Arrivals and Orientation
Class of 2017 Orientation Schedule
August 21 - 25, 2013: International Orientation
Sunday, August 25, 2013: Pre-Orientation Move-In
- 9 AM - 1 PM ~ The Leading Edge Participants Move-In
- 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM ~ Welcome for Pre-Orientation Participants and Parents (The Leading Edge trips will depart immediately following this meeting.)
- 2 PM - 2:30 PM ~ President's Welcome to Parents
- 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM ~ Parent Information Sessions
August 25 - 31, 2013: Leading Edge (Appalachian Adventure, Volunteer Adventure and Leadership Venture)
Saturday, August 31, 2013: New Student Move-In (First-Year and Transfer Students)
- 9 AM - 1:30 PM ~ Students not participating in The Leading Edge should arrive on this date for move-in
- 9 AM - 1:30 PM ~ New Student Check-In (Mandatory for ALL First-Year and Transfer Students)
- 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM ~ Meat and Greet
- 2 PM - 2:30 PM ~ President's Welcome to Parents
- 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM ~ Parent Information Sessions
- 5 PM - 6:45 PM ~ Transfer Student Meeting
- 5 PM - 6:45 PM ~ First-Year Student Dinner
- 7 PM ~ First-Year Meeting with Resident Advisers
- 9 PM - 11 PM ~ First-Year Event
Sunday, September 1, 2013
- 10 AM - 11:45 AM ~ Brunch
- Noon - 12:45 PM ~ President's Welcome to New Students
- 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM ~ Student Governance Orientation
- 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM ~ First-Year Class Meeting
- 2:30 PM - 4 PM ~ Math Placement Test
- 4 PM - 5 PM ~ Latin Placement Test
- 4 PM - 5:30 PM ~ German Placement Test
- 4 PM - 5:30 PM ~ Russian Placement Test
- 4 PM - 5:30 PM ~ Chinese and Japanese Placement Test
- 4 PM - 5:30 PM ~ Italian and Portuguese Placement
- 4 PM - 5:30 PM ~ French and Spanish Placement - complete online before July 31 - for details see the TMC website
- 5:15 PM - 5:45 PM ~ Pick up your SPEAK T-shirt
- 6 PM ~ Class of 2017 Picture
- 6 PM ~ Alumni Association Cook Out
- 8 PM ~ Voices of W&L (Facilitators in Johnson)
- 9 PM - 10 PM ~ Discussions
- 10 PM - Midnight ~ Casino Night
Monday, September 2, 2013
- 7:15 AM - 8:45 AM ~ Breakfast
- 8:45 AM & 11 AM ~ Leyburn Library Tours
- 9 AM & 10 AM ~ Introduction to Registration
- 9:30 AM & 10 AM ~ Health Careers Information Session
- 9:30 AM & 10 AM ~ Engineering Information Session
- 10 AM - Noon ~ Academic Fair
- Noon - 1:30 PM ~ Lunch with Initial Faculty Advisers
- 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM ~ Pre-arranged Meetings with Initial Faculty Advisers
- 3:30 PM ~ Registration: Pick Your First Course
- 8 PM - 9 PM ~ Law Enforcement Panel
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
- 7:15 AM - 10 AM ~ Breakfast
- 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM ~ P. E. Orientation & Swim Test (6 hours of rotating 1 hour sessions)
- 8:30 AM - 11 AM ~ Meet with your Initial Faculty Adviser to Complete Registration
- 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM ~ Campus Activities Fair
- 11 AM - 2 PM ~ Lunch
- 1 PM - 5 PM ~ Auditions for Orchestra
- 1:30 PM & 2:30 PM ~ Financial Aid Meeting
- 2:30 PM - 4 PM ~ Auditions for Jazz Ensemble
- 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM ~ An Afternoon of China and Japan at Red House
- 4 PM - 6:30 PM ~ Auditions for Dance
- 5 PM - 6:45 PM ~ Dinner
- 7 PM - 8 PM ~ Community Discussion
- 8 PM - 10 PM ~ Community Carnival
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
- 8 AM - 5:35 PM ~ First Day of Classes
- 10 AM - 4 PM ~ Auditions for Choir
- Noon - 4 PM ~ Auditions for Jazz Ensemble
- 1 PM - 4 PM ~ Auditions for Orchestra
- 5:30 PM - 8 PM ~ Dinner
- 6 PM - 7:30 PM ~ Erev Rosh Hashanah Dinner
- 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM ~ Erev Rosh Hashanah Services
- 8:30 PM ~ First-Year Meeting with Resident Advisers
- 9 PM - 10 PM ~ Thinkfast
- 10 PM - Midnight ~ Open Gym
- 11:30 PM - 1 AM ~ Pizza
Thursday, September 5, 2013
- 7:15 AM - 8:15 AM ~ Breakfast
- 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM ~ Perspectives
- 8:30 AM - 10:15 AM ~ Global and Diverse Society
- 10 AM - Noon ~ Rosh Hashanah Services
- 11 AM - 12:15 PM ~ Lunch
- Noon - 12:45 PM ~ Rosh Hashanah Lunch
- 12:45 AM - 2 PM ~ Tashlich Service
- 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM ~ Perspectives
- 12:30 PM - 2:15 PM ~ Global and Diverse Society
- 5:30 PM ~ Fall Convocation
- 6:15 PM ~ Dinner
- 7:30 PM ~ Honor System Orientation
- 8:15 PM ~ Group Discussions on the Honor System
- 9 PM - 11PM ~ Bonfire
- 10 PM - 10:30 PM ~ Wednesday Night Live (WNL) - student sketch comedy
Friday, September 6, 2013
- 10 AM - 4 PM ~ Auditions for Choir
- Noon - 3 PM ~ Auditions for Jazz Ensemble
- 1 PM - 4 PM ~ Auditions for Orchestra
- 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM ~ Ice Cream at President's House
