Orientation 2012 Schedule of Events

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Time	Event	Location
8 to 11 a.m.	Residential Student Move-In	Various Locations
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.	Commuter Student Check-In	Performing Arts Center
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.	Campus & Community Luncheon You will be able to interact with faculty, staff, alumni, and current students. During this time you will have time to unload your vehicles, grab a bite, and do some unpacking or errand running before Convocation. There is no program at the lunch, just a meet, greet, and eat while we enjoy a beautiful day together and kick off the beginning of another great year at AQ.	Wege Center
1:30 p.m.	Seating for Academic Convocation	Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center
2 p.m.	Convocation	Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center
3 p.m.	Families Depart & Orientation Begins! We give you a few minutes to wish one another well, but orientation really does need to begin! Students will remain in the Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center while families depart. There will NOT be time to return to cars or residential areas with families: please plan accordingly.	Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center
3:15 p.m.	Class of 2016 Picture	Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center
3:45 p.m.	Orientation 2012 Kickoff!	Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center
4:30 to 6 p.m.	Dinner	Wege Cafe
6 p.m.	Commuter Basics This session is a resource fair for new students commuting to campus	Art and Music Center 101
6:15 p.m.	Residence Hall Floor Meetings For students living in the residence halls your resident assistants will convene your floor to discuss the community in which you now live.	Residence Halls
7:30 p.m.	Orientation Group Time	Residence Halls
8 p.m.	Campus Safety Messages	Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center
8:30 p.m.	Keynote Speaker: Joe Martin	Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center
9:30 p.m.	Student Senate Shout Out!	Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center
10 p.m.	Casino Night	Wege Ballroom

Friday, August 24, 2012

Time	Event	Location
8 a.m.	Breakfast	Wege Cafe
9 a.m.	Classroom Sessions	AB Classrooms
11:30 a.m.	Lunch	Wege Cafe
1:15 p.m.	Kick-off to Project Unite	Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center
2 to 5 p.m.	Project Unite Project Unite is an annual tradition that our newest students and our community experience together. Learn more about Project Unite and AQ's commitment to community service by viewing our page!	Greater Grand Rapids Locations
5 to 7 p.m.	Busses leave for West Michigan Whitecaps Game	Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center
7 p.m.	West Michigan White Caps Game	Comstock Park
10:30 p.m.	Orientation Dance	Wege Ballroom

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Time

Event

Location

8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

Residence Hall Lobbies

8:30 a.m.

Insignis Welcome Brunch

Loutit Room

8:30 a.m.

UDM Nurses Welcome Brunch

Albertus Hall 119

10:00 a.m.

Academic Success Session/Academic Integrity Pledge

AB Classrooms

11:00 a.m.

Exploring your Academic Majors

AB Classrooms

Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Lunch

Wege Cafe

Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Walk Your Class Schedule Tours

Wege Center

1:30 p.m.

Dean's Session with Skits

Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center

2:15 p.m.

First Year Monologues

Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center

3:15 p.m.

HOORAY! with Lonnie Scott

Lonnie Scott

Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center

5 to 7 p.m.

Dinner

Wege Cafe

7 p.m.

Common Read Experience

AB Classrooms

8 p.m.

Pond Reflection Ceremony

Wege Pond

8 p.m.

Ice Cream Social

Cook Carriage House

10:30 p.m.

Comedy Showcase

Comedian Eric O'Shea (Creative Emmy's Award Presenter, 6-Time Nominee for Campus Activity Magazine's National Comedian of the Year) and our own Aquinas Improv Troup "In Case of Emergency" will be performing!

Sturrus Sports & Fitness Center