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Passages Pre-Orientation Schedule
Friday, August 31, 2007
The Passages Pre-Orientation is designed to meet the particular needs of multiracial and ALANA (African American, Latina, Asian American and Native American) Students.
Open Hours
Cable, Card and Telephone Services
Central Services Complex
8:30am - 5:00pm
Campus Store
Blanchard Campus Center
9:00am - 5:00pm
Library Information and Technology Services (LITS)
Williston Memorial Library
8:30am - 5:00pm
Mail Services
Central Services Complex
8:30am - 4:30pm
Parking Office
Central Services Complex
8:30am - 5:00pm
Residence Hall Key Distribution
226 Blanchard Campus Center
9:00am - 8:00pm
Student Financial Services
15/16 Skinner Hall
8:30am-5:00pm
Schedule
7:00am – 9:00am Breakfast
New students bring your IDs. Cash sales available for families and guests.
Blanchard Campus Center
9:00am - 5:00pm Welcome Lounge
Pick up your arrival packet and meet other new and current students. Members of PASSAGES, ISOC and Orientation leaders will be available to answer questions and assist you with getting your permanent OneCard, opening a bank account, or activating your phone. Refreshments will be served. Arrival Packets for international students arriving after 5:00 pm may be picked up at the pizza party in Blanchard Great Room or during Transitions Abroad on Saturday morning.
227 Blanchard Campus Center Lounge
11:30am - 2:00pm Lunch
New students bring your IDs. Cash sales available for families and guests.
Blanchard Campus Center
1:30 - 2:00pm Welcome
Please join us at our welcome gathering celebrating your arrival. Receive words of welcome from the Director of Diversity/Inclusion, Coordinator of Multicultural Affairs and the Passages Orientation Board
Gamble Auditorium, Art Building 2:00pm - 2:30pm Breaking the Ice
Get to know the Board members and your fellow Passages pre-orientation participants in this interactive teambuilding session.
Pageant Green
Rain Location: Torrey Living Room
2:30pm - 4:30pm Student Workshop on Identity
What does diversity really mean at Mount Holyoke? Join us in this informative and interactive program focused on affirming and exploring the multi-identities and cultures within the MHC community.
Buckland Hall
2:00pm - 3:00pm Parent Resource Panel
Meet with the representatives from Student Residential Life, Religious and Spiritual Life, Student Health Services and other support services. Parents who are unable to attend the Parent Orientation on Sunday are encouraged to come to this event.
Gamble Auditorium, Art Building
3:00pm - 4:30pm Parent Tour of Campus
Gamble Museum Lobby
4:30pm - 6:30pm Break
5:00pm - 7:00pm Dinner
Blanchard Campus Center
6:30pm - 8:30pm Dinner for Students and Families
Join us for a delicious meal to celebrate your arrival. International students and families are welcome to attend.
Betty Shabazz Cultural House Green
Rain Location: Pearsons Hall
9:00pm - 10:30pm Take a Break
Take a break from unpacking and come hang out with other new students and the Passages Board. Watch a movie, play games and just relax.
Mead Hall Living Room
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Open Hours
Campus Store
Blanchard Student Center
Noon - 5:00pm
Mail Services
Central Service Complex
10:00am - 2:00pm
Residence Hall Key Distribution
226 Blanchard Campus Center
9:00am - 5:00pm
Schedule
7:00am –9:00 am Breakfast
Blanchard Campus Center
10:00 - 12:00pm Getting to Know You
Join the full Passages student board for activities that will connect you to each other and life at Mount Holyoke.
Abbey-Buckland Green
Rain Location: Kendall
11:30am - 2:00pm Lunch
Blanchard Campus Center
12:00 - 1:00pm Student Lunch Panel Q & A
Join this open and informative talk about being an ALANA student at Mount Holyoke. Learn about ALANA resources and strategies for success. Lunch will be provided.
Blanchard Campus Center Great Room 1:00pm - 4:00pm Shopping Trip to Hampshire Mall
Take this opportunity to purchase those odds and ends that did not fit into your suitcase. This is the first of several trips to area stores. Please wear comfortable walking shoes or sneakers, since buses will take students directly to Skinner State Park following the shipping trip.
Meet at Blanchard Campus Center Bus Stop
1:15pm - 3:00pm Tie Dyeing
Join your fellow students in this fun tie-dying event. T-shirts provided, feel free to bring other items with you.
Betty Shabazz Cultural House
4:15pm - 7:30pm Trip to Skinner State Park
Step in Mary Lyon's footsteps along with faculty, staff and your fellow pre-orientation participants for a short hike up Mount Holyoke. A picnic dinner awaits you at the top. Please wear comfortable walking shoes or sneakers.
Participants on the shopping tip will be driven directly to Skinner State Park from the Hampshire Mall. A bus will leave at 4:15pm from the bus stop in front of Blanchard Campus Center to take those students who were not on the shopping trip to Skinner State Park.
5:00 - 7:00 pm Dinner
Blanchard Campus Center
10:00 pm - 1:00 am ISOC/Passages Dance Party
International and Passages students celebrate the end of Pre-orientation with a night of music and dancing. Don't miss the dance lesson by Rochelle Calhoun '83, executive director of the Alumnae Association, a special highlight of the festivities. Delicious desserts and other refreshments will be served!
Blanchard Campus Center Great Room
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