Welcome Week Programs
Finally...somone who can do both:
Ice Breakers & Keynotes
.jpg)
Stende Inspirations offers a wildly popular option for your Welcome Week or New Student Orientation. Schools across the nation bring us back year-after-year to present this impactful combination of programs. First, students are captivated with the keynote presentation, then they are energized by the Ice Breakers.
Descriptions of both programs are below...
Orientation Ice Breakers
Benefits of Ice Breakers to the campus:
- Increased Retention
- School Spirit
- Alcohol-free programming
- Multicultural awareness
Benefits of Ice Breakers to the participants:
- Make new friends in a safe environment
- Create a connection to the campus
- Teambuilding
- They have a blast!
Increased Retention:
Our Ice Breakers create student connection.
When students connect with each other and your campus they are more likely to...
- Succeed
- Get better grades
- Graduate
Without student connection your students can experience more...
- Substance abuse
- Emotional Distress
- Harmful thoughts/behaviors
Student stay on campus when they make connections with others on campus. Our Ice Breakers help make that possible in a fun and energized atmosphere. We don’t present from a script or a "canned" program--this enables us to read the audience and take the program where they need it to be. We never force them to do things they aren’t ready to do just because it is part of the playbook: we meet them where they are and lead them to where they want to go. Plus, we bring fresh, new Ice Breakers to the experienced Orientation Leaders so they aren't doing all of the same activities year after year.
Orientation Keynotes
Life Unlimited 
If you are looking for something more than a lecture- if you're looking for a high energy, audience-involvement keynote presentation with smart content, full of free stuff, and stunning multimedia that will leave the participants leaping to their feet in wild applause, then you are looking for Life Unlimited!
Every student comes to college looking for something different. Essentially everyone has his or her own agenda. Life Unlimited acknowledges this by covering three very different topics to make sure EVERY student leaves the program with something that will impact their life in a positive way. Life Unlimited focuses on teaching you how to get the most out of life. It's broken down into three very distinct sections: internal dialogue, fear, and grades. Life Unlimited offers something for everyone so you can truly learn to live your life...unlimited!
Be the Change 
An important piece of the orientation and transition process is helping new students feel like they are part of the campus community. This powerful program provides a tool designed to create a greater sense of involvement, connection and community. Learn to build safe, healthy, and fun environments on your campus where students feel and know they are valued, appreciated and empowered; a place new students will want to call "home." Create a lasting legacy of inspiration and BE THE CHANGE you wish to see on your campus
If you have multiple Welcome Weeks, we'd be happy to work out a special fee scale just for you- similar to a block booking rate.
Orientation rocked!

Richard Stockton College, NJ
------------------------------------------------------
I have to be honest, when I first saw the itinerary, I was less than excited when I saw an hour and a half with a keynote speaker...And then you came on stage and blew me away. At the end of your keynote speech, I had wished that you weren't done... I was nervous about going to the orientation, being around people I didn't know, not having any friends there. But then you had us doing exercises that helped us get over that fear, and I realized I was not the only one in the room that felt that way. ...I was wishing that it was an all day seminar. Thank you again for making student orientation an easy, fun, and amazing day. You really are inspirational... ![]()
~Krystle Aikens
Manchester 's Community College, NH
Troy Stende was a key part of making our 2009 TechConnect new student orientation one of our best ever! Our main goal this year was to focus on helping students make connections with each other right from the start and Troy’s icebreaker session was exactly what we needed. Not only was it an energetic, fun, top-notch event in and of itself, but the excitement and expectations created during that time spilled over in a positive way to the other activities we had planned during that week.
If you need help getting your students to come out of their shells; connect with each other, and learn to think positively about their upcoming semester, you should definitely consider Stende Inspirations! ![]()
~Matt Hauger
Associate Dean of Students
Arkansas Tech University