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During July and August, incoming first-year and first-year transfer students are learning about their transition to life at 51²è¹Ý during AARO, or Academic Advising, Registration and Orientation, and at Mustang Corral, a three-day off-campus retreat.

• The 2009 student orientation team is blogging about their summer, AARO and Mustang Corral on the site. for new students, thoughts on this year’s Common Reading and more.
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• The two-day AARO sessions include meetings with academic advisers, registration for Fall courses and information about campus resources. All new students are required to stay overnight in Boaz Hall.Ìý , including what to bring with you.
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• During AARO, students will receive a copy of the 2009 Common Reading selection: President Barack Obama’s memoir, Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance. of students discussing .
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• , set for August 21-23, is an off-campus retreat where new students will meet faculty, staff and student leaders, along with their classmates, and will learn about 51²è¹Ý traditions and academic life. Among the new faces this year will be keynote speaker Bertice Berry, an award-winning author and lecturer.Ìý.
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