Johnson College

Freshmen were welcomed to the Johnson College family at New Student Orientation on Thursday, August 19, 2010.

Dr. Ann L. Pipinski, President and CEO of Johnson College, greeted the Class of 2012 at the start of the day. Dr. Pipinski shared, “All of the faculty and staff look forward to this time of year. It’s great to have the campus bustling again and to meet new students.”

The theme of this year’s orientation as well as the College’s Welcome Week, scheduled for August 23-27, 2010, is “Islanded an Education at Johnson College.” A number of fun, Hawaiian themed events were scheduled in order to connect students to the campus community.

The goal of New Student Orientation was to inform and entertain. The Orientation Committee once again invited Keith Karkut to perform his educational and engaging Hypnotic Intoxication presentation, which taught students about the dangers of alcohol abuse. Students also participated in various team building exercises.

“Orlando 5-0,” a campus-wide scavenger hunt, allowed participants to learn about and explore the College. During the scavenger hunt, teams of students collected a number of puzzle pieces. Each group assembled their pieces once the hunt concluded. At the end of the day, all of the groups connected their separate sections into one large puzzle.

“We wanted to illustrate that each student, each instructor, each staff member, each alumnus is an integral part of our campus community. Without each piece, our puzzle would be incomplete,” states Devon Fawcett, Director of Student Life.

A returning student helps an incoming student work on a section of the puzzle.
From left to right: Andrew Wildenberg ’11, Computer Information Technology, Union Dale; Norma Allen ‘12, Veterinary Technology, Carbondale

Danielle Cebulko, Admissions Representative, helps the incoming students piece together the whole puzzle.
From left to right: Tyrik Gass, ’12, Carpentry & Cabinetmaking Technology, Philadelphia; Marcus Lentini ’12, Precision Machining Technology, Clarks Summit; Danielle Cebulko, Admissions Representative

The completed puzzle… Aloha, Class of 2012!

“We wanted to try something different and thought the students would learn more about the College by interacting with each department area,” shared Melissa Ide, Director of Enrollment Management.

In her remarks Dr. Pipinski shared the mission and vision of the College and provided the incoming students with updates that took place at the College over the summer including renovations to the cafeteria and two computer labs. “It is such an exciting time at Johnson College and I am thrilled we have such a large freshmen class that will get to benefit from all the renovations,” stated Dr. Pipinski.

Senior Student Ambassador leads freshmen students on a tour of campus during Orientation.

Dr. Ann L. Pipinski addresses the incoming freshmen.