WELCOME TO O WEEK FALL 2015

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1 WELCOME TO O WEEK FALL 2015

2 MEET YOUR CREW O WEEK SCHEDULE

3 MONDAY, AUGUST 24 FAMILY AND FRIENDS DAY 8:45 am EPA (English Placement Exam) LAS Room :15 am Welcome Remarks Randall Lavender, Provost Westchester Park 11:20 am O Leader Welcome Mike Luna and O Leaders 11:30 am Vendor Fair and Lunch: Bank of America Big Kone Huna Snow Cones Blick Art Supplies Campus Activities Board Caricature Artist Chase Bank City National Bank Clubs and Organizations Creative Action Epic Proportions Band Graphaids Humble Potato Restaurant Kenecta Credit Union License Plate Key Chains Mittel s Art Store Photo ID pick-up SHIP Student Health Insurance Info. Student Voice Association Transportation Station 1:00 pm Student Success at Otis Laura Kiralla, Vice-President for Student Success/ Dean of Student Affairs 1:15 pm Student Affairs at Otis Michael Richards, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs 1:30 pm Advising at Otis Carrie Malcom, Coordinator, Academic Advising 1:45 pm Technology and You Bob Whyte, Interim Chief Information Officer 2:00 pm Safety and Security on Campus Peter Zaretskiy, Environmental, Health, Safety and Security Lead 2:15 pm Library Experience Sue Maberry, Director, Library and Instructional Technology 2:30 pm Academic Success at Otis Debra Ballard, Chair, Liberal Arts and Sciences Katie Phillips, Chair, Foundation

4 CONCURRENT SESSIONS Transitions Fred Barnes, Director of Student Counseling Services 3:15 pm Session 1 Students and Parents 3:45 pm Session 2 Students Only Ahmanson Hall 309 Financial Aid Jessika Huerta Director of Financial Aid 3:15 pm Session 1 3:45 pm Session 2 Ahmanson Hall 511 Center for Creative Professions Donna Lee Oda, Director, Center for Creative Professions Lusine Balikyan, Assistant Director, Center for Creative Professions 3:15 pm Session 1 3:45 pm Session 2 Ahmanson Hall 512 Lab Press Demonstration Leslie Ross-Robertson and Jennifer Graves 3:15 pm Open Demo Tours 3:45 pm Open Demo Tours Ahmanson Hall B04 Travel Study Info. Session Darren Grosch, Director, Center for International Education 3:15 pm Session 1 3:45 pm Session 2 Westchester Park Undergraduate Minors - Info. Session Michele Jaquis, Director, Interdisciplinary Studies 3:15pm Session 1 3:45pm Session 2 Ahmanson Hall 302 Tour of Foundation Floor Led by O Leaders 3:15pm Ahmanson Hall 212 Parent Engagement Mike Luna, Director of Student Activities/Co-chair Parent Engagement Rebecca Cunningham, Director of Annual Giving/Co-Chair, Parent Engagement Laura Daroca, Director of Alumni Relations 3:15 4:15 pm Westchester Park Otis Student Health Insurance Julie Bryan, Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Student Success 3:15 4:15 pm Ahmanson Hall 301A Otis College Life Student Leader Panel 4:15 5:15 pm Westchester Park

5 TUESDAY, AUGUST 25 REGISTRATION AND STUDENT IDS 8:30 am 5:30 pm Registration Ahmanson Hall, 4th Floor 11:15 am Student ID s Ahmanson Hall, Lower Level B02 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORIENTATION 8:30 am 12:00 pm International Student Orientation Westchester Park GRAND HOLLYWOOD TOUR 12:45 6:00 pm Tour for All Students Meet in front of Ahmanson Hall THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 TRANSFER STUDENT ORIENTATION 11:00 am Welcome Remarks Randall Lavender, Provost Laura Kiralla, Vice President for Student Success and Dean of Student Affairs Ahmanson Hall, Forum 11:30 am Academic Expectations Marnie Farmer, Academic Coordinator, Liberal Arts and Sciences 12:30 pm Lunch Department Chairs and Students 1:30 pm Learning about your eportfolio Jean-Marie Venturini, Instructional Designer 2:30 pm Library Experience Sue Maberry, Director, Library and Instructional Technology 3:45 pm Closing remarks and evaluation Mike Luna, Director of Student Activities

6 FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 O BEACH 8:15 am Students Arrive Darren Grosch, Director, Center for International Education, and O Leaders Dockweiler Youth Center - Meet in front of Ahmanson Hall 8:30 am Board the Buses 8:40 am Buses depart from Otis 9:00 am Arrival at Dockweiler Youth Center 9:15 am Welcome Remarks and Breakfast Randall Lavender, Provost Mike Luna, Director of Student Activities 9:45 am Morning Keynote Presentation Linda Hudson, Foundation Faculty 10:45 am Short Break 11:00 am Title IX and HAZE Performance Carol Branch, Director of Student Resources Center and Title IX Coordinator Heather Marlowe, Performing Artist 12:50 pm Lunch and Beach Time 4:50 pm Return to Dockweiler Youth Center 5:00 pm Evening Keynote Speaker Power of Personal Decisions Andrea Mosby 6:00 pm Dinner 6:30 pm Bonfires on the Beach 8:00 pm Return to Otis

7 SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 DAY AT DISNEYLAND 9:15 am Students Arrive Meet in front of Ahmanson Hall 10:00 am Buses depart from Otis 11:15 am Arrival at Disneyland 7:00 pm Buses depart Disneyland for Otis 8:15 pm Arrival at Otis 8:30 pm End of O Week DID YOU KNOW? The concept for Disneyland s Space Mountain was developed in 1964 by Otis alumnus John Hench 28.

8 QUESTIONS? CONTACT US Center for Creative Professions (424) Center for International Education (310) Financial Aid (310) Housing and Residence Life (310) Registration and Records (310) Student Accounts (310) Student Activities (310) Student Affairs (310) Student Counseling Services (310) Student Resources Center (310)