New Student Orientation Schedule

8:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m.
Residence Halls Check-In. Individual residential quads.

8:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m.
New Student Sign-In; Official College Sign-in. Atrium, Balfour-Hood Campus Center

8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Wheaton ID's

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Library Open House.

11:00 a.m.
Campus tours, depart from Balfour-Hood Campus Center Information Desk and end at the Library.

11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Opening Day Picnic. The Dimple.

1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
New Student and Family Meeting. Beard Field House, Haas Athletic Center. 2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. New Student Survey.

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Class Photo.

3p.m.- 4:15 p.m.
"Parenting" in the College Years: Letting Go or Letting Be? Weber Theater, Watson Fine Arts.

4:00 p.m.- 5:15 p.m.
Advising Team/Transfer Meeting #1. This is the first meeting with students and members of their advising team to discuss academic issues and expectations specific to new and transfer students. Preceptors prepare students for their advising meetings with faculty.

4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Transfer Team Meeting #1. Team Meeting Locations.

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Parent "Ask Me" Sessions. Sessions and locations listed in Orientation Program.

5:30 p.m.
President's Reception. Hood Courtyard.

6:00 p.m.
Family Farewell

6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Dinner. Emerson and Chase Dining Halls.

7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Floor Meetings. Discussion and Q&A related to living in a residential community.

7:00 p.m.
New Commuter Student Meeting. Cafe, Balfour Hood Campus Center.

8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Candlelight Ceremony, Cole Memorial Chapel. Be sure to wear your class color: Green!

10 p.m. - Midnight
Student Social Programs - More details to follow.

7:30 a.m.- 9 a.m
Breakfast. Chase Dining Hall.

8:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
Wheaton ID's.

8:30 a.m.- 11:15 a.m.
Placement Exams. Locations listed in Orientation Program.

9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
Math Advising Assistance.

12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch. Chase Dining Hall.

1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Summer Assignment Symposium. Cole Memorial Chapel.

4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
BBQ Novelties, and Games in the Dimple!

7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Floor Meetings. Residence Halls.

8:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Drawing the Shades. A powerful multimedia journey into the experiences and consequences of sexual assualt presented by Wheaton men and women. Beard Field House, Haas Athletic Center.

10:00 p.m.- Midnight
Student Social Programs - More details to follow.

7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast. Chase and Emerson dining halls.

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Advising Team Meeting/Transfer Meeting # 2.

10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Individual Advising Appointments. These appointments are scheduled during Advising Team Meeting #1.

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Pre-Professional and Career Meetings.

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch. Chase and Emerson Dining Halls.

12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Games in the Dimple. Dimple, Upper Campus.

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
New Student Transfer Luncheon. Chase Small, Chase Dining Hall.

1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
New Student Passport to Wheaton! Travel around Wheaton and explore the various open houses, fill your passport and be entered to win a Bookstore gift certificate!

4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Pick up your Wheaton ID. Atrium, Balfour-Hood Campus Center.

4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Dinner. Chase Dining Halls.

7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Floor Meetings. Residence Halls

8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
The Real Buzz: Truth and Lies About Campus Alcohol. Beard Field House, Haas Athletic Center.

10:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.
Student Social Programs - More details to follow.

7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast. Chase and Emerson Dining Halls.

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Individual Advising Appointments.

10:00 a.m. - 12 p.m. noon
Be A Good Neighbor Without Leaving Campus. Free coffee, doughnuts. Basement, Cole Memorial Chapel.

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch. Chase and Emerson Dining Halls.

1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Living the Honor Code. This session is designed to engage new students in an experiential exercise and discussion about what it means to live the Honor Code. Designated advising team locations.

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Matriculation Ceremony. This event marks a student's formal induction into the Wheaton community. New students assemble in the Cole Memorial Chapel to sign the Honor Code pledge and the matriculation book.

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
"All Things Wheaton" Celebration. See the orientation slide show and win "Wheaton" prizes. Emerson Dining Halls.

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Floor Meetings. Individual Residence Halls.

8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
First Impressions:Issues of Culture, Race and Ethnicity- Presentation by students of their experiences and feelings about the impact of diversity on the campus and the larger society. Beard Field House, Haas Athletic Center.

10:00 p.m.- 2:00 a.m.
Student Social Programs - More details to follow.

5:00 p.m.
Opening Convocation Assembly. Cole Memorial Chapel.

6:00 p.m.
Post-Convocation Campus BBQ. The Dimple.