Orientation Group Leaders

Guiding first year students and parents through the SOAR program are current students selected for their expertise and commitment to the first year experience. They are eager to help and will provide a clear and honest response as to their own college experiences.

 

WHAT IS AN ORIENTATION GROUP LEADER?

To support new students in their transitions, SOAR was created in 1984. Since that time, it has become an integral notable part of the first year program. The essential purpose of SOAR is to provide entering students and parents with the requisite information and structure for effective adjustment to the university environment and create a realistic perspective on corresponding academic and social demands. SOAR is most about setting the stage for academic readiness and community integration. 

 

MEET THE 2022 ORIENTATION GROUP LEADERS!

Orientation Group Leaders

Kyle Nelson OGL

KYLE NELSON

LEAD ORIENTATION GROUP LEADER

Business Analytics and Information Management

Westfield, MA

Emily Wambach OGL

EMILY WAMBACH

LEAD ORIENTATION GROUP LEADER

Biomedical Engineering

Auburn, MA

Nick Tartsinis OGL

NICK TARTSINIS

LEAD ORIENTATION GROUP LEADER

Law and Society

Colchester, CT

Eva Myers OGL

EVA MYERS

Creative Writing

Lanesborough, MA

Elizabeth Heiney OGL

ELIZABETH HEINEY

Marketing; Management

Springfield, MA

Hannah Somers OGL

HANNAH SOMERS

Political Science

Monson, MA

Alana Torres OGL

ALANA TORRES

Elementary Education; Psychology

Plainville, CT

Allison Stanich OGL

ALLISON STANICH

Political Science

West Milford, NJ

Sean Alvord OGL

SEAN ALVORD

Finance; Accounting

Westfield, MA

Caitlin Cann OGL

CAITLIN CANN

Psychology

Pepperell, MA

Naressa Kempadoo OGL

NARESSA KEMPADOO

Health Sciences

Holyoke, MA

Jess Brown OGL

JESS BROWN

Health Science

Douglas, MA

Meg Ross OGL

MEG ROSS

Political Science

Thomaston, CT

Adriana Aponte OGL

ADRIANA APONTE

Accounting; Finance

Meriden, CT

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coldfusion.tagext.lang.IncludeTag$NoSuchIncludeTemplateException: Could not find the included template /${widgetURL}.cfm.
	at coldfusion.tagext.lang.IncludeTag.setTemplate(IncludeTag.java:450)
	at cfogl2ecfm1958131924.runPage(W:\version2\www1\soar\ogl.cfm:470)
	at coldfusion.runtime.CfJspPage.invoke(CfJspPage.java:256)
	at coldfusion.tagext.lang.IncludeTag.handlePageInvoke(IncludeTag.java:749)
	at coldfusion.tagext.lang.IncludeTag.doStartTag(IncludeTag.java:578)
	at coldfusion.filter.CfincludeFilter.invoke(CfincludeFilter.java:65)
	at coldfusion.filter.ApplicationFilter.invoke(ApplicationFilter.java:613)
	at coldfusion.filter.RequestMonitorFilter.invoke(RequestMonitorFilter.java:43)
	at coldfusion.filter.MonitoringFilter.invoke(MonitoringFilter.java:40)
	at coldfusion.filter.PathFilter.invoke(PathFilter.java:162)
	at coldfusion.filter.IpFilter.invoke(IpFilter.java:45)
	at coldfusion.filter.ExceptionFilter.invoke(ExceptionFilter.java:97)
	at coldfusion.filter.ClientScopePersistenceFilter.invoke(ClientScopePersistenceFilter.java:28)
	at coldfusion.filter.BrowserFilter.invoke(BrowserFilter.java:38)
	at coldfusion.filter.NoCacheFilter.invoke(NoCacheFilter.java:60)
	at coldfusion.filter.GlobalsFilter.invoke(GlobalsFilter.java:38)
	at coldfusion.filter.DatasourceFilter.invoke(DatasourceFilter.java:22)
	at coldfusion.filter.CachingFilter.invoke(CachingFilter.java:62)
	at coldfusion.CfmServlet.service(CfmServlet.java:231)
	at coldfusion.bootstrap.BootstrapServlet.service(BootstrapServlet.java:311)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:209)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:153)
	at coldfusion.monitor.event.MonitoringServletFilter.doFilter(MonitoringServletFilter.java:46)
	at coldfusion.bootstrap.BootstrapFilter.doFilter(BootstrapFilter.java:47)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:178)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:153)
	at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:51)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:178)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:153)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:167)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:90)
	at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:481)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:130)
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:93)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:74)
	at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:357)
	at org.apache.coyote.ajp.AjpProcessor.service(AjpProcessor.java:446)
	at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:63)
	at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:926)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1791)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:52)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1191)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:659)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)
	at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:833)