New Student Orientation - Fall 2009

Orientation FAQ  

Please note that attendance at orientation sessions is required of all new students.

Thursday, August 20
9:00am - 11:30am	Resident Freshmen Move-In Residential students report to their assigned residence halls. If you are done early, you and your parents are invited to tour the Weltner Library and the Oglethorpe Museum.
9:00am - 3:45pm	One-Stop Shop Grenwald Room, Emerson Student Center Pay bills, purchase parking permits, meet with financial aid staff, register for fall classes
11:ooam - 2:30pm	Academic Advising and Registration New students who have not yet registered for classes will have an assigned advisor and appointment time. Students will meet with the advisor in his/her office, and then take the course registration form to the Registrar in the One Stop Shop. Advising information will be communicated by the admission office (call 404-364-8470 with questions). New students who did attend OU Passport and are already placed in classes should go directly to the Registrar for add/drop forms if changes to the course schedule are desired.
11:30am - 1:30pm	Lunch and Vendor Fair Cold buffet lunch available in the Schmidt Recreation Center. $5 tickets will be available in residence halls and the Emerson Student Center. Vendors will be in attendance to provide information about bank accounts, cell phones, newspaper delivery, premium Comcast cable services, and gym memberships.
1:30pm - 2:45pm	Letting Go: Parents, Millennials and Cutting the Cord All parents should report to the Lupton Auditorium for a discussion with representatives from Student Affairs.
2:00 p.m.	Commuter Check-In in the Admission Lobby Commuter students who do not have an advising appointment on 8/20 do not need to arrive on campus until the 2:00 p.m. hour. Check-in is in the admission office in Lupton Hall. Commuters may use this time to visit the One Stop Shop to pay bills, buy a parking pass, have an ID card made, etc.
3:00pm - 3:45pm	First Year Seminar Sessions All students should report to their Fresh Focus room for their first class session and signing of the Honor Code. Parents are invited to meet the instructor and fellow parents.
3:45pm -4:15pm	Honor Code Signing and Class Photo Students and parents separate, with students proceeding to the Library 24-hour room to meet Honor Council representatives and sign the Honor Code. They then go to the Reading Room for their class photograph. Parents go directly to the Conant Center and meet with the Dean of Students/Vice President for Student Affairs.
4:15pm - 5:15pm	Convocation Students proceed to the Conant Center with their seminar groups and parents. Refreshments served on the porch; parents are asked to say their goodbyes afterwards.
5:15pm - 7:00 pm	Commuter Dinner and Networking New commuters meet each other during dinner in the Student Center's Talmage Room. Also, returning commuters will share strategies on being a successful "day student" at Oglethorpe. Hosted by the Vice President for Student Affairs and members of the staff.
5:15pm - 7:00pm	Dinner in the Dining Hall - for students on the meal plan
7:00pm - 8:00pm	First Floor Meetings Residential students attend their first floor meeting with their Resident Assistant and meet floor mates and other building staff and residents.
8:30pm - 10:30pm	Playfair! - in the Schmidt Center

Friday, August 21
7:00am - 8:00am	Breakfast in the Emerson Cafe (for returning students only)
7:45am - 12:30pm	Orientation Service Project hosted by the Center for Civic Engagement (attendance required) Meet in Lupton Auditorium by 7:45 a.m. to hear instructions for the day and board the buses. Continental breakfast will be in the Lupton Auditorium from 7:45 - 8:15 a.m. All participants must wear closed-toe shoes (no flip-flops), sunscreen and loose fitting clothes that can get dirty. The service project will be held at Historic Oakland Cemetery, a 48 acre rural garden cemetary located in downtown Atlanta. Volunteers will be beautifying, cleaning and mulching the grounds. All first-year students who participate in the service project will complete 1 of the 4 required CCE Petrel Points. The project is also open to upperclassmen, faculty, staff and alumni who would like to participate.
10:00am - 1:00pm	Returning Resident Student Move-In
1:00pm - 4:30pm	One-Stop Shop Grenwald Room, Emerson Student Center Pay bills, purchase parking permits, meet with financial aid staff, register for fall classes
11:30am- 2:00pm	Lunch in the Emerson Cafe
2:00pm - 3:00pm	Student Success: Personal Milestones, Potential Pitfalls and Petrel Points Lupton Auditorium
3:00pm - 4:00pm	It's All Greek to Me: Sorority, Fraternity and Independent Life Options (non-mandatory) Lupton Auditorium
3:00 pm - 4:00pm	International Student Orientation For all International students only, advisingon visa compliance, academic expectations, and getting adjusted to American college life.
5:00pm - 6:30pm	Dinner at Emerson Dining Hall
6:30pm - 8:00pm	Dessert The Lanier House, President Schall's Home Van shuttles leave from the front door of Emerson.
9:00pm - 10:30pm	Night of Improv Presented by Dad's Garage Theater Lupton Auditorium

Saturday, August 22
11:00am - 2:00pm	Brunch in the Emerson Cafe
1:00pm - 4:00pm	Who's Who at OU Join your Orientation group and meet student affairs staff while learning about available services, required procedures and office locations
4:00pm - 5:00pm	Dinner for First Year Students in the Emerson Dining Hall
5:00pm - 10:00pm	OUr Atlanta Trip to Coca-Cola Headquarters (attendance required) Follow your Orientation Leaders and Center for Civic Engagement Captains to sign up for and board buses for a unique trip in front of the Dorough Field house from 5:00 - 5:15 p.m.. The Center for Civic Engagement is hosting a trip to the Coca-Cola Headquarters, a key Atlanta landmark. Students will meet the executives from one of the world's largest businesses headquartered in Atlanta, learn the history of the famous beverage and try coca-cola desserts. Please eat dinner before this event. All first-year students who participate in the OUr Atlanta trip will complete 1 of the 4 required CCE points.
10:00pm - Midnight	Chi Phi Benefit Concert Greek Row

Sunday, August 23
11:00am - 2:00pm	Brunch in the Emerson Cafe
1:00pm - 3:00pm	Vans to Wal-Mart and Target Meet in front of the Emerson Student Center to take vans to Wal-Mart and Target to get dorm room supplies.
3:00pm - 5:00pm	Oglethorpe University Museum of Art Reception (optional but strongly recommended) This program serves as the closing ceremony for the twin current exhibitions of Dachau Before Dachau: European Artist Colony 1860-1914 and Dachau Concentration Camp: Years of Destruction, 1933-1945. While the final day to view these exhibitions will be Sunday, August 30, 2009, attendees will get an last chance to hear comments from Museum Director Lloyd Nick and receive an Arts & Ideas Petrel Point for the show. Admission: $5 for non-students; OU students admitted for free. Free refreshments provided.
5:00pm - 6:30pm	Dinner on the Quad Come to the quad at 5:00 p.m. for dinner to be followed by a movie on the quad at 8:00 p.m.
8:00pm - 10:30pm	Movie in Lupton Auditorium Movie to Be Announced.

	Monday, August 24
	Classes Begin
	Late Registration
	Dining is on regular semester schedule.
11:30am - 1:00pm	Clubs and Organizations Activities Fair – Emerson Student Center, TV Lounge and Grenwald Room Various student organizations will be soliciting membership… Come find groups that share your talents and interest.