experience seeing the future. August 14-21, 2011 Union College New Student Orientation Week schedule sunday, august 14: be early 9:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Check into the resident hall, pick up orientation packet and ID 10:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Campus offices open: Academic Records, Admissions, Student Financial Services and cashier s window Note: If you plan to come before Sunday, August 14, you must make arrangements with the dean (see page 26). 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Welcome dinner (dining room, Union Market) Free for new students and parents go straight to the dining room. 7:30 p.m. Worship and get acquainted (Woods Auditorium) Get to know your campus and classmates. Alert: Ice cream may be involved. monday, august 15: be advised 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Breakfast with advisors student ID card required (Union Market) Get to know your academic advisor in a less formal setting. 8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Worship (Union Market) Speaker: Pastor Rich Carlson, vice president for spiritual life 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Academic advising (division offices) Meet with division faculty and advisors. Take the StrengthsQuest assessment. Computer labs will be open (see page 17). 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. TOEFL tutorial (Everett Dick Building Room 402) If English is your first language, you don t have to take the TOEFL. 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Parent orientation (Everett Dick Building amphitheater) 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. President s lunch (Union Market) Free lunch with college administrators, and a sendoff for parents. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Registration (Don Love Building atrium) 3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. ACT tutorial (Everett Dick Building amphitheater) Plan to take the ACT? This session will help you prepare. 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Supper student ID card required (Union Market) 7:00 p.m. Worship and Speed Meeting (Woods Auditorium) It s like speed dating, but for friends. tuesday, august 16: be moved 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Breakfast student ID card required (Union Market) 8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Worship (Everett Dick Building amphitheater) 9:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. StrengthsQuest review, bring questionnaire results (amphitheater) Speaker: Linda Becker, vice president for Student Services
10:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. Breakout session 1 (various locations) See descriptions at the end of the calendar or on New Student Orientation booklet page 39. Personal Finance with Lisa Forbes (Everett Dick Building room 308) 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. How to Manage Your Time (Woods Auditorium) Speaker: Ken Kiewra, professor of educational psychology at University of Nebraska 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Lunch student ID card required (Union Market) 1:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. ACT testing (Everett Dick Building Rooms 302 and 303) 1:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. TOEFL testing (Everett Dick Building Room 402) 1:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Breakout session 2 (various locations) Personal Finance with Lisa Forbes (Everett Dick Building room 308) 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Vocation and Calling (amphitheater) Speakers: Malcolm Russell, vice president for academic administration, and Ben Holdsworth, associate professor of religion 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Supper student ID card required (Union Market) 8:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Almost Anything Goes (Gymnasium) The name says it all. wednesday, august 17: be wise 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Breakfast student ID card required (Union Market) 8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Worship (Heartland Hall, College View Church) Speaker: Ron Halvorsen, senior pastor of the College View Church 9:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. Learning at Union (Heartland Hall, CVC) Every experience at Union is an opportunity to learn. Find out how with Michelle Mesnard, chair of the Division of Humanities. 10:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. Breakout session 3 (various locations) Library Usage with Sabrina Riley (Union College Library 11:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Campus and Personal Safety (Woods Auditorium) Speaker: Rick Young, director of international rescue and relief 12:15 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Lunch student ID card required (Union Market) 1:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. ACT testing (Everett Dick Building Rooms 302 and 303) 1:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. TOEFL testing (Everett Dick Building Room 402) 1:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Breakout session 4 (various locations)
Library Usage with Sabrina Riley (Union College Library 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Meet with CORE 101 group (division offices) Meet in your academic division. This is part of your course credit for orientation. 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Supper student ID card required (Union Market) 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Bigger and Better (Woods Auditorium) Make new friends and bigger and better deals. thursday, august 18: be experienced Note: All Thursday seminars are required for transfer students. 7:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Breakfast student ID card required (Union Market) 8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Worship (Woods Auditorium) Speaker: Buell Fogg, assistant chaplain, otherwise known as CinnaMan (ask a returning student) 9:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. Becoming You Building Your Strengths Through College (Woods Auditorium) Speaker: Chris Blake, associate professor of English and communication 10:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. Breakout session 5 (various locations) See descriptions at the end of this schedule or the New Student Orientation booklet page 39. International Students with Peggy Wahlen (Everett Dick Building room 204) Required for international students. 11:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Choose one: Don t Sleep in My Class Using Sleep to Maximize Your College Success (Woods Auditorium) Speaker: Leigh Heithoff, sleep technologist at BryanLGH Medical Center Respect, Regret and Risk Making the Right Choices for You (Everett Dick Building amphitheater) Speaker: Debbie Forshee-Sweeney, director of the Teaching Learning Center 12:15 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Lunch student ID card required (Union Market) 1:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Campus Resources (Woods Auditorium) 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Using Social Media to Your Greatest Advantage (Woods Auditorium) Speakers: Tanya Cochran, associate professor of English Debbie Eno, associate professor of nursing Kim Steiner, associate professor of business 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Transfer students (Woods Auditorium) What classes have transferred to Union? How do I petition a class? Who do I talk to get permission to live off campus? What s a worship credit? If you ve just transferred to Union from another college, this session is for you. 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Picnic supper (front campus) 7:00 p.m. ASB movie night: Soul Surfer (Student Center
friday, august 19: be active 7:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. Breakfast student ID card required (Union Market) 8:30 a.m. Depart for Carol Joy Holling Conference Center (College View Church parking lot) 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Team-building activities 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Lunch 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Team-building activities 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Supper 7:00 p.m. Worship sabbath, august 20: be at rest 8:30 a.m. Breakfast and worship 9:30 a.m. Sabbath School and Worship Service 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Lunch 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Afternoon activities and rest sunday, august 21: be renewed 7:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. Breakfast student ID card required (Union Market) 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Team-building activities 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Leave for Union monday, august 22: be ready 10:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Registration (Don Love Building atrium) Finish registration and purchase textbooks. 3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Union Collage (Front campus) Browse displays from campus clubs and local businesses. Watch for details on another chance to win an ipad! 5:00 p.m. Welcome Back Pizza Feed (Field by Larson Lifestyle Center) Sponsored by the Union College Alumni Association tuesday, august 23: be on time All day Classes begin seminar descriptions
academic integrity Presented by Mark Robison, professor of English Can I just Google the topic for my research paper instead of going to the library? It is important to know what you can and can t do when you write a paper, take a test or give a presentation. This breakout will teach you how to keep your schoolwork on the up and up. international students (required for international students) Presented by Kevin Erickson, director of admissions Why is keeping a valid I-20 the most important consideration for every international student? How do you get a social security number? Where can you work and how many hours a week can you work? Learn answers to these questions and much more. leadership Presented by student leader Learn techniques and opportunities to be part of a leadership community at Union. library usage (required) Presented by Sabrina Riley, director of library services The Union College library offers more than meets the eye. Besides a wide selection of print materials, the library offers access to more than 60,000 books and countless journals and publications all accessible from your computer. Find out how to access these valuable research materials. life planning and calling (required) Presented by Malcolm Russell, vice president for academic administration, and Ben Holdsworth, associate professor of religion Choosing a career path can be a big decision. Find out how to balance your own strengths, passions and desires with the search for God s will for your life. personal finance (required) Presented by Lisa Forbes, associate professor of accounting and finance Keeping track of a checkbook is not easy. What does it mean to have a loan and credit cards? Understand how to handle money now and you ll be set for life. study skills (required) Presented by Debbie Forshee-Sweeney, director of the Teaching Learning Center At college you have a lot to juggle class work, papers, presentations, research, essays, group work, work, social life, sports and fun. How do you do it all? Learn to maximize your time and adopt good study habits in this seminar.