Centenary College Fall Orientation - August 2010

Kristen McKitish,
Director of Co-Curricular Transitions
Phone: (908) 852-1400 ext.4352
Email: mckitishk@centenarycollege.edu

Stacy Rinaldi,
Coordinator of First Year Leaders
Phone: (908) 852-1400 ext. 2833
Email: rinaldis@centenarycollege.edu

Saturday, August 28th - Move In Day!!

9:00am-2:00pm

Meningitis & Hepatitis B Vaccines Avaiable

• Founders Residence Hall, 2nd Floor;
• $125.00 cash or check

9:00am-3:00pm

Bookstore Open

• Seay Building, Lower Level

9:00am-1:00pm

Registration and Move In for New Residents.

SEE TIMES BELOW.

• Please report to the Founders Hall Parking Lot

9:00am-10:30am

Move in time for Third Floor residents of Reeves and Smith Halls.

10:30am-11:30am

Move in time for Second floor of Reeves & Smith Residence Halls.

11:30am-12:30pm

Move in time for First floor of Reeves & Smith Residence Halls.

1:00pm-2:00pm

Move in time for Students who live in ALL OTHER Residence Halls:
Anderson, Bennett-Smith, Founders, Lotte, Van Winkle, Washabaugh

9:00am-3:00pm

Business and Financial Aid Offices Open.

• Seay Building, Lover level.

9:00am-4:00pm

Photo ID Pictures taken.

• Office of Student Engagement, Seay Building, Lower level. 

11:00am

Men's Soccer

• Cyclones vs. Ramapo College
• Soccer Fields

1:00pm

Women's Soccer

• Lady Cyclones vs. Sussex County Community College
• Soccer Fields

11:30am-2:00pm

Lunch on the Run.

• Food will be available in our NEW cafeteria!
• Feel free to "grab & go"
• Take your lunch back to your Residence Hall or sit & relax in the cafeteria

11:30am - 2:30pm

Cyclone Card Outpost

• Visit our outpost where you can learn more about the Cyclone Card and how to make deposits on your student card
• Located in the Registrar's Office, Seay Building, Lower Level

3:00pm-3:30pm

Resident Welcome and Parent Send-off.

• Sitnick Theatre, Lackland Center

4:00pm-5:00pm

Residence Hall Meetings - Mandatory!

• For residents of Smith and Reeves Only! 
• Held in each hall.

5:00pm - 6:15pm

Dinner with Your Peers

• Cafeteria
• Community Plunge sign-ups

6:30pm - 8:00pm

Elaine Pasqua "Surviving the Party" - Mandatory!

• ALL First Year Students MUST attend this event!
• Nationally Acclaimed Speaker on Student Issues
  • Sitnick Theatre, Lackland Center

8:00pm - 10:00pm

"Home Sweet Home" Event - Sponsored by Student Activities

• TONS of prizes!
• DJ
• Reeves Gym

Sunday, August 29th - Commuter Registration/Laptop Distribution Day

9:00am

Breakfast in the NEW Cafeteria.

9:00am - 2:00pm

Meningitis & Hepatitis B Vaccine available for Commuter Students

• Founders Residence Hall, 2nd floor;
• $125.00 cash or check
• Last chance to submit your completed health forms!!!

9:00am - 1:00pm

Bookstore Open

• Seay Building, Lower Level

9:00am - 3:00pm

Business Office and Financial Aid Open

• Seay Building, Lower Level

9:00am-4:00pm

Photo ID Pictures taken.

• Office of Student Engagement & Services, Seay Building, Lower level.

10:00am-11:00am

Commuter Registration

• Lackland Center Lobby

10:00am - 10:45am

Resident Student Welcome Session

• This session is for Freshmen & Transfer RESIDENTS!
• Dean Kathleen Boody
• Whitney Chapel, Seay Building

11:00am-11:45am

MANDATORY - New Student Information Session (Resident, Commuter & Transfer)

• All New students MUST ATTEND!
• Sitnick Theatre, Lackland Center
• Student Affairs/Health Services/SGA/Financial Aid

11:45am-1:00pm

Lunch 

• Cafeteria
• Community Plunge sign-ups

12:15pm

Laptop Disribution Transfer Commuters ONLY!

• Littell Building Lobby
• ID needed at time of pick up 
  • Drivers License
  • Non-Drivers, government issued ID

12:30pm - 1:15pm

"Don't Get Your Face Booked" Student Session

• For Resident Students ONLY!
• Mandatory to be eligible to receive your laptop
• Lt. Stephen Speirs, Warren County Prosecutor's Office
• Sitnick Theatre, Lackland Center

1:00pm - 1:15pm

Commuter Student Welcome

• Come see the Commuter Lounge and have a chance to ask any last minute questions.
• Locations: Ferry Building - 3rd Floor

1:15pm - 2:30pm

Commuter Student BINGO

• This session is for Freshmen & Transfer Commuters
• EXCELLENT PRIZES!
• Seay Building - West Side Lounge

1:15pm - 2:15

Commuter Parent Information Session

• This session is dsigned specifically for the parents of Commuter Students (Freshmen & Transfers)
• Hosted by the Deans of Student Engagement & Services
• Sitnick Theatre, Lackland Center

1:30pm - 3:45pm

Laptop Distribution ALL RESIDENTS (Freshmen & Transfer)

• 1:30pm     Last Names A-F
• 2:15pm     Last Names G-L
• 3:00pm     Last Names M-R
• 3:45pm     Last Names S-Z 

2:45pm - 3:30pm

"Don't Get Your Face Booked" Student Session

• For Commuter Students ONLY!
• Mandatory to be eligible to receive your laptop
• Lt. Stephen Speirs, Warren County Prosecutor's Office
• Sitnick Theatre, Lackland Center

3:45pm - 4:45pm

Laptop Distribution FRESHMEN COMMUTERS ONLY!

• Littell Building Lobby
• ID needed at time of pick up 
  • Drivers License
  • Non-Drivers, government issued ID

5:00pm - 8:00pm

Luau Dinner Party

• Cafeteria; dinner will be served from 5-6pm, festivities continue until 8pm
• Delicious fruit smoothies & design your own flip flops!!
• Sponsored by Student Activities

10:00pm - 11:00pm

"Get to Know Your Neighbors" Social

• Reeves & Smith Halls ONLY!
• Held in each Residence Hall
• A great way to meet your RA and fellow neighbors
• Pizza will be served

Monday, August 30th - Community Plunge!

8:00am

Breakfast

• NEW Cafeteria - Lackland Center

8:30am - 3:00pm

Community Plunge Day - MANDATORY!

• Advance sign-ups REQUIRED!
• Check-in outside Lackland Center
• Transportation will be provided to "service sites"
• Lunch will be provided

5:00pm - 6:30pm

Dinner

• NEW Cafeteria - Lackland Center

5:30pm - 7:00pm

Part-Time & Graduate Student Orientation

• Seay Building - Front Parlors

8:00pm

Post Plunge Party! Sponsored by Student Activities

• American Pop Star & "Bling" Nation
• Make your own music video & take home some bling!
• Rita's Itallian Ice @ 9:00pm
• FREE, FREE, FREE!
• Location: West Side

Tuesday, August 31st - Getting Ready!

8:00-9:30am

Breakfast

• NEW Cafeteria in the Lackland Center

9:30am

Equine Students Depart for Equestrian Center Orientation.

• Buses depart from Founders Parking Lot.

9:00am-6:00pm

Photo ID Pictures.

• The Office of Student Engagement
• Seay Building, Lower level.

9:00am-6:00pm

Book Store Open.

• Seay Building, Lower level.

10:00am

International Student Workshop

• Smith Rotundas

10:00am-11:30am

Equine Students Equestrian Center Orientation

• Equestrian Center

11:30am-12:30pm

BBQ Lunch for Equine Students

• Equestrian Center

11:20am - 1:00pm

Lunch for all other Students

• NEW Cafeteria in the Lackland Center 

1:00- 3:00pm

One Stop Shop and Work-Study Career Fair.

• Use this time to visit our "One Stop" Shop Hallway, located in the lower level of the Seay building, to resolve any last minute issues before classes start tomorrow
• Visit the Work-Study Career Fair to get an on campus work-study job!
• Ferry Building 

3:00pm - 4:00pm

First Year Leader Q & A

• A special session designed with your FYLs to provide you with important last minute information before classes begin.
• Location: TBA

7:00pm - 11:00pm

Open Gym

• Basketball courts, weight room, and pool open
• Glow in the Dark Frisbee (9-11pm)
• Free Hip Hop Dance Class, Sponsored by the Dance Club

9:30pm - 10:15pm

Campus Worship Service

• Non-denominational service
• Casual, contemporary, come as you are Christian worship service.
• This service is offered weekly every Tuesday @ 9:30pm
• Whitney Chapel, Seay Building

Wednesday, September 1st - First Day of Classes.

9:00am-6:00pm

Book Store Open.

• Seay Building, Lower level.

9:00am-6:00pm

Photo ID Pictures to be taken

• The Office of Student Engagement & Services
• Seay Building, Lower level

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Equine Boarder Meeting

• Equine Center

4:00pm

Womens Soccer

• Lady Cyclones vs. Old Westbury
• Soccer Fields

10:00pm

Hypnotist, Kevin Hurley - Sponsored by Student Activities

• FREE, FREE, FREE
• Sitnick Theatre, Lackland Center

Thursday, September 2nd - We Made It!

9:00am-6:00pm

Bookstore Open.

• Seay Building, Lower level.

9:00am-6:00pm

Photo ID Pictures to be taken

• The Office of Student Engagement & Services, Seay Building, Lower level

10:00am-5:00pm

Poster & Art Sale

• Outside Cafeteria

9:30pm - 10:30pm

"Food & Faith," Sponsored by Campus Ministry

• Sunken Lounge, Seay Building, Lower Level
• A weekly opportunity to ask and discuss THE big questions regarding faith, life, and hot current issues.

Friday, September 3rd - Welcome to Our First Weekend!

8:00am-9:00am

Equine Department Meeting

• ALL Equine students AND ANYONE who is riding at the Equine Center!!
• Equestrian Center

9:00am-4:00pm

Photo ID Pictures to be taken

• The Office of Student Engagement & Services
• Seay Building, Lower Level

9:00am - 4:00pm

Bookstore Open

• Seay Building, Lower Level

9:00am - 12:00pm

Equestrian Team Meetings

• 9am - 10am: IHSA Meeting
• 10am - 11am: Hunter & Jumper Team Meeting
• 11am - 12pm: IDA Team Meeting
• Equestrian Center

1:00pm

Equine Student trip to the "Horseman's Outlet"

• Depart from the Equestrian Center
• Bus will return back to Campus

10:00p - 12:00am

Late Night Lounge

• "Sex in the City, 2" & "Mocktails"
• Tillie's

1:00pm

Women's Soccer Home Tournament

• Soccer Fields

3:00pm

Women's Soccer Home Tournament

• Soccer Fields

1:00pm

Women's Soccer Home Tournament

• Soccer Fields

3:00pm

Women's Soccer Home Tournament

• Soccer Fields

3:00pm

Centenary Cinema

• "Get Him to the Greek"
• Little Theatre, Seay Building