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2019 ORIENTATION SCHEDULE
2019 Orientation Schedule
Orientation 2019: Moon Landing
An Out of this World
Adventure
Wednesday, August 21________________________________________________________
Noon - 4 p.m. Early
Move-In for First-Year and Transfer Residence Life Office Resident
Students
7 - 9 p.m. Mixer
for Early Arrival Students Gazebo
Thursday, August 22__________________________________________________________
8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Move-In
for First-Year and Transfer UPMC Events Center
Resident
Students
Campus
Resource Fair
8 a.m. – 3 p.m. International
Student Orientation Rise
Theater, Scaife Hall
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Lunch
on Your Own Nicholson
Center
RoMo’s Café and the Food Court offer a variety of menu items.
Resident students can use their meal plan; Cash/debit/credit also
accepted.
11 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Welcome Session for Commuter Students Franklin
Center
Noon – 2 p.m. Study
Abroad Open House Center
for Global Engagement
Colonial
Village
12:30
& 1:30 p.m. Find
Your Way…A Guided Tour of Campus Departs
Admissions Office
Nicholson
Center (3rd Floor)
College & Careers Career
and Professional Development Center
Benjamin Rush
1 – 2 p.m. Your
Student Matters! Hopwood Hall
A special session
for parents Patrick
Henry Center
1:30
– 2:15 p.m. Get Registered! Get SET! Go! Massey Theater
HUB Resources & Engaged Learning Graduation
Requirement
All
first-year commuter students should attend
3 – 4 p.m. New Student Matriculation Ceremony UPMC Events Center Your
official welcome to the RMU family
All students and
families invited to attend
5 p.m. Parents & families
are encouraged to depart campus
5 – 6:30 p.m. New Student Dinner Nicholson
Center
Join
staff members from Student Life PNC
Colonial Café
Meal
tickets provided for commuter students.
Resident students can use their
meal plan; Cash/debit/credit also accepted
6:30 - 8
p.m. First Year Residence Hall Meetings Residence Halls
8 - 9 p.m. Meet
Your First-Year Experience Program Mentor Gazebo
9 - 11 p.m. Monte
Carlo Night Nicholson
Center
PNC
Colonial Café
10:30 p.m. - Midnight Bonfire and Graffiti Party Nicholson Center Fire Pit
Hosted
by the Student Government Association Gus
Krop Gym, John Jay Center
Friday, August 23____________________________________________________________
8 a.m. – 3 p.m. International
Student Orientation Rise
Theater, Scaife Hall
9 - 11 a.m. Get
Up and Get Moving! Student Recreation and
Campus
Recreation Open House Fitness
Center
10 – 10:45 a.m. Get Registered! Get SET! Go! Massey Theater
HUB Resources & Engaged Learning Graduation
Requirement
All first year students should attend one of
today’s sessions
11
a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Get Registered! Get SET! Go! Massey Theater
HUB Resources & Engaged Learning Graduation
Requirement
1:00
–1:45 p.m. Get Registered! Get SET! Go! Massey Theater
HUB Resources & Engaged Learning Graduation
Requirement
2 – 3:15 p.m. Explorientation Nicholson
Center Lawn
3 – 4 p.m. Transfer Student Social Franklin
Center
4:30 – 5:15 p.m. Dean’s
Reception SBUS:
Rudolph Family Gardens
Meet the faculty in your school SIHSS: Wheatley Center
SEMS:
Gus Krop Gym
SNEHS:
Scaife Hall Ground Floor
UNDC:
Gazebo
5 – 7 p.m. Putting
College Together @ RMU Bookstore Nicholson
Center (Ground Floor)
7 – 10 p.m. Island
Adventure Departs
from Nicholson Center
Bowling at Paradise Lanes and ice skating or
Lot beginning at 6:30 p.m. mini
golf at the RMU Island Sports Center.
Shuttles run until 10 p.m. Socks required for ice skating and bowling.
10:30 – 11:30 p.m. Set
Fire to Your First Year Fears Bonfire Nicholson
Center Fire Pit
Hosted
by the Thrive Leaders
Saturday, August 24 __________________________________________________________
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Community Service Projects Departs
Nicholson Center Lot
Hosted by Residence
Life and Engaged Learning and Community Involvement
Reservations
required. Email: forrester@rmu.edu
10 – 11:15 a.m. Making the
Most of your RMU Experience Hale
Center 301, 307, 309 & 310
A discussion with current students
Noon – 2 p.m.
Fraternity and
Sorority Meet & Greet Gazebo Hosted by RMU Greek Life
2:30– 3:30 p.m. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Massey Hall Theater
& 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. An Honest Look at the College Experience
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Calling
All Singers, Dancers, Actors and Techies Massey
Hall Theater
Colonial
Theater Informational
4:30 - 6 p.m. Center
for Student Success & Center for Student
Success
Tutoring
Center Open House Nicholson
Center (2nd Floor)
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Lawn
Party Nicholson
Center Lawn
Hosted
by the Residence Hall Association
6:30 - 7 p.m. Class
of 2023 Photo Nicholson Center Lawn
9 – 11 p.m. Outdoor
Movie Nicholson
Center Lawn (Rain
location: Gus Krop Gym, John Jay Center)
Sunday, August 25___________________________________________________________
10 - 11 a.m. All
Campus Throwback 5K Run/ Walk Departs
Nicholson Center Lawn
Wear your High School gear!
Noon Sand
Volleyball Sand Volleyball Courts
Hosted
by Campus Recreation
1 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. IPFW North
Athletic Complex
1:30 – 3 p.m. Walk
Your Schedule Various
Locations
Head out to find our class locations. Student Leaders
will be located throughout campus
to help you find your way!
2 – 3 p.m. Student Media Informational Meeting Patrick
Henry Center
No experience necessary! Academic
Media Center
Main
Stage
3 - 4 p.m. Women’s
Novice Rowing Informational Gazebo
4 – 5 p.m. Pep Band, Jazz Band, Concert Band, Gazebo
String Ensemble Informational Meeting
5 p.m. New Student Catholic Mass Rogal
Chapel
6 - 8 p.m. Campus Ministry Association Dessert
Reception Nicholson Center Fire Pit
7 – 10 p.m. BobbyMania Nicholson
Center Lawn
Fireworks display @ 9 p.m.
Hosted by the RMU Class Officers
8 p.m. Catholic Mass Rogal
Chapel
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