This past week was orientation week in Education City. At Carnegie Mellon, the entire orientation was planned, scheduled, coordinated, and led by the upperclass students. Now in many schools, this would have been a recipe for disaster and a weak start for the incoming class. Not so with these students.
In fact, the students did a fantastic job and the result was not only professional, but highly motivating to both the freshmen and the Student Affairs staff. Personally, the entire process thrilled me. My job simply advising and observing the progress was quite satisfying. I'm not sure how to describe the pleasure of watching a student learn and grow, and this week was filled with such events.
I certainly hope that other schools can learn to stand back and allow student leadership, and I know that I look forward to a successful year with all of the organizations that I will be advising.
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Now you see why Uncle Steve's school district let the graduates plan graduation. If they have a buy in they not only like the ceremony better but it cuts down on problems.
Sounds like you had a similar experience and that's great! The whole experience means more if students' plan it around what they think incoming students need.
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