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New Athlete Orientation 2011

Orientation For First Year Athletes, Parents and Families

Thursday, August 18, 2011
Time Event Location
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Check In for First Year Athletes
Some athletes may be scheduled for physicals during this time and will have received separate notification.
Thornton Living Room, Colgate Hall
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch With Families Dining Hall, Ware Campus Center
Parent and Family Orientation
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Parent and Family Welcome Hicks Alumni Lounge, Ware Campus Center
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Parent and Family Orientation Hicks Alumni Lounge, Ware Campus Center
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Time to Say Goodbye
Families will depart campus at this time, as new students begin their orientation at 3:45 p.m.
On The Quad (Rain Site: Thornton Living Room, Colgate Hall)
Student Orientation
1:00 p.m. - 1:40 p.m. Student Welcome Room 201, Curtis Ivey Science Center
1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Academic Orientation Room 201, Curtis Ivey Science Center
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Time to Say Goodbye
Families will depart campus at this time, as new students begin their orientation at 3:45 p.m.
On The Quad (Rain Site: Thornton Living Room, Colgate Hall)


Orientation For First Year Athletes

Thursday, August 18, 2011
Time Event Location
3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Campus Safety Hick's Alumni Lounge, Ware Campus Center
4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Tour of the Library and Academic Development Center Susan Colgate Cleveland Library/Learning Center
5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Dinner Lethbridge Lodge
6:30 p.m. Residence Hall Meeting Lethbridge Lodge
7:30 p.m. Meet with Director of Athletics, Deb McGrath Lethbridge Lodge
Friday, August 19, 2011
Time Event Location
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast Dining Hall, Ware Campus Center
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. College Student Inventory Locations Assigned:
Reichhold 111
Library Lab
10:00 a.m. Academic Advising Room 201, Curtis Ivey Science Center
11:15 a.m. Getting Involved On Campus
Campus Activities, Recreational Sports, Student Government
Wheeler Hall, Ware Campus Center
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch Dining Hall, Ware Campus Center
1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. Physicals by Appointment, Buy Books, Settle In Various Locations
7:00 p.m. All Athletes Report to Clements Hall Clements Hall, Curtis Ivey Science Center
Friday, September 2, 2011
Time Event Location
8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Morning Practices as Scheduled Various Locations
1:30 p.m. First Year Student Presentation Sawyer Center Theater, Sawyer Fine Arts Center
2:30 p.m. Meet With Orientation Groups Assigned Pathway Classrooms
3:15 p.m. Welcome by President Galligan and SGA President Nick Ciarlante Dan and Kathleen Hogan Sports Center
4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Dinner with Orientation Groups Dining Hall, Ware Campus Center
6:30 p.m. Residence Hall Meetings
Time to meet the staff in your building and the other students that live there.
Residence Hall Lounges
8:00 p.m. Playfair
Come ready to meet your class and have fun. Please dress appropriately for participating in physical activity. Flip flops are not advisable.
Dan and Kathleen Hogan Sports Center
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Time Event Location
8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Morning Practices as Scheduled Various Locations
12:00 p.m and 2:00 p.m. On Campus Matches as Scheduled Various Locations
5:30 p.m. Class of 2015 Cookout On the Quad
7:00 p.m. Campus Wide Socials Various Locations
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Time Event Location
12:00 p.m and 2:00 p.m. On Campus Matches as Scheduled Various Locations
7:00 p.m. Michael Dean Ester presents: Why You Are Here Wheeler Hall, Ware Campus Center
Monday, September 5, 2011
Time Event Location
7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Breakfast Dining Hall, Ware Campus Center
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Academic Advising by Major
Time to meet your advisor.
Various Locations
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. First Pathway Class Locations as Assigned
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Lunch Dining Hall, Ware Campus Center
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Quantitiative Literacy Group I
All students are assigned a QL session to attend. Please see your personal schedule.
Location to be assigned
4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Dinner Dining Hall, Ware Campus Center
7:00 p.m. Social Event Wheeler Hall, Ware Campus Center
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Time Event Location
First Day of Classes
7:00 p.m. C.L. Lindsay Presents: Campus Computing - From Free Speech to Facebook
This program is part of Orientation and it is expected that all first year students attend. It is also open to all upperclassmen.
Sawyer Center Theater, Sawyer Fine Arts Center
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Time Event Location
6:00 p.m. Wesson Honors Reception
For students enrolled in the Wesson Honors Program.
Wesson Honors Suite, Colgate Hall
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Time Event Location
5:00 p.m. Welcome Back BBQ and Official Opening of the College with President Tom Galligan On The Quad (Rain Site: Dining Hall, Ware Campus Center)
Monday, September 12, 2011
Time Event Location
5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Activities Fair Wheeler Hall, Ware Campus Center
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Time Event Location
9:30 a.m. All Pathway Classes Meet
Kantis Simmons Presents: Success Is A Mindset
Sawyer Center Theater, Sawyer Fine Arts Center
7:00 p.m. Kantis Simmons Presents: Playing your "A" Game Sawyer Center Theater, Sawyer Fine Arts Center

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