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Orientation - Fall Semester 2010

Schedule of Orientation Activities: August 26-29

Please note: On Wednesday, August 25th, our residence halls will be open for check in. Our residence life staff will help get you situated and prepare you for the orientation activities which begin on Thursday, August 26th.

Day 1 - Thursday, August 26th

7:00-7:45              

Optional Run/Walk/ Body Flow/Body Attack  Sessions (Meet in the Stoddard Activities Center) 

10:00-11:00

Student and Parent Meetings (Stoddard Activities Center and Ballroom, respectively)

11:00-11:45

Orientation Groups- meet with orientation groups. (OG Session 1)

11:45-12:30

Groups 1-8 Lunch; Groups 9-18- OG Session 2

12:30-1:15

Groups 1-8 OG Session 2; Groups 9-18- Lunch

1:30-2:30

Academic Assembly (Student and parents- Stoddard Activities Center)

2:30-4:00

Groups 1-8: OG Sessions 3 & 4; Groups 9-18 OG Sessions 5 & 6

4:00-5:30

Advisor Appointments (1st half)

5:00-7:00

Institute Opening Social (Student Ward Building) (Dining Hall Closed- Jonnzey’s Open)

7:00-8:00    Concert- Jeremy Hoop- (The Testaments/Charlie) Stoddard Activities Center

8:00-11:00

Movie Party-Iron Man II- Chandler Field—(Rain plan- Stoddard Activities Center)

 

Day 2 - Friday August 27th 

7:00-7:45            

Optional Run/Walk/ Body Flow/Body Attack  Sessions (Meet in the Stoddard Activities Center)

8:00-9:00    

Breakfast (Dining Hall)

9:00-10:30

Groups 1-8: Sessions 5 & 6; Groups 9-18: Sessions 3 & 4

10:30-12:45

Groups 1-8 Session 7, 8 and lunch; Groups 9-18: 8, lunch and 7

1:00-1:50

Pep Assembly- Learn the school song and feel of the great SVU spirit led by Pres. Smith himself! (Arena)

2:00-2:30

Pre-med Advising Meeting- Durham 108- For those new students interested in the pre-medical program. Dr. Barbara Van Kuiken, pre-med advisor, will lead the session.

2:00-4:00

Auditions, Advisor Appointments, Catch up.

4:00-5:45

Home Men’s Soccer Match vs. Warren Wilson College ( The Fields)

5:45- 7:00

Luau- Chandler Field

7:30-9:30

Knight Games- Join us for inflatable games and a variety of fun activities to kick off your time here at SVU! (Stoddard Activities Center and Chandler Field)

 

Day 3 - Saturday August 28th

7:45-8:45                

Breakfast 

9:00-10:00 

Rise Up for Honor- Join us for this time-honored SVU tradition.  Please wear your Orientation T-shirts!  (Front of Main Hall (Meet at Orientation spots)

10:00-12:00

Service projects by Orientation group(s) 

12:00-1:30 

Lunch (Downtown- Community Celebration) 

1:00-5:00 

Battle of the Bands- Downtown on the Green next to Franks for the Memories

8:30-11:30   

Welcome Back Dance! – Tennis Courts/Chandler Field

 

Day 4 – Sunday August 29th

9:00-4:00           

Student Ward Meetings  

9:00-12:00 

University 1st and 4th Wards 

1:00-4:00 

University 2nd, 3rd, and 5th Wards 

7:30-7:55 

Pre-fireside Refreshments- Student Ward Building  

8:00-9:00 

Stake Presidency Fireside- Student Ward Building