{"id":72922,"date":"2021-08-06T03:32:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T03:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snu.edu\/?p=72922"},"modified":"2021-08-06T03:32:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T03:32:08","slug":"snu-gears-up-for-35th-new-student-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snu.edu\/snu-gears-up-for-35th-new-student-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"SNU Gears Up for 35th New Student Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next weekend, new students and their families will flood the campus of Southern Nazarene University for the 35th annual New Student Institute (NSI).\u00a0 With each new academic year, SNU rolls out the red carpet of hospitality to the new members of their community with the fanfare of NSI.\u00a0 Demonstrating a purpose of connecting new students with the people, places, and resources they need to get the most out of their SNU experience, this 4-day event has become a meaningful milestone for everyone involved.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hosts for the event encompass over 150 students (including 50 student volunteers who give up the last few days of their summer to serve as NSI Mentors for our NSI Family Groups), as well as 40 faculty and staff mentors, including Dr. Keith Newman, the University President.\u00a0 Of course, the Facilities and Dining teams work many hours behind the scenes making sure it all runs smoothly. Throughout the weekend families are able to meet the different faculty and staff who will be walking alongside their students for the next 4 years.\u00a0 Without a doubt, NSI gives families confidence in their decision and eases the anxious hearts of students as they step into a new season.\u00a0 Residence halls are ready, student leaders are preparing for welcome week events, and there\u2019s a buzz of excitement waiting for students to arrive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe recognize this is a big transition &#8211; one that deserves to be celebrated by students and their families &#8211; that\u2019s why we invite families to join us for the first 2 days. My hope is that NSI is more than just a welcoming event,\u201d said Misty Jaggers, who has been directing NSI for the last 15 years.\u00a0 \u201cWe want students to get a sense of this place, but even more importantly, to begin to experience belonging.\u00a0 We want this to be their home away from home!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SNU extends a heartfelt welcome to all its students and open arms to those who are entering this community for the first time.\u00a0 As the university is anticipating a larger, academically strong incoming class, the countdown is on for NSI!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next weekend, new students and their families will flood the campus of Southern Nazarene University for the 35th annual New Student Institute (NSI).\u00a0 With each new academic year, SNU rolls [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":91612,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72922"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.snu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72922\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}