Thursday, September 1 Thursday, September 1, 2016 8 a.m.-8:01 p.m. Welcome Week Check-In and Move-In Resident Student Check-in: 8 a.m.-8:01 a.m. Intramural Fields, North Welcome to Hofstra! College is all about punctuality, so please arrive on time, ready to move in, completely on time because we will be locking the doors at 8:01 sharp. If you miss this opportunity, you will be sleeping outside until the next check in date in January! *Resident Students: Check your room assignment letter for your approximate move-in time. It s time to immerse yourself in all things Hofstra! This event is required. 2:15-3:15 p.m. Commuting Student Session and Lunch Multipurpose Room Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Enjoy a delicious lunch while members of the Office of Off- Living and Commuting Student Services, along with current commuting students, offer invaluable information. We will discuss everything from transportation to campus life. This event is required for commuting students. 3:30-5 p.m. Muslim Prayer Services Greenhouse, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, Lower Level, North 8:02 a.m.-2 p.m. Gays Pay! Hofstra University Bookstore Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Time to pay up homos! 5:15 p.m. Submit to the Man Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium, North
6 p.m. Joan Crawford Variety Hour Multipurpose Room Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Watch good ol' all-american Joan fight that commie bitch Bette Davis then read a few excerpts from her groundbreaking biography Mommy Dearest! 1:30-2:30 p.m. Transfer Students: Jump-Start Your Career! 145 Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Although you ve just arrived on campus, it s never too early to prepare for graduation! This session will focus on gaining meaningful practical experiences (internships, research and more), developing self-authorship, and using all your resources to become career ready. 2:45-3:30 p.m. President s Welcome David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex, North Join Hofstra University President Stuart Rabinowitz, Vice President for Student Affairs W. Houston Dougharty, and Vice President for Enrollment Management Jessica Eads as they welcome new students and their families to the Hofstra community. Please say goodbye to your families after this event; Welcome Week is just beginning! This event is required. 3:45-5 p.m. Yes Various On- Locations 3:45-5 p.m. No Various On- Locations Thursday, September 1
Friday, September 2 Friday, September 2, 2016 7:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast on Your Own Enjoy breakfast with your friends before starting the day s festivities. Student Center Café opens at 7:30 a.m. 9-11 a.m. The Time of the Day When We Miss Our Mommies Commuter Office, Commuter Lounge and Game Room; Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Sure, she'll come and pick us up after work, but that doesn't mean we can't cry about it now! 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Explore Next Door (END) Trips David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex Parking Lot North 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Entertainment Shuttle Shuttle picks up at the Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center Bus Stop, North Explore local attractions, such as Roosevelt Field Mall and The Gallery at Westbury Plaza, via Hofstra s campus shuttle. The shuttle makes runs at 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 8 p.m., and 9 p.m. Please visit hofstra.edu/shuttle for additional information. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Boys Boys Boys! Mack Fitness Center, North We love them! 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Girls! Intramural Fields, North They just wanna have fun! Hop on the bus or train and head to New York City! If you have not signed up for one of today s trips, don t worry; there are still plenty of fun things to do on campus. Advance registration is required; see page 5.
Friday, September 2 5:30-8 p.m. Commuter Chill Spots Commuter Office, Commuter Lounge and Game Room; Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Are you a commuter and need a place to hang out between events? Or do you just want a break from all of the fun? Stop by any of the three locations above to meet fellow commuter students, chill out, watch some TV, or play some video games. 5:45-7 p.m. Trips to Brownsville and Port Morris Commuter Office, Commuter Lounge and Game Room; Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Low-income students will adore these expeditions to their own neighborhoods! 9:30 p.m.-midnight Mack Student Center Boardwalk Atrium/Main Dining Room Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Cap off your evening with a night on the boardwalk. Take a photo in the photo booth, play your favorite game to win prizes, or head over to the Dance Party! The Hofstra University Bookstore will also have a VIP Shopping Night. There will be one-on-one help locating your textbooks, as well as giveaways, free candy, and more! 9:30 p.m.-midnight Diversity Seminar Multipurpose Rooms Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Diversity is of the utmost importance to us here at the Hofstra U. That is why we require all incoming freshman to attend this seminar where they will be instructed in dealing with people of other races. Students will be separated into groups by race. Be sure to #R15EABOVE, #myhofstrajourney or #huwelcomeweek2016. 8 p.m. Dinner on Your Own Meet up with your Welcome Week group for dinner. We recommend a sub at the Netherlands or pizza from Sbarro in the Mack Student Center!
Saturday, September 3, 2016 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Explore Next Door (END) Trips David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex Parking Lot, North Hop on the bus or train and head to New York City! If you have not signed up for one of today s trips, don t worry; there are still plenty of fun things to do on campus. Advance registration is required; see page 5. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sam Pays! Student Center Bus Stop, North Time to pay up, homo! 10:30-11:30 a.m. Zumba JAM! Mack Fitness Center, North Join your classmates for this high-energy experience where you will burn calories while having fun! Don t be tardy for the party! Note: You must have your HofstraCard to swipe in at the Mack Fitness Center. 11 a.m. Hofstra Field Hockey vs. Colgate University Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium, North 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Pizza Party Kickback Parking lot next to the Hofstra Soccer Stadium, North Enjoy a slice of pizza and pick up some awesome sports giveaways before the men s and women s soccer games. Noon Hofstra Men s Soccer vs. University of Vermont Hofstra Soccer Stadium, North Noon-2 p.m. Gladiator Matches Netherlands North, Netherlands Complex, North All the applicants who were wait-listed will fight to the death with the other 0.1 GPA students for a chance to become official new Hofstra students! Saturday, September 3
Saturday, September 3 3-5:30 p.m. White History Webinar The Helene Fortunoff Theater Monroe Lecture Center, South You ve read it. You ve discussed it. Now come see it! Why do blacks get a month but we don't? Blacks are actually more racist than anyone else! Finally you can learn about important white figures of history like the man who REALLY invented peanut butter or Chuck Norris. 6 p.m. Welcome Week Catholic Mass Greenhouse, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, Lower Level, North Join us to learn about future on-campus Catholic services as well as the Interfaith Center at Hofstra. 6-8 p.m. Kathy Griffin Gossips to a Stadium Full of College Students Plaza Room Middle Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Suddenly the lights go out and you are startled by the sound of a gunshot. Light returns, and you see a dead man on the floor next to you! As you look around the room, you notice some very shady characters. One of them must be the murderer, but which one? This may sound like a movie, but it isn t. This is the plot of Kathy's latest stand-up show/murder mystery dinner! Relive the horror of Kathy's yawn-inducing 2014 routine while also trying to locate a sadistic serial killer! 7:30-10 p.m. Topdog/Underdog Performance The Helene Fortunoff Theater Monroe Lecture Center, South You ve read it. You ve discussed it. Now come see it! You are invited to attend a live performance of our Pulitzer Prize-winning Common Reading, Topdog/Underdog, by Suzan-Lori Parks. The play recalls the darkness of the Biblical story of Cain and Abel, with its universal themes of sibling rivalry and resentment but it transplants these themes into a contemporary context of comedy and race. Students must attend one of the three performances (Saturday, 3-5:30 p.m.; Sunday, 3-5:30 p.m. and 7:30-10 p.m.).
Don t miss the President s Welcome ;) Thursday, September 1, at 2:45 p.m. David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex, North ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED.