Student Learning Outcomes

The Office of Orientation and First-Year Experience aims to fulfill the following mission statements through intentional programming and student leadership opportunities:

• FYE Mission Statement: The Office of Orientation and First-Year Experience focuses on providing a welcoming and supportive environment that prepares you with valuable resources that are critical in transitioning successfully here at Concordia University Irvine.
• Coordinator Mission Statement: The Orientation and PAL Coordinators wish to pursue Christ through developing leaders, engaging the community, and by creating a loving environment.
• PAL Mission Statement: The Peer Advising Leaders provide new students with a more confident and fulfilling experience by intentional programming and directing them to valuable resources that are critical in transitioning successfully here at Concordia University Irvine.

Our department seeks to provide development opportunities to Concordia students by meeting the following Student Learning Outcomes and department objectives:

• First-year students will demonstrate knowledge of opportunities for campus involvement and engagement by participating in at least five co-curricular programs in their first semester.
• Peer Advising Leaders and Coordinators will identify their personal goals and report growth in their leadership skills, mentoring abilities, and spiritual maturity through their tenure in student leadership.
• After attending WOW, first-year students will demonstrate enhanced knowledge of university resources to help them succeed.
• After their first semester, new students will have connections to the campus community that promote belonging and retention.