Spring Semester Orientation: Sunday, January 15, 2012.
Welcome New Students! We are so glad that you will be attending Centenary College this Spring. Please see below for orientation information. Feel free to contact us with any questions, we're here for you! See you soon...
- Students that participate in our orientation information session have a chance to win a Kindle Fire!
Orientation Schedule:
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Check-In for Resident Students.
Location: David and Carol Lackland Center.
Check in and grab your new room keys. New students will then be escorted toward parking and to their room for move in.
11:00am – 12:00 p.m.
Check-In for Commuter and Transfer Students.
Location: David and Carol Lackland Center.
Check in and take advantage of a formal tour or use this time to speak with returning students and ask them any questions you might have.
12:00 p.m.
Welcome Session.
Location: Sitnik Theater, David and Carol Lackland Center.
12:20 p.m.
Orientation Activities and Lunch.
Location: Campus Wide.
New students will be lead around campus by a returning student host. At this time photo ID cards will be issued and there will be an introduction to important campus resources. All new students are invited to have lunch and try their luck at winning a new Kindle Fire. Lunch takes place in the Cafeteria located in the David and Carol Lackland Center.
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Laptop Distribution.
Location: Whitney Chapel, Seay Administration Building.
Students will receive their laptops, class schedules and a tutorial on using the campus information portal, my.Centenary.
8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
New Student Party.
Location: The S.A.C - Student Activity Center, Seay Administration Building.
Get to know other students that are new to campus. Games and refreshments or just come and hang out! This event is optional but strongly encouraged, who doesn’t want free food?!
*The Bookstore and the Financial Aid Office will be open from 10:00am to 3:00pm
*The Bursar’s Office will NOT be open on Sunday, January 15, 2012 – for business related inquiries please call the Bursar’s Office at (908) 852-1400 x2365 M-F 8:30am – 4:30pm
Please check back frequently for updates, additions and/or weather related alerts.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY OF SERVICE
Monday, January 16, 2012
"A Day On, Not a Day Off"
12:20 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Community Plunge Sign-Ups.
Location: Community Service Office, Rm #33, 3rd Floor, Ferry Bldg.
Whether you want to spend the day helping to make your new community a little more beautiful or you want to lend a hand at a local food bank, we have something for you. Don't miss your opportunity to sign up during Orientation.
All Day
Residence Life Projects.
Location: Various Locations Throughout Our Community.
Your chance to join the Centenary community in experiencing this National Initiative through meaningful activities throughout the area.
2:00 Smith Hall Residents:
“One love might make the difference (One Love)
Might take the walls and tear them down
One light might keep on shining (One Love)
If we take one love and we spread it around” (Hootie and the Blowfish)
Residents gather and create lanterns and search for understanding in a hall community event.
3:00 Bennett-Smith Hall Residents: Trivia of Truth
So, you think you know your history…
4:00 Reeves Hall Residents: Building Dreams - Come join other Reeves Hall residents in building Diversity through Trivia, Competition, and Chasing your Dreams!
5:00 Washbaugh and Anderson Halls Residents: Dream On! – Residents will have the opportunity to experience part of Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream for America, and identify their own personal dreams with the building community. Come have lots of fun and get to know your fellow Centenarians!
7:00 Van Winkle and Lotte Halls Residents: “I have a Dream” Program
Residents come and share your dreams without reproach and create a communal mural, The Dream Wall.
8:00 Vigil for Change
In a conclusion of the day’s events the College Community will gather in front of Seay Building to honor Dr. Martin Luther King and commit to creating a community of diversity, peace, and tolerance.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
"A Day On, Not a Day Off"
All Day
Community Plunge.
Location: See Below for a List of Locations.
Each year, Centenary College conducts a day-long community service experience for all incoming students called 
The Community Plunge.
Community Plunge allows you, the student, to decide how you want give back to the community for the day. At Orientation you will be provided a list of volunteer sites to choose from, meals, and transportation to volunteer sites where you and your new classmates will work together to give back! What better way to get to know your community, your peers, and the value of community service?
Locations include Warren Haven Nursing Home, the Post House, Hillside Food Bank, Hackettstown Business Improvement District and Trinity United Methodist Church
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- Use our online registration and let us know you are coming to Spring Orientation on Sunday, January 15th!
Check out these helpful links:
Building Abbreviations
Orientation & First Year Contacts
Tiffany Kushner, Director of Co-Curricular Transitions
Phone: (908) 852-1400 ext. 2426
kushnert@centenarycollege.edu
Joshua D. Walker, First-Year Experience Coordinator
908-852-1400 x2833
walkerj@centenarycollege.edu