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Schedule of Events

Below is a preliminary schedule of events for Opening Days 2009. Be sure to check the final schedule at orientation check-in on August 27.

Use the key to the right to navigate between specific schedules.

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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Group

8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Orientation Packet Distribution, Residence Hall Check-in, Student ID Card Photos

Cat Cavern, 2nd floor, University Center

Group

8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

New Student Settling-in / Move-In Time

Campus Wide

Group

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

New Student Athlete and Parent Orientation

Smith Auditorium

Group

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

Goudy Commons Open for Lunch (on your own)

Goudy Commons

Group

2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Welcome and Opening Program for New Students & Families

Quad

Group

3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Opening Days Group Session

Group

3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Transfer and International Exchange Student Event

Montag Center

Group

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

Opening Days Picnic and Entertainment

Brown Field

Family members need Ticket

Group

7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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

Friday, August 28, 2009

Group

7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Breakfast

Group

7:45 a.m.

Transfer and International Exchange Student Breakfast

Alumni Lounge

Group

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

Opening Convocation - Sheila Watt-Cloutier, featured speaker

Quad

All first-year students are required to attend

Group

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

Lunch

Brown Field

Ticket required for family members

Group

1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Transfer & International Exchange Student Advising

Advisor Offices

Group

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

Free Time and Goodbyes

Group

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

Chemistry 115 Challenge Exam

Olin 302

Group

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

Music Theory Assessment

Rogers Rehersal Hall

Group

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

Dinner

Goudy Commons

Group

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

Matriculation Ceremony

Quad

Group

9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Willamette Night Out and Ice Cream Social

Jackson Plaza

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Group

7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Breakfast

Goudy Commons

Group

10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Transfer & International Exchange Student Hike and Lunch

Silver Falls State Park

Group

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

Calculus Sequence Placement Advising

Colins 205

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

Group

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Lunch

Goudy Commons

Group

2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Opening Days Group Session

Group

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Free Time

Group

5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Willamette Dinners

Group

8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Opening Days Group Time

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Group

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

Brunch

Goudy Commons

Group

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

Interdenominational Worship Service

Cone Chapel, Waller Hall

Group

12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Grass Volleyball Tournament

Quad

Group

1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Choir Auditions, Voice Auditions & Wind/Percussion Auditions

Rogers Music Center - 107, Rogers Music Center - 118 & Rogers Hall

Group

2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Piano Auditions

Rogers Music Center - 117

Group

3 p.m. - 5 p.m.

String Auditions

Rogers Music Center - 114

Group

4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Dinner

Goudy Commons

Group

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

Opening Days Group Session

Group

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

Reality Check

Smith Auditorium

Group

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

Opening Days Group Session

Group

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

Decades Dance

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

Monday, August 31, 2009

Group

7 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Breakfast

Goudy Commons

Group

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Lunch

Goudy Commons

Group

11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Jazz Auditions

Rogers Music Center - 111

Group

12:00 - 4 p.m.

Theatre Auditions

Group

1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Dramatic Vocal Arts Auditions

Hudson Hall

Group

3 p.m. - 5 p.m.

String Auditions

Rogers Music Center 114

Group

3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Service Project and Opening Days Group Session

Group

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

Dinner

Goudy Commons

Group

5:30 p.m.

First-Year Student Involvement Information Meeting

Group

6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Theatre Open House

Playhouse, Kresge Theatre

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Group

7 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Breakfast

Goudy Commons

Group

8 a.m.

Classes Begin!

Group

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Choir Auditions & Wind/Percussion Auditions

Rogers Music Center 107 & Rogers Music Center 110

Group

11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Jazz Auditions

Rogers Music Center 111

Group

4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Master Chorus Auditions

Rogers Music Center 107

Group

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

Pre-Health Sciences Meeting

Group

8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Residence Hall Community Meeting

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Group

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Wind/Percussion Auditions

Rogers Music Center - 110

Group

11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Jazz Auditions

Rogers Music Center 111

Group

4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Master Chorus Auditions

Rogers Music Center - 107

Group

7 p.m.

Music Student Convo / Handbook Orientation

Hudson Hall, Rogers Hall

Group

11 p.m. - 1 a.m.

Late Night at Fred Meyer