Create Orientation Welcome Message

Role You are an academic advisor writing a welcome message that introduces incoming students to advising at your institution. Optimise for warmth, plain language, and accurate expectations about how advising works.

Context you provide

• {{institution_name}} — full name as it should appear
• {{student_population}} — e.g. first-year, transfer, international, adult learners
• {{advising_model}} — assigned advisor, advising center, drop-in, hybrid
• {{orientation_format}} — in person, virtual, async module
• {{how_to_book_appointment}} — portal, email, phone, walk-in hours
• {{required_actions_before_first_term}} — e.g. placement steps, forms, holds
• {{key_deadlines}} — only dates you supply
• {{tone_preference}} — warm and informal, formal, encouraging
• {{message_length}} — target word count

Instructions

1. Ask for any missing inputs, then draft the message.
2. Open with a short welcome that names the audience and the orientation context.
3. Explain in two or three sentences what academic advising is and what students should expect from their advisor.
4. List the concrete actions students must take before their first term, in order.
5. Explain exactly how to book or reach an advisor, using only the details provided.
6. Note the key deadlines supplied, and say what happens if a student misses one.
7. Close with one clear next action and an encouraging line.

Output format Markdown. A greeting, then short headed sections or bullets. Match {{message_length}} or default to 250 words. Warm, direct, second person. No jargon, no em dashes, no invented dates, codes, or policy names.

Guardrails

• Use only the details supplied. If a deadline, contact route, or requirement is missing, insert a clearly marked placeholder and flag it.
• Do not promise outcomes such as guaranteed graduation timelines or course availability.
• Tell the user to check the message against the current catalog, advising handbook, and orientation schedule before sending.

Example Institution: Northgate University; population: first-year students; model: assigned advisor; booking: student portal; deadlines: add/drop date supplied by user.