New Student Orientation (August 22-29, 2009)

New Student Information + Student Life

Saturday, August 22

Please plan to arrive early in the day. Signing in and clearing financial matters by lunch time allows time for students to get settled in their rooms before the 3 p.m. meeting. Once this meeting begins, students will have a very full program.

8:30am – 2:45pmCheck in with the Admission's Office and then pick up your matriculation packet and, if a resident student, your room key *
Unpack and settle in.		Mercer Hall 2nd floorNew  Students
8:30am – 2:45pmClear Financial Matters
(only if notified)		Business Office / Financial Aid OfficeOnly Those Notified
(A notice will be stapled to your matriculation packet if you need to clear financial matters.)
11am – 1pmLunch **Dining HallNew Students and Families
** Lunch prices for family members of our students are $5 each; supper prices are $5.50 each.
3 – 4:15pmWelcome and Introductions *Rudd AuditoriumNew Students and Families
4:30 – 5:30pmParent OrientationRudd AuditoriumParents and Families of New Students
4:30 – 5:45pmSmall Group Intro Meeting *
Orientation Groups (requires login and password)		Summers GymnasiumNew Students
5:45 – 6:15pmParents say Good-bye and DepartResidence Halls LawnsNew Students with Parents and Families
6 - 7pmSupperStudent Center Grounds
7:15 –
9:30pm		SGA Activity *Student Center GroundsNew Students
10 - 11pmMeet Your Floor *Residence HallsAll New Resident Students
2amCurfew
* = Required Attendance for Resident and Commuter Students (unless otherwise noted)

Sunday, August 23

8:30 – 9:30amBreakfastDining Hall
10:30amWorship
Ben Norquist, Assistant Director of Spiritual Formation		Rudd Auditorium
12 – 1pmLunch
Dining Hall
3 – 5pmHome Visits with Faculty & Staff *
Homes around Dayton
5:45 – 6:45pmSupperDining Hall
7 – 7:45pmBryan's Philosophy: Why We Do What We Do *
Dr. Peter Held, VP for Student Life
Rudd Auditorium
8 – 8:30pmPCI (Practical Christian Involvement) Presentation *
Ben Norquist, Assistant Director for Spiritual Formation		Rudd Auditorium
2amCurfew
* = Required Attendance


Monday, August 24

7am - 7pmMeals Served All Day
Dining Hall
8am - 12:30pmACT Exam
(for those who were notified)		Mercer 317
8:15 - 9:30amAcademic Support Center Orientation *
(Required of New Freshmen and Transfer Students)		Rudd Auditorium
9:30am - noon
Music Auditions (New Students)
(Piano Skills Placement Test required of all incoming music majors, and placement auditions for piano lessons)
Choral groups and voice lessons   
Instrumental ensembles   
Piano   



Rudd 109
Rudd 112
Rudd 302
10 - 10:50amBreakout Sessions *
New Students Select One of Four Options
Library and Mercer 239, 241, & 242
11 - 11:50amBreakout Sessions Redo *Same as above
1 - 1:30pmFinancial Services Meeting *
(Required for ALL New Freshmen and Transfers)		Rudd Auditorium
1:30 - 1:40pmVideo: This Is Illegal? *Rudd Auditorium
2:00 - 3:45pmForeign Language Placement Testing
French, Spanish, German		Library Computer Lab
3 - 5pmHilltop Players AuditionsRudd Auditorium
3:30 - 5:30pmSoccer and Volleyball Practices
7:15 - 8:15pmPrime Time with the President *
Dr. Stephen Livesay, President of Bryan College
(All New Students)		Rudd Auditorium
8:30 - 9:15pmBryan's Heritage: Why We Are Here *
Dr. Ray Legg, Chairman of the English Dept.		Rudd Auditorium
2amCurfew
* = Required Attendance


Tuesday, August 25 

  • You must clear the Business Office and complete registration TODAY.
  • You are registered when you have completed both the academic and non-academic processes. 
  • The final deadline for completing registration for the Fall semester is September 4. No students may complete registration after that date.

7am - 7pmMeals Served All Day
Dining Hall
8:30 - 9amAdvisee Group Meetings *
(Required of ALL new students)		TBA
9am - noonAdvisors' Open OfficesFaculty Offices
8:30am - 4pm
Online Directory and Yearbook Pictures *
Required for ALL students
Lion's Den
8:30am - noonNon-Academic Registration *
Required of ALL students		Game Room
10am - 12:30pm
Choral groups and voice lessons   
Instrumental ensembles   
Piano   

Rudd 109
Rudd 112
Rudd 302
1 - 3:30pmNon-Academic Registration (continued) *
Required of ALL students		Game Room
3 - 5pmHilltop Players AuditionsRudd Auditorium
3:30 - 5:30pmSoccer and Volleyball PracticesMercer 111
5 - 6:30pmConvocation Banquet
Presidential Scholars, Faculty		Dining Hall
7 - 9pmConvocation *
Bryan Community (this event is a dress-up occasion)		Rudd Auditorium
9:45 - 10:45pmResidence Hall Meetings - All Resident Students *
     Arnold: Arnold Lounge
     Huston: Lion's Den
     Long: Brock Hall
     Robinson Hall: Summers Gymnasium
     Woodlee-Ewing: Rudd Auditorium
12:30amCurfew
* = Required Attendance


Wednesday, August 26

  • You must have cleared the Business Office and Non-Academic Registration before attending classes today.
  • Your Yellow Registration Form will be stamped "Completed" when cleared.

8amCLASSES BEGIN
(Classroom and Chapel Dress Code Begins)
11amChapel: Spiritual Life Conference *
There are morning and evening services on Wednesday and only a morning service on Thursday and Friday.  Attendance will be taken at all four services.		Rudd Auditorium
7:15 - 8:45pmSpiritual Life Conference *Rudd Auditorium
9 – 10pmNew Students' Commissioning *
(All New Freshmen)		TBA
12:30amCurfew

* = Required Attendance

Thursday, August 27

8amClasses
11amChapel: Spiritual Life Conference *
Attendance will be taken		Rudd Auditorium
12:30amCurfew
* = Required Attendance


Friday, August 28

8amClasses
11amChapel: Spiritual Life Conference *
Attendance will be taken		Rudd Auditorium
8pmInternational Student Association Ice Cream Social Mac's Café
2amCurfew
* = Required Attendance


Saturday, August 29

10amAll-College Picnic  <VIDEO>
All students, faculty and staff are invited		Fort Bluff Camp
5pmSupperDining Hall
2amCurfew

If you have questions, please feel free to call the Office of Student Life at (423) 775-7209 or you may email your questions to olsenju@bryan.edu.