First-Year Program

August Orientation Schedule

The following events are designed to provide the information and skills to help you begin your Denison career with your best foot forward. Attendance at sessions marked with a double asterisk (**) is required.

Thursday, August 28

8:30 am-noon

Move into Residence Hall

Move into your designated residence hall in the following order: students with last names beginning with A-H arrive between 8:30-9:30; students with last names beginning with I-O arrive between 9:30-10:30; students with last names beginning with P-Z arrive between 10:30-11:30; open check-in follows from 11:30am -noon. You will be assisted with move-in by August Orientation staff and upper-class students.

Refreshments will be provided at East Hall, the Curtis Service Center entrance, and Morrow House from 9-11 am.

8:30 am-1:00 pm

August O Registration, First-Year Center, Higley Hall, Room 118

After you have dropped off your belongings into your room, please go to Higley Hall to pick up your August O Packet. This contains your picture I.D. (if you attended June Orientation), a temporary meal pass, your August O group number, the name of your faculty advisor, and other important information. (After 1:30, please go to the Office of First-Year Programs, Higley Hall, Room 119.)

8:30 am-1:00 pm

Student Employment Registration, Higley Hall, Assembly Room

Complete required paperwork to be employed on campus. Please bring either (1) your passport or (2) both your driver's license and your social security card or original birth certificate. (After 1:30, please go to Doane Hall, Room 307.)

8:30 am-4:30 pm

Pick Up Registration Packet, Registrar Office, Doane Hall, Room 205

For a student to be confirmed as registered, he or she must submit to the Office of the Registrar the red and white form entitled STUDENT PERSONAL DATA FORM. This form can be found in your registration packet and must be submitted before classes begin on Monday, September 1.

8:30 am-3:30 pm

Photo IDs, Curtis and Huffman Service Centers

For all students who did not have their photo taken during June O.

8:30 am-4:30 pm

Automobile Registration, Cashier Office, Doane Hall, Room 104

Registration fee is $55. Please present valid state vehicle registration form. Students who have registered their vehicle by mail may pick up parking stickers in the same location. You would also be able to make Denison Dollar deposits or handle any of your student account questions. More information is available at http://www.denison.edu/offices/studentaccounts/index.html.

9:00 am-3:00 pm

Town-Gown, Slayter Hall, 2^nd floor

Representatives of Granville's banking community will greet new students and their families.

Noon-1:30 pm

Lunch, Huffman Dining Hall

Students use temporary meal pass. Parents pay at the door.

Noon-1:30 pm

Luncheon and Discussion of Disability Services at Denison, Burton Morgan, Welsh Hills Room

An important information session offered to introduce incoming students and parents to the Office of Academic Support and Enrichment programs and services for students with disabilities. *By Invitation: RSVP Event*

1:00-3:00 pm

Required Entrance Interviews for Federal Direct Loan Borrowers, Slayter Hall Auditorium, 4^th floor

Thirty-minute sessions at 2:00 and 2:30. Attendance at one session is required for every student borrower. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend.

1:00-3:00 pm

THEME (TBA) Library, lower level

An exhibit featuring works by the members of the Class of 2012, faculty and staff.

1:00-3:00 pm

University Services Information Fair, Slayter Hall, 2^nd floor

Parents and students can meet representatives of offices that assist students.

3:00-4:00 pm

Parent Q&A, Slayter Hall Auditorium, 4^th floor

Info regarding student life (residence life, campus policy, and student activities) at Denison.

4:30-6:15 pm

Dinner, Huffman Dining Hall or Curtis Dining Hall

Students use temporary meal pass. Parents pay at the door.

6:15-7:00 pm (Students only)

**Assembly of the Class of 2012, Swasey Chapel

Students in the entering class meet for information regarding August Orientation activities and to form processional line for the Induction Ceremony, the formal installation of the Class. Please dress appropriately in "business-casual" attire. Please arrive promptly at 6:15 pm.

Rain site: Livingston Gym, Mitchell Athletic Center

6:15-6:45 pm (Parents only)

Refreshments for Parents, Academic Quad (in front of Higley Hall)

Rain site: Mitchell Athletic Center

6:15-6:45 pm

THEME (TBA) Exhibition, Library, lower level

An exhibit featuring works by the members of the Class of 2012, faculty and staff.

7:00-7:45 pm

**Induction of the Class of 2012, Campus Common (behind Slayter)

President Dale T. Knobel presides over the formal installation of the Class. Faculty will be in full academic regalia.

Rain site: Mitchell Athletic Center

8:00 pm

Parents Depart

8:30-9:30 pm

**Students attend Residence Hall Meetings, Residence Halls

Locations will be posted in residence halls' main lobbies.

9:30 pm-12:30 am

"Casino Night" The Roost, Slayter Hall, 3^rd floor

Friday, August 29

Students will be divided into teams and led by an August Orientation staff member through a series of programs during the day. Each team will complete the sessions in a different order. Group schedules and name tags will be distributed on Friday morning by leaders. Your group number is located on the outside of your packet and on the bright pink sheet. Please bring your name tag to all activities.

8:30 am-4:30 pm

Pick Up Registration Packet, Registrar Office, Doane Hall, Room 205

For a student to be confirmed as registered he or she must submit to the Office of the Registrar the red and white form entitled STUDENT PERSONAL DATA FORM. This form can be found in your registration packet and must be submitted before classes begin on Monday, September 1.

9:30-10:00 am

Breakfast, Campus Common (behind Slayter)

Rain site: Mitchell Athletic Center

10:00 am

**Students report to Campus Common for class photograph

Rain site: Mitchell Athletic Center

10:15-10:40 am

**Group Introductions, Campus Common

Rain site: Mitchell Athletic Center

10:45-11:25 am

**Session #1

11:30 am-12:10 pm

**Session #2

12:15-12:55 pm

**Session #3 or Lunch with group, Huffman Dining Hall

Split lunch/program sessions see your group schedule

1:00-1:40 pm

**Session #3 or Lunch with group, Huffman Dining Hall

Split lunch/program sessions see your group schedule

1:45-2:25 pm

**Session #4

2:30-3:10 pm

**Session #5

3:15-5:00 pm

**Fire Safety Training, Burton Morgan Center

Your Resident Assistant will advise you regarding your assigned time.

5:30-7:00 pm

Picnic at Monomoy Green, downhill next to the President's residence

Rain site: Huffman Dining Hall

7:00-9:00pm

Computer Connection Help for West Quad residents, Curtis West Lab

7:00-9:30 pm

Trip to Meijers Department Store

Vans depart from the Burton Morgan Plaza.

7:30-9:00 pm

"Candles and Cookies" Welcome Shabbat, Slayer Hall, 4th floor, Shepardson Room

Sponsored by Denison Hillel and the Office of Religious Life. Come and schmooze with Hillel members and enjoy delicious cookies.

10:00 pm-1:00 am

Slayter Sizzle, The Roost, Slayter Hall, 3^rd floor

An August Orientation tradition, featuring DJ PBJ.

Saturday, August 30

8:00-9:30 am

Breakfast, Huffman Dining Hall

8:30 am-3:30 pm

Photo I.D., Curtis and Huffman Service Centers

For students who did not attend June Orientation.

10:00 am

DCA Service Project, Library Steps

Begin your tradition of service at Denison by participating in this community service project. This event enables you to work in teams with fellow first-year students and an upper-class student while you become better acquainted with our community.

10:00 am-12:00 pm

Auditions for the Denison Choirs

Visit http://www.denison.edu/music for information. Contact Dr. Sneed at sneedb@denison.edu for an exact audition time.

Noon-1:30 pm

Lunch, Huffman Dining Hall

Noon-1:30 pm

Lunch with Student Rabbi Emily Huebscher, Huffman Dining Hall

All are welcome to stop by for lunch and a visit.

2:00-3:15 pm (Even-numbered August O groups)

3:30-4:45 pm (Odd-numbered August O groups)

**"Sex Signals," Slayter Auditorium

Professional performers blend improvisational comedy, education, and audience participation in a provocative look at issues related to dating, sex, gender role stereotypes, and misunderstandings between the sexes. Even-numbered groups attend the first performance, odd-numbered groups the second.

5:30-6:30 pm

Cookout, Bancroft Field

Rain site: Huffman Dining Hall

7:00 pm-1:00 am

Denison Introductory Activities

You are invited to experience some of Denison's hidden treasures and old stand-bys. Visit one or all. All are within walking distance of both quads. Vans will also be circling the campus periodically to provide rides.

7:00-9:00 pm

THEME (TBA) Exhibition, Library, lower level

An exhibit featuring works by the members of the Class of 2012, faculty and staff.

7:30-8:15 pm

KICKIN IT NINJA STYLE, Campus Common

Rain site: Mitchell Multi-Purpose Room
At Denison, we practice Taekwondo with the buddy system!

7:30-9:00 pm

Bonfire at the Homestead

Denison's alternative living community is committed to socially and environmentally-responsible life, but also to friendly bonfires and the occasional sore.

7:30-8:30 pm

Olin Planetarium Show

The fine faculty in the Department of Physics and Astronomy will tell us about the Ohio night sky.

8:00-9:00 pm

Writing Center Open House, Barney Davis

You were thinking, perhaps, of waiting until the moment of panic to locate the Writing Center? Find it tonight and you'll get the extremely cute coffee cup you'll never need for all-nighters.

9:00-11:00 pm

Latin Dance Lessons, Slayter Hall, 3^rd floor

We saw some of you dance during June O, and decided we better offer lessons before the dance party at 11:00pm. 'Nuff said?

10:00 pm-1:00 am

Bandersnatch Coffee House, Huffman, lower level

Enjoy student entertainment.

11:00 pm-1:00 am

Salsa Dance Party, Slayter Hall, 3^rd floor

Yumbamb will play Afro-Cuban jazz and salsa for anyone who's ready to move and groove.

Sunday, August 31

8:30 am-3:30 pm

Photo I.D., Curtis West Service Center

For students who did not attend June Orientation.

10:00 am-4:00 pm

Registration Packet, Registrar Office, Doane Hall, Room 205

For a student to be confirmed as registered,he or she must submit to the Office of the Registrar the red and white form entitled STUDENT PERSONAL DATA FORM. This form can be found in your registration packet and must be submitted before classes begin on Monday, September 1 .

9:00-11:00 am

Continental Breakfast, Huffman Dining Hall

10:00-11:00 am

Math Placement Exam, Fellows Hall, Room 100

For entering students who did not take placement exams in June .

11:00 am-12:30 pm

Foreign Language Placement Exams

For entering students who did not take placement exams in June.

French Students meet in the lobby of Knapp Hall

German Higley G28-29

Spanish Students meet in the lobby of Fellows Hall

11:00 am-2:30 pm

Brunch, Huffman Dining Hall or Curtis Dining Hall

1:00-3:00pm

Computer Connection Help for North Quad, Ash Lobby

12:30-1:45 pm

Music Theory Placement Exam, Burton Hall, Room 14

2:00-3:00 pm

**Community and Identity at Denison, Swasey Chapel

Guest Speaker John Amaechi, NBA Hall of Fame

4:30-5:15 pm
Roman Catholic Mass, Swasey Chapel
Monsignor Paul Enke, St. Edward's Catholic Church of Granville andRoman Catholic Chaplain at Denison. Sponsored by the Office of Religious Life.

4:30-6:30 pm

Dinner, Curtis Dining Hall

5:30-7:30 pm

Dinner, Huffman Dining Hall

6:00-6:45 pm

"Ecclesia Ecumenical Chapel Service," Swasey Chapel

The Reverend Mark R. Orten, Director of Religious Life and Chaplain

Join us to start the academic year in celebration with an ecumenical (all traditions) Christian service of worship.

6:00-8:00 pm

Auditions for the Denison Choirs

Visit http://www.denison.edu/music for information. Contact Dr. Sneed at sneedb@denison.edu for an exact audition time.

7:00-9:00pm

Computer Connection Help for East Quad 1, East Hall Lobby

Monday, September 1

8:30 am

Classes Begin

2:00-5:00 pm

Auditions for the Denison Choirs

Visit http://www.denison.edu/music for information. Contact Dr. Sneed at sneedb@denison.edu for an exact audition time.

4:30 pm

Community Cookout, Campus Common (all dining halls will be closed)

Rain site: Slayter Student Union

Enjoy campus entertainment and dinner with other students and with faculty and staff.

7:00-9:00pm

Computer Connection Help for West/South Quad, Curtis West Lab

Tuesday, September 2

7:00-9:00pm

Computer Connection Help for East Quad 2, Crawford Lobby

Thursday, September 4

4:00-6:00 pm

Involvement Fair, Campus Common

Acquaint yourself with campus organizations and clubs .

TBA

8:00-9:00 pm

Opening Convocation, Swasey Chapel

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Office of The First-Year Programs

Higley Hall

Matt kretchmar,

Dean of First-Year Students

Julie Chrislip,

Assistant to the Dean

740.587.6224