updated 6/26/08
July 14/15 OR July 16/17, 2008
First Day:
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Check in/Registration
Batten Student Center, C-MAC
Students will receive their room assignments and key cards for the overnight stay, sit for their VWC student ID, complete the Health Behaviors Survey and Green-RecX-WAC Survey, establish their VWC email account, and receive instructions for registering their car. Upon receiving their VWC passwords, students may access Web Advisor at www.vwc.edu to view their class schedule and math and foreign language placement during the summer. The Director of Health Services will be at registration in the Batten Student Center to collect completed student health forms and to answer questions.
Throughout the day (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), you may want to visit the Scribner Bookstore, the College Business Office, the Admissions and Financial Aid Offices, and the Campus Post Office.
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Math Proficiency Exam
- Students will be assigned a time and a classroom upon check in.
Batten Center, Classroom 238 and
Clarke Hall, Classrooms 100, 109, and 125
12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch for Students, Academic Advisors, and Peer Advisors
Batten Student Center, C-MAC
1:00 - 1:30p.m.
Orientation Overview
- Moderated by Deans Debbie Hicks, Associate Dean for Special Academic Projects, and Dean David Buckingham, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Batten Student Center, C-MAC
1:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Break
Batten Student Center, Marlin Grille
1:45 - 2:30 p.m.
The Transformative Wesleyan Experience
- Presented by Dr. Tim O'Rourke, Academic Vice President and Dean of the College, and Dean David Buckingham, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Batten Student Center, Convocation Center
2:45 - 4:30 p.m.
First Advising Session
- Students meet with their Academic Advisors and Peer Advisors and prepare their class schedules for the 2008 fall semester.
Batten, Birdsong, Blocker, Clarke, and Roop Halls
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Special Advising Session
- Students who are seeking education certification meet with education faculty.
Batten Student Center, Classroom 237
- Students who are planning to be science majors meet with science faculty.
Batten Student Center, Classroom 238
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Dinner
Boyd Dining Center
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Math Proficiency Results
- Coordinated by Dr. Margaret Reese, Associate Professor of Mathematics/Computer Science.
- Students advised by members of the math department.
Boyd Dining Center, Shafer Room
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
College Survey Inventory (CSI)
- Coordinated by Dr. Keith Moore, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
Boyd Dining Center
8:00 - 9:00 p.m.
College Life and Speed Meeting
Batten Student Center, Convocation Center
9:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Student Services Fair and Ice Cream Social
Batten Student Center, Marlin Grille
10:00 p.m.
RecX and WAC Activities
Batten Student Center
Second Day:
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Boyd Dining Center
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Second Advising Session
- Students meet with their Academic Advisors and Peer Advisors.
- Students, with their advising group, will complete online registration at a designated time and location beginning at 10:00 a.m. Your Academic Advisor has information on the time and locatin where you will register, and will accompany and assist you with registration.
- To facilitate online registration, you should have a prepared paper copy of your desired class schedule and alternate courses, which was completed druing advising sessions with your Academic Advisior during the first advising session.
Batten, Birdsong, Blocker, Clarke, and Roop Halls
12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
- Completion of Orientation Evaluation Survey.
- Return residence hall key card
Boyd Dining Center
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Fall Semester Book Orders*
- Students submit copies of their 2008 class schedules to the Scribner Bookstore personnel.
- An opportunity to purchase Virginia Wesleyan apparel and other VWC imprinted items such as book bags, cups, hats, key chains, and pennants.
Batten Student Center, Scribner Bookstore
2:30 p.m.
Adjournment and Have a Safe Trip Home!
* There will be two online registration times, the first group from 10:00 - 11:15 a.m. and the second group from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Scribner Bookstore will be open from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and ready to take book orders once students have completed their fall registration.