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Signature Events Retain Mo to Commencement
KATIE WINSTEAD REICHNER, PH. D. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND TRADITIONS
“ These milestones of a student’ s Monarch Journey help students connect with each other, connect with ODU, and help reinforce a sense of identity and belonging that is critical to retention and persistence.”
ODU traditions like Your Monarch Moment( Convocation), The Monarch Experience( ODU’ s opening program schedule), Homecoming, and others are more than signature events, they are strategic programming that contribute meaningfully to student engagement and success. These milestones of a student’ s Monarch Journey help students connect with each other, connect with ODU, and help reinforce a sense of identity and belonging that is critical to retention and persistence. At Your Monarch Moment, first-year and transfer students are welcomed into our academic community through an academic convocation. At Homecoming, all students