Your Advantage Orientation® has been operating in the background to prepare new students and their families to take the next step. In the process, they are a little bit cooler and becoming more confident about their college transition journey. While you’re busy in summer programming, you can look forward to Fall with greater confidence, too, knowing your online orientation is doing much of the knowledge transfer heavy lifting for you.
Confidence comes from being prepared. Together we’re moving forward and ready for greater success!
NEW LEARNING MODULES
Empower your students to make smart money moves with our popular Financial Literacy module—part of a growing library of optional learning experiences that help your campus meet students where they are.
New are driving the need for Financial Literacy education for all incoming college students by next fall. Our Financial Literacy learning module offers a ready-to-launch, compliant solution to meet these evolving requirements with ease.
Learning Modules are video-rich micro-courses that are ideal as part of your onboarding process or to support first-year curriculum. Each module is peer-reviewed for accuracy and relevancy and is always current. You can monitor participants’ progress, review quiz scores, and analyze completion rates, meaning that each course records a completion date and includes the full report assortment.
We’ve made complex topics engaging and effortless, reducing new student anxiety while ensuring consistency in your messaging.
Learning Modules currently available by subscription include:
Ready to enhance your orientation experience?
Subscribe for $3500/yr. plus one-time $750 set-up fee.
Your Account Manager is ready to show you how these modules integrate seamlessly into your platform.
THE POWER OF ADVANTAGE ONDEMANDTM
Parents, families, and supporters are your new students' greatest influencers, so you want them to be as informed, prepared, and confident as their students. That's why the Advantage OnDemandTM video catalog includes family-friendly content to help you engage them from the very start. You can designate content only for families to personalize their experience with the most relevant information they need to better understand the needs of their students.
Here are just some of the ready-to-launch videos for parents and families inside Advantage OnDemandTM.
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Family Communication Parent to Parent Listen in on a discussion between two college moms talking about letting go while staying involved in their student's life. |
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Understanding FERPA Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act Show families how this federal law protects educational records. |
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House Rules Ideas for Parents & Families When students are attending college while living at home. |
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What to Bring to College Living on campus for the first time Help first-year students and families plan for on-campus living with this video checklist. |
Preview all the catalog titles and schedule a consultation with your Account Manager for a full evaluation.
CURATING MORE MEANINGFUL APPLICATIONS
Are admissions communication and recruiting methods loosing their effectiveness?
With your Advantage Orientation® firmly in place, you have a lock on the post-admissions environment, using your platform to welcome and prepare new students early in the relationship.
Advantage RecruitingTM integrates seamlessly into the recruiting and admissions process to attract more applications from more committed prospects.
Learn how Big Bend Community College is putting Advantage RecruitingTM to work for a more human and modern way to engage prospective students.
CREATIVE ADVANTAGE ORIENTATION® USE CASES
Your platform isn’t just for onboarding traditional first-year students—it’s a flexible solution that can support a variety of programs and audiences.
Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) is a great example.
In addition to their New2NOVA orientation for incoming students, NOVA uses its online orientation platform to support workforce development programs. This tailored experience helps adult learners and career changers build confidence as they transition into new fields, covering everything from program expectations to industry-specific resources.
How it Helps
Whether it’s adults retraining for new careers, learners pursuing industry credentials, or students returning to school after time away, the platform delivers consistent, accessible learning—anytime, anywhere.
Wondering how your platform could serve more learners?
Discover how the Advantage Community is adapting online orientation, and then reach out to your Account Manager to explore the possibilities.
JOIN US AT THESE CONFERENCES & WEBINARS
There's practically no better way to gain the insights and education you need to develop your skills and talents than to learn from your peers. Staying connected through affiliations, networks, association memberships, conferences, and webinars helps to fill the knowledge gap. Select the title of each event to learn more or to register.
Webinar: Only What's Relevant: University of Alberta's Online Orientation Experience
Thursday, June 19, 1 PM ET
SHRM 2025 National Conference
June 29 - July 2
San Diego Convention Center
Booth 3033
Webinar: How to Redefine New Hire Experiences
Wednesday, July 23, 1 PM ET
Tour of Advantage HR EngageTM
Webinar: Grounding Students in a Digital World: UMGC's Virtual Orientation Success Story
Wednesday, August 20, 1 PM ET
University of Maryland Global Campus
NACAC 2025 Conference
September 18 - 20
Greater Columbus Convention Center
Booth 1143
Which conferences do you plan to attend? Are you a member of any professional associations? Let us know! We'd love to partner with you!
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Highlights from CUPA-HR Spring Conference, where we met with many of your schools' HR Directors to show them how Advantage HR Engage™ is helping new hires connect with campus culture from day one. |
Our Florida-based crew journeyed to the University of Alaska Fairbanks to help bring their orientation experience to life on screen. From heartfelt interviews to breathtaking landscapes, this shoot had it all. |
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These are just a few examples of the content we share regularly: client highlights, product sneak peeks, event coverage, and tips to help you make the most of your platform.
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YOUR ROLE IN ACCESSIBILITY COMPLIANCE
As you think about making updates to images and carousels, here's an important reminder. Each image needs "alt text" so screen readers can describe the image for those with visual impairments. It doesn't have to be fancy. In fact, the simpler the better. For example, "Happy students gathered in front of the Student Union," or "Theater performance inside the Main Campus Auditorium."
Remember, you are empowered with comprehensive documentation, instructions, training videos, and answers to frequently asked questions inside your Admin Panel. To access your Support Site, login to your platform and select Support from the main menu.
The Advantage Community is diverse, growing, and vibrant. We’re proud to announce these recent Advantage Orientation® launches and platform upgrades.
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Auburn University | Graduate Students |
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Boston University | First Year & Transfer Students |
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College of the Mainland | Freshmen, Veterans & Dual Enrollment Students |
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Cornell University | First Year & Transfer Students |
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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | Undergraduate Students |
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Mid-Michigan College | NSO |
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University of Alberta | Graduate Students |
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University of Central Florida | Graduate Students & Employees |
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University of Utah | Undergraduate & Graduate Students |
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University of Washington | Employee Title IX Training |
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Victoria College | FTIC, Dual-Enrollment, Continuing Education & Adult Learners |
Together, we are bridging essential life transitions through effective digital experiences. We hope you found value in this issue of OPTIMIZE. Feel free to let us know topics you'd like to learn more about here.