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| Orientation Schedule for Transfer Students: Fall 2008 |
This is a tentative schedule. You will receive an updated schedule upon arrival on campus.
“Women Changing the World” through Creativity, Environmental and Cultural Sustainability, Leadership Development, and Global/InterCultural Understanding
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
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| 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Check-In. Moody Student Center.
This one-stop check-in will include opportunities to take care of important business with many campus offices. You will also have your photo taken for your student ID at this time, and residential students will receive their room keys. As soon as you have checked in, move-in can begin!
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| 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Move-In: Time to Unpack. West Hall.
“Movers and Shakers” will be on hand to help new residential students move in. Information Technology Services staff will be in residence halls beginning at 11 a.m. to assist with computer set-up. Housing information, water, tools, and supplies will be available in the West lobby.
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| 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Vendors’ Fair. Back Quad (rain location: Rathskellar, Moody Student Center).
Representatives from local businesses including shops, banks, hotels, restaurants, and cell phone companies will be on hand with their products and services.
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| 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch. Main Dining Room, Moody Student Center.
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| 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Commuter Student Check-In. Moody Student Center.
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| 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Legacy Student Reception. Cromer Bergman Alumnae House.
If you have a relative who attended or graduated from Hollins, you are invited for light refreshments and Tinker cake.
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| 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Commuter Student Reception. Rathskellar, lower level Moody Student Center.
While residential students are moving into their rooms on campus, commuter students and their families are invited to this reception where they can get to know one another.
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| 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. |
ABC’s of Financial Aid and Paying for Your Hollins Education. duPont Chapel.
Representatives from the Business Office, the Office of Scholarships and Financial Assistance, and the Career Center will be on hand to answer any questions students and parents have about paying for a Hollins education.
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| 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Student Success Leader (SSL) Match-Up. Goodwin Private Dining Room, Moody Student Center.
Transfer students will meet their SSLs for the first time and will receive a copy of the 2008-09 catalog. SSLs are upper-class Hollins women who will help you with your transition into Hollins.
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| 5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. |
Looking Ahead: The Road to Commencement. Front Quad (rain location: duPont Chapel).
New students officially begin their journey at Hollins with family and friends looking on. President Nancy Oliver Gray, SGA President, and Dr. Patricia Hammer, associate professor of mathematics and co-director of the first-year experience, will speak at this welcoming ceremony.
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| 5:45 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. |
Picnic Dinner. Front Quad (rain location: Main Dining Room, Moody Student Center).
Students will have the chance to sign up for Tuesday's Day of Service.
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| 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. |
Welcome Reception. President’s House.
Parents/Guardians and new students are invited to meet President Gray in her home. Dessert will be served.
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| 9:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. |
Residence Hall Meetings (for residential students only). West Hall.
A time for discussing the community standards of residential living and getting to know your hallmates.
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Friday, August 29, 2008
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| 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast. Main Dining Room, Moody Student Center.
Meet your SSL in the dining room and get your day started right. |
| 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Meet Your Advisor. Advisors’ Offices.
Meet your advisor, who will also be your first-year seminar professor. At this time you will be introduced to basic information about the academic program.
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| 9:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
During this time, your SSL will escort you to these 30 minute rotating sessions:
Academic Fair. Ballator Gallery and Camp Younts, Moody Student Center.
Faculty representatives from all departments, including education and pre-law, will be available in Ballator to answer questions about classes and academic interests. Students interested in pre-health professions (pre-med, pre-vet, etc.) are required to stop by Camp Younts during this time.
Diversity Monologue Troupe. Niederer Auditorium, Visual Arts Center.
University life requires a blending of backgrounds, personalities, and lifestyles. Recognizing and honoring individual differences enhances student life.
Honor Code. Botetourt Reading Room.
All students must sign the honor pledge. During this session, you will gain a strong understanding and knowledge of the rich and important tradition of the Hollins Honor Code.
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| 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
Navigating Your Academic Path. First-year Seminar Classrooms.
During this session, you will learn the nuts and bolts of the academic program at Hollins. Find out how your transfer credits count and how to fulfill the Education through Skills and Perspectives general education program. In addition, you will have the opportunity to ask questions about short term, major requirements, and anything else related to the academic program.
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| 12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch. Main Dining Room, Moody Student Center.
Students will have the chance to sign up for Tuesday’s Day of Service.
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| 12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Bookshop Reception. Bookshop, lower level Moody Student Center.
Please stop by and see what the bookshop has to offer.
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| 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
Building Class Schedules. Goodwin PDR, Moody Student Center.
At this time, you will meet with your SSL to build and finalize your schedule for the fall term.
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| 2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Free Time!
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| 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
Dinner. Main Dining Room, Moody Student Center.
Another opportunity for students to sign up for Tuesday’s Day of Service.
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| 6:30 p.m. |
Free Time!
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| 9:00 p.m. |
Movie: TBA. Babcock Auditorium, Dana Science Building.
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Saturday, August 30, 2008
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| 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
Breakfast. Main Dining Room, Moody Student Center.
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| 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
Celebrate Your Spirituality (optional). Gordh Room, DuPont Center.
Bring your breakfast and enjoy small group gatherings for Christian, Jewish, and other spiritual paths.
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| 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. |
Class Photo with Parents/Guardians. The Rock.
Students will meet at The Rock with their parents/guardians for a class photo. You will also have the opportunity to have individual photos taken with your parents/guardians.
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| 11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. |
Summer Send Off.
This is the time for you to say goodbye to your family. You are all encouraged to get involved in campus activities and become an active member of the Hollins community.
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| 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. |
Mock Senate. Babcock Auditorium, Dana Science Building.
Get a taste for how weekly student Senate meetings are conducted. Being an active member of student government is imperative for community success.
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| 12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch. Main Dining Room, Moody Student Center.
The Student Government Association (SGA) will introduce you to Hollins’ many traditions by way of some entertaining skits. You will also have an opportunity to sign up for Tuesday’s Day of Service.
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| 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Concert Choir Auditions. Choral Rehearsal Room, 2nd floor, Presser Hall.
Interest session and auditions for the Hollins University Concert Choir. Please be prepared to sing a song you are comfortable with. |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Soccer Game. Soccer Field.
Come out and support the Hollins Soccer team in their match against Salem College. While you are there, come take part in the Hollins Games - a fun, friendly way to get involved and continue getting to know your classmates.
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| 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Free Time!
Take a break, do some decorating in your room, or just hang out...
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| 3:00 p.m.- 6:30 p.m. |
Food and Fun. Back Quad (rain location: Tayloe Gym).
Enjoy good food and lots of fun and music. We will have inflatable games from 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Dinner will be served from 4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
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Sunday, August 31, 2008
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| 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
Adventure Day. Buses depart from in front of the Moody Student Center.
All new students, along with several Hollins faculty and staff, will board buses (bus number and departure time noted on back of nametag) bound for North American River Runners in West Virginia for a day of whitewater rafting; lunch and dinner provided. The trip is mandatory for first-year and transfer students, but the rafting is not. Participants (over 18 years of age) will be signing waivers on the bus, if they have not done so already.
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Monday, September 1, 2008
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| 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
Breakfast. Main Dining Room, Moody Student Center.
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| 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Individual meetings with advisor.
If you did not have an individual meeting with your advisor on Friday, you will have the opportunity to meet with him/her this morning. Sign up for these meetings will have taken place on Friday.
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| 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Registration.
Your first-year seminar professor (advisor) and your SSL will be available to assist you with registration in one of the following locations:
- Your advisor’s office.
- Computer Lab: Dana 111. Someone will be on-hand to provide assistance.
- Your residence hall room. SSLs and RAs will be available to help.
- Tinker and Randolph study spaces. SSLs and RAs will be available to help.
- Registrar’s Office: Lower level of Main.
- Any other networked computer on campus (Library, Pleasants, etc).
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| 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch. Main Dining Room, Moody Student Center.
The Writing Center staff will perform several entertaining and educational skits.
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| 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Free Time! This would be an excellent opportunity to buy your books for the term. The bookshop is located on the lower level of the Moody Student Center.
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| 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Dinner. Main Dining Room, Moody Student Center.
Students are welcome to attend the Riding Information Session in the Glass Dining Room.
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| 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
Community Standards for Residential Students. Babcock Auditorium, Dana Science Building.
Residential students will gather to discuss community expectations.
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| 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. |
Fun Activity TBA
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Tuesday, September 2, 2008
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| 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast. Main Dining Room, Moody Student Center. |
| 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Day of Service. Buses depart from the Forest of Arden, Gym.
Students will volunteer in the Roanoke community. Everyone is encouraged to continue serving with an agency throughout the academic year. Lunch will be provided.
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| 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch. Main Dining Room, Moody Student Center.
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| 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
Student Assistant Program Orientation. Location TBA.
All new students who have been assigned a student assistant position for the year must attend this orientation, which will include workshops to familiarize yourself with the program and its expectations and help you balance academics and work. Your supervisor will also meet with you and provide a brief training in the office or department.
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| 3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. |
Calling All Athletes. Tayloe Gymnasium. Meeting for students interested in athletics.
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| 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
Opening Convocation. duPont Chapel.
At this special ceremony, new students will be welcomed, seniors will process in their robes for the first time, and President Gray will officially open the academic year.
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| 5:30 p.m. |
First Step. Front Quad.
Immediately after Opening Convocation, seniors take their first official steps onto Front Quad, an area protected by tradition. Tradition maintains that seniors are the only students permitted to walk on Front Quad. Come support the senior class as they take their “first steps” on the quad and experience one of Hollins’ many traditions first hand.
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| 8:00 p.m. |
Residence Hall Meetings
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008 |
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