8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Orientation Packet Distribution, Residence Hall Keys, Student ID Card Photos

Cat Cavern, 2nd floor, University Center

8 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

New Student Settling-in / Move-In Time

Campus Wide

11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

New Student Athlete and Parent Orientation

Smith Auditorium

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Goudy Commons Open for Lunch (on your own)

Goudy Commons

2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Welcome Program for New Students & Families

Quad

3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Opening Days Group Session

4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

College Colloquium

Location listed in orientation packet

5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Picnic Dinner and Entertainment

Brown Field

Ticket required for family members.

7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Residence Life at Willamette - Meet Your RA/CM and residence hall floor

9 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Residence Hall Receptions

Individual residence halls

An opportunity to get to know the community mentors (CM's) and residents of your floor and building.

7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Breakfast

8:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

College Colloquium Prep Time

10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Opening Convocation

Quad

All first-year students are required to attend. The convocation speaker this year is Firoozeh Dumas, bestselling author of Funny in Farsi.

12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Lunch

Brown Field

Ticket required for family members

12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Career Services Open House

3rd Floor University Center

1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

College Colloquium

3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Free Time and Goodbyes

4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Chemistry 115 Challenge Exam

Olin 302

4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Music Theory Assessment

Rogers Rehearsal Hall

4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Dinner

Goudy Commons

7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Matriculation Ceremony

Quad

9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Decades Dance

Jackson Plaza

Wear your favorite '60's, '70's or '80's costume!

7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Breakfast

Goudy Commons

8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

College Colloquium Prep Time

10:30 a.m. to noon

College Colloquium

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Lunch

Brown Field

Noon to 2 p.m.

Lunch with Your College Colloquium Class

Goudy Commons or off-campus

1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Choir Auditions

Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center 107

2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

String Auditions

Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center 114

2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Opening Days Group Session

3 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Free Time

4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Dinner

Brown Field

6 p.m. - 11 p.m.

Night on the Town

various

Sign up for one of several options to explore Salem and the surrounding area.

9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Brunch

Goudy Commons

10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Interdenominational Worship Service

Cone Chapel, Waller Hall

11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Calculus Sequence Placement Advising

Ford Hall, 2nd floor

An open advising session for all students unsure about which calculus course to take

12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Grass Volleyball Tournament

Quad

12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Theatre Auditions

Playhouse, M. Lee Pelton Theatre

1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Choir Auditions and Voice Auditions

Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center 107 and Hudson Hall

2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Piano Auditions

Rogers Music Center - 117

4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Instrumental Ensembles Information Meeting

Rogers Rehearsal Hall

4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Dinner

Goudy Commons

5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Opening Days Group Session

6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Reality Check

Smith Auditorium

7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Opening Days Group Session

9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Willamette Night Out

See your OD leader for a list of activities and their locations on-campus

7 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Breakfast

Goudy Commons

9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

College Colloquium

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Choir Auditions

Rogers Music Center 107

10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

First-Year Student Academic Advising

Advisor Offices

Scheduled individual appointments with advisors as requested.

11 a.m. to noon

First-year Student Survey Time Block #1

Check with your OD leader for more information.

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Lunch

Goudy Commons

12 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Theatre Callbacks

Playhouse, M. Lee Pelton Theatre

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

First-Year Survey Time Block #2

1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Dramatic Vocal Arts Auditions

Hudson Hall

TBD

Class of 2016 Photo

University Center Lawn

Wear your gold rush t-shirt and join your classmates for a photo on the UC Lawn before you leave for the service project.

3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Service Project and Opening Days Group Session

4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Dinner

Goudy Commons

6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Theatre Open House

Playhouse, M. Lee Pelton Theatre

7 p.m.

Sex Signals

Hudson Hall

Required for all first-year students

9 p.m.

Sex Signals

Hudson Hall

Required for all first-year students

7 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Breakfast

Goudy Commons

8 a.m.

Classes Begin!

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Choir Auditions & Woodwind/Percussion/Brass Auditions

Rogers Music Center 107 & Rogers Music Center 110

4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Master Chorus Auditions

Rogers Music Center 107

11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Jazz Auditions

Rogers Music Center - 111

5 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.

Pre-Health Sciences Meeting

Collins 205

First-year student last names A-K, 5-6 p.m.; L-Z, 6:15-7:15 p.m.

8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Residence Hall Community Meeting

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Woodwind/Percussion/Brass Auditions

Rogers Music Center - 110

11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Jazz Auditions

Rogers Music Center - 111

4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Master Chorus Auditions

Rogers Music Center - 107

4 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Chamber Choir Callbacks

Hudson Hall & Rogers Rehearsal Hall

7 p.m.

Mandatory Music Convo: Faculty Performance and Music Major Orientation

Hudson Hall, Rogers Hall

11 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Late Night at Fred Meyer

South Salem Fred Meyer, Commercial Street

Buses leave from Sparks Parking Lot beginning at 10:45 p.m.