Upcoming webinars
There are currently no webinars scheduled. View the ones available on demand below, and check back soon for upcoming programs!
On Demand Webinars
Welcome to the NODA Webinar library. Below are the webinars offered by the Association in the last year. If you are looking for other previous webinars, please contact the Association Office at noda@umn.edu. On Demand webinars are provided free of charge for members, non-members can purchase webinars for $125 each. NODA webinars are the intellectual property of the Association and cannot be shared or distributed without permission.
When: Sep 27, 2023 from 5:00 PM to 06:00 PM (CT)
Join us for a virtual roundtable discussion where we will look at the states where legislation has had the greatest impact on DEI and explore how we can bolster support and resilience through engagement with your professional associations.
When: Sep 15, 2023 1:00 PM – 02:00 PM (CT)
A panel discussion with NODA interns about their summer experience
Recording Date: April 27, 2023
Interested in learning about transfer specific orientation models? Come and learn from Heather Correa at UC Riverside as we discuss transfer orientation best practices. We will also lead a time of questions and further discussion so you can share information about your transfer programs, too!
Recording Date: April 25, 2023
Join AHEPPP & NODA to learn about various strategies to engage families and to encourage them to take advantage of opportunities for connection during their orientation experience and beyond. How do you start to engage families and what are promising practices? This presentation will bring together various experts to discuss how across different institutions engage to help support your campus’s efforts.
Recording Date: March 24, 2023
Join AHEPPP & NODA to learn about various strategies to engage families and to encourage them to take advantage of opportunities for connection during their orientation experience and beyond. How do you start to engage families and what are promising practices? This presentation will bring together various experts to discuss how across different institutions engage to help support your campus’s efforts.
Recording Date: February 24, 2023
Learn how to navigate multiple offers, negotiating, and best practices!
Recording Date: February 16, 2023
According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s JOLTS report in January Nearly 4.3 million people quit their jobs. This is a trend that continues and we have all felt the impact working in higher ed. Join us as we discuss this trend and ways to both internally and externally help you and your team of both professionals and students thrive during the wave of the Great Resignation.
Recording Date: February 7, 2023
The UChicago Mentoring Program (UCMP) began as a student project in 2016, which was then adopted by College Programming and Orientation as a transitional program “for the students, by the students.” Learn about UChicago’s peer mentoring program on how we are utilizing online engagement to prepare students for their transition to life in the College during the summer months.
Recording Date: February 6, 2023
In the wake of the pandemic, many students have demonstrated a need for more intentional and foundational instruction in leadership skills. The presenters will describe the process of taking a freshman program facilitated by upperclass student interns to one that builds the leadership capacity and autonomy of those interns through the 5 practices of high impact leadership development.
Recording Date: February 3, 2023
Learn how to prepare to interview for NODA internships/Job Search!
Recording Date: February 1, 2023
This program will review the action research study conducted at a large, public institution in summer 2021. The study focused on first-year, first-generation college students’ sense of belonging who participated in a virtual orientation, an optional in-person summer orientation, and an in-person welcome week program. The study also analyzed how the orientation staff discussed changes to the orientation program from the student data.
Recording Date: January 20, 2023
Learn about what goes into the research and preparation into the NODA internship process/job search, and how to navigate it with best practices.
Recording Date: January 19, 2023
At this mid-sized University, student ambassadors have served in the same role for over 50 years, until now. With this shift we found ourselves in a unique position to re-think where their time will be spent. This session discusses how a human centered design framework was implemented, asking our ambassadors to design the most “Remarkable Retention Program” for incoming students. Their prototypes were scaled up and implemented this fall, so lessons learned and next steps will also be shared.
Recording Date: January 18, 2023
Concerns about second-year retention and persistence are on the rise. On our campus, the Orientation & Transition Experiences team developed “The Sophomore Bucket List”, a dynamic, trackable engagement tool comprised of 30 different experiences that helped our students maximize their sophomore year on campus. What more can we do for sophomores? Join this session to engage in active brainstorming on how we can re-energize the second-year experience through creative and innovative ways.