Join Jonathan Tunwar, Associate Dean of Students and Director of New Student and Family Programs, and Ashley Braziel, Associate Director of New Student and Family Programs, at the NODA Transition Symposium to discover how the University of Massachusetts Amherst transformed their online pre-orientation by strategically restructuring content, reducing completion time by 50%, and significantly increasing on-time completion rates.

This session provides actionable strategies for redesigning your orientation, eliminating redundancy, and creating streamlined experiences. It highlights real before-and-after data, interactive features, and lessons learned from a flagship institution's successful redesign.

In This Interactive Session, You'll Learn:

• How to use completion data and drop-off analysis to diagnose content bottlenecks
• Proven content restructuring techniques that reduce completion time while maintaining quality
• Strategies for balancing institutional branding with engaging digital experiences
• How to build collaborative frameworks with campus stakeholders to enhance effectiveness
• Assessment methods to measure impact on student preparedness and advising efficiency

About the NODA Transition Symposium:

The NODA Transition Symposium is a two-day virtual professional development experience designed for higher education professionals focused on orientation, transition, and retention work. Through keynote presentations, interactive sessions, and peer networking, the symposium equips participants with innovative practices, emerging trends, and actionable strategies to better support students during critical transition points.

Attendees gain practical insights they can immediately apply on their campuses—whether improving first-year experiences, strengthening transfer student support, or enhancing overall student success and belonging. Optional cohort discussions further extend the experience, offering space for reflection, collaboration, and deeper application of key concepts.

Our session will take place on the first day of the Symposium, on April 15 from 3:00-3:50PM CT / 4:00-4:50PM ET.

Save your spot today and register here.

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