Transfer Student Orientation Schedule Thursday, August 23 rd

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1 Transfer Student Orientation Schedule 2018 Thursday, August 23 rd 7:30 10:00 a.m. Residence Life Check-In Location: Residence Halls Check with Residence Life for exact times 9:00 11:30 a.m. Orientation Check-In Location: Argyros Forum, Room 119 AB 10:45 11:45 a.m. Business Office Workshop Location: Beckman Hall, Room 106 Representatives from the Business Office will answer your questions regarding billing, loans, and scholarships. Both families and students are welcome to attend. 11:45-12:45 p.m. Panther Pride Brunch Location: Bert Williams Mall Join other transfer students and families for a welcome brunch on the historic Bert Williams Mall. Dr. Jerry Price, Vice President for Students Affairs and Dean of Students will give the opening address. 1:00 2:30 p.m. Departmental Major Meetings Location: See last pages for your department meeting location. This is an opportunity to meet students and faculty members from your major. 2:45 3:15 p.m. Transfer Forum Location: Small Group Locations (provided at check-in) During your Transfer Forum sessions, you will meet with your Orientation Leaders and classmates from your College/School. These sessions are a time to get to know your peers, discuss Orientation events, and ask questions about Chapman life. 3:15 4:30 p.m. Taking Care of Business Location: Argyros Forum, Pankey Information Center Do you need to go to the Business Office or Registrar? How about buy your books or run a few errands? Finish everything you need to do now! Orientation Leaders will be present if you have questions.

2 3:15-4:30 p.m. Student Services Fair Location: Attallah Piazza Come mingle with other new students and families as you explore booths representing over 30 on-campus 4:30 5:30 p.m. Transfer Student Panel for Parents and Students Location: Irvine Lecture Hall Join current Chapman transfer students to discuss how families can support their new Panther. Get the inside scoop on transitioning into the Chapman community as a transfer and the role that families play in that transition. Students will discuss what it means to be involved in the Chapman community and, most importantly, help get all of your questions answered. 6:00 10:00 p.m. Boomers Location: Meet at Schmid Gate Meet with your fellow transfer panthers and enjoy a fun night at Boomers. There will be unlimited games, access to attractions, and will include one meal voucher for each student. Any student participating must complete an activity waiver before leaving! Friday, August 24 th 8:30 9:30 a.m. Breakfast 9:50 10:10 a.m. Academic Advising Location: Argyros Forum, Room 201 Testing Tutoring and Learning Center Location: Argyros Forum, Room 207 Career and Professional Development Location: Argyros Forum, Room 211 Library Self-Guided Tour Location: Lobby of the Leatherby Llibraries 10:10 10:30 a.m.

3 Academic Advising Location: Argyros Forum, Room 201 Testing Tutoring and Learning Center Location: Argyros Forum, Room 207 Career and Professional Development Location: Argyros Forum, Room 211 Library Self-Guided Tour Location: Lobby of the Leatherby Llibraries 10:30 10:50 a.m. Academic Advising Location: Argyros Forum, Room 201 Testing Tutoring and Learning Center Location: Argyros Forum, Room 207 Career and Professional Development Location: Argyros Forum, Room 211 Library Self-Guided Tour Location: Lobby of the Leatherby Llibraries 10:50 11:10am Academic Advising Location: Argyros Forum, Room 201 Testing Tutoring and Learning Center Location: Argyros Forum, Room 207 Career and Professional Development Location: Argyros Forum, Room 211 Library Self-Guided Tour Location: Lobby of the Leatherby Llibraries

4 11:15 12:00 p.m. Faculty and Student Panel Location: Argyros Forum, Room 208 Come listen to Chapman faculty share their personal experiences and how their undergraduate educations shaped their careers and their lives, in addition to the student perspective followed by a Q&A session. 12:00 1:00 p.m. Getting Involved Lunch Location: Beckman Hall, Room 404 Enjoy lunch with your orientation small group and learn about ways to get involved on campus. Preview some of the exciting ways you can immerse yourself into college life, hear from current students leaders about how getting involved has made their Chapman experience memorable, and connect with your peers who have similar interests! 1:15 2:45 p.m. Healthy Panther Location: Memorial Hall As a transfer student, you will be faced with many personal decisions that will impact your college experience. This MANDATORY educational program will equip you with the necessary information to make informed and healthy decisions. Don t forget to bring your Chapman ID card to receive credit for attending! 3:00 3:20 p.m. Navigating Student Employment Center for Undergraduate Excellence Center for Global Education 3:25 3:45 p.m. Navigating Student Employment Center for Undergraduate Excellence Center for Global Education

5 3:45 4:05 p.m. SUCCESS SESSIONS Navigating Student Employment Center for Undergraduate Excellence Center for Global Education 4:15 5:15 p.m. Transfer Forum Location: Small Group Locations (provided at check-in) 5:30 6:30 p.m. Dinner 6:30 9:00 p.m. Transfer Mix & Mingle Location: Beckman Hall, Room 404 You are cordially invited to an evening of Panther fun! Join us on one of Chapman University s lovely patios for appetizers, games, and socializing with your fellow Transfer students. It can be uneasy coming to a new school, but this event is sure to be filled with great food and even better company. Reservations are limited. 6:30 8:30 p.m. Shabbat Service and Dinner Location: Wilkinson Founders Chapel Chapman Hillel, Chapman s Jewish Student Union, hosts its first Shabbat service of the year. Feel free to join us in the Wilkinson Founders Chapel at the Fish Interfaith Center for a Shabbat service, open to all Jewish and non- Jewish Chapman students, with a kosher dinner to follow, provided by the Hillel Foundation of Orange County. No RSVP is required. Students will find more information about upcoming Hillel events and have the opportunity to meet fellow Hillel members. 6:30 7:30 p.m. Disciples on Campus (DOC) New Student Dinner Location: Fashionables Courtyard, Fish Interfaith Center All Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ students are invited to dinner. Come meet new friends and join in fellowship.

6 9:00 p.m. 1:00 a.m. UPB and Orientation Presents... Club Throwback Location: Argyros Forum, Student Union, and Second Floor Get ready for a night that will allow you to party like it s 1999! Get ready for a night that will allow you to party like it s 1999! We re taking it way back for a night of flashback friday fun in Argyros Forum with dancing, arcade games, and a movie. Grab your friends, dress in your best 80 s, 90 s, and 2000 s attire, and dance your heart out. It s definitely a night you won t want to miss! Saturday, August 25 th 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Brunch 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Yoga on the Lawn Location: Bert Williams Mall (Memorial Lawn) Join Fitness and Recreation Services and the University Program Board for our first Yoga on the Lawn of the school year! Bring your yoga mat and a friend and join our Union Fit leaders for a free yoga session. 5:30 6:30 p.m. Dinner 8:00 10:00 p.m. All-University Event Location: Memorial Hall Come join your peers for a night full of laughs and entertainment hosted by our world-class comedy Improv team, Improv Inc.! One of Chapman s most beloved traditions is seeing Improv Inc. preform on Thursday nights, be sure to join us for their kickoff of the school year. Enjoy stand-up comedy and performance from Chapman dance teams. This will be a night to remember! 10:00 12:00 a.m. UPB & Orientation Present: Trivia 3.0 at Contra Coffee Location: Contra Coffee, 115 N Orange St Come join other fellow Panthers in this triviathalon of the year! Put on your thinking caps and test your knowledge. First 100 students to arrive will receive a free drink. Let s get quizzical! Sunday, August 26 th 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Spirituality Matters! A Mindfulness, Labyrinth, and Interfaith Experience Location: Wallace All Faiths Chapel Join the Chapman community to see how you can explore meaning and purpose at Chapman, whether you are secular, spiritual or religious. If you consider yourself a "spiritual seeker" curious about developing your spiritual path, are interested in practicing meditation or learning about different religions, or are committed to a certain spiritual or religious path, we have opportunities for you. Commemorate the beginning of your Chapman experience with an interfaith celebration, mindfulness meditation and labyrinth walk led by student leaders and

7 the chaplain staff of the Fish Interfaith Center. The Fish Interfaith Center is here to help you shape your unique spiritual journey. 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Brunch 2:00 5:00 p.m. Rec Day Location: Residence Life Area Fitness and Recreation Services will host its first Rec Day. Stop by for a 3v3 basketball tournament, opencourt volleyball, music, community vendors, and fun giveaways that showcase all that Fitness and Recreation Services has to offer. 2:00 4:00 p.m. Honors Mentor/Mentee Dessert Bash Location: Beckman Hall, Room 404 Students who have been admitted into the University Honors Program will be introduced to the program as well as meet their mentors and other returning Honors students, faculty and staff at the Dessert Bash. This will be a chance for incoming students to introduce themselves, ask any questions they may have, and find out about opportunities to become involved with Honors in the coming year. 5:30 6:30 p.m. Dinner 6:00 p.m. 9:00 pm Resident Community Meeting (Residential Students Only) Location: Your Residence Hall/Apartment Building You will meet with your Resident Advisor to cover important Residence Hall information. Talk to your Resident Advisor about your specific meeting time and location.

8 Departmental Major Meeting Locations Argyros School of Business and Economics: Accounting: Argyros Forum, Room 201 Business Administration: Argyros Forum, Room 201 Economics: Argyros Forum, Room 201 College of Educational Studies: Integrated Educational Studies: Doti Hall, Room 102 College of Performing Arts: Music: Oliphant Hall, Room 101D Theatre: Moulton Hall, Room 136 Dance: TBD Crean College: Health Sciences: Doti Hall, Room 002 Applied Human Physiology: Doti Hall, Room 002 Psychology: Doti Hall, Room 003 Dodge College of Film and Media Arts: Film Studies: Folino Theater at Marion Knott Studios Public Relations and Advertising: Folino Theater at Marion Knott Studios Screenwriting: Folino Theater at Marion Knott Studios Creative Producing: Folino Theater at Marion Knott Studios Digital Arts: Folino Theater at Marion Knott Studios Film Production: Folino Theater at Marion Knott Studios Screen Acting: Folino Theater at Marion Knott Studios News & Documentary: Folino Theater at Marion Knott Studios TV Writing & Production: Folino Theater at Marion Knott Studios Schmid College of Science and Technology: Biological Sciences: DeMille Hall, Room 101 Environmental Science and Policy: DeMille Hall, Room 101 Chemistry: DeMille Hall, Room 101 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: DeMille Hall, Room 101 Computer Information Systems: DeMille Hall, Room 101 Computer Science: DeMille Hall, Room 101 Software Engineering: DeMille Hall, Room 101 Mathematics: DeMille Hall, Room 101 Math and Civil Engineering: DeMille Hall, Room 101 Physics: DeMille Hall, Room 101 Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences: English: Doti Hall, Room 103 Creative Writing: Doti Hall, Room 103

9 History: Doti Hall, Room 104 French: TBD Spanish: TBD Political Science: Doti Hall, Room 105 Peace Studies: TBD Philosophy: TBD Religious Studies: TBD Sociology: Doti Hall, Room 201 Art: Moulton Hall, Room 167 Art History: Moulton Hall, Room 167 Graphic Design: Moulton Hall, Room 167 Undeclared: Doti Hall, Room 004 School of Communication: Communication: Hashinger Science Center, Room 150 (Irvine Lecture Hall) Strategic and Corporate Communication: Hashinger Science Center, Room 150 (Irvine Lecture Hall) Departmental Major Meeting Locations Argyros School of Business and Economics: Accounting: Argyros Forum, Room 201 Business Administration: Argyros Forum, Room 201 Economics: Argyros Forum, Room 201 College of Educational Studies: Integrated Educational Studies: Doti Hall, Room 102 College of Performing Arts: Music: Oliphant Hall, Room 101D Theatre: Moulton Hall, Room 136 Dance: TBD Crean College: Health Sciences: Doti Hall, Room 002 Applied Human Physiology: Doti Hall, Room 002 Psychology: Doti Hall, Room 003 Dodge College of Film and Media Arts: Film Studies: Folino Theater at Marion Knott Studios Public Relations and Advertising: Folino Theater at Marion Knott Studios Screenwriting: Folino Theater at Marion Knott Studios Creative Producing: Folino Theater at Marion Knott Studios Digital Arts: Folino Theater at Marion Knott Studios Film Production: Folino Theater at Marion Knott Studios Screen Acting: Folino Theater at Marion Knott Studios

10 News & Documentary: Folino Theater at Marion Knott Studios TV Writing & Production: Folino Theater at Marion Knott Studios Schmid College of Science and Technology: Biological Sciences: DeMille Hall, Room 101 Environmental Science and Policy: DeMille Hall, Room 101 Chemistry: DeMille Hall, Room 101 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: DeMille Hall, Room 101 Computer Information Systems: DeMille Hall, Room 101 Computer Science: DeMille Hall, Room 101 Software Engineering: DeMille Hall, Room 101 Mathematics: DeMille Hall, Room 101 Math and Civil Engineering: DeMille Hall, Room 101 Physics: DeMille Hall, Room 101 Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences: English: Doti Hall, Room 103 Creative Writing: Doti Hall, Room 103 History: Doti Hall, Room 104 French: TBD Spanish: TBD Political Science: Doti Hall, Room 105 Peace Studies: TBD Philosophy: TBD Religious Studies: TBD Sociology: Doti Hall, Room 201 Art: Moulton Hall, Room 167 Art History: Moulton Hall, Room 167 Graphic Design: Moulton Hall, Room 167 Undeclared: Doti Hall, Room 004 School of Communication: Communication: Hashinger Science Center, Room 150 (Irvine Lecture Hall) Strategic and Corporate Communication: Hashinger Science Center, Room 150 (Irvine Lecture Hall)