On NVCC’s Waterbury campus, orientation took place on Wednesday, January 10 from 5:00-7:30 p.m. Orientation events included a parent boot camp, giveaways from the Student Government Association, break-out sessions for students and parents, and a trade-show like set up featuring information tables on the myriad of resources available. Speakers at Waterbury included Sarah Gager, Dean of Student Services; President De Filippis, William H. Foster, English Professor, Dr. Lisa Dresdner, Interim Dean of Academic Affairs; Public Safety Lieutenant Jeff D’Alusio; Bonnie Goulet, Director of Counseling and Advising and Student Success and Robert Sheftel, Director of the Academic Center for Excellence and Jaime Hammond, Director of Library Services. The College held events in Café East and West, the Prism Lounge, and the Cistulli Student Center. More than 100 students were welcomed at the Waterbury new student orientation.