To lead new students through their transition into the university by providing student mentors and programs that empower them to achieve and excel at this level. Our priority is to ensure that each new student entering Grambling State University is introduced to the resources needed to obtain a baccalaureate degree from this institution. The Office of New Student Transitions & Orientation also supports our First-Generation College Students by connecting them to campus services and coordinating efforts across the university to serve them.
First-Generation students come from families where neither parent or guardian has a four-year degree or higher from a college or university in the United States of America. Many students whose parents have degrees from outside of the United States are also considered first-generation. Grambling State University is happy to support and serve anyone who identifies as first-generation. First-Gen tigers, including first-generation faculty and staff, are a fundamental part of our campus, and a strong and proud part of the #GramFam. National First-Gen Student Appreciation Day is observed on November 8th.
New Student Orientation is a student lead series of informational sessions spread out over a three-to-five-day period in the Fall and Spring Semesters. Students hear from key university personnel as well as student leaders while getting acclimated with university processes and procedures. During this time, they will receive both academic and campus resources, along with community resources. Students also participate in the Rites of Passage, the annual pinning ceremony for new students, held during Welcome Week of the Fall semester commemorating their crossover into their collegiate journey at Grambling State. New Student Orientation | August 4-8, 2025 - Rites of Passage | August 8, 2025 (details are forthcoming)
The New Tiger Taskforce was created to assist our new students with their transition into Grambling State University. Mentors and mentees are matched at the end of the academic year (prior to the beginning of the registration process for the following year.) Students are required to meet with their mentor on a monthly basis throughout the school year. Mentees are also invited to various socials and events sponsored by the GRAMbassadors and The Office of New Student Transitions. Any GSU student with a GPA of 2.5 or higher can apply to be a mentor. Any new student can be a mentee, first-gen students are automatically enrolled into the mentor program.
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Mrs. Britni Grayson
Director of Recruitment & New Student Transitions
403 Main St. GSU Box 4200 Grambling, LA 71245
graysonb@gram.edu | gsuorientation@gram.edu
Office: 318-274-6423
