AUGUST 19 - 22, 2009
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Resident Student Check In
- Orientation Academic Pre-session Program, Scene II
- Room Key Card
- VWC Handbook and Planner
- Vehicle Registration and VWC ID (For those students who did not receive their ID and parking decal in July.)
Jane P. Batten Student Center
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch for Students, Parents, and Orientation Staff
Boyd Dining Center
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Commuter Student Check In
- Orientation Academic Pre-session Program, Scene II
- VWC Handbook and Planner
- Vehicle Registration and VWC ID (For those students who did not receive their ID and parking decal in July.)
Jane P. Batten Student Center
3:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Plenary I: Welcome Assembly
"Becoming a Member of the VWC Community"
Leah Hammond, Student Body President, and Dr. William T. "Billy" Greer, Jr., College President
Batten Student Center, Convocation Center
4:00 - 4:15 p.m. - Break
4:15 - 5:00 p.m.
Plenary II: Something About Motivation
Dr. Keith Moore, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
Batten Student Center, Convocation Center
5:00 p.m. - Until
Dinner: VWC Beach Club
- Food, Music, Fun, and the VWC Adirondack Chairs
- Co-Sponsored by RecX, Residence Life, Wesleyan Activities Council (WAC), and Sodexo Food Service
Batten Student Center, Lawn (rain location - Batten Student Center, Marlin Grille, and C-MAC)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20
8:00 - 9:15 a.m.
Breakfast
Boyd Dining Center
ACADEMIC ADVISORS AND THEIR ROOM ASSIGNMENTS
| Professor | Peer Advisor(s) | Room Assignment |
| Dr. Soraya Bartol | Imee Bautista Travis DeGraphenried |
Blocker 13 |
Dr. Harold Dorton Dr. Craig Jackson |
Mallori King Liz Scales |
Roop 2 |
| Dr. Steven Emmanuel | Chris Kreft James Lynch |
Birdsong 101 |
| Dr. Linda Ferguson | Tim Maloney | Batten 237 |
| Dr. Deirdre Gonsalves-Jackson | Errin Carter | Blocker 16 |
| Dr. Michael Hall | Kim Sypniewski | Clarke 217 |
| Dr. Ben Haller | Joseph Craig Michele Kelly |
Clarke 219 |
| Dr. Brett Heindl | Joshua Deihl Kelsey Hottle Cody Kloock |
Clarke 218 |
| Dr. Stephen Hock | Jordan Bondurant Zella DeForest Leon Spinner |
Clarke 215 |
| Dr. Rebecca Hooker | --- | Graybeal 1 |
| Dr. Larry Hultgren | Kara Davis Edwina Harleyson Paige Murray-Harewood Emma Richard |
Blocker 218 |
| Dr. Kathy Merlock Jackson | Giacomo Biscotti Devin Cowhey Taja Glover |
Birdsong 102 |
| Lee Jordan Anders | Jennifer Brown | Fine Arts 9 |
Dr. Lydia Kennedy Dr. Susannah Walker |
--- | Birdsong 201 |
| Dr. Sue Larkin | Ali Brown Oliva Casero |
Graybeal 2 |
| Dr. Travis Malone | Kaitlin Harris Meghan See Kyle Ulsh |
Blocker 215 |
| Dr. Dante Manna | Ashlee Edwards | Clarke 214 |
Dr. Maynard Schaus Dr. Victor Townsend |
Kasey Kirven Ryan Wade |
Blocker 216 |
| Mr. John Rudel | --- | Fine Arts 3 |
| Dr. Sara Sewell | --- | Batten 228 |
| Dr. Hilary Stebbins | Luke Blum Jesse Tomczak Kylie Webb |
Roop 1 |
| Dr. Craig Wansink | Brian Boettcher Kourtni Brown |
Blocker 17 |
| Dr. Josh Weinstein | Bryson Roof | Birdsong 202 |
| Denise Wilkinson | Benjamin Freeman Alan Gurdal |
Blocker 18 |
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Break-Out Session I: Ice-Breakers; Why Are You Here?; Goals and Expectations of Orientation; a Review of Academic Skills; Faculty Panel and Book Discussion, A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon; and Registration Plans for Fall 2009
- Students will have the opportunity to discuss with their academic advisors any schedule problems or challenges.
- The Office of the Registrar will be open to assist with registration issues.
Faculty and PeerAdvisors
Refer to Scene II Academic Advisors and their Room Assignments
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Concurrent Session: Navigating VWC On-Line and On-Campus
- Students will be divided into two groups, Group A and Group B.
- Group A will be students with advisors Bartol, Dorton/Jackson, Emmanuel, Ferguson, Gonsalves-Jackson, Hall, Haller, Heindl, Hock, Hooker, Hultgren, Rudel.
- Group B will be students with advisors Merlock Jackson, Jordan-Anders, Kennedy/Walker, Larkin, Malone, Manna, Schaus/Townsend, Sewell, Stebbins, Wansink, Weinstein, Wilkinson.
- From 10:45 - 11:15 a.m., Group A will attend Session A and Group B will attend Session B. From 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon, Group B will attend Session A and Group A will attend Session B.
Session A: Blackboard Training led by Ms. Robin Takacs
Blocker Science Auditorium
Session B: "Not Your High School Library: Why the Hof Will Matter to You"
- Meet with your Academic Advisor, as a group, on the main floor of the library.
Hofheimer Library
12:00 - 1:20 p.m.
Lunch
Boyd Dining Center
1:30 - 2:15 p.m.
Plenary III: "The Virginia Wesleyan College Tradition: Why 'Virginia,' 'Wesleyan,' and 'College' Matter"
- Student Panel: Carmen Dawkins, Lance Hartley, Tim Maloney, Emma Richard, Lan Tran
- Moderated by Dr. Craig Wansink, Associate Dean of the College and Professor of Religious Studies
Batten Student Center, Convocation Center
2:15 - 2:30 p.m. - Break
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Break-Out Session II: Applying Note-Taking Strategies; Reading for College Skills; and Inquiry-Based Learning
Faculty and Peer Advisors
Refer to Scene II Academic Advisors and their Room Assignments
3:30 - 3:45 p.m. - Break
3:45 - 4:45 p.m.
Plenary IV: Lecture/Panel: "I Disagree:" Five Disciplinary Perspectives on A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon (Required Summer Reading)
- Students will take notes and engage in inquiry-based/active learning for each panelist's perspective. (Notes will be able to be used for the final essay.)
- Dr. Harold Dorton, Department of Sociology
- Dr. Stephen Hock, Department of English
- Dr. Margaret Reese, Department of Mathematics
- Dr. Hilary Stebbins, Department of Psychology
- Dr. Cathal Woods, Department of Philosophy
- Dr. Timothy O'Rourke, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Kenneth R. Perry Dean of the College, Moderator
Batten Student Center, Convocation Center
5:00 p.m. - Until
- Food, Music, Fun, and The Mechanical Marlin
- Co-Sponsored by RecX, Residence Life, Wesleyan Activities Council (WAC), and Sodexo Food Service
Dinner: VWC Southern Hospitality
Boyd Dining Center
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
8:30 - 9:50 a.m.
Breakfast
Boyd Dining Center
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Break-Out Session III: Book Discussion, A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon
- How did each perspective add to your appreciation of the book?
- How do the perspectives taken together work differently than each alone?
- After yesterday's session, how has your opinion of the book changed or developed?
- In anticipation of Break-Out Session IV, faculty and students also will discuss how to create an argument and how to write strong essays.
Faculty and Peer Advisors
Refer to Scene II Academic Advisors and their Room Assignments
11:00 - 11:15 a.m. - "Stretch Your Legs" Between Session III and IV
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Break-Out Session IV: Reflecting and Writing on A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
- Students will write an essay on how Mark Haddon's book raises questions about human nature and society. Students may use their book and their notes. These essays will be given to advisors who will read them and then offer comments.
Session IV will be proctored by the Orientation Peer Advisors.
Refer to Scene II Academic Advisors and their Room Assignments
12:00 - 1:20 p.m.
Lunch
Boyd Dining Center
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Break-Out Session V: A Community of Accountability: Honorable Conduct and the Virginia Wesleyan Honor Code and Virginia Wesleyan Creed
- All of us have been involved in communities (e.g. classrooms, schools, families, churches or synagogues, band, choir, athletic teams, theater productions). What "codes" or "creeds" (either formal or informal) have made those communities strong?
- What is "honor" as defined by the Virginia Wesleyan Creed and Honor Code?
Faculty and Peer Advisors
Refer to Scene II Academic Advisors and their Room Assignments
2:45 - 3:30 p.m.
Plenary V: Freshman Honor Convocation
- Signing of the Virginia Wesleyan College Honor Code and Virginia Wesleyan Creed
Batten Student Center, Convocation Center
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. - Break
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Dinner: VWC Viva LaMarlins
- Food, Music, Fun, and Marlin Spirit
- Co-Sponsored by RecX, Residence Life, Wesleyan Activities Council (WAC), and Sodexo Food Service
Boyd Dining Center
7:00 p.m.
Virginia Wesleyan Lady Marlins Soccer vs. Longwood University
Trinder Center and Foster Field
OR
Virginia Wesleyan Volleyball Team Intra-Squad Scrimmage *
Batten Student Center, Convocation Center
9:00 p.m.
VWC Karaoke Glow Show and Traditional Root Beer Kegger
- Free t-shirt and glow items for the Class of 2013. Come mingle and meet with your classmates, Class of 2013, and VWC upperclassmen.
- Co-Sponsored by RecX, Residence Life, Wesleyan Activities Council (WAC), and Sodexo Food Service
Batten Student Center, C-MAC
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22
- Food, Music, Fun, and Marlin Spirit
- Co-Sponsored by RecX, Residence Life, Wesleyan Activities Council (WAC), and Sodexo Food Service
11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Brunch
Boyd Dining Center
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
A Time to Relax or Your Choice of an Activity on Campus or in Hampton Roads
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Dinner: VWC Tailgate Party
Foster Field and Trinder Field House Lawn
7:00 p.m.
Virginia Wesleyan Marlins Soccer vs. Wilmington College
Trinder Center and Foster Field
OR
Virginia Wesleyan Volleyball Team Intra-Squad Scrimmage *
Batten Student Center, Convocation Center
* The intra-squad scrimmage will be on either Friday or Saturday night.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 23
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Brunch
Boyd Dining Center
4:00 p.m.
Ecumenical Worship Service
Monumental Chapel
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Dinner
Boyd Dining Center
MONDAY, AUGUST 24
Fall Semester Classes Begin