All new students are required to attend PLC’s Freshman Orientation. Freshman orientation is a dynamic, student-centered experience designed to inspire a purposeful transition into the PLC community. By intentionally immersing and connecting students to the history and traditions of PLC, orientation fosters an emotional connection to the people, places, and ideas of the PLC community to inspire commitment, excellence, and success. Within the community built at orientation, you will learn from PLC’s professional staff, faculty and student staff the best practices for academic and personal success as you begin your journey at CU. We look forward to welcoming you to the PLC family.

PLC students pose for a group picture on the deck at Highlands Camp
Orientation leaders and staff member, Ryan Dewey, display their enthusiasm for arriving at the Rocky Mountain YMCA in Estes Park
Students learn teamwork and use critical thinking to problem solve at one of the stations at orientation
The student staff huddle up to talk kick-ball strategy versus the first-year team
PLCer, Andrew Arnold, asks a question of Director, Steve Dinauer, during the fireside lecture
Students give one another a group hug
Orientation attendees gather on the activity fields at the YMCA camp of the Rockies for a group challenge
The student staff poses in their square dancing outfits
PLCer Martin Garcia winces as he tries to avoid touching the spider web in a low ropes initiative
A train of PLC students walk with hands on shoulders as they are led to the maze low ropes challenge
A PLC student works with her team to get an object over the “lava field” to safety as a group bonding and listening challenge
PLC students swim for the other side of the pond after their makeshift raft fails to hold them above water
Jamie Gay and Derek Kessinger high five as group leaders for their orientation group
Emily Stading and Patrick O’Brien prep their orientation group
Students from PLC 2007 gather outside of Eaton Humanities before heading to orientation
Students walk through the Norlin Quad to get to the buses that will take them to orientation
Bob Gaunt leading the traditional PLC square dance
The student staff introduces themselves to the new cohort
PLC 2016 makes smores
Staff skit 2016