Orientation Schedule

DAY 1 - August 11, 2022

8:00 am - 12:00 pm
New Student & Family Check-In
HEDRICK ADMINISTRATION BUILDING PARKING CIRLCE

11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch 
CANNON STUDENT CENTER

1:15 am - 1:30 pm
Official Welcome
KEPPEL AUDITORIUM – ROBERTSON COLLEGE COMMUNITY CENTER

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Value of a Liberal Arts Education 
KEPPEL AUDITORIUM 

2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Understanding Your Bill 
KEPPEL AUDITORIUM

2:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Student Support Services 
KEPPEL AUDITORIUM

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm
Campus & Community Resources 
CORRIHER-LINN-BLACK LIBRARY 

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Meet the Staff (P) 
OMWAKE-DEARBORN CHAPEL

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Meet Your Success Coach (S)
KETNER CLASSROOMS

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Dinner
CANNON STUDENT CENTER

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Parents Reception (P)
CORRIHER-LINN-BLACK LIBRARY 

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Campus Life Experience (S)
ABERNETHY PHYSICAL EDUCATION CENTER – AUXILIARY GYM

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Catawba Up Late! (S)
WOODSON HALL LAWN + BEACH COURTS

DAY 2 - August 12, 2022

7:00 am - 9:00 am
Breakfast 
CANNON STUDENT CENTER

9:00 am - 10:00 am
Commissioning Ceremony 
OMWAKE-DEARBORN CHAPEL

10:00 am
Families Depart 

11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch (S)
CANNON STUDENT CENTER

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
FYS Breakout Session (S) 
KETNER CLASSROOMS

2:00 pm - 4:30 pm 
Wal-Mart Trip (S)
HEDRICK ADMINISTRATION PARKING CIRCLE

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Dinner (S)
CANNON STUDENT CENTER

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
Cannon Takeover (S)
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 13

9:00 am – 1:00 pm   
Check-In
Hedrick Administration Building Entryway

9:00 am – 1:00 pm   
Taking Care of Business

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

1:00 pm – 3:30 pm 
Campus Life Experience
Stanback Plaza

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm   
Official Welcome
Robertson College-Community Center - Keppel Auditorium

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm   
Title IX
Robertson College-Community Center - Keppel Auditorium

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm   
Parents & Families Reception
President’s Residence

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm   
Dinner
Cannon Dining Commons

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm   
High Stakes BINGO
Robertson College-Community Center - Peeler Crystal Lounge

Sunday, August 14

7:30 am – 9:00 am   
Breakfast
Cannon Dining Commons

10:00 am – 11:00 am   
Yoga on the Lawn
Woodson Hall Lawn
*Please bring a Yoga Mat or towel

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

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm   
The Catawba Community
Robertson College-Community Center - Keppel Auditorium
**Required for all new residential students**

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm   
Commuter Connect
Omwake-Dearborn Chapel - Lilly Center Coffee House
Join your fellow commuter students for food and games

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm   
Housing and Residential Life Field Day + Spike Ball Tournament

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm   
International Students Meeting & Reception
Hedrick Administration Building - Room 322
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 – Wear Your Catawba Gear
Shuford Stadium

7:00 pm   
Women’s Volleyball Scrimmage
Abernethy P.E. Center – Goodman Gymnasium
Featuring Pelicans Snoballs

Monday, August 15

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

9:00 am – 11:00 am   
*FYS Group Meeting - Please bring notebook and pen

11:00 am – 11:45 am
Spanish Placement Testing for Selected Students
Hedrick Administration Building - Rooms 235 (A-K), 236 (L-S), & 228 (T-Z)

French Placement Testing for Selected Students
Hedrick Administration Building - Room 218

11:00 am – 12:30 pm  
Lunch
Cannon Student Center

12:45 am – 1:45 am   
*FYS Group Meeting
Meet with FYS professors and groups in designated classrooms
**All FYS sessions are 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
Ketner Hall – Tom Smith Auditorium
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 Hall – Room 201
IT and Data Analytics - Ketner Hall – Room 205
IMC, sports, and Digital Media Production - Ketner Hall – Room 213
Accounting, Economics/Finance, and other business concentrations (International Business, Marketing, Management) - Ketner Hall - Room 201

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

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

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
Hedrick Administration Building – Room 320
Prospective secondary 9-12 education minors should attend the meeting of their 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
Ketner Hall - Tom Smith Auditorium
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
Hedrick Administration Building – Room 236

Psychology
Hedrick Administration Building – Room 235

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
Hedrick Administration Building – Room 303

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

Auditions will be held immediately following the Information Meeting for all theatre arts students who will participate in choir/voice/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.

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

9:00 pm – 12:00 am   
Outdoor Movie Night
Abernethy Lawn
Featuring “Queen City Poppin” a gourmet kettle corn food truck!
*Free blanket for first 100 students

Tuesday, August 16

7:30 am – 8:30 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 discussions and completion of the BCSSE

11:00 am – 12:30 pm   
Lunch
Cannon Dining Commons

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm   
*FYS Group Meeting
Meet in designated campus classroom locations for final English placements and preparation for the Common Summer Reading Discussion. All FYS sessions are required for FYS students.

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

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 students**
FYS students will attend with their FYS classmates

Immediately following Convocation:
Welcome Back Sustainability Picnic
Chapel Lawn

7:00 pm   
Ultimate Game Night
Cannon Student Center

Wednesday, August 17

8:00 am   
Classes Begin
Have a great semester!

5:00 pm   
Welcome Back Beach Extravaganza
Abernethy PE Center Lawns  + Beach Courts

Thursday, August 18

5:00 pm  
College Night Out
Bell Tower Green - 115 S Jackson St, Salisbury, NC
Shuttle pick up will begin at 4:45 in front of Hedrick Administration Building

Friday, August 19

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm  
Club & Organization Fair
Leonard Lounge, Cannon Student Center           

10:00 pm – 2:00 am   
Welcome Back Gym Jam
Goodman Gymnasium
**Catawba College Students Only / Valid Student I.D. required**

Saturday, August 20

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm   
FY & Transfer Cookout at President’s Residents
President’s Residence
All first-year and transfer students are welcome to attend

5:00 pm   
Women’s Soccer Scrimmage
Frock Field
Free cold treats for all students in attendance!