Jenkins, one adoable and (slightly) mischievous cat named Ouiser, and one adorable and very mischievous dog named Berkley. Sara oversees our orientation program, coordinates the TWU 101/102 program, and works with the other success coaches at Mosher to provide success coaching and other programs throughout the year.
Why do you love working for TWU in the Mosher Success Center?
I loved the atmosphere when I visited TWU for my interview along with the oppurtunity to develop the Mosher Success Center. I love the oppurtunity to work with students and support students from orientation through graduation. 

Miranda Collins - Success Coach Coordinator

Bio coming soon

Candy Maddux - Director of Career & Leadership Development

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” – Harriet Tubman. I am a very open, fun-loving and compassionate person raised in a community similar to Athens. There was a sense of home when I visited the campus, and I knew I would fit right in. In my journey of higher education, I have found that every student that I come in contact with deserves the opportunity to succeed. I often tell my students, it doesn’t matter where you come from, but how you finish. Your education can never be taken from you. – DeLunda “Candy” Maddux

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