Orientation
First-Year Orientation Schedule
August 21–24, 2013
Residential Students
First-year residential students should attend all Orientation events listed further below under the dates Wednesday, August 21; Thursday, August 22; Friday, August 23; and Saturday, August 24.
Commuter Students
First-year commuter students should attend all Orientation events listted further below under the dates Werdnesday, August 21; Thursday, August 22; Friday, August 23; and Saturday, August 24. If you are having to arrange to transportation, you should plan to be on campus during the following times at a minimum:
- Wednesday, August 21, 1:30–9:00 pm: Check in at the Frick Center. You and your family are also invited to attend the lunch (11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.) and Family Welcome (1:00–1:30 p.m.).
- Thursday, August 22, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
- Friday, August 23, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
- Saturday, August 24, 9:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m.
8:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Move In for Residential Students
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Student and Family Lunch
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Big Questions Check In in the Frick Center
2:00–2:50 p.m.
Floor Meetings for Residential and Commuter Students
3:00-4:00 p.m.
New Student Convocation
4:15–4:45 p.m.
Meet your Orientation Student Leader (OSL)
4:45–5:05 p.m.
Meet your First-Year Seminar Instructors
5:15-6:15 p.m.
Welcome and Phired Up!
6:30–7:30 p.m.
President’s Dinner
7:45-8:45 p.m.
Small Group Meeting
9:00–11:00 p.m.
Playfair
7:30–8:30 a.m.
Breakfast
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
- Challenge Course
- Service Project
- Reflection
- Lunch
- Big Questions: Is that your final answer?
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Dinner Across the Tracks
8:30–11:00 p.m.
Movie Across the Tracks
8:00–8:45 a.m.
Breakfast
9:00–10:00 a.m.
Small Group Meeting
10:00–11:45 a.m.
Starpower
12:00–1:15 p.m.
Lunch
12:20–1:20 p.m.
Muslim Prayer (optional)
1:30–2:30 p.m.
Academic Orientation: Your First Class
2:45-3:45 p.m.
Meetings by Academic Major
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Open Receptions to Meet Other Students:
- Commuters
- Cultural Identity
- Men
- Out of State
- Women
5:00–5:30 p.m.
Jewish Sabbath Candle Lighting (optional)
6:00–7:00 p.m.
Dinner with the Office of Alumni Relations
7:30–9:00 p.m.
College 101 Performance
9:00–11:00 p.m.
Western Night
8:00–9:30 a.m.
Breakfast
9:30–10:45 a.m.
Small Group Meeting
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Building Inclusive Communities
12:30–12:45 p.m.
Commencement
12:45–2:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Soccer Scrimmage
5:30–7:00 p.m.
Dinner
7:00–9:00 p.m.
Football Scrimmage
9:00–11:00 p.m.
Frick Fest
8:00–10:00 a.m.
Breakfast
11:00 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
Lunch
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Finding Your Spirit at Elmhurst (optional)
2:00–8:00 p.m.
Bluejay Bus to Walmart, Yorktown and Target (optional)
2:00–4:00 p.m.
Honors Orientation (for students participating in the Honors Program)
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Celebration of Eid (optional)
4:30–6:30 p.m.
Dinner
4:45–6:00 p.m.
Catholic Mass (optional)