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WEEKEND OVERVIEW
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
noon - 8 p.m. Registration and Move In for Welcome Wagon, Student Leaders, International Students
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. All Student Arrivals & Registration
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Parent/Family meetings and receptions.
5 p.m. Opening Convocation | Kresge
DETAILED SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
12 p.m. - 8 p.m. Health Services Open | Back Entrance - Thor Johnson Residence Hall
9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Health Services Open | Back Entrance - Thor Johnson Residence Hall
11 - 1:55 p.m. Lunch Available | Stone Dining Hall 🅦 Lunch Available | Stone Dining Hall
Parent Volunteer Info & Signup
Table outside Stone Dining Hall
12 - 8 p.m. Move In
8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Health Services Open | Back Entrance - Thor Johnson Residence Hall
10 - 11:15 a.m. Student Representative Board Welcome Parent and Family Welcome
Bowl 🅡 Upton Morley Pavilion
(Rain Location - Kresge Auditorium) (Rain Location - Corson Auditorium)
With:
● Trey Devey, President
● Camille Colatosti, Provost
● Academic and Arts Team
○ Jason Hallowbard, Vice Provost for Academic and
Arts Education
○ Eric Blackburn, Dean of Academics
○ Mary Ellen Newport, RB Annis Director of Math and
Sciences
○ Elizabeth Nelson, Director, Libraries & Archives
○ Chad Gapinski, Executive Director, Counseling &
Advising
○ Michael Kern, Director of Student Support
○ Bill Church, Director of Theatre
○ Joseph Morrissey, Director of Dance
○ Michael Mittelstaedt, Director of Film and New Media
○ Courtney Kaiser-Sandler, Chair of Contemporary
Music
○ Mindy Ronayne, Director of Visual Arts
○ Clyde Sheets, Director of Interdisciplinary Arts
○ Karyna McGlynn, Director of Creative Writing
● Health, Wellness, and Community Teams
○ Megan Walton, Vice Provost of Student Life and Dean
of Students
○ Corey Hill, Director, Health Services
○ David Tanis, Director, Recreation & Wellness
○ Esther Triggs, Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
○ Joe McCarthy, Director, Campus Safety and
Transportation
11 - 2 p.m. Lunch Available | Stone Dining Hall 🅦 Lunch Available | Stone Dining Hall
Parent Volunteer Info & Signup
Table outside Stone Dining Hall
11:30 a.m.- 9th Grade and New 10th Grade Parent Meeting with
12:30 p.m. Leah Mosher | DeRoy Commons
1 - 2:30 p.m. Orientation events (All students, required) Academic and College Counseling (ends at 1:50)
Upton Morley Pavilion 🅡 ● Freshmen and Sophomore Parents
Music Center, Room 1008 | Webcast
(Rain Location - Kresge Auditorum)
● Junior Parents
Music Center, Room 1010 | Webcast
● Senior and Postgraduate Parents
Corson Auditorium | Webcast
3 - 3:45 p.m. Arts Major Meetings for Students, Required Family/President/Provost Reception
for majors listed below 🅡 Morley Tent
● Creative Writing | Writing House
● Interdisciplinary Arts | Fine Arts
● Dance | Dance Building
● Film and New Media | DeRoy Center
● Music | Corson Auditorium
● Theatre Arts | Harvey Theatre
● Visual Arts | Matilda Wilson Lecture
Room, Dow Center for Visual Arts
4 - 4:30 p.m. Day Student Meeting for Parents and Students | Dendrinos Chapel 🅡
Mackenzie Borst, Director of Residence Life
Tom Barkal, Senior Instructor of Residence Life
5 - 7:30 p.m. Dinner Available | Stone Dining Hall 🅦 Families depart campus…
7 - 9:30 a.m. Breakfast Available | Stone Dining Hall 🅦 Families depart campus…
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
Classes Begin 🅡
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
9 a.m. Day of Caring: Community Service Day | Interlochen Bowl 🅡
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Senior/Post Graduate Trip to Mackinac Island