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New Student Orientation (Aug 25 - Sep 1, 2012)

 

Move-in Day Highlights
 

Saturday, August 25

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

8:30am – 2:45pm Arrival Day - You will check in with the following offices and complete any missing documents:
  • Admissions
  • Parking/Student IDs
  • Financial Aid
  • Business Office
  • PolyClinic
  • Student Life
Signs will direct you where to go, and people will be available to answer questions all along the way.
Unpack and settle in.		 Mercer Hall
2nd floor		 New  Students
11am – 1pm Lunch ** Dining Hall New Students and Families
** Lunch prices for family members of our students are $6 each; supper prices are $6 each.
3 – 4:15pm Welcome and Introductions * Rudd Auditorium New Students and Families
4:30 – 5:30pm Parent Orientation Rudd Auditorium Parents and Families of New Students
4:30 – 5:45pm Life Groups Intro Meeting * Grassy Bowl (Lawn near Rudd) New Students
5:45 – 6:15pm Parents and Families say Good-bye and Depart Residence Hall Lawns New Students with Parents and Families
6 - 7pm Supper Dining Hall New Students
7:15 –
9:30pm		 SGA Activity * Student Center Grounds New Students
10 - 11pm Meet Your Floor * Residence Halls All New Resident Students
2am Curfew    
* = Required Attendance for Resident and Commuter Students (unless otherwise noted)

Sunday, August 26

8:30 – 9:30am Breakfast Dining Hall
10:30am Worship
Dr. David Morgan, Assistant Professor Biblical Studies		 Rudd Auditorium
12 – 1pm Lunch Dining Hall
3 – 5pm Home Visits with Faculty & Staff * Homes around Dayton
5:45 – 6:45pm Supper Dining Hall
7 – 7:45pm Bryan's Philosophy: Why We Do What We Do *
Bruce Morgan, Dean of Community Life		 Rudd Auditorium
8 – 8:45pm An Education for the Whole Person *
Ben Norquist, Director of Spiritual Formation		 Rudd Auditorium
2am Curfew  
* = Required Attendance

Monday, August 27

7am - 7pm Meals Served All Day Dining Hall
8am - 12:30pm ACT Exam
(for those who were notified)		 Mercer 317
8:30 - 9:30am Information Technology at Bryan *
(Required for New Freshmen and Transfer Students)		 Rudd Auditorium
9:30 - 10:30am Proficiency Profile (Academic Testing) - only for those who were notified Mercer 116
9:30am - noon
Music Auditions (New Students)
(Piano Skills Placement Test Required for all incoming music majors and those desiring piano lessons)
Choral groups and voice lessons   
Instrumental ensembles   
Piano   


Rudd 109
Rudd 112
Rudd 302
10 - 10:50am Breakout Sessions *
New Students select one of five options		 Library, Gymnasium, and Mercer 239, & 242
11 - 11:50am Breakout Sessions Redo * Same as above
1 - 1:30pm Financial Services Meeting *
(Required for ALL New Freshmen and Transfers)		 Rudd Auditorium
1:30 - 1:40pm Video: This Is Illegal? * Rudd Auditorium
2:00 - 3:45pm Foreign Language Placement Testing
French & Spanish		 Library Computer Lab
3 - 5pm Hilltop Players Auditions Brock Hall below Rudd Auditorium
7:15 - 8:15pm Prime Time with the President *
Dr. Stephen Livesay, President of Bryan College
(All New Students)		 Rudd Auditorium
8:30 - 9:15pm Bryan's Heritage: Why We Are Here *
Dr. Ray Legg, Chairman of the English Dept.		 Rudd Auditorium
2am Curfew  
* = Required Attendance

Tuesday, August 28 

Returning students will be on campus today and are required to clear the Business Office and
complete registration. Items on the remainder of this schedule also or only apply to them.
 
7am - 7pm Meals Served All Day Dining Hall
8:30 - 9am Department Group Meetings *
(Required for ALL new students)		 TBA
9am - noon Advisors' Open Offices Faculty Offices
9am - 5pm
Online Directory and Yearbook Pictures *
Required for ALL students
 Game Room
8:30am - noon Non-Academic Registration *
Required for ALL students		 Latimer 2nd Floor Kiosk
10am - 12:30pm
Choral groups and voice lessons   
Instrumental ensembles   
Piano   

Rudd 109
Rudd 112
Rudd 302
12:00pm Lunch for new international students (International Student Association) Rhea County Room
1 - 3:30pm Non-Academic Registration (continued) *
Required for ALL students		 Latimer 2nd Floor Kiosk
3 - 5pm Hilltop Players Auditions Brock Hall below Rudd Auditorium
8:45 - 9:45pm Residence Hall Meetings - All Resident Students *
     Arnold: Arnold Lounge
     Huston: Lion's Den
     Long: Brock Hall
     Robinson Hall: Summers Gymnasium
     Woodlee-Ewing: Rudd Auditorium
     Townhouses @ Bryan Commons: Townhouses		  
12:30am Curfew  
* = Required Attendance

Wednesday, August 29

You must clear the Business Office and Non-Academic Registration before attending classes today.

8am CLASSES BEGIN
(Classroom and Chapel Dress Code Begins)		  
9am - 5pm
Online Directory and Yearbook Pictures *
Required for ALL students
 Game Room
10am Chapel: Spiritual Life Conference *   
Keynote Speaker:  Eugene Cho, Founder and President of One Day's Wages.  Watch video here. Read Eugene's story here.
Five SLC services at which attendance will be taken: Wednesday and Thursday morning and evening and Friday morning.		 Rudd Auditorium
7:15 - 8:45pm Spiritual Life Conference * Rudd Auditorium
9 – 10pm New Students' Commissioning *
(All New Freshmen)		 TBA
12:30am Curfew  
* = Required Attendance

Thursday, August 30

8am Classes  
11am Chapel: Spiritual Life Conference *
Attendance will be taken		 Rudd Auditorium
12:30am Curfew  
7:15 - 8:45pm Spiritual Life Conference * Rudd Auditorium
* = Required Attendance

Friday, August 31

8am Classes  
10am Chapel: Spiritual Life Conference *
Attendance will be taken		 Rudd Auditorium
2am Curfew  
* = Required Attendance

Saturday, September 1

10am All-College Picnic  <VIDEO>
All students, faculty and staff are invited		 Fort Bluff Camp
5:30pm Supper Dining Hall
2am Curfew  
 

If you have questions, please feel free to call Student Life at 423.775.7209 or you may email your questions to olsenju@bryan.edu.