Orientation Schedule

• Session I: June 22-23
• Session II: June 26-27
• Session III: July 13-14
• Session IV: August 10-11

Schedule

JS = Joint Session with Parents & Families
PF = Parent/Family Session

DAY 1 - August 10

• 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
  New Student & Family Check-In (JS)
  Hedrick Administration Lawn
  
  
• 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
  Lunch (JS)
  Cannon Dining Commons
  
  
• 1:15 pm - 1:30 pm
  Official Welcome (JS)
  Robertson College-Community Center – Keppel Auditorium
  
  
• 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
  Value of a Liberal Arts Education (JS)
  Robertson College-Community Center – Keppel Auditorium
  
  
• 1:45 pm - 2:15 pm
  Understanding Your Bill (JS)
  Robertson College-Community Center – Keppel Auditorium
  
  
• 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
  Supporting Your Catawba Student (PF)
  Robertson College-Community Center – Keppel Auditorium
  
  
• 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
  Meet Your Success Coach (S)
  Robertson College-Community Center 
  
  
• 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
  Parent's Reception (PF)
  Corriher-Linn-Black Library
  
  
• 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
  We Serve The Greater Good (S)
  Cannon Student Center – Leonard Lounge
  
  
• 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
  Dinner (JS)
  Cannon Dining Commons
  
  
• 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  The Campus Life Experience (S)
  Stanback Plaza

DAY 2 - August 11

• 7:00 am - 9:00 am
  Breakfast (JS)
  Cannon Dining Commons
  
  

• 9:00 am - 9:30 am
  Commissioning Ceremony (JS)  
  Omwake-Dearborn Chapel
  
  

• 9:30 am
  Families Depart
  
  

• 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
  Lunch
  Cannon Dining Commons
  
  

• 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
  FYS Sessions
  Ketner Hall 201 & 213
  
  

• 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
  Walmart Shopping Trip
  Hedrick Administration Parking Circle
  
  

• 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
  Dinner
  Cannon Dining Commons
  
  

• 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
  Ultimate Game Night
  Cannon Student Center

*Denotes sessions for students in First-Year Seminar courses which includes all first-time, first-year students, including Early College and Transfers with fewer than 18 credits.

Saturday, August 12

9:00 am – 2:00 pm
New Student Check In/ Move In
Hedrick Administration Building Lawn

9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Taking Care of Business

11:00 am – 1:30 pm
Brunch
Cannon Dining Commons

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Official Welcome
Robertson College-Community Center - Keppel Auditorium

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Student & Family Cookout
President’s Residence
Open to all new students and their families!

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Dinner
Cannon Dining Commons

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
“Not Your Average Bingo Night”
Cannon Student Center – Leonard Lounge

Sunday, August 13

10:00 am – 11:00 am
“Yoga on the Lawn”
Abernethy Quad
Mats and Water provided! Led by Meredith Abramson ‘97.

11:00 am – 1:30 pm
Brunch
Cannon Dining Commons

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Residential Community Meeting
Various Residence Halls
Required for all new residential students

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Commuter Connect
Cannon Student Center – Adams Loft
Join your fellow commuter students for food and games!

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Housing and Residence Life Field Day
Abernethy Lawn
Join the HRL team for fun, games, and giveaways!

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
International Students Meeting & Reception
Hedrick Administration Building - Room 204
Mandatory meeting for all international students to complete paperwork and meet other international students. I-20, Passport, and Visa Required

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Dinner
Cannon Dining Commons

6:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Class Photo
Shuford Stadium
Wear your Week of Welcome 2023 t-shirt!

8:30 pm – 11:00 pm
Outdoor Movie Night
Abernethy Quad
Come enjoy a movie on the lawn with free food and drinks!

Monday, August 14

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Returning Students Check-In/Move-In
Hedrick Administration Building Lawn

7:00 am – 9:00 am
Breakfast
Cannon Dining Commons

9:00 am – 11:00 am
*FYS Group Meeting
Meet in designated classroom locations. First-Year Seminar (FYS) opening meeting with your professor and ALPHAs to begin the academic portions of Welcome Weekend. Required. Bring your Welcome Weekend packet, a nametag, and something to write with.

11:00 am - 11:45 am
Spanish Placement Testing for Selected Students:
Hedrick Administration Building, Rooms 235 (A-N) and 236 (O-Z).

French Placement Testing for Selected Students:
Hedrick Administration Building Room 236.

11:00 am – 1:30 pm
Lunch
Cannon Dining Commons

12:45 pm -1:45 pm
*FYS Group Meeting:
Students meet with FYS professors and groups in designated classrooms. Required for FYS students.

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Writing Placement Sample for Selected Students
Composition Writing Sample for Selected Students
Hedrick Administration Building, Room 322 (A-G), Room 331 (H-N), or room 332 (O-Z).

2:15 pm
English Placement Interview:
Tom Smith Auditorium in Ketner Hall
For students with dual enrollment credits in English and for students with AP credit in English.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
“Meet your Major” Information Essentials

Business Administration, Accounting, Economics/Finance, Management, Marketing, Information Systems and Technology, Data Analytics, International Business, and Communications (including Integrated Marketing Communications, Digital Media Production, and Sports Communications): All students begin in Ketner 201, and then go to break out sessions: IT and Data Analytics in Ketner 205, Communications (including IMC, sports, and Digital Media Production) in Ketner 213, and Accounting, Economics and Finance, and other business concentrations (International Business, Marketing, Management) in Ketner 201.

Humanities (History, Literature, Writing, Religion, Philosophy, Spanish) as well as Secondary Education Minors in English and History: Room 204, Hedrick Administration Building.

Mathematics and Computer Science, Mathematical Finance and Secondary Education Minors in Mathematics: Room 205, Ketner

Music (including Music Performance, Music Education, Music Business, Sacred Music, Worship Arts, Popular Music, Choral and Instrumental Ensembles, and Music Minors): Williams Music Building, Room 103.

Immediately following the Information Meeting for all Prospective Music Majors/Minors: Individual auditions for all choral ensembles and private vocal instruction will occur at this time until finished. Audition room locations are in the Williams Music Building:  All Instrumental Ensembles (Wind Ensemble, Marching Band, Brass, Woodwind and Percussion Ensembles and private lessons) are in Band Hall (room 103); All choral ensemble (Singers, Chamber Ensemble, and Pop A Cappella) and private vocal lessons are in room 006.

Teacher Education: Elementary Education, Special Education (Elementary Concentration), and Middle School Education: Room 320 Hedrick Administration Building.

Note for Prospective Secondary Education (9-12) Education Minors: Attend the meeting of the subject area (e.g., music, history, English, math, science) at 3:30 pm. A representative from Teacher Education will be available at the major meeting to discuss the Secondary Education minor.

Therapeutic Recreation, Sport Management, Exercise Science, and Nursing: Tom Smith Auditorium, Ketner 115. Group meeting to be followed by breakouts by major to Ketner 103 (nursing), Ketner 108 (exercise science), sport management (Tom Smith auditorium), all other health science and human performance including therapeutic recreation (Ketner 116).

Politics, Administration of Justice, Pre-Law, and Public Administration: Room 236, Hedrick Administration Building.

Psychology: Room 235, Hedrick Administration Building.

Natural Sciences (Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Environment and Sustainability, and Allied Health Professions including, Pre-Medical, Vet, and Pharmacy) and Secondary Education Minors for the Secondary Science Concentration: Omwake-Dearborn Chapel. Group meeting will be followed by breakout groups.

Sociology: Room 303, Hedrick Administration Building.

Theatre Arts (Theatre Arts, Musical Theatre, and Theatre Arts Administration): Hedrick Little Theatre, Robertson College-Community Center.

Auditions will be held immediately following the Information Meeting for all theatre arts students who will participate in choir/voice or ensembles. Audition room locations are in the Williams Music Building:  All Instrumental Ensembles (Wind Ensemble, Marching Band, Brass, Woodwind and Percussion Ensembles and private lessons) are in Band Hall (room 103); All choral ensemble (Singers, Chamber Ensemble, and Pop A Cappella) and private vocal lessons are in room 006.

Undecided or Still Thinking About it? Room 329, Hedrick Administration Building.

5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Dinner
Cannon Student Center

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Intramural Pop-Up Tournament
Stanback Plaza
Corn Hole, Spike Ball & More

8:30 pm
Hall Meetings
Students will meet with your RA in your respective residence halls.

Tuesday, August 15

7:00 am – 9:00 am
Breakfast
Cannon Dining Commons

9:00 am - 11:00 am
*FYS Group and Individual Advising Meetings
Meet in designated campus locations for schedule adjustment and curriculum planning discussions. Required of all FYS students.

11:00 am - 1:30 pm
Lunch
Cannon Dining Commons

11:30 am – 1:00 pm
“Know Before You Go!”
Hedrick Administration Building – Admissions Welcome Center
Join staff for a guided tour of all the academic buildings on campus to prepare for your first day of classes. Tours begin every 30 minutes.

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
*FYS Group and Individual Advising Meeting
Meet in designated campus classroom locations for final English placements and preparation for the Common Summer Reading Discussion. Required for all FYS students.

1:45 pm – 3:15 pm
*Common Summer Reading Discussion
FYS groups meet in their classrooms.

3:30 pm
*Convocation gathering
FYS group photos in various campus locations
FOR ALL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

4:00 pm
Opening Convocation
Omwake-Dearborn Chapel
REQUIRED FOR ALL FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS
First-year students will attend with their FYS Class

5:00 pm*
Welcome Back Food Truck Festival
Omwake-Dearborn Chapel Circle

*Immediately following Opening Convocation

5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Dinner
Cannon Dining Commons

Wednesday, August 16

8:00 am
First Day of Classes
Have a great semester!

7:30 pm
Men’s Soccer v. University of Denver
Frock Field
Free smoothie from “Hip Hop Smoothies” for all students

Thursday, August 17

11:00 am – 2:00 pm 
Campus and Community Resource Fair
Cannon Student Center – Leonard Lounge

6:00 pm 
Women’s Soccer Scrimmage
Frock Field
Come enjoy a cold treat from Campus Life!

Friday, August 18

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Catawba Family Luau
Ketner Hall Parking Lot & Beach Courts
Open to Students, Faculty & Staff
Join us for traditional lei greetings and pupu platter sampling beginning at 4:30pm followed by live music from Island Music Trio and live fire knife & poi dancer performances and authentic Polynesian cuisine.

*Cannon Dining Commons Closed