Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Events in red are required
Open Hours

Auxiliary Services (Cable, Card, Mail & Telephone)
Central Services Complex
8:30am - 5:00pm

Bank Account SignUp
Skinner Green
Rain Location:Blanchard Campus Center
9:00am-5:00pm

Campus Store
Blanchard Campus Center
9:00am-8:00pm

Health Services
Pattie Groves Health Center (Call x2242 to make an appointment for medical clearance or urgent care)
8:00am- 10:00pm

HELPLine (x4357, H-E-L-P)
InfoDesk in Blanchard
9:00am-9:00pm

Library, Information, and Technology Services (LITS)
Williston Memorial Library
8:30am - 5:00pm

Parking Office
Central Services Complex
8:30-5:00pm

Registrar's Office
6 Mary Lyon Hall
8:30am - 5:00pm

Residence Hall Key Distribution
226 Blanchard
9:00 am - 10:00 pm

Residential Life Office Open Hours
Wilder Basement
9:00 am-5:00 pm

Registrar’s Office
6 Mary Lyon
8:30am-5:00pm

Student Financial Services
15/16 Skinner Hall
8:30am - 5:0pm

Talcott Greenhouse Flora Freebie
(New students pick up a complimentary plant)
Talcott Greenhouse
10:00am - 2:00pm

Vendors On the Green
Skinner Green
Rain Location:Blanchard Campus Center
9:00am-700pm

Schedule

Key to Events for incoming Students:
(A):  Events for ALL new students to attend
(FF)(IG) IE):   Events for Foreign Fellows, International Guest Students and International Exchange Students
(FP):  Events for Frances Perkins Program students
(I):   Events for International (ISOC) students
(P):  Events for Passages students: ALANA (African American, Latina, Asian American, Native American and multiracial students)
(T):  Events for Tranfer students

7:15 am–10:00 am Breakfast (Hot breakfast until 9:00 am)
Abbey-Buckland, Ham-MacGregor, North Rockefeller, South Rockefeller (not accessible), Prospect, and Wilder Dining Halls

7:15 am – 11:00 am Make-Your-Own-Bag Lunch
Abbey-Buckland, Ham-MacGregor, North Rockefeller, South Rockefeller (not accessible), Prospect, and Wilder Dining Halls Make your own bag lunch at breakfast. No other lunch will be provided. Blanchard Café will be open for cash sales only.

9:00 am-10:30 am Student Employment Work Clearance Meeting (for U.S. citizens and permanent residents)
This meeting is required for all students who intend to work on campus. Conducted by the Payroll Office and Student Employment Office, this brief workshop provides general information about student employment and assists students in being certified to work on campus.

Please complete in advance the following required forms and bring to this meeting:

• Federal Employment Eligibility Verification (I9) Form
• Federal (W4) tax form
• State (M4) tax form
• Original valid forms of identification
• A photocopy of your original forms of identification

You may choose this identification from the list located on the back of the I9 form. You will need one document if you choose from List A or you will need two documents if you choose from List B AND C (i.e. a passport (current or expired) or driver’s license and social security card). All forms can be accessed from the Human Resources Department website: www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/hr/
Chapin Auditorium, Mary Woolley Hall

10:30am - 11:30 am LITS and SAW Introduction (FP)
Chrissa Godbout from the Library's Research and Instructional Services Department will introduce library materials available to you through the 5-college library catalog, online databases and ella, our learning management system, along with other services available to support your academic work.  Laura Greenfield, from the Speaking, Arguing and Writing Program (SAW) will introduce you to the many resources SAW has to offer including the mentoring program, writing and speaking workshops and individual assistance with your writing projects.
Library Atrium

10:45am –12:15 Dining Services Student Meeting Part II
Required meeting for all student workers. The students who live in the following residence halls need to report to the respective assigned dining centers for this meeting. Any student residing in a dining center reports to that dining center.

11:30 am – 1:15 pm
Please note: All dining halls are closed for luncheon service. Blanchard Café is open for cash sales only.

12:15pm  Lunch with Small Group Leaders (A)
Come eat lunch with your small group leaders! Check in and have any new questions answered.
Location TBA

12:00pm Frances Perkins Scholars Group Photo (FP)
Lunch immediately following in the Willits-Hallowell Center.
Steps of Gettell Amphitheater

12:15pm –3:15 pm Getting to Know You (FP)
Lunch with new and upperclass FPs (childcare available).
Smith Dining Hall, Willits-Hallowell Center

1:00 pm  Ice Cream Melts "The World's Largest Ice Cream Sundae"
Join the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Group for ice cream sundaes. Everyone is welcome
Skinner Green

1:15-4:30 pm Academic Advising Appointments (A)
Meetings with faculty advisers in faculty offices. Adviser assignments are listed on your adviser appointment sheet in your packets. Office locations are listed in your telephone directory and on the appointment sheet as well. Please arrive at your adviser's office promptly at 1:15pm. At this time, your adviser will schedule your individual appointment for a time slot between 1:30pm and 4:30 pm. These individual appointments are crucial for review of your course selection and discussion of your goals for your first semester. Some appointments may be arranged for Wednesday morning, 8:30am-9:30am if necessary.

Foreign fellows, exchange students, and international guest students will receive information about their academic adviser and the time of their academic advising appointment in their arrival packets. (FF)

FPs and new Transfer students may schedule appointments with their advisers at their convenience. (FP)

Faculty Offices (Check packet or directory for location.)

2:00 pm -4:00 pm Placement Session for English 103 and English 105 (I)
Informal information session for international students who would like to take English 103f or English 105f.  These courses are especially designed for multilingual students who need practice in speaking and writing English at the college level.  If you are having difficulty deciding which of the two courses to take, please feel free to drop in to Porter Hall 108 any time between 2:00 and 4:00pm to meet the professors and to ask for registration advice.  Attendance at this session is not required.  You may also be guided by the course descriptions for English 103 and 105 in the College catalog or by coming to the English Department's booth at the Academic Fair.
108 Porter Hall

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Museum Mania
Try our renowned treasure hunt!  Explore the Museum's fantastic permanent collection and be the first on campus to see our newly  installed special exhibitions.  Everyone gets a free poster. The first three to complete the hunt win other great prizes!  Treasure hunt at 3:30 pm. Prizes, refreshments, and info about the Museum's collection and programs at 4:00 pm sharp. Students unable to  attend due to their Academic Advising appointment may stop by the Museum between 9 am - 5 pm on September 3 to pick up a poster and Museum information. 
Art Museum, 1st floor

4:00 pm–5:00 pm Mount Holyoke College Theater Department's Backstage Open House
Tour the building and chat with students and staff about this year’s shows and courses. Open to all.
Rooke Theatre

4:00 pm -4:30 pm Athletics at MHC: What to Do, Where to Go, Whom to See!
A brief informational session about varsity and competitive club sport teams.
Lobby at the fieldhouse entrance, Kendall Sports and Dance Complex

4:00 pm–5:00 pm Weissman Center for Leadership and the Liberal Arts Reception
Visit the Weissman Center and learn more about how it supports students as they become dynamic leaders, persuasive speakers, better writers, and critical thinkers. Find out about the Center's resources and events, and about its related organizations, the Speaking, Arguing, and Writing Program (SAW) and the Community-Based Learning Program (CBL). Delightful refreshments will be served.
Porter Hall Lounge

4:00 pm-5:00 pm Center for Global Initiatives Reception
The Center initiates, promotes, and supports educational programming that prepares you for citizenship and a career in a global world. Visit us and learn about Center-sponsored on-campus programs on globalization, opportunites for cross-cutlrual and national engagement and different learning opportunities abroad (study abroad, international internships and fellowships for summer research abroad).  Find out how you can become involved!  We will serve light refreshments.
Check us out at Center for Global Initiatives.
CGI Lounge, Porter

4:00 pm–5:30 pm Connecting the Dots (FP) (T)
Meet with Susan McCarthy, director/therapist of the Alcohol and Drug Awareness Project, and students in recovery who will share their Mount Holyoke experiences. This  session is open to any student in recovery from alcohol and/or drugs, those affected by another's use of alcohol and/or drugs or students questionsing their own use. Learn about campus and local resources. Refreshments will be served.
213 Blanchard Campus Center

4:30 pm–5:30 pm Preparation for Health Sciences Careers
Ever thought about a career in public health, medicine, physical therapy, or any other health profession?  Advisors from the faculty and the Career Development Center will be available to show what resources are available as you explore or plan for a career, and to help you identify courses that would meet the requirements for professional schools.
Cleveland L1

5:00 pm–7:00 pm Dinner
Abbey-Buckland, Ham-MacGregor, North Rockefeller, South Rockefeller (not accessible), Prospect, and Wilder Dining Halls and Blanchard Café. (Blanchard Café is available as part of the meal plan after 4:00 pm until midnight.)

6:30 pm–7:30 pm Joining a Residential Community (A)
Meet with your Student Advisor (SA) and professional staff of the Office of Residential Life as they take you through the basics for living in a residential community. This interactive session will cover dealing with the benefits and challenges of community living at MHC. Roommates will complete the Roommate Starter Kit and set guidelines for living together. A must for a happy (and stress free) first year!
Gamble Auditorium, Art Museum

7:30 pm -9:30 pm Alcohol, Sex & Sexual Assault: Keeping Yourself and Others Safe
Important information presented by the Alcohol and Drug Awareness Project, Health Services, Public Safety and the student organization MERT(Medical Emergency Response Team). This interactive discussion features the personal story of a sexual assault survivor, a skit, self- defense demonstration and much more.  FREE goodie bags and Lock Out Passes...Don’t miss it!
Gamble Auditorium, Art Museum

9:30 pm - 10:30 pm  Community Drumming
Everyone on campus is welcome to join the Found Sounds Community Rhythm Project to drum in a new academic year! Bring drums if you have them but plenty will be provided.  No talent required, just the desire to hang out together and have fun!
Skinner Green
Rain Location: Blanchard Great Room