About AWE

You will be participating in several events, activities, and workshops including:

• Engaging in several events designed to specifically for you to meet your fellow classmates, faculty, and staff to create a sense of belonging on campus
• Getting off campus in outdoor opportunities developed to introduce you to the local area, peers, and parts of Northland’s culture to create a sense of place with our natural world
• Learning our ins and outs of college expectations, policies, and resources to create a sense of personal and community understanding and success

The goals of AWE are to foster opportunities that promote campus engagement, promote personal and social development, provide students with information about services, support systems, and issues facing college students.

The purpose of AWE is to prepare students to be successful at Northland by:

• Creating a welcoming environment that builds a sense of community among the incoming class and connects them to faculty, staff and other students
• Providing a framework for years of success through the communication of expectations, culture, and standards
• Presenting information and resources that will allow students to make informed and appropriate academic plans and healthy social choices