In the Office of Student Success we care for our students from “Backpack to Briefcase”. Your first year at Ohio Valley University is a critical one to your success personally and professionally, which is why we have carefully designed an Orientation Program and many important First Year activities to help you to get the most out of this important year.

The components of the First Year include:
1. mandatory Orientation the first week, designed to familiarize you with OVU policies and culture, and to help you meet new friends and university staff;

2. First Year Focus (University 101) designed and coordinated by Student Success staff, and taught by various faculty, who will (along with a student mentor) guide you and provide the opportunity for personal reflection and expansion of life and study skills;

3. social, cultural and spiritual activities to develop mind, body and soul; and

4. a Wellness series in chapel calculated to openly address and inform about the importance of healthy and wholesome lifestyles.