Student Activities
Putnam University Center
Willamette University
900 State Street
Salem, Oregon 97301
503-370-6463 voice
503-370-6407 fax
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Schedule of Events
Below is a preliminary schedule of events for Opening Days 2008. Be sure to check the final schedule at orientation check-in on August 28.
Use the key to the right to navigate between specific schedules.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Orientation Packet Distribution, Residence Hall Check-in, Student ID Card Pictures
Cat Cavern, University Center
11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
New Student Athlete and Parent Orientation
Smith Auditorium
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Goudy Commons Open for Lunch (on your own)
Goudy Commons
2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Welcome and Opening Program for New Students & Families
Quad
3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Opening Days Group Session
3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Transfer and International Exchange Student Event
Montag Center
5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Opening Days Picnic and Entertainment
Brown Field
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Residence Life at Willamette - Meet Your Resident Assistant
Friday, August 29, 2008
7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Breakfast
8:45 a.m.
Transfer and International Exchange Student Breakfast
Alumni Lounge
10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Opening Convocation - Stephen Lewis, featured speaker
Quad
12 p..m. to 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
Brown Field
1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Transfer Student Academic Advising and Schedule Confirmation
Advisor Offices
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Free Time and Goodbyes
4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Chemistry Placement Exam
For all students interested in placing out of Chemistry 115, Introductory Chemistry
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
New Student Employment Fair
Cat Cavern, University Center (2nd floor)
4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Dinner
Goudy Commons
4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Music Theory Assessment
Rogers Music Hall, Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center
For all students interested in majoring or minoring in music.
7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Matriculation Ceremony
Quad
9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Willamette Night Out and Ice Cream Social
Jackson Plaza
9:00 p.m.
Jewish Student Union (JSU) Weekly Kiddush
University Apartments (UAP) 501
Saturday, August 30, 2008
10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Transfer & International Exchange Student Hike and Lunch
Silver Falls State Park
10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Choir Auditions
Rogers Music Center 107
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Calculus Sequence Placement Advising
An open advising session for all students unsure about which calculus course to take
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Lunch
Goudy Commons
5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Willamette Dinners
8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Opening Days Group Time
Sunday, August 31, 2008
9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Brunch
Goudy Commons
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Interdenominational Worship Service
Cone Chapel, Waller Hall
12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Grass Volleyball Tournament
Quad
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Choir Auditions
Rogers Music Center 107
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Voice Auditions
Rogers Music Center 118
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Piano Auditions
Rogers Music Center 117
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
String Auditions
Rogers Music Center 114
4 p.m. to 5:30 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.
Straight Talk
Smith Auditorium
7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Opening Days Group Session
9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Decades Dance
Wear your favorite '60s, '70s or '80s costume!
Monday, September 1, 2008
7 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Breakfast
Goudy Commons
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Choir Auditions
Rogers Music Center 107
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wind/Percussion Auditions
RMC 110
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Lunch
Goudy Commons
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Jazz Auditions
FAE 103
12:00 - 3 p.m.
Theatre Auditions
12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Library Orientation
Mark O. Hatfield Library
1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Dramatic Vocal Arts Auditions
Hudson Hall
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
String Auditions
Rogers Music Center 114
3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Service Project and Orientation Group Session
4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Dinner
Goudy Commons
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Theatre Open House
Playhouse, Kresge Theatre
7 p.m.
Sex Signals
Hudson Hall
9 p.m.
Sex Signals
Hudson Hall
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
7 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Breakfast
Goudy Commons
8 a.m.
Classes Begin!
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wind/Percussion Auditions
RMC 110
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Choir Auditions
Rogers Music Center 107
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Jazz Auditions
FAE 103
4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Master Chorus
Rogers Music Center 107
5 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Pre-Health Sciences Meeting
6:30 p.m. - finish
Theatre Callbacks
8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Residence Hall Community Meeting
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wind/Percussion Auditions
RMC 110
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Jazz Auditions
FAE 103
4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Master Chorus Auditions
7 p.m.