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Summer Orientation - Tentative Agenda

Below is the tentative schedule for Summer Orientation 2013 sessions. A final schedule will be provided upon check-in at the Collins Center for the Arts on the first day of your orientation session. Times for events are to be determined.

ATTENTION ALL NON-TRADITIONAL and VETERAN STUDENTS:

There will be a separate orientation session starting Day 2:

8:00am Commuter Lounge, 228 Memorial Union.

 All other students see below:

Students
Day 1
ARRIVAL, CHECK-IN & INFO FAIR
Collins Center for the Arts
Check-in at the Collins Center for the Arts
Check into orientation residence hall
Complete Orientation Checklist: pertinent meetings, move-in to overnight residence hall, sign class banner, confirm online accounts, get student ID picture taken, etc. 

Check out information tables
Join a campus tour
Meeting for Veterans and Dependents
Room 102, Class of 1944 Hall
Meeting for Honors Students & Parents
Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Hall
This meeting is for students accepted in the Honors College.  
Meeting for Varsity Athletes & Parents
Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Hall
Meeting for Transfer Students
Room 102, Class of 1944 Hall
Meeting for Students Interested in Pre-Med & Health Professions
Room 100, Class of 1944 Hall
For students interested in graduate school for pre-med, pre-dental, pre-optometry, pre-vet, pre-pharmacy and others.
Meeting for Commuter Students
Room 102, Class of 1944 Hall  
Meeting for Multicultural & International Students
Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Hall
OPENING SESSION
Hutchins Concert Hall, Collins Center for the Arts

Hearty Maine Hello, Intro to TEAM MAINE, Money Matters Presentation and Agenda Review.
Icing
Around Campus
Bear Fare Dinner (complimentary)
Maine Bound Adventure Center Area 
UMaine Life Presentation
Room 100, Donald P. Corbett Hall  
Reality U! (college life skits)
Hauck Auditorium, Class of 1944 Hall
Student Recreation and Fitness Center Activities & Out of State Student Gathering
Student Recreation and Fitness Center
Bonfire & Residence Hall Activities
Somerset Parking Lot & Orientation Residence Hall
Day 2
Wake Up, Residence Hall Check-Out, & Breakfast
Complimentary Breakfast at Hilltop Dining
Parents Pick Up Overnight Bags
Orientation Residence Hall
Gather to Walk to Next Session
Gather at Hilltop Dining
Academic Angle Presentation
Room 100, Donald P. Corbett Hall
Class Scheduling & Advising
See locations below
The Finish Line
Memorial Union
MaineCard Pick-up & Final Forms Drop-off
Meet me at the Union!
Memorial Union
Parents & Students Meet Up – Lunch available for purchase, Bookstore & Computer Connection Store Open

 

Parents and Guests
Day 1
ARRIVAL, CHECK-IN & INFO FAIR
Collins Center for the Arts
Check-in at the Collins Center for the Arts
Help your student check into orientation residence hall
Check out information tables
Join a campus tour
Meeting for Veterans and Dependents
Room 102, Class of 1944 Hall
Meeting for Honors Students & Parents
Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Hall
Meeting for students accepted in the Honors College.
Meeting for Varsity Athletes & Parents
Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Hall
Meeting for Transfer Students
Room 102, Class of 1944 Hall
Meeting for Students Interested in Pre-Med & Health Professions
Room 100, Class of 1944 Hall
For students interested in graduate school for pre-med, pre-dental, pre-optometry, pre-vet, pre-pharmacy and others.
Meeting for Commuter Students
Room 102, Class of 1944 Hall
Meeting for Multicultural & International Students
Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Hall
OPENING SESSION
Hutchins Concert Hall, Collins Center for the Arts
Hearty Maine Hello, Intro to TRAM MAINE, Money Matters Presentation and Agenda Review.
Parent Session with Clyde Folsom
Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Hall

Psychological Changes of Parents and Students During the College Years
UMaine: What You Need To Know
Room 100, Donald P. Corbett Hall  
Dinner
Memorial Union
Evening Reception & Out of State Parents Gathering
The Bears Den, Memorial Union
Hosted by the Alumni Association
Day 2
Breakfast (for purchase)
The Marketplace, Memorial Union
Parents Pick Up Student’s Overnight Bags
Orientation Residence Hall
Shopping at the Bookstore and Computer Connection Open
Memorial Union
Bookstore and Computer Connection open with great deals!
UMaine Wrap-Up and Q & A
Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Hall
Meet the Academic Deans
See locations below
Meet me at the Union
Memorial Union
Parents & Students Meet Up – Lunch available for purchase, Bookstore & Computer Connection Store open.

 

Locations for Class Scheduling and Advising & Meet the Academic Deans
Explorations: Room 100, Donald P. Corbett Hall
College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture: Room 101, Neville Hall
College of Engineering: Room 137, Bennett Hall
School of Engineering Technology: Room 140, Bennett Hall
Maine Business School: Room 100, Donald P. Corbett Hall
College of Education and Human Development: Room 120, Little Hall
Foundations: Room 120, Little Hall
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Room 101, Neville Hall (students) & Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Hall (parents and guests)


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