Today is the last day of orientation (we had one last week as well). Our 118 students are all off on their journey for the new year. As part of our orientation, and thanks to the advice from our students who completed last year, we've welcomed our students with an orientation kit of survival items:
- first sketchbook (we have them keep design journals for every studio)
- first (of many!) pads of Post-It™ notes
- highlighter
- two white board markers (the other must-have accessory in the program)
- a spork--even with a knife attached (we all have to eat)
- a pair of chopsticks (it is San Francisco, after all)
- a (dematerialized) thumbdrive with a PDF survival guide
- a great little book on the variety of design craft (since we're not a design program)
- quick reference card with the entire schedule for the year and important URLs
- welcome card with map and schedule
They returning students didn't get the orientation kit but we've got surprises for them tomorrow ; )