OSUIT welcomes incoming students for fall orientation and enrollment day
Monday, June 8, 2026
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Incoming students and their families participated in Orientation & Enrollment Day at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology on Friday, May 29, enjoying the opportunity to prepare for the upcoming fall semester.
“Orientation & Enrollment Day allows students to come in, ask questions, get situated with campus resources, just to make sure that they're comfortable with where the buildings are, ensure that they have an opportunity to talk with their advisors, and then once they're through with the advisor portion, they'll enroll in their classes,” said Bryce Berryhill, director of recruitment.
More than 125 students had checked in by 9:30 a.m.
The event was held across various parts of campus from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. It kicked off in the Student Union with a Resource Showcase, which enabled students to visit with administrators and faculty and ask questions to gather any information they might need ahead of fall classes. They then participated in an hourlong orientation session in Covelle Hall. The students rounded out the day with enrollment, meeting with their respective school.
Dr. Kathleen Olivieri, assistant dean of the School of Technology, Arts, Sciences and Health, said orientation is one of the most exciting days of the school year.
“It's a chance [for the incoming students] to get to see things, to talk to other students. It just has a lot of energy and excitement, and then we get them enrolled in classes. I mean, this is the start of their time at OSUIT, and nothing could be more important than starting strong,” Olivieri said.
Faculty member Curtis Miller, who teaches psychology and statistics, was on hand at the Student Union to advise the enrolling students on which scholarships are available to them through Phi Theta Kappa and Women in Industry.
OSUIT is the leading higher education institution specializing in career-readiness and trade and technical skills training. However, OSUIT also offers general education courses that are essential to students’ educational development and personal and professional growth, according to Miller.
“You have to have a broad understanding of the world. We live in a broader society nowadays. As much as anything else, they need it for the leadership positions. And if they're going through technical programs and want to take on a managerial role, they'll probably have to have a bachelor's degree. And you have to have your Gen. eds to be able to get there,” Miller said.
Rendi McDowell, director of Assessment and Career Services, spoke with the students about the certified testing options that are available to them at OSUIT.
“Any of the testing they may need to do later on in their courses, we can actually do them here instead of them going to Tulsa or Oklahoma City,” McDowell said. “We're centrally located, and we also do accommodation testing. So, if they need quiet rooms or anything like that, they can come test with us.”
Assessment and Career Services also hosts career fairs, providing students with pathways to their future careers.
“We bring all the industries to them so they don't have to actually go out and find an internship,” McDowell said.
OSUIT will host multiple Orientation & Enrollment Days to welcome students ahead of the fall semester, according to Berryhill.