Your student should:

🧮 Prepare to have their schools submit their final high school transcript - due June 30

📸 Upload their One Card photo

✅ For a more detailed checklist, click the link below!

✨ Below you will find programs that are available for your first-year students! If you believe your student would benefit from participating in any of the below, we encourage you to share these resources with them! ✨

Aug 17 - Aug 20

Join the Center for Leadership & Community Engagement in Venture to Volunteer (V2V)!

Formally known as Explore DC, this Welcome Week program brings our New Eagles into the community for neighborhood exploration and service. Our New Eagles will be able to meet fellow students who are passionate about community engagement and meet upperclassmen volunteer leaders who will guide them through the event and their first few days on-campus. 

If you are in a unique cohort such as AU Honors, Sakura Scholars, etc., you will NOT be able to participate in V2V due to your orientation schedule. You can find out which programs are considered a unique cohort by clicking the link below.

There is a $25 fee to participate. Registration closes June 7 at 5:00pm.

If you have any questions, please email sarahre@american.edu. You can find more details about V2V by clicking the link below!

Apply Now for the Emerging Eagles Leadership Program!

American University’s Emerging Eagles Leadership Program is now accepting applications! Tailored for first-year students but open to all who are interested in exploring their leadership potential or aspiring to be change makers, this program empowers you through leadership development, mentorship, and community engagement.

Program Highlights:

Comprehensive Support - Benefit from guidance by experienced mentors and alumni.

Skill Development - Participate in leadership workshops and interactive activities.

Community Engagement - Engage in meaningful community service initiatives.

Networking Opportunities - Connect with a diverse group of peers and leaders.

For more information, contact the Center for Leadership and Community Engagement at volunteer@american.edu.

Don’t miss this opportunity to grow as a leader and make a positive impact at AU. Apply today!

Application closes: July 31, 2024

Each year, Hillel runs a special peer mentorship program for freshmen and transfer students called First Year Students of Hillel (FYSH).  Incoming students are matched with returning students who share their interests or hobbies.  These peer mentors help new students get acclimated to life at AU and get involved with the campus Jewish community.

We conduct a variety of programs specifically designed to engage new students and to facilitate relationship-building between new students and their mentors.  Past FYSH events have included Shabbat bagel brunches, sushi-making, softball games, and service projects.

Our staff routinely hear from first-year students that the FYSH program made their transition to college easier, and many FYSH participants remain close friends with their mentors years later!

Virtual: July 8 - 24, 2024

Startup and Standout is a two-week long online/virtual celebration of entrepreneurship and innovation. Through entrepreneurship panels, workshops, and our Startup & Standout Solution Slam Pitch Competition (for $10,000 cash), AU students learn from, interact with, and become confident, impactful entrepreneurs. The program is designed to promote creativity, critical thinking, and perseverance, and to encourage risk-taking and problem-solving.  

Through the Startup & Standout Solution Slam Pitch Competition, you will work in teams of three to four students to identify a pressing social problem and create a solution to benefit society.

You’ll develop your new idea into a two-minute video pitch for a new product or service designed to make meaningful change, and you’ll submit that video online. Judges from the AU Community will select the finalists. The top three finishers will share $10,000 in prize money! 

Register by July 5, 2024

💸 If you are helping your student with their American University billing, your student will have to grant you proxy access to their records. Your students have received instructions on how to complete this step in this week's newsletter, but they can also find out how to complete this on the New Student Checklist.

Once your student has completed the steps of giving you proxy access, the steps you'll follow to access their records are: 

For more information on how to access records as a parent and helpful resources to navigating the billing portal, you can read more here.

Reminders:

❤️ Roommate selection is available in your housing portal

🤍 Timeslots for room selection will be sent out on a rolling basis

💙 Room selection will be June 3 - June 11

🖤 If your student is applying for housing accommodations, you can find the instructions here

Dear Eagle Families,

Orientation and Move-in are fast approaching, and we can't wait to welcome your students home soon! This week, take the opportunity to explore the exciting programs featured in this newsletter with your students as they begin to plan their future at AU.

It is not lost on us that today is Memorial Day! And we honor the lives of those who have served our country. At American University, we are proud of our Veteran and Military-affiliated students, appreciating their unique perspectives, intellectual diversity, and experiences. To learn more about how AU supports these students, click here.

From our nest to yours,

Dayne Hutchinson, Ph.D. 

The Center for Student Involvement (CSI) is the hub for the student experience at American University. CSI is home to Student Government, Student Clubs, Student Media, Fraternity and Sorority Life, and Graduate Leadership Council. CSI is dedicated to leadership development, organizational advising, and programs that help foster a sense of belonging for the next generation of changemakers.

See the clubs at AU: you can find a list of student clubs here