New Student Orientation Schedule

Read this note for the full schedule of Orientation 2007 activities. Events begin Friday, Aug. 24 at 8 a.m. when residence halls open for check-in. Details...

New Student Orientation 2007 Full Schedule

Friday, August 24:     Move-In Day & New Student Orientation

8:00am – 3:00pm    Residence Halls Open for Check-In – Residence Hall Areas

8:00am – 3:00pm    Transfer Check-In – Commuter Lounge (Moseley)

8:00am – 3:00pm    Orientation Hospitality & Information Center Open – Commuter Lounge (Moseley Center) – Stop in for a snack or drink, a cool place to sit down, and to have questions answered by the Orientation Staff.

8:00am – 5:00pm    Campus Offices open: Academic Advising, Bursar* (*closes at 4:00pm,) Campus Safety & Police, Campus Technology, Financial Planning, Registrar, Residence Life (main office), and Student Life Offices – please refer to map for office locations.

8:00am – 4:00pm    Bank Representatives Available to Open Accounts – McKinnon Hall E & F(Moseley Center)

8:30am – 4:30pm        Health Center & Counseling Services Open – R.N. Ellington Health and Counseling Center

8:30am – 5:00pm    Get Phoenix Card made and Make Deposits – McKinnon D (Moseley Center)

8:30am – 6:00pm        Campus Shop Open – (Moseley Center)

10:00am – 4:00pm    Yearbook Photos – (Moseley Center)

11:00am – 1:30pm    Lunch: Harden, McEwen, Octagon – Meal Plan begins at dinner.

2:00pm – 3:00pm     Cars & Campus Safety – If you are bringing a car to campus, you must attend a session – McCrary Theatre (Center for the Arts)

3:00pm – 4:00pm     Cars & Campus Safety – If you are bringing a car to campus, you must attend a session – McCrary Theatre (Center for the Arts)

4:00pm – 6:00pm    Dinner (please have dinner prior to starting Orientation events, dining options will be closed after you finish for the evening). Transfer students living on campus should eat prior to 5:00pm.

5:00pm – 6:00pm    Transfer Students Academic Advising Session (Parents & Students) – Yeager Recital Hall

6:00pm – 7:00pm    Transfer Orientation Session One (Transfer Students ONLY) – Yeager Recital Hall

6:00pm – 7:00pm    Orientation Session One (see yellow locator guide)

6:15pm – 7:15pm    Parent Session – McCrary Theater (Center for the Arts): A question and answer session with college administrators.  For Last Names beginning A-K & Transfer Parents.

7:30pm – 8:30pm    Parent Session – McCrary Theater (Center for the Arts): A question and answer session with college administrators.  For Last Names beginning L-Z.   

7:30pm – 8:30pm    Welcome Home: Floor and Hall Meetings with Residence Life Staff – Residence Hall

8:45pm      “Catch the Fire” – Meet your new neighbors and join us for music, activities, and fun – Residence Hall Areas

Saturday, August 25: New Student Orientation

8:00am – 8:45am        Continental Breakfast – Scott Plaza

8:00am – 4:00pm    Academic Advising Open                               

8:00am – 5:00pm        Financial Planning & Residence Life Open – please refer to map for office locations.

8:30am – 3:00pm        Health Center & Counseling Services Open – R.N. Ellington Health  and Counseling Center

8:30am – 12:45pm    Brother / Sister Orientation – McKinnon E & F (Moseley) (For younger siblings of  students, age 4 -12)

9:00am – 10:20am         New Student Convocation – Under the Oaks behind West – Please be seated by 8:50am.  Dress appropriately for your first collegiate function (i.e. dressy casual) (Rain Location: Alumni Gym)

10:30am – 11:30am    New Students meet with Academic Advisors/Elon 101 TA’s (see yellow locator guide)

11:30am – 12:30pm    Parents meet with Academic Advisor (see yellow locator guide)

10:00am – 3:00pm    Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life Open

10:00am – 3:00pm    Orientation Hospitality & Information Center Open – Commuter Lounge (Moseley Center)

10:00am – 4:30pm    Make Phoenix Card Deposits (Pictures for Phoenix Card 12:30pm – 4:30 pm) – McKinnon D (Moseley Center)

10:00am – 5:00pm    Campus Offices open: Bursar (closes at 4:00pm),Campus Safety & Police, Campus Technology(closes at 8:00pm), Student Life Office, & Registrar open.  Refer to Map.

10:00am – 6:00pm    Campus Shop Open – Moseley Center

10:00am – 11:20am    Parent Coffee – Scott Plaza (Rain Location: Koury Center Concourse)

11:00am – 12:30pm    Transfer Orientation Session Two (Parents & Students) – For transfer students not enrolled in Elon 101. Yeager Recital Hall  (Center for the Arts)

11:30am – 12:30pm    Orientation Session Two (see yellow locator guide)

12:30pm- 2:00pm    Farewell Picnic – Lake Mary Nell (Rain Location: McKinnon (Last Names A – D), Alumni (Last Names E – R), & Harden (Last Names S – Z)) Students can use meal plan – $7.50 for guests.  Advance ticket purchase is available at Orientation Center, Continental Breakfast, Parent Coffee and/or at Residence Area Check-In (Friday Only).

1:30pm – 2:30pm    First-Year Students Only Registration – For students who have not completed registration by mail. – Bursar’s Office

2:00 pm – 3:00pm     Cars & Campus Safety  – If you are bringing a car to campus, you must attend a session – McCrary Theatre (Center for the Arts) 

2:00pm – 4:00pm    S.M.A.R.T. Orientation – Participants have received prior information- McKinnon Hall (Moseley Center)

2:30pm – 4:00pm    Registration for Transfer Students.  – Bursar’s Office

4:00pm – 5:00pm    Placement Testing for English Writing (Carlton 321) Students have been notified if need to test.

5:00pm – 6:00pm    Dinner with Orientation Groups (Groups 46 & up). 

5:00pm – 6:00pm      “Let’s Get it On!” A presentation on social issues. Groups 1-45.  (McCrary)

6:15pm – 7:15pm    Dinner with Orientation Groups (Groups 1 – 45).

6:15pm – 7:15pm    “Let’s Get it On!” A presentation on social issues. Groups 46 & up. (McCrary)

7:30pm – 8:30pm     Phoenix Spirit: Floor and Hall Meetings with Residence Life Staff – Residence Halls

8:45pm – 9:15pm    Pep Rally (Alumni Gym)

9:15pm – 12:00am    Phoenix Extravaganza (Moseley Center) A night of fun and excitement starting with some Elon Spirit at the Pep Rally!  Activities include a sampling of food from Phoenix Card merchants, a DJ, and much more!

Sunday, August 26:    New Student Orientation

9:00am – 10:00am    For Men Only (McCrary) / For Women Only (McKinnon)  Groups 1 – 45.

9:00am – 10:00am    CIRP Testing (purple locator guides)  Groups 46 & up.

10:00am – 11:00am    CIRP Testing (purple locator guides)  Groups  1 – 45.

10:00am – 11:00am    For Men Only (McCrary) / For Women Only (McKinnon)  Groups 46 & up.

11:00am – 12:00pm    “Celebrating all of our Spiritual Journeys” led by students and staff from the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life.  McCrary Theatre (Center for the Arts)

11:00am – 4:00pm    Campus Shop Open – Moseley Center

11:45am – 2:00pm    Brunch – Harden

12:00pm – 1:00pm    Catholic Mass – Whitley 

12:30pm – 2:00pm    Shuttles to Wal-Mart  – Commuter Lounge (Moseley Center)

1:00pm – 10:00pm    Computer Technology Support Open. Contact the Help Desk (x5200)

2:00pm – 3:30pm    Placement Testing for Chemistry (McMichael 115) Students have been notified if need to test.   

4:00pm – 5:30pm    Transfer Connection – Tour of Burlington (Moseley Center, Boney Fountain)

4:30pm – 5:30pm    Orientation Session Three (yellow locator guides)

5:30pm – 8:00pm    Elon Under the Lights – Dinner will be served so bring your Phoenix card! Enjoy fun, games, athletic scrimmages, contests and more! (South Campus Fields, Rain Location: Alumni Gym).

8:15pm – 10:30pm    Live Band  – Great music by Matt Wertz on Young Commons (Near Moseley).

Monday, August 27: New Student Orientation & Drop/Add will begin at 8:00am via OnTrack

7:30am – 6:30pm        Campus Dining Services Open – Dining Halls

8:00am – 8:45am    Advising Time if needed – TBA by Advisor

8:00am – 5:00pm    Campus Offices open: Academic Advising, Bursar* (closes at 4:00pm,) Financial Planning, Campus Safety & Police, Registrar, Residence Life, and Student Life Offices– please refer to map for office locations.

8:30am – 6:00pm        Campus Shop Open – Moseley Center

8:30am – 5:00pm    Phoenix Card Office Open – Moseley 111A

8:30 – 6:00pm    Health Center and Counseling Services Open

9:00am – 12:00pm    Orientation Session Four & Academic Challenge (yellow locator guides)

11:00am – 12:00pm    Conditional Transfer Meeting-Students who need to be at this meeting have been notified. Duke 202

12:00pm – 3:00pm    Walk-in Foreign Language testing. For any student that did not complete the exam during Spring Orientation weekends, or on line over the summer. (Carlton 221)

1:00am – 2:00pm    Car and Campus Safety (Yeager Hall)

3:00pm – 4:30pm    Academic Discussion with Professors. Locations TBA.

5:00pm – 7:00pm     Dinner with Elon 101/ Orientation Group  – TBA by Advisor

9:00pm            Mentalist Craig Karges. (Alumni Gym)  Come see this mentalist and let him mesmerize you  with his talents!
           
Tuesday, August 28: Classes Begin   

9:40am – 10:20am    College Coffee – Scott Plaza – Meet your orientation group and become a part of an Elon tradition. (Rain Location: Moseley Center)

5:00pm – 6:00pm    Living with Strangers Toolkit: Floor and Hall Meetings w/ Residence Life Staff (Residence Halls)

6:00pm    N*W*C:  Comedy Performance – A play addressing the issues of our time…RACE.  Relax… it’s a comedy.  McCrary Theater (Center for the Arts)

9:00pm    N*W*C:    Second Performance (McCrary Theater)

Wednesday, August 29: Classes

Thursday, August 30: Classes

9:50am – 10:20am    College Chapel – Whitley Auditorium

4:00pm – 5:00pm    Study Abroad Information Session – McKinnon

5:15pm – 6:15pm    Emerging Leaders Information Session – McKinnon

10:00pm  – 1am    Midnight Meals & Survival Bingo! Come for some good late night food to satisfy your hunger and an opportunity to win great prizes at Bingo, hosted by your RSA. Midnight Meals happens every Thursday night! – McKinnon (Moseley Center)

Friday, August 31: Classes

3:45pm – 4:30pm    Transfer Connection (For Transfer Students only) – The Zone (Moseley Center)

4:00pm – 6:00pm    Organization Fair – Young Commons (Rain Location: Moseley Center)

5:00pm            Picnic at Organization Fair – Must bring your Phoenix Card and use your Meal Plan – Young             Commons (Rain Location: Moseley Center)

9:00pm            Movie on the Lawn – South Campus (Rain Location: McKinnon Hall)

Saturday, September 2

8:00pm – 10:00pm    Saturday Night Live. Live band: “Waking Ashland” – McKinnon (Moseley Center)
   
Sunday, September 3

7:00pm – 8:00pm    Floor and Hall Meetings with Residence Life (Residence Halls)