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Life at Aquinas College
Orientation Schedule
2020 New Student Orientation Schedule
NOTE: Schedule is subject to change. New Student Orientation events are required for all new first year students; unless noted below (*).
Commuter Students meals will be paid for by the Student Activities & Orientation office. Residential students will be asked to meal plan.
IMPORTANT: All events are in accordance of local and state health guidelines. A facemask will be required inside buildings and when physical distancing is not possible.
Sunday, August 16, 2020
| 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. / First-Year Student Move-In / Various Residential Locations (Third Wave) |
| 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. / Commuter Student Check-In / Academic Building Lobby |
| 4:00 – 5:15 p.m. / Community Dinner / Wege Center |
| 5:15 – 5:30 p.m. / Make way to your HOMEpage (Classroom assignment will be assigned once you get to campus)* Assignments will be in your Residence Hall or given at commuter check in. |
| 5:45 – 6:30 p.m. / Welcome and Community Standards Discussion and Skits/ HOMEpage Classroom |
| 6:30 – 7:45 p.m. / Say What?! / HOMEpage Classroom |
| 8:00 p.m. / Welcome Back Mass / Our Lady Seat of Wisdom + Wege Ballroom * |
Monday, August 17, 2020
| 7:15 – 9:00 a.m. / Breakfast / Wege Cafeteria * |
| 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. / Orientation Group Time and Academic Expectations / HOMEpage |
| 10:30 a.m. / Campus Tour and Group Time / Various Locations |
| 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. / Brunch / Wege Cafeteria (Groups A+B+C) |
| Campus Safety Session / HOMEpage |
| Campus Ministry Session / HOMEpage |
| 1:30 – 2:30 p.m./Sustainability Introduction and Resources / Icebreakers / HOMEpage |
| 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. / MyAQ overview and Course Connect/ Icebreakers / HOMEpage |
| 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. / Dinner + Group Time / Various Locations |
| 8:00pm. Student Senate sponsored Drive-in Movie "Jumanji: The Next Level" * |
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
| 7:15 – 9:00 a.m. / Breakfast / Wege Cafeteria * |
| 9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. / Introduction to the Dominican pillar of Service and Project / HOMEpage |
| 12:15 – 1:45 p.m. / Lunch / Campus Ministry Reflection / Various Locations |
| 1:45 – 3:00 p.m. / Ice cream break and group time / Various Locations |
| 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. / Social Norms and Skits / HOMEpage |
| 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. / Dinner / Final Group Time / Wege Cafeteria + Various Campus Locations |
| 8:00 – 9:30 p.m. / Student Activities sponsored Musician Javier Colon (virtual) / TBD *, Winner of The Voice -Season 1 |
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
| First-Year Experience Class / Various Classrooms |
| 1:45 p.m. / Class Tree Planting Ceremony and Resource Fair / Albertus and Wege |
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Welcome week events sponsored by AQ departments will run from August 19-30. Watch our social media and fliers across campus on event times and details. Welcome to your HOMEpage, Class of 2024! Go Saints! |