Saturday, August 19, 2017

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1 Saturday, August 19, :00 a.m. Residence Halls Open MOVE-IN DAY CHECKLIST Stop by the TENT south of the Geiger Center to pick up your Welcome Week T-Shirt and nametag Buy your books (downstairs GC make sure you have your fall class schedule with you) Get your ID (GC 209) Get your mail key (downstairs GC have your OBU ID or driver s license with you) Get your parking sticker (In your Residence Hall or Cashier s Window at Thurmond Hall) Get hooked up to the OBU network (see Computer Services Staff in your residence hall lobby) Have questions?? See the INFORMATION table in the downstairs GC 3:00 p.m. New Student Orientation (Raley Chapel)/ New Parent Orientation (Noble Complex) This event kicks off Welcome Week... you don t want to miss this!! 4:00 p.m. Small Group Session - Raley Lawn 4:10 p.m. Sub-Group Session Meet other freshman and your VERY OWN TRIW s (Welcome Week Workers) 4:30 p.m. Goodbye to Mom and Dad 5:00 p.m. Small Group Session 5:30 p.m. Sub-Group Sessions Don t forget to take a picture as you say See Ya Later to Mom and Dad. Oh... and you might say thanks for all that they have done for you!! 6:00 p.m. Stake Your State Picnic - GC Concourse Grab your food inside the Caf & come find your region outside on the hill of the GC Concourse 7:00 p.m. Sub-Group Sessions 7:20 p.m. Small Group Session 8:00 p.m. Residence Hall Meetings The WMU Residence Director will meet with WMU residents on the front steps of WMU The Kerr Residence Director will meet with new students living in Kerr in the Kerr lobby The Agee Residence Director will meet with new male students in the 1 st Floor Agee Lobby The Lodge Resident Director will meet with new male students in the 1 st Floor Lodge Lobby. 8:30 p.m. First Night Women meet in the Oval (in the event of rain, all women meet in the Kerr Lobby) Men meet on the Agee Lawn (in the event of rain, all men meet in the Agee lobby)

2 Sunday, August 20, :00 a.m. Breakfast GC Cafeteria opens for Breakfast 9:15 a.m. Small Groups Meeting 9:30 a.m. Bible Study Raley Chapel 10:30 a.m. Worship Raley Chapel 11:30 a.m. Lunch - Cafeteria 12:45 p.m. Sub-Group Session Your first chance to worship with your class 1:00 p.m. New Student Simulation. "A Day in the Life" - Oval Fountain Learn what you can expect a normal day might look like as well as learning the buildings/areas on campus 2:15 p.m. Sub-Group Meetings 2:30 p.m. Exploring Why College Matters to God - Session One Discuss and engage with Faculty and students about this book. It is a great way to learn what it means to attend a Christian Liberal Arts University as well as getting a feel for what the classroom experience will be like o Tri-W Groups 1-8(Cobalt): Tulsa Royalties Auditorium, BBC o Tri-W Groups 9-16 (Cobalt): Wood 102 o Tri-W Groups (Titanium): Shawnee 304 o Tri-W Groups (Titanium): Shawnee 307 o Tri-W Groups (Titanium): Mabee Suite o Tri-W Groups (Scarlett): Mabee Auditorium in Stavros Hall o Tri-W Groups (Scarlett): Black Box in Sarkey's o Tri-W Groups (Scarlett): Raley Chapel 141 o Tri-W Groups (Verde): Craig Dorland Theater o Tri-W Groups (Verde): Bailey Business Center 210 o Tri-W Groups 60-61: (Verde): Montgomery Hall Lounge 3:30 p.m. Small Group Book Study Discussion 4:00 p.m. Leisure Time & Dinner (Wal-Mart Trips, Sleep, Decorate Room, Coffee Shop, etc.) 4:45 p.m. Transfer-mation (For Transfers Only) Upstairs GC 5:30 p.m. Transfer-mation Dinner (For Transfers Only) Upstairs GC 5:30 p.m. See Shawnee Your chance to experience the town of Shawnee through the eyes of your TriW! 7:00 p.m. The President s Vision - GC Concourse Hear from Dr. Whitlock and his vision for YOU and our University 8:30 p.m. Welcome Week Skits -GC Concourse Come ready to laugh at these upperclassmen... this event might be one of the highlights of you WW experience Monday, August 21, :15 a.m. Cafeteria opens for Breakfast - GC Cafeteria

3 8:00 a.m. Community Service Project - "Serve Shawnee" - Meet in Raley Chapel We begin the week by getting to serve our community. Come ready to get your hands dirty alongside your peers. 12:00 p.m. Lunch - GC Cafeteria 1:00 p.m. Small Group 1:15 p.m Sub Group Sessions 1:30 p.m. Academic Meetings New students will meet with their deans & academic advisors, view schedules & finalize registration. Fine Arts - Raley Chapel Room 142 Humanities and Social Sciences- Yarborough Auditorium Science and Mathematic - Wood Science 102 Business - Tulsa Royalties Auditorium, BBC Nursing Stavros Theology and Ministry Montgomery Hall 110 Undeclared Majors Mabee Learning Center 308 2:30 p.m. Meet with Advisors 3:15 p.m. Sub-Group Meeting 3:30 p.m. Exploring Why College Matters to God - Session Two 4:30 p.m. Small Group Book Study Discussion 5:30 p.m. Bison Family Dinner (Dinner with Faculty/Staff) You get the opportunity to get personal and have dinner with a Faculty or staff member. They are SO excited that you are here!! (You might even get invited over to their home!!) 7:45 p.m. Sub-Group Session (Ka-Rip Wars) - Oval Show off your Ka-Rip chanting skills as well as your glorious harmonies of the Alma Mater 8:45 p.m. Practice walk - Oval 9:00 p.m. Unity Gathering GC Concourse Hear from a Senior about their OBU experience and what they hope you get from your time here 9:30 p.m. Small Group Session Tuesday, August 22, 2017 College of Music Auditions and Placement Music Theory Placement &Transfer Exam Choral Auditions 7:15 a.m. Cafeteria opens for Breakfast - GC Cafeteria 11:30 p.m. Lunch - GC Cafeteria

4 12:30 p.m. Sub-Group Session (What to do at OBU) 1:00 p.m. Exploring Why College Matters to God - Session Three Various Locations 2:00 p.m. Small Group Book Study Discussion 2:30 p.m. Un Cuerpo - RAWC 4:30 p.m. Dinner w/ Tri-W Group Come play at the RAWC and discover the myriad of ways in which you can glorify and worship God through activities, organizations, and events at OBU Sports teams, performance groups, social clubs, ministries, Student Government, the arts, service opportunities, and MORE will be represented 6:30 p.m. Small Group session 7:15 p.m. Meet for The Walk (Don t forget to wear your Welcome Week Shirt & Beanie) - Oval 7:30 p.m. The Walk A very special tradition. It is how you start and end your time here at OBU. 8:00 p.m. Chapel: Fall Challenge A time to connect with your class through worship and the Study of God s Word 9:00 p.m. Ice Cream Party sponsored by Student Government Association Wednesday, August 23, 2017 College of Music Auditions and Placement Bison Jazz Orchestra Auditions 11am-1pm Raley 103 David s Creed Auditions 3pm-6pm Raley :00 a.m. Chapel: Fall Challenge Raley Chapel 11:00 a.m. Multi-Cultural Meet & Greet hosted by the Office of Multi-Cultural Affairs 1:30 p.m. Community Standard Conversation (required for all new students) 6:00 p.m. Chapel: Fall Challenge Raley Chapel Thursday, August 24, 2017 (First Day of Classes) 6:00 p.m. Spotlight on Shawnee Oval This is your chance to see what churches, business and non-profits there are in Shawnee. OH....and they give away FREE STUFF... so that s pretty great as well. And not just FREE STUFF... but GREAT FREE STUFF!!! 8:00 p.m. Chapel: Fall Challenge

5 Friday, August 25, :00 a.m. Chapel: Fall Challenge Raley Chapel 7:00 p.m. Festival Saturday August 26, :00 a.m. Intramural OBU Fishing Tournament - Taylor Pond 10:30 a.m. Intramural Sand Volleyball Tournament - Volleyball Courts 11:30 a.m. Intramural Spike Ball Tournament - Intramural Field 8:00 p.m. Live, Saturday OBU - Raley Chapel