OBERLIN ORIENTATION SCHEDULE FALL 2018
FOLLOWING IS A PRELIMINARY ORIENTATION SCHEDULE TO ASSIST YOU WITH YOUR PLANS. A COMPLETE SCHEDULE WILL BE POSTED IN JULY WITH DESCRIPTIONS AND ADDITIONAL EVENTS. EARLY ARRIVALS THE FOLLOWING GROUPS ARE TO ARRIVE BEFORE THE REGULAR ORIENTATION PROGRAM BEGINS Friday, August 10 Thursday, August 16 Friday, August 17 Friday, August 17 Tuesday, August 21 Friday, August 24 Saturday, August 25 Football Team Soccer Teams Field Hockey Team Volleyball Team Cross Country Teams International Students Jazz Studies DAY 1 MONDAY, AUGUST 27 NEW STUDENTS: R indicates required events 9:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Check-in and Move-in R ALL RESIDENCE HALLS AND CO-OPS 9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Pick Up Advising Packet R CARNEGIE BUILDING, ACADEMIC ADVISING RESOURCE CENTER (AARC) 9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Conservatory Information Desk CONSERVATORY, CENTRAL, LOUNGE 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Campus Offices Open ALL CAMPUS OFFICES (SEE LIST ON PRECEDING PAGE) 10:00 a.m. Noon Jazz Theory and Jazz Aural Skills Tests CONSERVATORY, BIBBINS HALL, ROOM 325 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Think Global, Bank Local WILDER HALL, MAIN LOUNGE 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Fresh Swap
10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Shop Local DOWNTOWN OBERLIN ASIA HOUSE, BASEMENT, MULTIPURPOSE ROOM 10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Bed, Bath & Beyond On-Campus Tent Sale 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Lunch STEVENSON DINING HALL 1:00 4:00 p.m. Check-in and Move-in STEVENSON HALL, GRISWOLD ENTRANCE 1:00 1:45 p.m. Financial Aid Information Session R FINNEY CHAPEL 1:30 2:30 p.m. Music Resource Fair CONSERVATORY, CENTRAL, C-21/25 1:30 3:00 p.m. Conservatory Aural Skills Tests for Double Degree, Voice & Jazz Students CONSERVATORY, CENTRAL, KULAS RECITAL HALL 2:00 2:45 p.m. Accommodations in College: Information for Students with Disabilities and Their Families SCIENCE CENTER, DYE LECTURE HALL 2:30 3:30 p.m. Information about Academic Advising for Conservatory Parents CONSERVATORY CENTRAL 21/25 3:00 3:45 p.m. Get to Know your PAL Cohort R LOCATION REFER TO PERSONAL ACADEMIC ADVISING SCHEDULE IN YOUR ADVISING PACKET 4:00 5:00 p.m. President s Opening Session R FINNEY CHAPEL 5:00 6:45 p.m. Dinner for New Students and Families STEVENSON DINING HALL 7:00 8:00 p.m. Conservatory Orientation Concert FINNEY CHAPEL 8:30 10:00 p.m. The Residential Educational Experience R RESIDENCE HALLS AND CO-OPS
DAY 2 TUESDAY, AUGUST 28 NEW STUDENTS: R indicates required events 7:00 8:30 a.m. Breakfast STEVENSON DINING HALL 9:00 10:00 a.m. Faculty Panel: Making the Most of Your Oberlin Education R FINNEY CHAPEL 10:00 a.m. 12:00 pm Departmental Open House SCIENCE CENTER 10:00 11:15 a.m. Conservatory Faculty Studio Open House CONSERVATORY 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Resource Fair with Staff from Campus Offices CARNEGIE BUILDING, ROOT ROOM 11:30 a.m. 12:30 pm Conservatory All Student Meeting R CONSERVATORY, CENTRAL, WARNER CONCERT HALL 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Lunch STEVENSON DINING HALL 1:00 3:30 p.m. Conservatory Aural Skills Tests CONSERVATORY, CENTRAL, KULAS RECITAL HALL 1:00 3:30 p.m. Secondary Piano Auditions for Conservatory Nonpiano Majors CONSERVATORY, BIBBINS HALL, ROOM 326 FOR SIGN-UP AND AUDITIONS 1:30 4:00 p.m. Arts & Sciences and Double-Degree Academic Advising R LOCATION REFER TO PERSONAL ACADEMIC ADVISING SCHEDULE IN YOUR ADVISING PACKET 1:30 2:30 p.m. Parent Session: Student Life Panel Discussion HALL AUDITORIUM 2:30 3:30 p.m. Parent Session: Ready to Launch: Tips for Parenting a College Student HALL AUDITORIUM
4:00 5:00 p.m. Ice Cream Social SCIENCE CENTER, PERLIK COMMONS 4:30 p.m. PARENTS ORIENTATION PROGRAM CONCLUDES 3:30 5:30 p.m. Conservatory Music History 101 Exemption Exam CONSERVATORY, BIBBINS HALL, ROOM 223 7:30 9:00 p.m. The OC: A Play about Relationships and College Life R OSCA, ZEBRA, FEAST, PROGRAM HOUSE CLUSTER RESIDENTS ATTEND THIS SESSION HALL AUDITORIUM 7:30 9:00 p.m. Community 101: An Obie s Guide to Being a Good Neighbor R BARROWS, DASCOMB, KAHN RESIDENTS ATTEND THIS SESSION CONSERVATORY, WARNER CONCERT HALL DAY 3 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29 8:30 am 5:00 p.m. Cleveland Experience R CLEVELAND AREA 5:00 6:30 p.m. Ultimate Frisbee NORTH QUAD 7:00 9:30 p.m. Game Night HALES GYM, CAT IN THE CREAM COFFEEHOUSE 7:00 9:30 p.m. Create with Bob Ross WILDER HALL, DIONYSUS DANCE CLUB 7:00 9:30 p.m. Jam Night in the Con CONSERVATORY 7:00 11:00 p.m. Bowling and Billiards HALES ANNEX, COLLEGE LANES Free bowling and billiards for new students. Glow bowling from 9-11 p.m. DAY 4 THURSDAY, AUGUST 30
8:45 9:45 a.m. Conservatory and Double Degree Group Advising R LOCATION REFER TO PERSONAL ACADEMIC ADVISING SCHEDULE IN YOUR ADVISING PACKET 10:00 11:00 a.m. PAL and Academic Advisor Cohort Gathering R LOCATION REFER TO PERSONAL ACADEMIC ADVISING SCHEDULE IN YOUR ADVISING PACKET 11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Individual Academic Advising Appointments R LOCATION REFER TO PERSONAL ACADEMIC ADVISING SCHEDULE IN YOUR ADVISING PACKET 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Lunch STEVENSON DINING HALL 1:00 7:00 p.m. Drop-in Hours for Course Registration Support LOCATION REFER TO PERSONAL ACADEMIC ADVISING SCHEDULE IN YOUR ADVISING PACKET 1:00 7:00 p.m. Registration and Schedule Adjustments LOCATION REFER TO PERSONAL ACADEMIC ADVISING SCHEDULE IN YOUR ADVISING PACKET 1:30 4:30 p.m. Secondary Piano Auditions for Conservatory Non- Piano Majors CONSERVATORY, BIBBINS HALL, ROOM 326, FOR SIGN-UP 4:00 6:00 p.m. Jewish Meet-n-Greet WILDER HALL, ROOM 216 7:30 9:00 p.m. The OC: A Play about Relationships and College Life R BARROWS, DASCOMB, KAHN RESIDENTS ATTEND THIS SESSION HALL AUDITORIUM 7:30 9:00 p.m. Community 101: An Obie s Guide to Being a Good Neighbor R OSCA, ZEBRA, FEAST, PROGRAM HOUSE CLUSTER RESIDENTS ATTEND THIS SESSION CONSERVATORY, WARNER CONCERT HALL DAY 5 FRIDAY, AUGUST 31 8:30 9:15 a.m. Honor System Presentation R FINNEY CHAPEL
9:15 10:30 am Making the Most Out of Your PAL Cohort Experience R LOCATION YOUR ACADEMIC ADVISOR S OFFICE (CONSULT YOUR ADVISING PACKET FOR THE LOCATION) 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Drop-In Hours for Course Registration Support LOCATION YOUR ACADEMIC ADVISOR S OFFICE (CONSULT YOUR ADVISING PACKET FOR THE LOCATION) 10:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Auditions for Oberlin College Choir (Voice Majors) CONSERVATORY, BIBBINS HALL, ROOM 219, SIGN-UP ONLINE 10:00 a.m. noon 2:00 5:00 p.m. Auditions for Collegium Musicum BOSWORTH HALL, FAIRCHILD CHAPEL 10:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Passport to Mudd: It s More than a Library MUDD CENTER, MAIN LEVEL 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Conservatory Library Tours CONSERVATORY, CENTRAL, CONSERVATORY LIBRARY Noon 1:30 p.m. Christianity and Social Justice LEWIS HOUSE MULTIFAITH CENTER (68 S. PROFESSOR STREET) 12:30 3:30 p.m. Auditions for Oberlin College Choir (Non-voice Majors) CONSERVATORY, BIBBINS HALL, ROOM 219, SIGN-UP ONLINE 1:00 3:00 p.m. Chamber Music Reading Sessions, Required for Conservatory String Majors CONSERVATORY, BIBBINS HALL, ROOM 234 1:00 5:00 p.m. Auditions for Large Ensemble Placement CONSERVATORY, CENTRAL, KULAS RECITAL HALL 1:00 4:00 p.m. Back to School(house) OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER, BEHIND THE CONSERVATORY 2:00 4:00 p.m. Science Library Tours SCIENCE CENTER, SCIENCE LIBRARY 2:00 4:00 p.m. Art Library Tours ALLEN ART BUILDING, ART LIBRARY 2:30 3:30 p.m. YeoFit PAT AND MERRILL SHANKS HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER
2:30 3:30 p.m. Admissions Social CLYDE MCGREGOR OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS, 38 E. COLLEGE STREET 2:30 midnight Bowling and Billiards HALES ANNEX, COLLEGE LANES 2:30 5:00 p.m. Ultimate Frisbee NORTH QUAD 3:00 5:00 p.m. Coping with Change, Living with Stress WILDER HALL, ROOM 112 3:00 3:30 p.m. Asia and the Environment at Oberlin AJ LEWIS CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, ROOM 201 3:30 4:30 p.m. YeoFit BAILEY FIELD 3:30 4:30 p.m. Women and Trans Rhinos Rugby Open Practice NORTH FIELDS 4:00 4:45 p.m. You ve Got This: Making the Most of the Career Development Center in Your First year WILDER HALL, ROOM 101 4:30 5:30 p.m. Oberlin Meditators Information Session WILDER HALL, MAIN LOUNGE 5:30 7:30 p.m. J-House Garden BBQ JOHNSON HOUSE (216 S. PROFESSOR STREET) 5:30 6:30 p.m. Muslim Life at Oberlin LEWIS HOUSE/MULTIFAITH CENTER (68 S. PROFESSOR ST) 5:30 7:00 p.m. Shabbat Services TALCOTT DINING HALL, KOSHER-HALAL CO-OP 7:00 8:00 p.m. Shabbat Dinner TALCOTT DINING HALL, KOSHER-HALAL CO-OP 7:00 8:00 p.m. Oberlin Christian Fellowship Ice Cream Social: Meetand-Greet (and Eat!) WILDER HALL, ROOM 115 7:30 10:30 p.m. Chabad Family Style Shabbos Dinner 111 N. PLEASANT STREET
8:00 9:30 p.m. Concert CAT IN THE CREAM COFFEEHOUSE 9:00 11:00 p.m. Observatory and Planetarium PETERS HALL, 4 TH FLOOR OBSERVATORY 9:30 11:00 p.m. Movie on Mudd Wall 10:00 p.m. 1:00 a.m. Dionysus Dance Club (OCID Required for Admission) WILDER HALL, BASEMENT, DIONYSUS DANCE CLUB DAY 6 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 9:15 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Day of Service CARNEGIE BUILDING, ROOT ROOM 10:00 a.m. 7:30 p.m. Auditions for Large Ensemble Placement CONSERVATORY, CENTRAL, KULAS RECITAL HALL 10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Auditions for Oberlin Arts and Sciences Orchestra CONSERVATORY, BIBBINS HALL, ROOM 108, FOR SIGN-UPS AND AUDITIONS 10:00 11:00 a.m. Spinning Class PAT AND MERRILL SHANKS HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER 11:00 a.m. Noon Yoga Class PAT AND MERRILL SHANKS HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Spinning Class PAT AND MERRILL SHANKS HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER 1:00 2:00 p.m. Spinning Class PAT AND MERRILL SHANKS HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER 1:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Auditions for THEA 100: Acting 1: Fundamentals WARNER CENTER, FOR SIGN-UP AND AUDITIONS 1:00 1:45 p.m. You ve Got This: Making the Most of the Career Development Center in Your First year WILDER HALL, ROOM 101
2:00 3:00 p.m. Animal Welfare, Rights, and Liberation: Intro to the Animal Advocacy Movement WILDER HALL, ROOM 101 2:00 3:00 p.m. Quidditch NORTH FIELDS 2:30 5:00 p.m. Ultimate Frisbee NORTH QUAD 3:00 4:30 p.m. Auditions for Oberlin College Choir (Non-voice Majors) CONSERVATORY, BIBBINS HALL, ROOM 219, SIGN-UP ONLINE 3:00 6:00 p.m. Auditions for Collegium Musicum BOSWORTH HALL, FAIRCHILD CHAPEL 3:00 p.m. midnight Bowling and Billiards HALES ANNEX, COLLEGE LANES 3:30 4:30 p.m. WOBC Informational Fireside Chat WILDER HALL, ROOM 319 3:30 5:30 p.m. Sexual Information Center Open Hours WILDER HALL, ROOM 203 3:45 5:30 p.m. Oberlin College Outings Club (OCOC) AND ARBORETUM 4:00 5:00 p.m. Governance at Oberlin with Student Senate WILDER HALL, ROOM 112 7:00 8:00 p.m. Dessert with the Dems 8:00 9:30 p.m. Variety Showcase HALES ANNEX, CAT IN THE CREAM COFFEEHOUSE 8:00 9:30 p.m. Oberlin Christian Fellowship Bonfire TAPPAN SQUARE, FIRE PIT 8:30 9:30 p.m. Havdalah Celebration and Singing 9:00 11:00 p.m. Oberlin Swing and Blues Society Welcome Dance HALES GYM
10:00 p.m. 1:00 a.m. Concert WILDER HALL, BASEMENT, DIONYSUS DANCE CLUB DAY 7 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 Various Times Sunday Morning Meditation and Worship VARIOUS LOCATIONS 9:00 9:30 a.m. Church-time? WILDER PORCH 8:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Social Justice Institute AUSTIN E. KNOWLTON ATHLETICS COMPLEX, ALUMNI CLUB SOCIAL SUITE 1:00 4:00 p.m. Auditions for THEA 100: Acting 1: Fundamentals WARNER CENTER, FOR SIGN-UP AND AUDITIONS 2:00 3:00 p.m. Welcome to Ohio Politics KING BUILDING, ROOM 106 2:00 3:00 p.m. Oberlin Marching Band Picnic TAPPAN SQUARE, BANDSTAND 3:00 4:00 p.m. National Association of Teachers of Singing Ice Cream Social Meet & Greet WILDER HALL, ROOM 115 3:00 5:30 p.m. Auditions for Collegium Musicum BOSWORTH HALL, FAIRCHILD CHAPEL 3:00 p.m. midnight Bowling and Billiards HALES ANNEX, COLLEGE LANES 4:00 5:00 p.m. Student Senate Presents: How Oberlin Works WILDER HALL, ROOM 112 5:00 6:00 p.m. Mass on the Grass TAPPAN SQUARE 5:00 6:30 p.m. Eclectic Christians of Oberlin Welcome Dinner LEWIS HOUSE MULTIFAITH CENTER (68 S. PROFESSOR STREET) 7:00 8:00 p.m. Bible Study WILDER HALL, ROOM 115
7:00 8:00 p.m. Date with Debate NORTH HALL (LANGSTON), STARLIGHT LOUNGE 8:00 9:30 p.m. Concert: Lucy Roche 03 FINNEY CHAPEL 8:00 9:00 p.m. Free Store Opening ASIA HOUSE, BASEMENT 9:30 10:30 p.m. Welcome Bonfire TAPPAN SQUARE, FIRE PIT 10:00 p.m. 1:00 a.m. Dionysus Dance Club (OCID Required for Admission) WILDER HALL, BASEMENT, DIONYSUS DANCE CLUB DAY 8 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 (LABOR DAY) 11:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m. Cedar Point Trip ($40) BUS PICK-UP IN FRONT OF WILDER 1:00 9:00 p.m. Bowling and Billiards HALES ANNEX, COLLEGE LANES 8:00 9:00 p.m. Comedy Show: Piscapo s Arm HALES ANNEX, CAT IN THE CREAM 6:30 8:30 p.m. Welcome (back) BBQ CHABAD HOUSE, 111 N. PLEASANT STREET TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 CLASSES BEGIN 8:00 a.m. Classes Begin 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Jazz Ensemble Auditions for Jazz Majors and Non- Jazz Majors KOHL BUILDING, ENSEMBLIE ROOM 104 12:20 1:15 p.m. Community Gathering: Welcome Lunch WILDER HALL, ROOM 216 4:30 6:30 p.m. Club Sports Fair
7:30 9:00 p.m. Green Orientation: Institutional and Personal Action and Academics AJ LEWIS CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, HALLOCK AUDITORIUM WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Poster Sale 6:30 8:30 p.m. ExCo Fair CARNEGIE BUILDING, ROOT ROOM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Jazz Ensemble Auditions for Jazz Majors and Non- Jazz Majors KOHL BUILDING, ENSEMBLIE ROOM 104 10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Poster Sale 4:30 6:00 p.m. Connections Fair: Student and Community Organizations 7:00 8:00 p.m. Large Group AJ LEWIS CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, HALLOCK AUDITORIUM FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 12:15 1:30 p.m. Small Jazz Ensemble Formation Meeting HALES ANNEX, CAT IN THE CREAM COFFEEHOUSE 4:00 6:00 p.m. Root Beer Float Friday JEWETT HOUSE (73 S. PROFESSOR STREET) SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 2:00 3:00 p.m. Obliviators Quidditch General Interest Meeting WILDER HALL, ROOM 115 3:00 5:00 p.m. First OCircus Jam of the Year HALES GYMNASIUM
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 5:00 6:30 p.m. Wholesome Picnic Dinner LEWIS HOUSE MULTIFAITH CENTER (68 S. PROFESSOR STREET) MEET TO WALK TOGETHER TO PICNIC TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 4:00 5:30 p.m. Open House: Bonner Center for Service and Learning BONNER CENTER FOR SERVICE AND LEARNING, DAUB HOUSE (145 W. LORAIN STREET) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 12:15 1:30 p.m. Jazz Forum HALES ANNEX, CAT IN THE CREAM COFFEEHOUSE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 8:00 a.m. Noon Art Rental at the Allen ALLEN MEMORIAL ART MUSEUM, RIPIN PRINT GALLERY, SECOND FLOOR 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Cabinets, Closets & Cupboards OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER, MONROE HOUSE, SOUTH OF THE KOHL BUILDING, CONSERVATORY