With the start of campus 8 days away, Around the Arch is excited to have our Fantastic 4, John Roorbach, on the show to share all about how to be successful in those first weeks. Tune in to see if he can finally dethrone Em in everyone’s favorite game—NAME THAT! Plus here all about Welcome UGA and the Office of Student Transitions from Double Dawg and Senior Coordinator in Student Transitions, Sam Segoe!

With move-in right around the corner, New Student Orientation wants to make sure we prepare you all for that important do. So we sat down with University Housing representative, Jessica Keever to talk through what move-in day will look like, discuss some things to do before you arrive to move-in, and some of the other new housing policies. We also chat with our Thriving 13, Jaquarius Raglin, and reflect on his move-in experience and debate what are the most important things to bring to your residence hall. So make sure you check out this episode to be ready for move-in!

Being the FIRST is a big deal here at UGA, so on this episode come here Carter and Larry debate about which FIRST experience at UGA means the most to them. And then hear from the Director of Engagement, Leadership, and Service—Taylor Cain—talk about why we think ELS is one of the FIRST places you should connect with at UGA. Only a few more weeks until your FIRST semester, so don’t miss out on this episode!

POP QUIZ! Can anyone beat Em? Come hear our Elite 11, Malaya,  compete with her in our latest round of trivia and see if Em can be dethroned. Then hear all about Malaya’s academic experience here at UGA including what her first UGA test was like. And then hear some great advice as you prepare for your first UGA class from Dr. Audrey Haynes, Associate Professor of Political Science.

Maintaining wellness is so important in the transition to UGA, so why not hear from one of our OLs who takes that part of their lives very seriously—our Perfect 10, Joseph Benken. Come hear him and Larry choose between wellness options in our latest edition of This or That. And then hear how UGA’s University Health Center supports wellness on campus from their Communications Manager, Kristine Groft. Be Well Dawg Nation!  

How well do you know UGA? Come see how many famous things you can figure out as Em and our Stellar Seven, Anna, go head to head in our newest game-Name It. Also hear from our Associate Vice President of Student Affairs, Michelle Howard, as she shares about the new Office of Student Transitions and an impactful story about an event where the first black UGA undergraduate students shared their experience

What makes college special is the people you meet and the community you build. Come here about the unique community at UGA from Epic 8 Josh Wright and hear all about the LGBT Resource Center from Director Chad Mandala. Plus which is worse: wearing the Hairy Dawg Costume all the time or Tennessee orange every Friday—Come see what the hosts have to say.

The people make the place and on this episode we chat with Feisty 15 Suz Kebanli and discuss the people at UGA that work to make our campus feel like home for students. We are also joined by Tori Tanner, Assistant Director of New Student Orientation to chat about her journey into her career and what advice she has for incoming students to transition to UGA.

You will be hungry after this episode where we talk about UGA food with our Triple Threat, Claudia Wooten. Claudia also shares her experience as an RA and is joined by Jessica Keever from University Housing to give some tips and tricks to get the most out of your on campus living experience.

Join us for the debut episode of Around the Arch, a podcast for UGA’s newest incoming students. On this episode we will discuss some of the quirks of UGA and Athens, how and why you should get involved, and the incredible extended orientation program called Dawg Camp. We are joined by 2020 Orientation Leader, Kara Kanuse and the Assistant Director of Students Transitions, Kaitlyn Shepard. We can’t wait to see you Around the Arch!