Orientation Week in Female Students Campus
On the 2nd of Sep 2018, the Female Colleges held the Orientation Program to facilitate the transition of the first-year students into the academic community. This program aims to provide the students with information about the academic policies, procedures, services, and requirements.
The Vice-rector for Female Student Affairs, Dr. Einas Al-Eisa, Dean of Humanities Departments, Dr. Guzayel Al-Eisa, and Dean of Science and Medical Studies Departments, Dr. Maysaa’ Al Qurashi, toured on all Colleges, starting with College of Pharmacy, to assess their readiness for the new academic year and student registration. The Social and cultural club at the College of Pharmacy was welcoming the students, providing them with the necessary academic information; such as websites that includes units, regulation, clubs, and academic material, which was displayed as barcodes for an easy access.
The College of Dentistry, College of Sciences and College of Applied Medical Sciences introduced new students to SMR e-service (Schedule Modification Requests E-service) that enables them to modify their schedules online to save their time. The Academic and Student Affairs Administration represented by Student Support Unit participated to promote their services that include providing transportation for practical training and field trips.
In the College of Medicine, the students were introduced to the medical labs and Academic Guidance Department, which supports the success of the teaching mission and encourages the communication between the student and the advisor to help the student achieve her personal and professional goals.
Furthermore, The College of Sciences celebrated the opening of the B.A. Program for the Department of Statistics and Operations research, to prepare the graduate for the job market needs in line with the Vision 2030.
During the tour, the Academic Guidance Unit represented the College of Business Administration distributed a guide-handbook which includes all the information related to academic issues. Also, different CBA departments provided brochures and pamphlets in both English and Arabic. Representatives from Accounting, HR Management, and Financial Management Student Clubs participated to provide information about their mission and activities.
The College of Education impressively transformed its lobby to emulate an airport terminal, the information about the academic guidance and registration were printed on a passport-like booklet. "Nafethaty" office was present to familiarize the students with the skills record, academic transcript, and their rights and responsibilities.
On the other hand, the College of Arts, distributed scheduling- modification forms as well as pamphlets familiarizing the students with all campus facilities. The College of Languages and Translation introduced students to the college, and distributed pamphlets and brochures among newcomers and promote the college's clubs (Translation, French and Cultural). Moreover, the College of Tourism and Archeology prepared a mobile library among the colleges to introduce their activities and enriches students’ information on their Saudi heritage. The tour concluded with a visit to the College of Law and Political Science, and the College of Computer and Information Science. The new students must seize all these opportunities and services the University gifted them to become distinguished citizens and to realize Saudi Vision 2030.
