All Day International Students Arrivals Hodson Hall 10:30 a.m. 9:00 p.m. Baltimore-Washington International Airport Leave BWI Arrive WC Bus 1 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Bus 2 2:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Bus 3 TBD TBD 9:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Arrival Process Global Education Office Visa Check-in, Language Test Sign-Up, etc. Business Office Tuition Bill Settlement Health Services Health Check-in Public Safety ID photos Residence Life Arrival package and Information Each office will have a station each student will visit in order, starting with GEO and ending with Residence Life. Each office will stamp check-in sheet before student can advance to the next table. 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Lunch for ISGs (11:30 to Noon) Lunch for New Incoming Students (12:30 to 1:30 p.m.) 3:30 pm 4:00 p.m. Arrival of Second Bus Location: Hodson Hall Parking Area 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Dinner 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Arrival of Van 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Residential Life Ursula Herz, Associate Dean of Students 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Pizza and Game Night International Student Guides
8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Breakfast for International Students Welcome from Dean Lange and the GEO and OELL teams Announcements of the Day 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Language Placement Exams John Hepler, Director Office of English Language Learning Location: Daly 106 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Banking and Telecommunication Services BB&T and PNC Banking AT&T and Verizon Phones Location: Daly 107 Late Arrival Check-In 11:00 a.m. 12:00 pm Language Interviews (3) John Hepler, Director, Office of English Language Learning (ELL) 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Washington College Academic System Ashley Turlington, Registrar Location: Daly 106 1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Visa Regulations for F-1 Students Sibel Ahi, Assistant Director of Global Education Location: Daly 107 1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Visa Regulations for J-1 Students Alex Levy, Study Abroad Coordinator Location: Daly 106 2:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Language Interviews (5) 2:15 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Reception hosted by Alumni House Staff Alumni House
3:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Trip to Christiana Mall Meet at Casey Academic Center (CAC) circle 9:00 p.m. Depart Mall to return
8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Check-in for Domestic Students Location: Hodson Hall Commons 8:00 a.m. -- 9:00 a.m. Breakfast for All Students 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Campus Tour Depart from Hodson Hall Commons Student Guides will take students around to major sites on campus (i.e., those not on the academic resources tour) in small groups. Stops should include: Classroom Buildings Bunting Hall, especially the Registrar and Business Offices Theater Martha Washington Square Athletic Fields/Gym/Swim Center Foster House Literary House 10:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Welcome Patrice DiQuinzio Interim Provost and Dean of the College Sarah Feyerherm Vice President for Student Affairs/Dean of Students Location: Smith 222 11:00 a.m. 12:00 a.m. Matriculating Parent/Guardian Meeting Candace Wannamaker Associate Vice President for Student Affairs Location: Hotchkiss, Daniel Z. Gibson Center for the Arts 11:00 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Getting Involved on Campus International Student Guides, Student Events Board and Student Government representatives Location: Smith 222 11:45 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Intercultural Engagement Jean-Pierre Laurenceau-Medina, Director of Intercultural Affairs Location: Smith 222 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Dining Hall Policies Don Stanwick, Director of Dining Services
1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Technology Orientation Session John Anderson, Director Client Support/Technical Services 2:00 p.m. 2:15 p.m. Business Office Debra Bergen, Accounts Receivable Manager 2:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Working on Campus Krista Batchelor, Human Resources Specialist 2:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Financial Aid Information (Domestic Students Only) Doryann Barnhardt, Associate Director of Financial Aid 2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Ice Breakers and Intercultural Communication (International Students) GEO Team Location: Smith 222 2:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Language Interviews (6) 3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Break/Personal Time 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Meeting with Peer Mentors Three Groups, Goldstein 202, Goldstein 218 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Dinner 6:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Movie Night The Perks of Being a Wallflower
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Health & Safety Location: Toll Science Building, Litrenta Hall Lisa Marx, Director of Health Services Miranda Altman, Director of Counseling Services Gerald Roderick, Director of Public Safety Candace Wanamaker, Associate VP, Student Affairs 10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. Break 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions Location: Toll Science Building, Atrium Study Abroad Alexandra Levy, Study Abroad Coordinator 3:2 Engineering Program Prof. Austin Lobo (Rm. S111) Pre-Med/Pre-Vet Program Prof. Kate Verville (Rm. S104) Language Interviews (3) 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Academic Resources Tour Andrea Vassar, Director of the Office of Academic Skills Hilary Chubb, Assistant Director of the Office of Academic Skills John Boyd, Director of the Writing Center Matt Kibler, Director of the Quantitative Skills Center Amanda Kramer, Director of Access Services Vicky Sawyer, Associate Director of Career Services ISGs will lead students in three groups of 8 to each office for 15-minute sessions on a set schedule.
2:00p.m. 2:15 p.m. Break 3:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Student Activity Led by International Student Guides Language Interviews (6) 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Game Night led by International Student Guides
Saturday, January 21 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Breakfast 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Honor Code Session 10:00-11:00 -- Academic Code: Prof. Aaron Krochmal 11:00 12:00 -- Social Code: Ursula Herz, Associate Dean of Students Location: Toll Science Building, Litrenta Hall 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. The Liberal Arts at Washington College Dean Patrice DiQuinzio, Interim Provost Location: Toll Science Building, Litrenta Hall 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Lunch 2:00 pm 4:00 pm Language Interviews (6) Free Time for all other students 4:00 pm 8:30 pm Skyzone Trip to Newark, Delaware Meet at Casey Academic Center (CAC) Circle Dinner at local Red Robin (Fast Food) on your own. 8:30 p.m. Depart Skyzone to return to Campus
All Day Returning Students Arrive On Campus 10:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Brunch 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Free Time 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Dinner