Orientation Program Outcomes:
Incoming students that participate in the New Student Orientation (NSO) program will:
- become familiar with the mission and values of Aquinas College, recognizing the pillars of Prayer, Study, Community, and Service as integral to their college experience.
- begin to identify what it means to be an Aquinas College community member, and opportunities to plug into a vibrant campus experience.
- learn the physical campus environment, and be able to identify critical campus resources.
- begin to understand academic expectations and proactively prepare for the rigor of college.
NOTE: Schedule is subject to change.
Friday, August 16, 2019
| 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. / First Year Student Move-In / Various Residential Locations |
| 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. / Commuter Student Check-In / Academic Building Lobby |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. / Community Lunch / Wege Center |
| 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. / Multicultural Student Welcome Reception / Cook Carriage House |
| 3:30 p.m. – 4:15pm / Family Send-Off / Sturrus Center |
| 4:15pm – 6:15pm / Orientation Group Time and Dinner / Various Locations |
| 4:15pm – 5:00 p.m. / Family Mass / Our Lady Seat of Wisdom |
| 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. / Parent Reception / Brookby |
| 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. / AQ: A Community of Respect / Sturrus Center |
| 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. / Commuter Student Meeting / AMC Auditorium |
| 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. / Residential Student Meeting / Various Residential Locations |
| 9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. / Concert on the Lawn / Sponsored by AQ Student Senate / Holmdene Lawn |
Saturday, August 17, 2019
| 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. / Orientation Group Time / Various Locations |
| 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. / Brunch / Wege Cafeteria |
| 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. / Hooray! with Lonnie Scott / Sturrus Center |
| 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. / Safety & Success with CSO / Sturrus Center |
| 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. / CDI&E Programming / Sturrus Center |
| 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. / Dinner / Wege Cafeteria |
| 6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. / West Michigan Whitecaps Game / Fifth Third Ballpark |
Sunday, August 18, 2019
| 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. / Brunch / Wege Cafeteria |
| 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. / Campus Ministry Reflection / Various Locations |
| 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. / Race to Zero Waste: Part 1 / Sturrus Center |
| 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. / Dinner / Wege Cafeteria |
| 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. / Orientation Mass / Our Lady Seat of Wisdom |
Monday, August 19, 2019
| 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. / Returning Student Move-In / Various Locations |
| 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. / Breakfast / Wege Cafeteria |
| 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. / Academic Orientation / Performing Arts Center |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. / Lunch / Wege Cafeteria |
| 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. / Project Unite / Sturrus Center and Various Location around GR |
| 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. / Orientation Group Time and Dinner / Various Locations |
| 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. / Cheers and Root Beers / Sponsored by Residence Life / Holmdene Lawn |
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
| 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. / Breakfast / Wege Cafeteria |
| 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. / Orientation Group Time / Various Locations |
| 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. / Race to Zero Waste: Part 2 / Indoor Athletic Field |
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. / Student Wellness with CHWS / Sturrus Center |
| 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. / Lunch / Wege |
| 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. / Grand Rapids Scavenger Hunt / GR Community |
| 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. / Party with the President / Brookby |
