Student Schedule
FRIDAY
8:30am – 9:40am
Check-In For Students and Parents & Families (Mandatory)
Move into your residence hall and room for the night. Unpack your bags & get settled!
Ernsthausen 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
- Check out the Bookstore – Strosacker College Union
10:00am - 10:45am
WELCOME! (Mandatory)
John Patrick Theatre / Kleist Center for Art & Drama
10:45am – 11:45am
Student & Family Overview of the Academic Core (Mandatory)
11:15am
Conservatory Students & Family Members will have a break out session.
Students and families will learn about B-W’s 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
11:45am - 12:15pm
Get to know people in your major! (Mandatory)
Meet with OLs and other current students to learn more about what could be expected in your major!
John Patrick Theatre / Kleist Center for Art & Drama
12:15pm
Lunch
Families will be eating in the same location, but not the same exact time.
Union Ballroom / Strosacker Hall College Union
Bonds Open House – Open During Lunch (Optional)
Make your way over to Bonds Hall where the following offices are open and ready to assist you and answer your questions:
- Academic Advising
- Academic Affairs
- Admission
- Bursars
- Career Services
- College Relations
- Financial Aid
- Mail Center
- Parking
- Perkins Loan
- Registration & Records
- Student Affairs
- Student Employment
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Work Study Informational Session (Optional)
Stop by and get information on Work Study.
Union Lower Level
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Meet with Orientation Leaders (Mandatory)
This is your chance to touch base with your orientation leaders to get a quick rundown of the afternoon activities, events and programs. They will also introduce you to the technology side of B-W exploring email, blackboard, & how to start your Grad Plan online.
Meet your OLs on the front steps of the Strosacker Hall College Union.
3:15pm – 3:45pm
4 Year Guarantee Info Session (Optional)
At many universities, more than half of the students take five or six or more years to earn a bachelor’s degree. At Baldwin-Wallace, we guarantee you'll graduate in four, or we'll pay the tuition for the extra time it takes you to finish. Starting with the 2012 incoming freshman class, B-W is offering its Graduation Guarantee as a way to help families avoid higher education costs associated with postponed graduation. Learn more to see if you qualify for this new graduation guarantee.
John Patrick Theatre / Kleist Center for Art & Drama
3:45pm – 4:30pm
Responsible Choices (Mandatory)
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
4:45pm – 5:15pm
Career Services (Mandatory)
Steer your future with Career Services. Attend this interactive session presented by the Office of Career Services to learn about the many resources available to help you explore, choose, and navigate your career future.
John Patrick Theatre / Kleist Center for Art & Drama
5:15pm – 5:20pm
Goodbye Time
Meet with your families one last time before saying “Goodbye!” Be sure to plan a place to meet on Saturday.
5:30pm – 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
7:45pm – 8:15pm
The Ultimate B-W Experience Presentation (Mandatory)
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 (Mandatory)
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 (Mandatory)
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 O’Dance
Got some moves? Show them off at the dance!
Pizza and pop available.
Student Activities Center (SAC)
SATURDAY
7:30am – 9:00am
Breakfast available
Cafeteria – Strosacker Hall College Union
7:30am
Foreign Language Exam
Only for Spanish, French, and German language courses.
Must have taken the language previously.
8:00am – 12:30pm
Academic Advising Appointments (Mandatory)
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 – 12:00pm
Financial Aid & Billing Available (Optional)
If you still have some questions that you would like answered, even on a more individual basis, then stop by and see one of our Financial Aid & Bill staff members. They will be available to answer your questions.
Multipurpose Rooms (located off the Ballroom) / Strosacker Hall College Union
9:30am - 10:00am
Study Abroad / Explorations Presentation (Optional)
Imagine your student 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 your student in planning an affordable program almost anywhere in the world. This could possibly change your student’s life and yours. Stop by the session and learn more.
Sandstone 3 / Strosacker Hall College Union
10:30am - 11:00am
Residence Life Presentation (Optional)
Are you ready for your student to live in a residence hall on campus? Do you want to know what your student should bring? Have your questions answered about your student’s living environment.
Sandstone 3 / Strosacker Hall College Union
10:30am - 11:00am
Commuter Services Presentation (Optional)
Does your student commute to campus for class and know where to find good parking spaces and know where they can hang out in between classes? Does your student 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 1 / 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. Please take advantage of this opportunity to connect.
Main Lobby / Strosacker Hall College Union
10:30am – 12:45pm
Students: Fill out an Evaluation at the Cyber Cafe & Check out of the Residence Hall (Mandatory)
Leave for home and we will see you in the fall for Weekend of Welcome!
After you meet with your academic advisor, bring your new schedule to the Cyber Cafe computer area and show it to one of our friendly Orientation Leaders. They will then show you how to fill out our online program evaluation. When you are all done, they will give you the approval to turn in your keys and check out of your residence hall!