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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 Resident Students -Residence Life Office
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 Resident Students/Campus Resource Fair - UPMC Events Center
Get your campus ID, Parking Pass, and Meet professionals from all over the university!
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.
12:30
& 1:30 p.m. - Find
Your Way…A Guided Tour of Campus - Departs
Admissions Office Nicholson Center (3rd Floor) College and Careers - Career and Professional Development Center Benjamin Rush
1 – 2 p.m. - Your
Student Matters! A special session for parents - Hopwood Hall Patrick Henry Center
1 - 1:30pm - Welcome Session for Commuters! - Massey Theatre
Get your campus ID, and meet your orientation leaders! 1:30 – 2:15 p.m. - Get Registered! Get SET! Go! - Massey Theatre
HUB Resources & Engaged Learning Graduation
Requirement
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 PNC Colonial Café
Join
staff members from Student Life Meal
tickets provided for commuter students.
Resident students can use their
meal plan; Cash/debit/credit also accepted
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. First Year Residence Hall Meetings - Residence Halls
7:30-8 p.m. - Meet
Your First-Year Experience Program Mentor - Gazebo
8-10 p.m. - Monte
Carlo Night - Nicholson
Center PNC Colonial Café
10:00 p.m. - Midnight - Bonfire and Graffiti Party - Nicholson Center Fire Pit/Gus Krop Gym, John Jay Center
Hosted
by the Student Government Association
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! - Campus Recreation Open House -Student Recreation and Fitness Center 10am - 11am. - Study Abroad Open House - Center for Global Engagement Colonial Village
10-10:45 a.m., 11-11:45 a.m., or 1 1:45 p.m.
Get Registered! Get SET! Go! HUB Resources & Engaged Learning Graduation Requirement - Massey Theater
All First Year Students Should attend one of these sessions
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
Meet the faculty in your school School of Business: Rudolph Family Gardens, Massey Hall
School of Informatics, Humanities, and Social Sciences: Wheatley Center
School of Engineering, Mathematics and Sciences: Gus Krop Gym, John Jay Gym
School of Nursing, Education, and Human Studies: Scaife Hall
Undecided: Gazebo 5 – 7 p.m. Putting
College Together @ RMU Bookstore Nicholson
Center (Ground Floor)
7 – 10 p.m. Island
Adventure - Departs
from Nicholson Center Lot beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Bowling at Paradise Lanes and ice skating or
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.- Real Talk Shop: Making the
Most of your RMU Experience - Hopwood Hall
An honest discussion with current students: hosted by Fred Hodges, Jr.
Noon – 2 p.m. Fraternity and
Sorority Meet & Greet/Cookout - Gazebo Hosted by RMU Greek Life
2:30– 3:30 p.m. & 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: An Orientation Play - Massey Hall Theater
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. - Colonial Theatre Informational - Massey
Hall Theater
4:30 - 6 p.m. - Center
for Student Success & Tutoring Center Open House - Center for Student
Success
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: Space Jam - Nicholson
Center Lawn
(Rain
location: Gus Krop Gym, John Jay Center)
Sunday, August 25___________________________________________________________
10 - 11 a.m. - Throwback 5K Run/ Walk - Starting Line 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 - Meet at the Gazebo
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 Academic Media Center
No experience necessary!
3 - 4 p.m. - Women’s
Novice Rowing Informational - Gazebo
4 – 5 p.m. - Pep Band, Jazz Band, Concert Band String Ensemble Informational Meeting Gazebo
5 p.m. & 8pm - 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
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