Directions Pre-Orientation Program
July 13-16, 2008 - July 24-27, 2008 - August 5-8, 2008
Start
off your college experience the right way! Join
your future classmates for a three-night trip filled with
fun and excitement—and learn a few handy tips for
successfully transitioning to your first year of college.
Directions is a unique program offered annually by Georgetown to help incoming freshmen adapt to their wonderful new experience in life.
The overnight excursion allows you to explore your leadership potential and ability, become acquainted with your classmates and learn more about your future alma mater, all the while developing friendships that will last you a lifetime.
This year Directions is expanding to include a new, even more adventure-filled, location: Camp Kentahten on the shores of Kentucky’s Green River Lake. You will be engaged in such team-building activities as canoeing, kayaking, boating, hiking and high/low ropes courses, among others.
Camp Kentahten, built in 2001, offers modern amenities, but still lets you enjoy the great outdoors. The four-day Directions program begins and ends at Georgetown College. You will spend two nights at Kentahten and the third night in a residence hall on campus. All food, materials and activities are covered by the registration fee.
"I really enjoyed my Directions experience - a leadership retreat with some fellow incoming freshmen from Georgetown College! It was truly a life-changing experience and I made tons of new friends! Directions was a great start to college since I was able to recognize a lot of faces at orientation. I will always cherish the friendships I made." - Directions participant
So sign up, bring your positive attitude and be prepared for a pre-college experience you’ll never forget.
Fast facts
First year students who participate in the Georgetown College Directions program are more likely to graduate than those who do not.
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82 percent of the 2007 senior class who participated in Directions as entering freshmen graduated and 78 percent of the 2008 senior class who participated in Directions as entering freshmen will graduate in May compared to the national graduation rate for private liberal arts colleges of only 56.7 percent.
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80 percent of the juniors and 85 percent of the sophomores who participated in Directions are still enrolled at Georgetown College.
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There are several Directions “re-unions” held in the first year and through out the students’ four years: During Orientation, Fall gathering at staff leaser’s home, Christmas Drop-in, Spring Re-cap.
Who will be leading you?
- Student Life Staff
- Sophomore Students – Alumni of Directions
- Outstanding Faculty Members
For more information contact:
James Koeppe
400 East College Street
Georgetown, Kentucky 40324
(502) 863-7977
fax: (502) 868-7750
james_koeppe@georgetowncollege.edu