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• Dr. Jasmine Butler

Richmond, TX Junior

Meet Meet you your r Doctor Doctor

• Dr. Jordan Richardson

Morgan City, LA Junior

Meet Meet you your r Doctor Doctor

• Dr. Lauren Griffin

Abbeville, LA Freshman

Meet Meet you your r Doctor Doctor

• Dr. Ryan Bolotte

New Orleans, LA Sophomore

Meet Meet you your r Doctor Doctor

• Dr. Emily Borne

Metairie, LA Freshman

Meet Meet you your r Doctor Doctor

• Dr. Elizabeth Borda

New Orleans, LA Freshman

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• Dr. Amanda Taylor

Patterson, LA Senior

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• Dr. Brock Duhon

Orange, TX Sophomore

Anatomy of SPIN

• Spring Invitational
• Geared toward students who have

performed well academically and on standardized tests.

• Serves as the largest recruiting event

for our university

Medical Events

• Attempt to earn collegiate credit
• Learn about campus life and services.
• Schedule with first priority
• Receive personal and academic advice
• Learn about academic opportunities
• Experience first hand Tiger spirit and

student life

• Meet faculty and staff.
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Program History (HX)

• 1985
• Spring Testing
• Run by past “surgeons” through

Center for Freshman Year.

• Junior Division
• Assisted by Summer Orientation

Leaders (SOLs)

Causation

• Major recruiting event
• Gear students here as opposed to other

“medical facilities” i.e. Universities.

• Get students on campus
• Learn about LSU academic
• pportunities & Tiger spirit.

Medical Developments

Pre-Op

• Spring Testing
• Center For

Freshman Year: Junior Division

• Summer Orientation

Leaders (SOLs)

Post-Op

• Spring Invitational
• 2005
• Office Of

Orientation

• 1999
• LSU Ambassadors

Freshman Orientation, Advising, and Preregistration

• Summer orientation program at LSU
• For high-achieving students who

decided not to attend SPIN or for students who did not meet the requirements to be invited to SPIN

General Facts

SPIN

• One session
• Three days
• 1300-1500 students
• 100-150

Orientation Leaders

• 2-3 OLs per group
• No on-campus

housing available

FOAP

• Nine sessions
• Two days
• 500 students
• 20-30 Orientation

Leaders

• 1 OL per group
• Option to stay in
• n-campus

residential hall

Spring Invitational Requirements

• 3.20 academic GPA
• Either an SAT total score of 1250+ or an

ACT composite score of 28+

• 2.90 academic GPA
• Either an SAT total score of 1250+ or an

ACT composite score of 28+

• 3.20 academic GPA
• Either an SAT total score of 1210+ or an

ACT composite score of 27+

Orientation Activities at SPIN and FOAP

• Welcoming Ceremony
• Meetings with Orientation Leaders
• Departmental Presentations
• Placement Exams
• Senior College Information Meeting
• Advising & Scheduling

Recruiting Events at SPIN

• Jambalaya Dinner among many
• ther meal options
• Events held for out-of-state

students

• During the second night of SPIN,

there are Evening Activities held at the Student Recreation Complex

• Multiple events for Honors College

students

Honors College Misconcept ptions

• SPIN is not just attended by Honors students
• Different set of requirements
• A student can attend FOAP and still be a part of

the Honors College

Honors Orientation! ! What’s ’s That?

• Enrolled in the Honors College Program
• Regular orientation structure
• Priority scheduling
• Benefits and socializing

Colorado State Unive versity

• Titled: “Preview Orientation”
• Requirement: Enrolled in honors college program
• Attended: 218 students last year
• Goal: To provide focused advising and registration

services

• Structure: Same as the “Preview Orientation”

sessions during the summer

• Time: First orientation session of the summer

Unive versity of Hawaii at Manoa Manoa

• Titled: Honors Welcome and Orientation (HWO)
• Qualifications: Acceptance into Honors Program
• Attendance: 130 students
• Structure: One hour long
• Benefits: Be familiarized with honors faculty,

staff, and current honors students

• Feedback: More involvement on campus

Unive versity of Arka kansas

• Requirement: Enrolled in the honors college
• Time: 2-3 honors sessions per summer
• Attendance: 800-900 honors students
• Structure: Starts earlier on day one of the two-

day program

• Benefits: Priority scheduling

So, , is it SPI PIN?

Similarities

• Outstanding academics
• Priority scheduling
• Basic orientation

structure

• Involvement on

campus

• Take pride in academic

success

Differences

• SPIN is a recruitment

event

• Honors orientations is

strictly for honors students

• SPIN is open to all

students meeting the set academic requirement

Po Portland State Unive versity

• Requirement: 3.50 Academic GPA
• Attendance: 200 students
• Focus: Major recruitment event
• Structure: Regular orientation session
• Time: Summer
• Benefits: Early advising and scheduling

Unive versity of New Mexico

• Requirements: UNM scholarship recipient
• Attendance: 80-100 students
• Structure: Half day program
• Benefits: Student panel
• Time: Week before Fall semester
• Feedback: Students become more involved

Why Doesn’t ’t Eve veryone Have ve SPI PIN?

• Pacific University (Small liberal arts): Unity
• Mount Marty College (Catholic liberal arts):

Small student population

• Iowa State University: Structure of orientation
• University of Iowa: Staffing reasons
• University of Utah: Not a top priority

Why LSU has SPIN

• Timing
• Experiencing LSU and being on

campus

SPIN

Retention 95% of SPIN-ing Tigers A SPIN student’s involvement

Medical Benefits

Offering college credit testing during

• rientation

Scheduling before all other incoming students Spend more time learning the campus

What's your school’s diagnosis?

Established High- Achieving 26% Developing 10% Honors but not High- Achieving 64%

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Students who attended LSU’s High achieving

• rientation describing

there experience.

Is this right for my school?

• Size?
• Too expensive?
• Out-Of-State?
• Small universities
• No Separate

Budget

• Timing /

Required to attend an Orientation

Make an informed decision for your school

And if you have any questions about your diagnosis feel free to …

Contact us

• Brock Duhon
• Amanda Taylor
• Jasmine Butler
• Jordan Richardson
• Ryan Bolotte
• Lauren Griffin
• Emily Borne
• Elizabeth Borda

bduhon8@lsu.edu atayl57@lsu.edu jbutl34@lsu.edu jric122@lsu.edu rbolot2@lsu.edu lgrif21@lsu.edu eborne6@lsu.edu eborda1@lsu.edu