Jordan Hale, associate dean of students and director of New Student Programs, wrote in an email to The Chronicle that the office is still working with student leaders to iron out the details of the changes. Pre-orientation programs are normally about seven to eight days long, with some exceptions; now, students to whom The Chronicle spoke said programs would be shorter. According to Brauer, with ten programs and approximately 1,800 incoming first-years, each program could end up with around 180 students, which would increase staffing demands.