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New Student Orientation 2012 Schedule
Saturday
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| 8:30-11:30 am |
Matriculation and Reception for Families, Snyder Hall, Kirk Athletic Center Move-In, Freshman Dorms |
| 11-11:30 am | Honors Program: Parent Info Session, Board Room, Settle Hall |
| 11-12:30 pm | Lunch Pannill Commons |
| 12:30-1:30 pm | Welcome to New Students, Families, & Friends, Venable Hall Front Lawn (Rainsite: Kirby Fieldhouse) |
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Students: 1:45-2:45 pm |
Wellness Introduction: "Molecules That Mess With Your Mind," Johns Auditorium |
| 3-4 pm | Introduction to Academic Advising, Advisor's room |
| 4-5:15 pm | Free time to settle into your room. |
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Parents: 1:45-2:45 pm |
Introduction to Academic Advising, Advisor's room |
| 3-4 pm | Wellness Introduction: "Molecules That Monkey With Your Mind," Johns Auditorium |
| 4:15-5:15 pm | Parent Info Session: Opportunities and Expectations for H-SC men, Snyder Hall, Kirk Athletic Center |
| 5:30-6 pm | College Worship Service, College Church |
| SAY GOODBYE TO PARENTS, FAMILIES |
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| 5:30-7 pm | Dinner, Pannill Commons |
| 7:30-8:45 pm | Honor Code Small Group Sessions (coat & tie required), Residence Halls |
| 9-10 pm | The Hampden-Sydney College Honor Convocation (coat & tie), Johns Auditorium |
| 10:15 pm |
Hall Meetings with Resident Advisors |
Sunday
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| 8 am-noon | Opportunities for Worship |
| 10 am-12 pm | Brunch, Pannill Commons |
| 12:30-1:15 pm | Math Placement Test, Gilmer Hall |
| 1:30-2 pm | Rhetoric Editing Test, Gilmer Hall |
| 2-5 pm | Rhetoric Proficiency Exam, Morton Hall Lobby |
| 2:15-4 pm | Rhetoric Essay Test, Gilmer Hall |
| 1:30-4:30 pm | Rhetoric Proficiency Exam (only for transfer students notified to take this exam), Morton Hall |
| 4:45-5:15 pm |
Language Study Introduction, Gilmer and Morton Halls |
| 5-6:30 pm | Dinner, Pannill Commons |
| 6:30-10:30 pm | "Who Will Take the Hill?" The ultimate Orientation event, organized by and for students! |
Monday
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| 7:30-9 am | Breakfast, Pannill Commons |
| 9-10 am | Group Advising & Academic Skills Sessions, Advisor's room |
| 10 am-12 pm |
Tiger Fair, Snyder Hall |
| 10-11:30 am; 1- 5 pm | Individual Meetings with Advisors (you will sign up for a meeting time on Saturday), Advisor's room |
| 11-12:30 pm | Lunch, Pannill Commons |
| 12:30-1 pm | Pre-Professional Info Sessions: Pre-Health, Physics & Pre-Engineering, Pre-Law, ROTC, Pannill Commons |
| 1-5 pm | Getting ready for classes: free time for visiting the bookstore, computing center, and other campus resources. |
| 5:30-6 pm |
Class of 2016 Tree-planting, Via Sacra |
| 6-7 pm | Cookout at the Kleins, Thornton Place. Meet the Student Affairs staff and enjoy good food at the Dean's house. |
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7:30-10 pm |
"Chill on the Hill," outside Residence Halls. Relax and have fun before the start of classes with a variety of student-led activities. |
Tuesday
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| 8:30 am | Classes Begin |
| 7-8 pm | President & Mrs. Howard's Ice Cream Social for New Students and Class of 2016 Photo (coat & tie), Middlecourt |
Friday
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| 7 pm | First Friday at H-SC. Music & good times! Chalgrove Point and Residence Halls |
Tuesday September 4 |
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| 9 am-8 pm |  C-Day. Join in H-SC's annual day for students, faculty, and staff to celebrate, learn, and have fun together.(No classes or athletics) |