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Schedule of Events
Below is a draft schedule of events for Opening Days 2012; it is subject to change. Be sure to check the final schedule at orientation check-in on August 23. For the Transfer and International ONE DAY schedule, check here.
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
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 11 a.m.
Parent and Family Program Check-in
Cat Cavern, University Center
10 a.m.
Parent and Family Campus Tour
Clock Tower (outside Hatfield Library)
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
1 p.m.
Parent and Family Campus Tour
Clock Tower (outside Hatfield Library)
2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Welcome Program for New Students & Families
Quad
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Parent and Family Program: Campus Life at WU
Smith Auditorium & Hudson Hall
A panel of Willamette staff will answer questions about their respective departments and services, facilitated by David Douglass, Dean of Campus Life. Departments represented include: Bishop Wellness Center, Campus Safety, Residence Life, Chaplain, and Multicultural Affairs.
5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Picnic Dinner and Entertainment
Brown Field
Ticket required for family members.
7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Residence Life at Willamette
Friday, August 24, 2012
7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Breakfast on your own
7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.
Parent and Family Program Session: Introduction to the Compass Card System
Montag Den
8:15 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Parent and Family Program Session: Financial Aid & Student Accounts Information
Montag Den
9 a.m.
Parent and Family Campus Tour
Clock Tower (outside Hatfield Library)
9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Parent and Family Program Session
Choose from Intellectual Life at Willamette, Technology and Information Resources or a Salem Downtown Tour
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
1p.m. to 2 p.m.
Salem Downtown Tour
Meet in front of Waller Hall
The second of two tours being offered. The other downtown tour is offered at 9:15 a.m.
1:30 p.m.
Parent and Family Campus Tour
Clock Tower (outside Hatfield Library)
2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Parent and Family Session: Letting Go
Hudson Hall
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Free Time and Goodbyes
Monday, August 27, 2012
11:00 a.m.
Transfer and International Students ONE-DAY PROGRAM Parent and Family Campus Tour
meet at Clock Tower (outside Hatfield Library)
11:30 a.m.
Transfer and International Students ONE-DAY PROGRAM Family Information Session
Ford Hall, Room 222
How to Best Support Your Bearcat
12 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Transfer and International Students ONE-DAY PROGRAM Parent and Family Lunch
Goudy Commons (on your own)