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Orientation & First-Year Programs

First-Year Students

How to Participate

Kick It! activities will be available will be available during Welcome Week, September 2008 and January 2009 on the 2012 Web Portal.  It is easy to participate in Kick It!:

  1. Log onto the 2012 Web Portal
  2. Click on the Kick It! feature
  3. Complete some or all of the activities listed
  4. Submit your tickets by clicking on the individual tickets and completing the form with correct responses to the tasks presented

Be sure to check back each day during Welcome Week, and each week during September and January to find new activities and better your chances of winning!

Kick It! activities may be events, visits to campus offices, or web site searches.  Here are a few examples:

Beautiful U Day
On Beautiful U Day in April 2008, how many compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs were given away? If each of these bulbs replaced an old incandescent bulb, then how many pounds of CO2 emission were estimated to be reduced in one year? Go to the following website: www.buday.umn.edu.
GLBTA Student Leadership Retreat
The 3rd Annual GLBTA Student Leadership Retreat, a free program open to all U of M students, is scheduled for Sept 19-21, 2008. Where will it be held? Go to the following link: www.glbta.umn.edu.
Campus Computer Labs
Visit the OIT website and find the location of four computer labs on campus that are convenient for you to use. Visit the following website for the answer: http://1help.umn.edu/computerfacs/.

Remember the more Kick It! tickets you complete, the greater your chances of winning!