{"id":240174,"date":"2026-07-10T13:10:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T13:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/240174\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T13:10:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T13:10:22","slug":"nso-excited-to-meet-you-meet-2026-orientation-leader-paige-geisler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/240174\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;(N)SO excited to meet you&#8217;: Meet 2026 orientation leader Paige Geisler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"EN-US\">DUNMORE, Pa. \u2014 Starting college can bring a mix of excitement and nerves, and student leaders play a key role in helping <a href=\"https:\/\/scranton.psu.edu\/admission\/first-year-students\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">first-year students<\/a> navigate that transition.\u202fAs part of Penn State Scranton\u2019s efforts to welcome the class of 2030, it&#8217;s introducing its <a href=\"https:\/\/scranton.psu.edu\/new-student-orientation-program\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">New Student Orientation (NSO) Program<\/a> leaders through a series of Q&amp;As. <\/p>\n<p>Orientation leader\u202fPaige Geisler <\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\">Paige Geisler is a third-year student majoring in <a href=\"https:\/\/scranton.psu.edu\/academics\/degrees\/bachelors\/mechanical-engineering\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">mechanical engineering<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Q: Why did you choose Penn State Scranton? <\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\">Geisler: I chose Penn State Scranton because of the relationships that we can build with our professors due to smaller class sizes. <\/p>\n<p>Q: What\u2019s one piece of advice you\u2019d give to new students? <\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\">Geisler: <a href=\"https:\/\/scranton.psu.edu\/feature\/students-get-involved-clubs-penn-state-scranton\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Get involved<\/a>! Clubs build relationships and a great college experience. <\/p>\n<p>Q: Why should new students get involved on campus? <\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\">Geisler: <a href=\"https:\/\/scranton.psu.edu\/thon-penn-state-scranton\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">THON<\/a>! <\/p>\n<p>Q: What\u2019s one must-have item or life hack for surviving your first year of college?\u202f <\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\">Geisler: A planner, it holds you accountable as a student. <\/p>\n<p>Q: What\u2019s been your favorite Penn State Scranton memory so far? <\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\">Geisler: THON Weekend is my favorite, it&#8217;s the most unique Penn State event of the year. <\/p>\n<p>Q: How has being an NSO Leader impacted your college experience? <\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\">Geisler: It connects us to the incoming class and gives them a friendly face to go to when they come in the fall. <\/p>\n<p>Q: What\u2019s one thing you wish you knew before starting college? <\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\">Geisler: I wish I knew how valuable every relationship is, especially with professors. There are opportunities everywhere, including a Gen-Ed professor. <\/p>\n<p>New Student Orientation <\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scranton.psu.edu\/new-student-orientation-program\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">New Student Orientation<\/a> is designed to help incoming\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/scranton.psu.edu\/parents-families\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">students and their families<\/a>\u202fget to know\u202fPenn State Scranton.\u202fThis interactive event covers everything from\u202facademics\u202fand\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/scranton.psu.edu\/academic-advising\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">advising<\/a>\u202fto<a href=\"https:\/\/scranton.psu.edu\/financial-aid\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u202ffinancial aid<\/a>, billing and\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/scranton.psu.edu\/student-life\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">student services<\/a>. Stay tuned for the rest of the series as NSO leaders introduce themselves and share their tips for making the most of the Penn State experience. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DUNMORE, Pa. \u2014 Starting college can bring a mix of excitement and nerves, and student leaders play a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":240175,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-240174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240174\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}