Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation

Office of First Year Experience records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Biographical / Historical

The Office of First Year Experience supports the transition of new students into the William & Mary community through programming and outreach services, including New Student Orientation. The collection also includes the First Year Experience website, which is crawled and archived.

Scope and Contents

The collection currently includes publications created by the Office of First Year Experience for new students at William & Mary. Included are New Student Guides, Orientation Aide manuals, and orientation schedules.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College of William and Mary--History--21st century
• College of William and Mary--Students
• Orientation