Orientation 2011
*Please Note: A version with more details and final locations of events will be available at Registration on Sunday, August 21st.
| Sunday, August 21 | ||
| 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. | Welcome, Registration and Check-in You will need a driver's license or other government-issued photo ID to check-in | Residence Halls |
| 8:00a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Breakfast Available to new students with meal plan (need ID card given at check-in) and family members for $6, cash only. |
Dana Dining Center |
| 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. | Student Financial Services Open Office Hours | Student Center Third Floor |
| 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. | Health and Counseling Center and Safety and Security Information Tables | Student Center Atrium |
| 10:30-11:30 a.m. |
Students: Continue to unpack, get settled and meet your neighbors. Families: Welcome from the Deans |
Gulick Theatre |
| 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Lunch OR Box Lunch Available to new students with meal plan (need ID card given at check-in) and family members for $6, cash only. |
Dana Dining Center (for Gaines, Priest, Reiff and Whitman) and Eben Holden (for Lee and Rebert) Northstar Café |
| 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. | Campus Resource Area | Student Center Millennium Way (Rain Location: Sullivan Student Center Atrium and Winston Room) |
| 1:15-2:15 p.m. |
Students: continue to unpack, get settled, meet your neighbors, and visit the campus resources area. Families: Meet Your Student’s First-Year Program Faculty |
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| 3:30 p.m. | Matriculation Ceremony | Creasy Commencement Commons (Rain location: Leithead Fieldhouse) |
| 4:30 p.m. | Goodbye to families | |
| Student Orientation: | ||
| 4:45 – 5:30 p.m. | Get to Know Your First-Year Program (FYP) Community Members | Library Grove (Rain location: Newell) |
| 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Dinner with Faculty Your Orientation Leaders will take you to meet your FYP faculty and have dinner at your assigned time. | Eben Holden Lawn and Patio (Rain location: Eben Holden) |
| 7:00 p.m. | First Community Meeting | Respective Colleges |
| 9:00 p.m. | Quad Experience | Quad (Rain location: Gunnison Chapel) |
| Monday, August 22 | ||
| 7:00 – 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast | Dana Dining Center |
| 8:30 a.m. | First FYP Class | FYP Plenary Location |
| 10:15 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. | Academic Planning Panels Faculty and staff will provide valuable information to assist you in academic planning. Your FYP faculty and OLs will have information about the specific panels and their locations. |
Various Locations |
| 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Academic Planning Meetings with Faculty Advisors | Faculty Offices |
| 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. | Lunch | Dana Dining Center |
| 1:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m. | Academic Planning Meetings Continue | Faculty Offices |
| 3:00 p.m. | Ice Cream Break & Games Get to know students in other FYPs. FY students are encouraged to join in any activity that interests them and meet students in other FYPs. |
Patio Behind Whitman (Rain Location: Student Center) |
| 4:30 p.m. | Dave Binder | Quad (Rain Location: Leithead Fieldhouse) |
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner | Dana Dining Center |
| 7:30-8:45 p.m. | A Conversation About Social Life at St. Lawrence Your CA’s and OL’s will facilitate a discussion about life outside the classroom and share resources available to assist you in transitioning to campus life. | Various Locations |
| 8:00 p.m. | First Batch Run for Registration (Results available by 9:00 p.m.) |
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| 9:00 p.m. | Casino Games and Late Night Breakfast Play some blackjack, poker, and other casino night games. Enter in to win raffle prizes and enjoy some late night treats. Course schedule advising help will also be available!! Student course schedules will be available for review on APR starting at 9:00 this evening. |
Eben Holden |
| Tuesday, August 23 | ||
| 7:00 a.m. | Second Batch Run for Registration (Results available by 7:30 a.m.) |
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| 7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | Breakfast Course schedule advising assistance will be available |
Dana Dining Center |
| 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. | CIRP | FYP Plenary Location |
| 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. |
Welcome to College: What You Really Do Need to Know Deans Thacker, Davis and Daniels will share information and advice to help you succeed in your first semester and beyond. |
Gulick Theatre |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Course Advising Assistance | Sullivan Student Center Atrium |
| 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Lunch | Dana Dining Center |
| 12 noon | Third Batch Run for Registration (Results available by 12:30 p.m.) | |
| 1:30-2:00 p.m. | Advisor Open Office Hours | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Open Re-Registration session for First Years | ODY 140B |
| 3:30 p.m. | Open Re-Registration Session for all students |
ODY 140B |
| 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. |
Campus Safety 101 |
Gulick Theatre |
| 5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. | Dinner | Dana Dining Hall |
| 5:40 p.m.-8:00 p.m. | Dessert Reception FYPs will be given a scheduled arrival time for this event. | MacAllaster House, 54 East Main Street |
| 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. | Can I Kiss You? Program | Gulick Theatre |
| Wednesday, August 24 | ||
| 8:30 a.m. | Classes Begin | |
| Friday, August 26 | ||
| 3:00 p.m. | First-Year Cup Festival | Sullivan Student Center (Rain Location: Sullivan Student Center Atrium) |
| 5:00 p.m. | Adirondack Theme Welcome Dinner | Student Center Millennium Way |
| Friday, September 2 | ||
| 4:00 p.m. | Student Organization Fair | Student Center Millennium Way (Rain Location: Sullivan Student Center Atrium and Winston Room) |
| Saturday, September 3 | ||
| 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Day of Service More information to come during Orientation! |
Multiple Locations |