FRIDAY
9:30am 11:00am Check-In For Students
Move into your residence hall and room for the night. Unpack your bags & get settled!
63 Beech Hall
Things to Do Between Check-In & Welcome:
Get your Jacket Express ID Card
Strosacker College Union 1st floor
Turn in Student Employment Paperwork
Strosacker College Union 1st floor
Bonds Open House
Make your way over to Bonds Hall where the following offices are open and ready
to assist you and answer your questions:
Academic Advising
Admission
Bursars
Career Services
Financial Aid
Parking
Perkins Loan
Registration & Records
Student Affairs
Black Cultural Center (BCC) Open House
Located on the corner of Beech St. and East Grand St.
We invite all students and families to stop by and see what the BCC has to offer you!
Commuter 101
Come to our commuter lounge located in Heritage Hall.
Meet current commuters and hear about all B-W has to offer you!
Check out the Bookstore
Strosacker College Union
10:00am - 10:30am: Meeting with Athletic Coaches
We invite student athletes and their families to stop by and say hello to their athletic coaches.
Cyber Cafe - Strosacker Hall College Union
11:30am 12:30pm WELCOME!
John Patrick Theatre / Kleist Center for Art & Drama
12:30pm 1:00pm Meet with OLs (Orientation Leaders)
Check with your OL for location
12:30pm 1:00pm Football Fittings (Weekends 1 & 2)
Finnie Stadium Locker Room
12:30pm Lunch
Families will be eating in the same location.
Union Ballroom / Strosacker Hall College Union
2:00pm 2:30pm Meet with OLs
This is your chance to touch base with your orientation leaders to get a quick rundown of the afternoon activities, events and programs.
Outside Union Lawn / Rain Site Carmel Living Learning Center Lounges & Classrooms
2:30pm 4:00pm Student & Family Overview of the Academic Core
Students and families will learn about B-Ws programs for academic advising and support, and will be introduced to liberal arts and the core curriculum, including our common course, Enduring Questions for an Intercultural World. There will be breakout sessions for Liberal Arts, Honors, and Conservatory students.
John Patrick Theatre / Kleist Center for Art & Drama
4:00pm 5:00pm Responsible Choices
Start off your college career on the right foot by becoming familiar with situations in which you will have to make responsible choices.
John Patrick Theatre / Kleist Center for Art & Drama
5:00pm 5:15pm Goodbye Time
Meet with your families one last time before saying Goodbye! Be sure to plan a place to meet on Saturday.
5:15pm 6:30pm Mandatory Meeting with OLs
Meet with your orientation leader to discover RegExpress, your e-mail connection, and to learn about the B-W Action Plan.
Locations around campus Check with your orientation leader for location.
6:30pm 7:30pm New Student Cookout
West Union Lawn / Rain Site Cafeteria/Strosacker Hall College Union
7:30pm 8:15pm The Ultimate B-W Experience Presentation
Highly interactive and motivational program designed to help you succeed at B-W!
Sandstone III / Strosacker Hall College Union
8:15pm 8:45pm Campus Life Presentation
Awww Jackets! Find out what B-W offers outside the classroom.
Campus organizations and activities are highlighted.
Sandstone III / Strosacker Hall College Union
8:45pm 10:00pm Transitions Skits / Small Group Discussion
Watch the orientation leader staff in these unforgettable skits!
You will laugh, you will cry, you will want to see it again and again.
Sandstone III / Strosacker Hall College Union
10:00pm 12:00am Summer ODance
Got some moves? Show them off at the dance! Karaoke available if you dare.
Pizza and pop available.
Student Activities Center (SAC)
If dancing is not your thing games, cards, and movies are available in the residence hall lounges. Or get some ultimate Frisbee, kickball, or sand volleyball games going with others.
SATURDAY
7:30am 9:00am Breakfast available
Cafeteria Strosacker Hall College Union
8:00am 12:30pm Academic Advising Appointments
Be sure to be on time for your appointment!
See sheet in your folder for location.
Locations around campus Check with Orientation Leaders for directions.
9:00am 10:00am Financial Aid & Billing Session
Don't miss this one - it could cost you! Are you wondering about the College's billing system, payment plan options, student insurance, Jacket Express Card and how financial aid can assist you in managing the cost of your education? Join us for this informative session offering helpful fints to your financial aid and billing questions and concerns.
Sandstone III / Strosacker Hall College Union
10:15am 10:45am Study Abroad / Explorations Presentation
Imagine receiving college credit while studying in Japan, England, Australia, Italy or Argentina. How about interning in Washington D.C. or traveling across the U.S. with a professor and fellow B-W students? Does it sound too good to be true? Think again. The Explorations/Study Abroad Office can assist you in planning an affordable program almost anywhere in the world. They promise it will be a life-changing experience.
Sandstone III / Strosacker Hall College Union
10:50am 11:20am Residence Life Presentation
Ready to live in a Residence Hall? What should you bring? Have your questions answered about your home-away-from-home.
Sandstone III / Strosacker Hall College Union
10:50am 11:20am Commuter Services Presentation
Do you commute to campus for class and know where to find good parking spaces and know where you can hang out in between classes? Do you want to know how to meet other commuters as well as resident students? Well, the Office of Commuter Services has these answers and more. Come hear about our services, programs, leadership opportunities and great ways to get involved in campus life!
Sandstone II / Strosacker Hall College Union
10:00am 12:00pm Resource Fair
Welcome to our community at B-W. This is your opportunity to get information from the many offices, departments and organizations that make up B-W. Find out how you can get involved on campus.
Main Lobby / Strosacker Hall College Union
10:30am 12:45pm Students Check out of Residence Hall / Families Pick up Student
Leave for home and we will see you in the fall for Weekend of Welcome!
Have a good rest of the summer!
Check-out will be at the Residence Hall in which you spent the night.
275 Eastland Rd.