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Orientation

The orientation program at Nebraska Methodist College helps students adjust to college life and helps them know what to expect when they begin classes.

Orientation attendees will:

Meet future classmates, faculty and staff
Explore student activities and services
Introduce family and guests to NMC
Get to know the Josie Harper Campus
Get their questions answered
Meet the NMC Ambassadors

NMC wants to give you every opportunity for success. Orientation is the place to begin!

2013 New Student Orientation Dates

July 26 - Transfer Nursing and Radiology Students (Optional if not planning to attend August orientation) | Register
August 15 & 16 - First-Time Freshmen for all On-Campus programs | Register
August 16 - Transfer Students attending any On-Campus programs | Register

New Student Orientation

Beginning at a new college, whether from high school or another institution, is significant. You will have many questions about Nebraska Methodist College. New Student Orientation is designed to answer your questions and help you build a solid foundation before beginning classes. You also have the opportunity to develop relationships with future classmates and seasoned NMC students (Ambassadors) who will help ease your transition into the NMC culture.

NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION (NURSING & RADIOLOGY TRANSFERS ONLY)

Friday, July 26th, 2013
8:00am - 4:00pm
Check-in begins at 7:30am

Transfer Nursing and Radiology students may opt to attend the July or August orientations. During orientation you will be introduced to NMC academic life, and current students will give you "must know" information to thrive here. This day is jam-packed with the essentials of NMC. You will receive your student handbook, parking sticker, and is verified. After a complimentary lunch, students will meet with their program directors. Regardless of your previous academic experiences, this is a day not to miss. All transfer students must complete the NMC Online Orientation in addition to attending orientation on campus.

NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION - FIRST-TIME FRESHMEN ONLY

Thursday, August 15, 2013
8:00am - 4:00pm
Check-in begins at 7:30am

All First-Time Freshmen are required to attend orientation on this day in addition to orientation on Friday, August 16. It can be intimidating to start college with little or no experience on the college level. The first day of orientation is reserved just for those students coming to NMC right from high school or transferring in 24 credit hours or less. Current NMC students will help you get to know your classmates, understand the academic demands of college, and answer questions related to college life. Lunch is provided. In the afternoon you will learn about the Omaha community and the importance of giving back through community service activities in the city.

NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION - All First-Time Freshmen & All Transfer Students To Attend Any On Campus Program

Friday, August 16, 2013
8:00am - 4:00pm
Check-in begins at 7:30am

All First-Time Freshmen and any transfer student who did not attend orientation in July are required to attend this orientation. During orientation you will be introduced to NMC academic life, and current students will give you "must know" information to thrive here. This day is jam-packed with the essentials of NMC. You will receive your student handbook, parking sticker, and is verified. After a complimentary lunch students will meet with their program directors. Regardless of your previous academic experiences, this is a day not to miss. All transfer students must complete the NMC Online Orientation in addition to attending orientation on campus. In addition, all First-Time Freshmen are required to also attend the Thursday, August 15 orientation day, and all other students are invited to participate in the community service activity on the afternoon of the 15th.

Family/Guest Orientation

FAMILY/GUEST ORIENTATION

Friday, July 26th, 2013
11:30am - 4:00pm
Check-in begins at 11:00am

Thursday, August 15th, 2013
11:30am - 4:00pm
Check-in begins at 11:00am

During this portion of orientation family members and guests will learn "must know" information about their student's expected college experience. Programming is separate from your student's orientation, but you will share lunch together. If interested in attending Family/Guest Orientation, please register below.

Common Text

2013 - 2014 Common Text Selection

All certificate and undergraduate students will participate in a discussion with faculty and staff about the common text at orientation. Undergraduate students will continue the discussion in courses. You can buy a copy at the College bookstore or borrow a copy of the book from your public library.

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Dai Sijie

About the Book:

This deceptively small novel has the power to bring down governments. In Mao's China, the Cultural Revolution rages, and two friends caught in the flames find themselves shuttled off to the remote countryside for reeducation. The stolid narrator occasionally comforts himself by playing the violin, and both he and more outgoing friend Luo find that they have a talent for entertaining others with their re-creations of films they have seen.

A little light comes their way when they meet the stunning daughter of the tailor in the town nearby, with whom Luo launches an affair. But the real coup is discovering a cache of forbidden Western literature including, of course, Balzac that forces open their world like a thousand flowers blooming. The literature proves their undoing, however, finally losing them the one thing that has sustained them.

Dai Sijie, who was himself reeducated in early 1970s China before fleeing to France, wonderfully communicates the awesome power of literature of which his novel is proof. Highly recommended.

Copies of this book are in the NMC Bookstore for purchase, and there are currently copies in the library to be checked out.

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