New Student Orientation Team
O-Team Recruitment 2024
Star Guides
Star Guides are undergraduates.
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The Prairie Stars Family Association
2022-2023 PSFA Executive Board
Parent & Family Resources
Parent & Family Group: Prairie Stars Family Connect
New Student Programs is excited to introduce Prairie Star Family Connect, a communication hub designed to enhance your experience as a Prairie Star Family member. Prairie Star Family Connect allows you to customize the information you receive, helping you stay informed at just the right moments throughout your student's journey at UIS.
Through Prairie Star Family Connect, you’ll have access to:
Family Orientation Information
Orientation Costs
There is a mandatory Orientation Fee that covers both online and in-person programming for students. A non-refundable guest fee ($30/person for in-person, $15 for virtual) covers publications, online resources, mailings, staffing, and lunch at in-person sessions. Payments are made online with the student’s orientation fee.
Transfer & Graduate Orientation
Online Degree Majors - Virtual Orientation - Wednesday, January 8, 2025
New Online (OL) degree majors (students who have been accepted in to our online degree programs) are invited to join our Virtual Orientation - which will be held synchronously (live) via Zoom.
Orientation Fee
Pay with a Personal Check or Money Order
To pay by personal/cashier’s check or money order, mail payment to:
First-Year Student Orientation
Guiding Stars: New Student Orientation for Spring Semester Admits (enrolling January 2025)
All first-time, first-year undergraduates and first-year undergraduate transfer students (bringing in less than 24 credit hours) are required to complete a hybrid Orientation, consisting of three parts:
