The Orientation Program Full Time Staff The UCLA Orientation Program is designed each year to accomplish the following goals: Introduce the undergraduate community to new students from both an academic and personal perspective Provide information and assistance to new students so that they may succeed academically and develop personally Insure that students feel adequately prepared to face the challenges of their first year at UCLA Allow students to meet each other and develop new relationships Provide peer counselors who can share their own experiences as a source of support and information Expose students to the wide range of issues facing them as UCLA students, including factors affecting their personal safety Introduce the variety of students services that are available on campus, so that students feel able to navigate the university on their own