{"id":874,"date":"2024-03-03T11:18:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T16:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/orientation\/?page_id=874"},"modified":"2026-02-24T10:58:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:58:52","slug":"vol-104-big-orange-welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/vol-104-big-orange-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Vol 104: Big Orange Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"142\" height=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/orientation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/orangeDash_small2.png\" alt=\"Orange short dash\" class=\"wp-image-828\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><br class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\">Vol 104 kicks off the first six weeks of each semester and is offered as a way for you to explore campus, engage in opportunities to drive your academic success, and connect with other Volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/bowevents\/\">2025 BOW Signature Events Schedule<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"responsive-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VOL 104: Big Orange Welcome\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W8jFjCCcVJo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"orange-hash\">\n\n\n<p><br class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-#58595B-color has-text-color has-link-color\"><font color=\"#58595B\">About Vol 104<\/font><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"142\" height=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/orientation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/orangeDash_small2.png\" alt=\"Orange short dash\" class=\"wp-image-828\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><br class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-#58595B-color has-text-color has-link-color\"><font color=\"#58595B\">Program Details<\/font><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8192\" height=\"5464\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/orientation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/vol104_programs.jpg\" alt=\"2022 Torch Night for the Class of 2026 inside Thompson-Boling Arena on August 21, 2022. Photo by Steven Bridges\/University of Tennessee.\" class=\"wp-image-877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/vol104_programs.jpg 8192w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/vol104_programs-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/vol104_programs-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/vol104_programs-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/vol104_programs-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 8192px) 100vw, 8192px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-#58595B-color has-text-color has-link-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><font color=\"#58595B\">Vol 104 is designed to welcome and support you during your first year on Rocky Top. There will be <strong>required<\/strong> events the weekend before the first day of classes, with <strong>hundreds<\/strong> of additional events throughout the first six weeks of the semester. <br><br>The Big Orange Welcome schedule has ALL the details you need to know to successfully navigate which events are required, when and where events will take place, plus so much more.&nbsp;We&#8217;ll send you an email in early August with details on how to access the full schedule!<\/font> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/94-graphic-1.png\" alt=\"94%\" class=\"wp-image-1516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/94-graphic-1.png 580w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/94-graphic-1-300x143.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>of students reported meeting someone new in the first 2 weeks of the semester.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/orientation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/vol104_data2.jpg\" alt=\"700+\" class=\"wp-image-1226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/vol104_data2.jpg 576w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/vol104_data2-300x92.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>Events offered during the first six weeks of the semester.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"6\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/orientation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/longdash_1-1024x6.png\" alt=\"Orange long dash\" class=\"wp-image-833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/longdash_1-1024x6.png 1024w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/longdash_1-300x2.png 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/longdash_1-768x5.png 768w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/longdash_1.png 1262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><br class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-#58595B-color has-text-color has-link-color\"><font color=\"#58595B\">Learning Outcomes<\/font><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><p class=\"has-#58595B-color has-text-color has-link-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><font color=\"#58595B\">Understand what it means to be a Volunteer.<\/font><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><p class=\"has-#58595B-color has-text-color has-link-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><font color=\"#58595B\">Feel committed to your academic journey by using available resources and support systems to achieve your goals.<\/font><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><p class=\"has-#58595B-color has-text-color has-link-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><font color=\"#58595B\">Recognize the importance of a shared community, including connections with faculty and fellow students, and its contribution to a successful transition to university life.<\/font><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/orientation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/vol104_learningoutcomes-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A wide shot of students enjoying a DJ concert with Two Friends in Circle Park as part of New Vol Fest on August 21, 2023. Photo by Steven Bridges\/University of Tennessee.\" class=\"wp-image-878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/vol104_learningoutcomes-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/vol104_learningoutcomes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/vol104_learningoutcomes-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/vol104_learningoutcomes-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/vol104_learningoutcomes-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/fye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/vol104_learningoutcomes-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"orange-hash\">\n\n\n<p><br class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div class=\"responsive-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New Vol Experience: VOL 104 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pb0W5Pz-bTY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n<p><br class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-#58595B-color has-text-color has-link-color\"><font color=\"#58595B\">Vol 104 FAQs<\/font><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"142\" height=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/orientation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/orangeDash_small2.png\" alt=\"Orange short dash\" class=\"wp-image-828\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"custom-collapse-0\" role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\"><\/div><div class=\"panel  panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h3 class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#custom-collapse-0\"\" href=\"#custom-collapse-0-0\"  aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"#custom-collapse-0-0\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-collapse\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 7.33l2.829-2.83 9.175 9.339 9.167-9.339 2.829 2.83-11.996 12.17z\"\/><\/svg> Is Vol 104: Big Orange Welcome required?<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div id=\"custom-collapse-0-0\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body\">\n\nWhile most of the Big Orange Welcome events are optional, there will be several events new students are <strong>required<\/strong> to attend before the first day of classes. Check out the Big Orange Welcome schedule in early August to find which events you must attend.\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"panel  panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h3 class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#custom-collapse-0\"\" href=\"#custom-collapse-0-1\"  aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"#custom-collapse-0-1\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-collapse\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 7.33l2.829-2.83 9.175 9.339 9.167-9.339 2.829 2.83-11.996 12.17z\"\/><\/svg> When are my required events?<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div id=\"custom-collapse-0-1\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body\">\n\nYour first required Big Orange Welcome event is specific to you and your move in date. All students will attend their first required event on the day after their move-in date (i.e. if you move in on August 13, your first event will be on August 14).\n<br><br>\nIf you are commuting to campus, your first required Big Orange Welcome event will be on August 15. \n<br><br>\nYou can learn more about your other required events by clicking the &#8220;2025 BOW Signature Events Schedule&#8221; button at the top of this page.\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"panel  panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h3 class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#custom-collapse-0\"\" href=\"#custom-collapse-0-2\"  aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"#custom-collapse-0-2\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-collapse\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M0 7.33l2.829-2.83 9.175 9.339 9.167-9.339 2.829 2.83-11.996 12.17z\"\/><\/svg> What if I need special accommodations for some of the Big Orange Welcome events?<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div id=\"custom-collapse-0-2\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse panel-collapse collapse\"><div class=\"panel-body\">\n\nNo problem! We recommend contacting the Office of Student Disability Services by\nsubmitting your Accommodations Request Form. 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