First Year Student Transition Messages

Preparing for your transition from high school to college often involves a lot of information gathering.  In order to ease your transition to Xavier, we have developed a series of messages and information pieces about topics that may be of interest to you.  Each of these messages is written by one of the student leaders for Manresa: Xavier's New Student Orientation Program.  We encourage you to review each of these messages and contact us if you have any questions about the information provided.  We'd also be happy to provide additional information pieces about topics that we have not included.

Contact us at manresa@xavier.edu or (513) 745-3662.  You can also directly contact the students who wrote the messages via your Road to Xavier account.  They would be happy to offer your advice and insider information on all things Xavier.

"Messages from Manresa" Topics

• Academic Adjustment - including information on communicating with your professors, places to study, and campus resources that will help support you academically.
• Campus Safety & Emergency Procedures - including information about the campus shuttle system and XU alert me as well as the Code of Student Conduct.
• Health and Wellness - including information about Recreational Sports and Health and Counseling as well as tips for avoiding common new student ailments.
• Transitions and Coping - including tips for communicating with your family and ideas for coping with homesickness.
• Campus Life - including information about life on campus for both commuter and resident students.
• Faith and Spirituality - including information about what it means to attend a Jesuit university, resources for students of various faith traditions, and more.