THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME! August 15-19, 2018 Windows On Wesley (WOW) New Student Orientation 2018 Part II
Location: Dover Public Library 35 Loockerman Plaza Dover, DE 19901 Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm
The Official orientation schedule Page 3 Keep this schedule handy in the instance you get separated from your Orientation Leader. You can also check out the schedules placed around in the College Center. Wednesday, August 15, 2018 Time Description Location 8:30am - 3:00pm Wolverine Check-In Check-In for Orientation Chat with Financial Aid Pick-up your Student ID Pick-up your Library Card Wentworth Gym & the College Center 11:00am - 1:00pm 3:00pm - 5:00pm 3:00pm - 5:00pm Lunch Fuel yourself with a meal! Join your friends/roommates! Your Course to Academic Information *Invitation Only event for students who did not attend SOAR. Mandatory Pathway Meeting This meeting is invitation only! Dulany Hall Wells Theatre Slaybaugh Hall Parker Library 107
Page 4 4:30pm - 6:30pm 6:30pm - 9:00pm 9:00pm - 9:45pm Dinner Join your friends/roommates! Movie Night with SAB Relax with the Student Activities Board and enjoy the movie, Black Panther. Floor Meetings Pay attention to the signs in your residence hall for times and locations of your meetings! Dulany Hall Wells Theatre Slaybaugh Hall Residence Halls Thursday, August 16, 2018 7:30am - 9:00am Breakfast Enjoy breakfast with a new friend, RA, or OL. 7:30am: Carpenter 7:45am: Commuters & Roe 8:00am: Zimmerman & Malmberg Dulany Hall "... when you decide not to be afraid, you can find friends in super unexpected places." ~ Ms. Marvel
Page 5 9:00am - 11:00am 11:00am - 1:00pm 12:45pm - 1:05pm 1:10pm - 2:30pm Connecting the Dots Learn how to transition from high school to college with respect to alcohol and drug misuse. Lunch Enjoy lunch with a new friend, RA, or OL. 11:00am: Carpenter 11:15am: Commuters & Roe 11:30am: Zimmerman & Malmberg Residents: Meet in front of your Residence Hall Commuters: Meet at the College Center Concierge Desk Residence Life Community Meeting Meet with the Dean of Students, Director of Public Safety, Residence Life. Building meetings are mandatory for all resident students. Wells Theatre Slaybaugh Hall Dulany Hall Residence Halls & the College Center Lobby Wells Theatre Slaybaugh Hall
Page 6 1:10pm - 2:30pm 2:30pm - 3:00pm 3:00pm - 4:00pm 4:30pm - 6:30pm Commuter Student Community Meeting Meet with the Commuter Student Liasion and learn more about Wesley! This meeting is mandatory for all commuter students. Meet in South Plaza Please see the campus map on page 15 for more information. Convocation The official welcome to the Wesley Family! This event is mandatory for all students Dinner Enjoy dinner with a new friend, RA, or OL. 4:30pm: Carpenter 4:45pm: Commuters & Roe 5:00pm: Zimmerman & Malmberg Underground Walk To Convocation The Schwartz Center 226 South State Street Dover, DE 19901 Dulany Hall "With great power, comes great responsibility." ~ Spiderman
Page 7 6:30pm - 6:45pm 6:45pm - 9:00pm Residents: Meet in front of your Residence Hall Commuters: Meet at the College Center Concierge Desk Skating with SAB Go roller skating with our Student Activities Board! Transportation is provided in Parking Lot A. Please see campus map on page 13. Residence Halls & the College Center Lobby Dover Skating Rink 2201 South Dupont Highway Dover, DE 19901 Friday, August 17, 2018 7:30am - 9:00am Breakfast Enjoy breakfast with a new friend, RA, or OL. 7:30am: Commuters & Roe 7:45am: Zimmerman & Malmberg 8:00am: Carpenter Dulany Hall Someone must have ripped the Q section out of my dictionary, cause I don t know the meaning of the word quit. ~ Mr. Furious
Page 8 10:20am 10:30am - 11:30am 11:30am - 12:40pm 12:45pm Residents: Meet in front of your Residence Hall Commuters: Meet at the College Center Concierge Desk Academic Department Meetings Receive information that is pertinent to your respected major. Lunch Enjoy lunch with a new friend, RA, or OL. 11:30am: Malmberg & Roe 11:45am: Zimmerman & Commuters 12:00pm: Carpenter Residents: Meet in front of your Residence Hall Commuters: Meet at the College Center Concierge Desk Residence Halls & the College Center Lobby See pages 19 for classroom locations Dulany Hall Residence Halls & the College Center Lobby "Change their minds, and change the world!" ~ Wonder Woman
Page 9 12:50pm - 1:35pm Breakout Session I Team Marvel Comics: Common Read Discussion Team DC Comics: #JustASC Common Read: See page 19 for classroom locations ** Bring your Common Read book, The Wave 1:45pm - 2:30pm Breakout Session II Team Marvel Comics: #JustASC Team DC Comics: Common Read Discussion #JustASC: Wells Theatre Slaybaugh Hall Common Read: See page 19 for classroom locations ** Bring your Common Read book, The Wave #JustASC: Wells Theatre Slaybaugh Hall 2:30pm - 3:30pm SANE Nurse Presentation Bayhealth Kent General Hospital Dover, DE Wells Theatre Slaybaugh Hall
Page 10 3:30pm Class of 2022 Group Photograph Free shirts will be given for students to take their class photo. Say Cheese! Amphitheater 4:30pm - 6:30pm Dinner Enjoy dinner with a new friend, RA, or OL. 4:30pm: Roe & Commuters 5:00pm: Zimmerman & Malmberg 5:30pm: Carpenter Dulany Hall 6:30pm - 7:00pm 7:15pm - 8:45pm Financial Literacy Seminar Ms. Karen Wearden, Edward Jones Financial Planning Services "SCREAM!" Come out and listen to one of the most dynamic stage plays! College Center 208 Wells Theatre Slaybaugh Hall "Just because something works does not mean it cannot be improved." ~ Shuri
Saturday, August 18, 2018 Page 11 11:00am - 1:00pm 12:00pm - 4:00pm 4:30pm - 6:30pm 7:00pm - 10:00pm Brunch Enjoy brunch with a new friend, RA, or OL. SGA and SAB Day Party Stop by and chill with the Student Activities Board and the Student Government Association! Dinner Enjoy dinner with a new friend, RA, or OL. 4:30pm: Zimmerman & Malmberg 5:00pm: Roe & Commuters 5:30pm: Carpenter SGA Presents - "For The Culture!" Kickback with the Student Government Association! You will not want to miss this! Dulany Hall South Campus Plaza Dulany Dining Hall Underground "There is a superhero in all of us. We just need the courage to put on the cape." ~ Superman
Page 12 Sunday, August 19, 2018 Various Times 11:00am - 1:00pm 3:00pm - 7:00pm 7:00pm - 9:00pm Places to Worship Explore your spirituality on your own, as you choose! Brunch Enjoy brunch with a new friend, RA, or OL. SGA and SAB BBQ Good food, good music, and lasting memories! Goose Chase! Participate in a late night scavenger hunt around campus. Please see local places of worship on pages 13-14 Dulany Dining Hall Amphitheater Parking Lot A Please see the campus map on page 15
Places To Worship Please contact each place of worship for their service times. Page 13 Bennett Chapel at Wesley College 97 West Division Street Dover, DE Bethuel Seventh-Day Adventist Church 25 North Queen Street Dover, DE 302-678-2499 Calvary Baptist Church 410 Fulton Street Dover, DE 302-736-6554 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 237 West Lebanon Road Dover, DE 302-697-2700 Crossroad Christian Church 4867 North Dupont Highway Dover, DE 302-741-2455 Frontline Ministries 516 Jefferic Boulevard Dover, DE 302-730-9200 Holy Cross Catholic Church 631 State Street Dover, DE 302-674-5787 Islamic Society of Central Delaware 7953 South Dupont Highway Felton, DE 302-450-7474 Jewish Congregation Beth Sholom 340 North Queen Street Dover, DE 302-734-5578 John Wesley African Methodist Episcopal Church 217 West Division Street Dover, DE 302-734-5517
More Places To Worship Page 14 Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses 1260 West College Road Dover, DE 302-734-5403 Presbyterian Church of Dover 54 South State Street Dover, DE 302-734-3313 Solid Rock Baptist Church 113 North West Street Dover, DE 302-734-1763 St. John Lutheran Church 113 Lotus Street Dover, DE 302-734-1211 United Church of Delaware Worship Services at Dover High School 1 Dover High Drive Dover, DE 19904 Whatcoat United Methodist Church 16 North Main Street Camden, DE 302-697-7539 Worship Christian Center 107 South Street Camden, DE 302-698-4242
Page 15 * Shuttle Services available from Lot A College Center: Home to the Underground, Commuter Student Lounge, Public Safety Office, and Bookstore (5) Slaybaugh Hall: Located on North Plaza. Wells Theatre is on the 1st floor. (6) Parker Library: Located on South Plaza, adjacent to College Center; home to Student Success and Retention and the Academic Success Center. (8) Dulany Hall: Located on the 1st Floor of College Center; home to the International Admissions Office (9) Malmberg Hall: Located on the corner of N. Governor s Ave. and Division St. (11) Carpenter Hall: Located on Fulton Street, adjacent to Dulany Hall; home to the Wellness Center. Entrance behind Carpenter Hall. Follow the pawprints! (17) Parking Lot A: Located next to Parker Library. (A)
Learn The Lingo! Page 16 Allow us to fill you in! There are certain names that those leading you will use throughout WOW when referencing people and locations. In order to make orientation easier, we have provided a chart describing the lingo we use here in the Wesley Family! AOD Alcohol and Other Drug ASC Academic Success Center BH Budd Hall CARP Carpenter Hall CC College Center CC101 Wentworth Gym CH Bennett Chapel CN Cannon Hall DH Dulany Dining Hall HONH Honor s House * JH Johnston Hall Health Sciences Building LONG Longwood Hall MALM Malmberg Hall OFF Off Site PL Parker Library ROET Roe Hall East ROEW Roe Hall West SAB Student Activities Board SAO Student Affairs Office SGA Student Government Association SH Slaybaugh Hall SSR Student Success & Retention TBD To Be Determined WILL Williams Hall ZIMR Zimmerman Hall * Shuttle Services available from Lot A RAs (Resident Assistants): If you are living in a residence hall, a RA will serve as a resource during your Wesley College housing experience. These upperclass student leaders will provide important information, schedule fun and informative programs, and assist with any challenges that you encounter while living in the Residence Halls. OLs (Orientation Leaders): These upperclass student leaders should be familiar to you because they assisted during your one-day SOAR experience. They are incredibly knowledgeable about the orientation process and different campus resources. Be sure to ask a lot of questions!
What Happens If... Page 17 I am hungry! How will I eat? If you are a residential student, your meal plan will be activated on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. All you will need to do is swipe your student ID upon your arrival to the dining hall. All first-year students who live on campus have the Unlimited meal plan (19 meals per week). You must access the dining hall by swiping your ID card. In the instance that your ID card does not swipe in the dining hall, please visit the Business Office. They will be able to assist you. If you are a commuter student and have a meal plan, your meal plan will be activated on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. All you will need to do is swipe your student ID your arrival to the dining hall. If you are a commuter student interested in purchasing a meal plan for the semester, you may do so with Residence Life located in the Office of Student Affairs, College Center, First Floor. I want to see the local area. How do I explore Dover? Bus services will be available for the off-campus trips in your WOW booklet. You will need to meet in front of your residence hall (if you live on campus), or in the Commuter Lounge (in the Underground, College Center). Talk to your RAs or OLs about the service. I have questions! What if I get lost or need help? Feel free to ask any of the OLs, RAs, faculty or staff your questions, to be pointed in the right direction. The RAs and the OLs will have rosters and schedules to help guide you throughout WOW. If there is an emergency, please do not hesitate to contact Public Safety at (302)-736-2436. The Financial Aid and Business Office departments are closed for the day. With whom do I speak with? If you arrive to campus and both the Financial Aid and Business Offices are closed, you will need to wait until the next business day to visit those departments. You will not be permitted to move into the residence halls. My ID card does not work. Where should I go? If your ID card stops working between the hours of 8:30am - 4:30pm, please stop by the Public Safety Office, located in the Underground (Ground Floor of the College Center). If your ID card stops working past 4:30pm, please contact Public Safety by phone at (302) -736-2436. One of the Public Safety Officers will be able to provide you with instructions.
Welcome to your team! Page 18 Find your team for Orientation based on where you will be living this semester! If you are a member of the commuter community, you also have a team. Check out the chart below! Team Superman Team Batman Team Wonder Woman Team Green Lantern Team Flash Team Captain America Team Aquaman Team Cyborg Team Batgirl Team Robin Team Jessica Jones Team Supergirl Team Spiderman Team Wolverine Team Black Panther Team Captain Marvel Team Luke Cage Team Iron Man Team Deadpool Team Ant-Man Carpenter Rooms 102-109 Carpenter Rooms 110-116 Carpenter Rooms 117-120, 202-204 Carpenter Rooms 205-211 Carpenter Rooms 212-219 Carpenter 220-226 Carpenter Rooms 227-229, 302-305 Carpenter Rooms 306-313 Carpenter Rooms 314-322 Carpenter 323-329 Commuters A-K Commuters L-Z Malmberg & Zimmerman Hall Rooms Roe East 146-154 Roe East 157-159, 230-231, 238-239 Roe East 240-249 Roe East 250-255, 330-331 Roe East 338-346 Roe East 349-356 Roe West 207, 225, 305-310
Common Read Locations Page 19 Find your team for the Breakout Sessions based on your initial orientation team! If you are a member of the commuter community, you also have a team. Check out the chart below! Academic Department Meeting Locations Find your team for the Academic Department Meetings based on your major! Check out the chart below!
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