Only What’s Relevant: University of Alberta’s Online Orientation Experience
Thursday | June 19 | 1 PM ET
Presented with CACUSS – Canadian Association of College & University Student Services

How do you engage newly enrolled students with just the right amount of information at the right time that pertains only to them?
Join us for an insightful conversation as the University of Alberta shares their innovative approach to solving one of higher education's most persistent challenges: streamlining campus efforts to deliver personalized, relevant orientation content to diverse student populations.
In this engaging session, Caitlin Peterson, Manager, Orientation and Transition Programs, Dean of Students Administration, and her team, Christa Engel and Avery Teo, Graduate Coordinators, Orientation and Transition Programs, will share how they are implementing online orientation, beginning with U of A graduate students. They are showing the entire campus the impact of streamlining the new graduate student orientation experience through a customizable, pre-arrival digital solution, setting the stage for an institution-wide rollout.
Christa Engel and Avery Teo
Learn how U of A is implementing Advantage Orientation® to ensure students receive only the information relevant to their specific needs, eliminating the "firehose" of generalized content that often overwhelms new students.
What You'll Learn:
- How U of A researched and selected a digital solution to address decentralized orientation challenges
- Strategies for customizing content based on student profiles, including specialized resources for international, military-connected, and French-speaking students
- Implementation insights from their first full cycle of orientation delivery
- Early success metrics and student feedback
- Future plans for expanding to other student populations
This webinar is ideal for student affairs professionals, orientation coordinators, and administrators looking to enhance their student onboarding experience with a digital component. You'll witness a “near real-time” implementation story as the University of Alberta team shares their experiences just as they launch this year's orientation program to incoming graduate students.
Don't miss this opportunity to hear directly from the team behind this transformative initiative. Bring your questions for this discussion, demonstration, and interactive Q&A session!
Register today to secure your spot!
Registration includes access to the recording.