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Transfer Student Welcome

TRANSFER STUDENT ORIENTATION BOOKLET


Transfer Orientation Schedule 

Sunday, September 4

Time
Event
Place
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

New Student Check-in

Zankel Music Center and Residence Halls

9am–12pm

Information Walkway

Outside Murray-Aikins Dining Hall

11am–1:15pm

Complimentary Lunch

South Park Tent

1:30–2:30 pm

Residential Life Meet and Greet: New Student Floor Meetings

Residence Hall Floor

1:30–3:45pm

Parent Orientation

Zankel Music Center

2:45–4:15pm

Transfer Student Orientation

Emerson Auditorium, Palamoutain Hall

2:45–4:15pm

First-Year Orientation and Class Picture

Meet Scribner Seminar at Case Walkway

4:15–5:30pm

New Student Convocation

Williamson Sports Center

5:30–7pm

First-Year Orientation Dinner

Murray-Aikins Dining Hall

5:30–7pm

Transfer Student Orientation Dinner

Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, 2nd floor

 

5:30–7pm

President’s Meet and Greet for Families

Scribner House (families only)

8:00–11pm

New Student Ice Cream Social

Case Green

 

Settling In

Monday, September 5

Time
Event
Place

10am–1pm

Exploremore Skidmore

Assigned Classrooms

12–1pm

Lunch

Murray-Aikins Dining Hall

1–2:30pm

3–4:30pm

 

 

 

Student Affairs Programming:
- Sex Discussed Here 

- Factuality   

(Students will be assigned sessions by Scribner Seminar)

Sex Discussed Here: Ladd Hall, Zankel 

Factuality: Williamson Sports Center

 

 

 

8:30–10pm

Movie Night!

Case Green

 

Preparing for Class

Tuesday, September 6

Time
Event
Place

10am–12pm

Faculty and Peer Mentors meet their Scribner Seminar Groups

Assigned Rooms

10am–12pm

Individual Advising for Transfers

Starbuck 201

12–1pm

Lunch

Murray-Aikins Dining Hall

1–3pm

Individual Advising for Transfers

Starbuck 201

1–4pm

Advising

Assigned Rooms/Faculty Offices

3:30–4:15pm

Special Advising

Art, Asian Studies, Chinese,
Education Studies, Engineering,
JapaneseOff-Campus Study and Exchange, Pre-Health (HPAC), Social Work, World Languages and Literatures

4–4:30pm

Dining Hall Training

via Zoom

 

4:30–6:30pm

Founder’s Day BBQ

South Park Green (tent)

8pm–9pm

Community Standards Meetings

Residence Halls, Floor Lounge

 

Classes Begin on Wednesday, September 7th.

 

Friday, September 9

Time
Event
Place
3:30pm–5pm
SGA Club Fair
Case Green

 

Upcoming Events

Date/Time
Event
Place

Tuesday, September 13th  
 5:30pm–6:30pm 

President's Receptions 

 

Scribner House