Program of Events
New Student Orientation 2007: JSC Community — Connecting With Respect
Friday, August 24, 2007 |
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| *For Students Not Yet Registered For Classes | |
| 8:30 - 9 a.m. | Advising/Registration Check-in Bentley Hall Lobby |
| 9 - 9:45 a.m. | Advising/Financial Aid Welcome Bentley Hall, Room 207 |
| 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Individual Advising Meetings Library and Learning Center, Ellsworth Room |
| For All New Students | |
| 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Orientation Check-in Dewey Campus Center |
| 11 a.m. | Transition Program Students Return to Campus |
| 11 a.m. - noon | Library and Information Technology Services Session |
| 11 a.m. - noon | What Next: An Information Session For Parents Dewey Soft Seating |
| 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Lunch Stearns Dining Hall |
| 1 - 2 p.m. | Campus Tours Meet at the Rock! |
| 2 - 3 p.m. | What Next: An Information Session For Parents Dewey Soft Seating |
| 2 -3 p.m. | Library and Information Technology Services Session Bentley Hall, Room 207 |
| 3 - 4 p.m. | New Student and Orientation Leader Connection South Lawn (rain location: SHAPE Facility) |
| 3 - 4 p.m. | President's Reception for Parents Dibden Center for the Arts, Julian Scott Gallery |
| 4 - 5 p.m. | Academic Department Orientations An opportunity for students to meet faculty in their intended majors. |
| 5 - 6:30 p.m. | Floor Dinners Stearns Dining Hall Class of 2011 joins RAs and floormates for dinner |
| 6:30 p.m. | The Johnson Connection Dibden Center for the Arts Experience the sights and sounds of Johnson State and beyond. This event will prepare you to get the most out of your Orientation. Formal welcome by Dave Bergh, Dean of Students. |
| 7 p.m. | Screaming With Pleasure Dibden Center for the Arts An honest presentation on alcohol and drugs, "Screaming With Pleasure" will increase awareness and sensitivity to tough issues, answer questions, dispel myths and identify health and educational resources in the JSC community. |
| 8:30 p.m. | Floor Meeting Meet with your Resident Assistant (RA) |
| 9 p.m. | Hall Event Play billiards, foosball or ping pong in your residence hall. Check out the Student Association Open House, SHAPE Center and Base Lodge, too! |
Saturday, August 25, 2007 |
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| 8 - 9:30 a.m. | Breakfast Stearns Dining Hall |
| 9:45 a.m. | Community Meeting Dibden Center for the Arts Wake up, get your bearings, and learn about the day's activities and events! |
| 10 a.m. | JSC Common Reading Program & Going Beyond the Book Dibden Center for the Arts All students participate in small discussion groups facilitated by JSC faculty and staff members. |
| 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Lunch Stearns Dining Hall |
| 1 - 2:30 p.m. | JSC 411 Dibden Center for the Arts Your success at JSC requires vision, determination and intentional planning. Learn how to navigate the present and future with tips, techniques and tales from experiences JSC students. |
| 2:30 - 5 p.m. | Get Out! You will have signed up for one of the following when you checked in on Friday: Frolf (frisbee golf), Service Learning Project, Yoga, Ultimate Frisbee, Paint the Rock, Ropes Course, Volleyball. . . just to name a few! |
| 5:30 - 7 p.m. | Dinner Stearns Dining Hall |
| 7:30 p.m. | Brian Brushwood |
| 8:30 p.m. | Ice Cream and a Big Screen Movie South Lawn |
Sunday, August 26, 2007 |
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| 8 - 9:45 a.m. | Breakfast Stearns Dining Hall |
| 10 -11 a.m. | Toto, We're Not In Kansas Anymore! Dibden Center for the Arts Students explore the diversity of their environment in a supportive interactive environment led by Dr. Mary Frances Arnold. |
| 11 - 11:30 a.m. | Orientation Group Meetings |
| noon - 5 p.m. | Returning JSC Students Move In |
| noon - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch Stearns Dining Hall |
| 1:30 - 4 p.m. | SHAPE-A-RAMA Club, activities and job fair. Get a job! Get involved! |
| 4:30 - 6 p.m. | Dinner Stearns Dining Hall |
| 7 p.m. | Residence Hall Floor Meetings New and returning students meet with floor Resident Assistant |
| 8 p.m. | Coffee House —Medicated Kisses Base Lodge, Stearns Hall |
Monday, August 27, 2007 |
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| 11 a.m. | Opening Convocation |
| noon | Community Picnic South Lawn Immediately following Convocation |
| 8 p.m. | Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars performance |