Welcome Week beta

Note: meals listed are available at no charge in the Warch Campus Center

8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Moving in and getting settled
Residence Halls

9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Conservatory orientation help desk open
Shattuck Hall of Music lobby
General Conservatory information, placement exam information, and sign-ups for Basic Keyboard Skills,
sight singing and ensemble auditions.

11 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Lunch
Andrew Commons (Warch Campus Center)

1–4 p.m.

Beyond words
Third Floor Gallery (Warch Campus Center)
Beyond words is a “living display” that finds root in the philosophy “the only way to learn is through experience.” Students and their families will experience words, art and ideas exploring diversity and campus community issues.

1–4 p.m.

Services fair
Somerset Room (Warch Campus Center)
Campus offices and local businesses are available to provide information. Meet with representatives from:

2 and 3 p.m.

Walking tours of the campus
Leave from the Warch Campus Center

2:30–3:30 p.m.

“The Only Life: Liberal Arts and the Life of the Mind at Lawrence”
Cinema (Warch Campus Center)
If you are settled into your room and have visited the Services Fair, you and family members can view this rerun of last year’s Honors Convocation address by Jerald Podair, professor of history and Robert S. French Professor of American Studies. It provides insight and advice about the special type of education you are pursuing that will lay the foundation for your studies at Lawrence and beyond. Followed by Q&A with Professor Podair.

3 p.m.

Advising meeting for transfer students
Main Hall 201
Required of all new transfer students. Get answers to your academic questions and important information about academic advising, transfer credits and the Lawrence Honor Code.

4 p.m.

* Cooperative institutional research program
Each new student should report to the appropriate location to participate in this brief survey:
Last Name A–I Youngchild 121
Last Name J–P Wriston Auditorium
Last Name Q–T Steitz Science Hall 102
Last Name U–Z Steitz Science Hall 202

4:30 p.m.

Women’s soccer vs. University of Dubuque
Whiting Soccer Field (East South River Street)

5–6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Andrew Commons (Warch Campus Center)

7 p.m.

* President’s welcome and matriculation handshake
Memorial Chapel
New students and family members will gather in the Chapel for the official campus welcome event. Following the program, President Beck will greet you and your classmates as part of the traditional welcome handshake.

Immediately following president's welcome
Residence Hall Welcome Activities
Residence Halls
An informal way to get to know your new residence hall community through activities, games, food and music.
Consult signs in your residence hall lobby for specific time and location.

7:30–9 a.m.

Breakfast
Andrew Commons (Warch Campus Center)

7:30 a.m.

Legacy breakfast/photograph
Esch Hurvis Room (Warch Campus Center)
New students with alumni parents, grandparents and siblings are invited to this special breakfast.

8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Conservatory Help Desk open
Shattuck Hall of Music lobby
General Conservatory information, placement exams information, and sign-ups for Basic Keyboard Skills, sight singing
and ensemble auditions.

9–9:30 a.m.

Music theory placement exam (part 2: dictation)
Harper Hall (Music-Drama Center)
Required of all intended music majors as well as any student planning to take music theory. Part 1 was given online
during the summer.

9–10 a.m.

Student employment meeting
Youngchild Hall 121
For all students seeking campus employment. Session is repeated Thursday at 8:30 a.m. and Friday at 9 a.m. Students should attend one of these sessions.

9:30–10:30 a.m.

Advanced placement exam in music theory (part 2: dictation)
Harper Hall (Music-Drama Center)
Students interested in this exam must have taken the 9 a.m. music theory placement exam.

10:15–11:15 a.m.

“Life After Lawrence NOW!”
Career Center (enter near fountain on east side of Seeley G. Mudd Library)
Come meet the Career Services staff and learn how we can help you take steps to start your journey to Life After Lawrence NOW!

10:30–11:30 a.m.

Piano auditions for B.A. in music and non-Conservatory students only
Music-Drama Center 260

Voice auditions for students interested in taking voice lessons
Music-Drama Center 259
Sign up for individual audition time in advance at the Conservatory Help Desk.

11:30 a.m.–noon

Class photo and family send-off
Memorial Chapel steps and lawn
New students and family members are invited to mingle and enjoy refreshments before family members depart.

Noon–2 p.m.

* Advising luncheon for all new students: meet with faculty advisors
Memorial Chapel
All new students are required to attend an address by the director of Freshman Studies in Memorial Chapel, followed immediately by the advising luncheon where they will meet their assigned faculty advisors, schedule individual advising appointments and discuss placement exams. After the luncheon, students may also meet with academic department representatives to get more information about placement exams.

2:30 p.m.

Placement exams
For those students who wish to take placement exams. Testing, including online testing, concludes at 5:30 p.m.
Students should allot 1–2 hours for each test and should not plan to begin any single test after 4 p.m.

2:30–3:30 p.m.

“The Way Things Work Around Here”
Youngchild Hall 121
New students not taking placement exams are encouraged to attend this session to get quick answers to frequently asked questions about life at Lawrence. Session will be repeated Thursday at 3:30 p.m.

2:30–4:30 p.m.

Piano auditions for B.A in music and non-Conservatory students only
Music-Drama Center 260

Voice auditions for students interested in taking voice lessons
Music-Drama Center 259
Sign up for individual audition time in advance at the Conservatory Help Desk.

3:30 p.m.

Vikings pep rally!
Boldt Way Plaza
Who’s got spirit?! The Vikings do! Meet outside the Warch Campus Center to pump up the jam and get free spirit swag before heading to Whiting Field West to cheer on the men’s soccer team. Will our mascot, The Viking, show up? You have to be there to find out!

4 p.m.

Men’s soccer vs. MSOE
Whiting Soccer Field (East South River Street)

4:30–5:30 p.m.

Music studio meetings
New Conservatory students are required to meet with their studio instructors for brief orientation, discussion and music making. Consult the Conservatory Help Desk in advance for specific location.

6–7:30 p.m.

Dinner
Andrew Commons (Warch Campus Center)

9 p.m.

The Evasons: Marvels of the Mind
Stansbury Theatre (Music-Drama Center)
Be prepared to be thunderstruck! The Evasons bring their impressive combination of illusion and ESP to live audiences and television viewers throughout the world. Their slick blend of interactive demonstrations, comic relief and spellbinding entertainment evoke laughter and hushed astonishment.

7:30–9 a.m.

Breakfast
Andrew Commons (Warch Campus Center)

8–9:30 a.m.

Advising breakfast for all double-degree students
Esch Hurvis Room (Warch Campus Center)
All five-year double-degree students must attend this brief informational breakfast meeting to prepare for special advising appointments that immediately follow.

8:30–9:30 a.m.

Student employment meeting
Youngchild Hall 121
For all students seeking campus employment. Session is repeated Friday at 9 a.m. Students should attend one of the sessions.

9 a.m.–noon

* Individual advising appointments with faculty advisors
Faculty offices as scheduled

9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Academic information meetings (AIM)
Presentations and discussions about academic departments, inter-departmental programs and other areas of concentration. Come and meet professors and get information about your academic options. All sessions are open to all new students. Topics and locations will be posted.

10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Double-degree advising appointments
As scheduled

11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.

Lunch
Andrew Commons (Warch Campus Center)

1 p.m.

Biology lab sign-up
All students who intend to register for Biology 110, 120 and/or 140 during this academic year must attend this meeting with the Department of Biology held at the end of the biology AIM meeting. Lab sign-up and course approvals will be given during this session.

1–5 p.m.

* Individual advising appointments with faculty advisors
Faculty offices as scheduled

1 p.m.

“Freshman Year Survival Guide”
Cinema (Warch Campus Center)
Students from the wellness committee will share information about sexual health, alcohol on campus
and other wellness-related topics.

1:30–4 p.m.

Welcome to the Mudd!
Seeley G. Mudd Library
Stop by the Mudd and meet the people who can help you succeed. Not only can you find out about the library (both online and offline), take a tour, sign up to win prizes, and enjoy some food—but you can work on a jigsaw puzzle or bring your friends to play Candyland, Twister, Chess, Checkers, Uno and more! It’s both fun and educational—and you can’t beat that.

2–5 p.m.

All-hall competition
The Quad
Meet in your hall lobby and then make your way to Main Hall Green for a hall-on-hall competition. Compete in a variety of events including relay races, goofy games and other activities (or come and cheer!). Prove to the rest of LU that your hall has the most pride and win the prestigious traveling trophy!

3:30–4:30 p.m.

“Life After Lawrence NOW!”
Career Center (enter near fountain on east side of Seeley G. Mudd Library)
Come meet the Career Services staff and learn how we can help you take steps to start your journey to Life After Lawrence NOW!

3:30–4:30 p.m.

“The Way Things Work Around Here”
Youngchild Hall 121
New students are encouraged to attend this session to get quick answers to frequently asked questions about life at Lawrence.

5–6 p.m.

Welcome Week Choir rehearsal
Memorial Chapel
Open to all interested students. You must attend all three rehearsals: the second is on Friday, September 7 from 4 to 5 p.m., and the third is on Wednesday, September 12 from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Performance will be on Thursday, September 13 at the Matriculation Convocation.

5–7 p.m.

Dinner
Andrew Commons (Warch Campus Center)

7 p.m.

“Sex Signals”
Somerset Room (Warch Campus Center)
“Sex Signals” has performed more than 1,000 shows at more than 400 colleges and universities, making it one of the country’s most popular programs. Blending a unique combination of improvisational comedy and audience participation, “Sex Signals” provides a provocative, in-your-face look at college life and student issues.

7 p.m.

Women’s volleyball vs. MSOE
Alexander Gym

8:30 p.m.

“Mandatory Ice Cream: Get the Scoop on your Residence Hall Community”
Residence Halls
This is your first chance to officially meet all of the NEW people in your NEW space. Residence hall student leaders will share experiences and ask for your opinions related to shaping your hall community. You and your roommate will also make some important decisions about sharing your new space!

* Attendance at this session is required of all new students

7:30–9 a.m.

Breakfast
Andrew Commons (Warch Campus Center)

8–11 a.m.

* Individual advising appointments with faculty advisors
Faculty offices as scheduled

9–10 a.m.

Student employment meeting
Youngchild Hall 121
Final session offered for students seeking campus employment. If you did not attend the Wednesday or Thursday session,
this is your opportunity to learn about jobs on campus.

11:10 a.m.–12:20 p.m.

* Freshman Studies class session
Assigned classrooms

11:30 a.m.–2 p.m.

Lunch
Andrew Commons (Warch Campus Center)
Note: New students taking Freshman Studies will eat lunch following class.

1:30–3 p.m. or 3–4:30 p.m.

Web registration as assigned
More information available in email sent to students after arrival on campus.

4–5 p.m.

Welcome Week Choir rehearsal
Memorial Chapel
Open to all interested students. This is the second of three rehearsals; the third and final rehearsal is on Wednesday,
September 12 from 6 to 6:30 pm. Performance will be on Thursday, September 13 at the Matriculation Convocation.

5–6 p.m.

Dinner
Andrew Commons (Warch Campus Center)

7 p.m.

Ise Lyfe—Is Everybody Stupid (?)
Stansbury Theatre
Lyfe is both a visionary spoken word artist and a community leader. This one-man show is a multi-media interactive presentation and a detailed look into American apathy, disengagement and ignorance. Hilarious, daring, fast paced, at some points sad,
but at all points truthful. This multi-media spoken word presentation challenges the facet of our society that is rarely addressed—“The People.”

9 p.m.

Playfair!
Wellness Center Gym
This fun-filled Lawrence tradition is an active session designed to help new students meet one another.

Midnight

Movies at midnight
Cinema (Warch Campus Center)
Join us this Friday and EVERY Friday for a great movie, some free popcorn and maybe even some theatre candy.
All free and guaranteed to be fun.

* Attendance at this session is required of all new students

7:30–9 a.m.

Continental breakfast
Andrew Commons (Warch Campus Center)

10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Shopping shuttle
Departing from the Career Center circle drive
Ride the shopping shuttle to Fox River Mall and local retail stores.

10:30–11:30 a.m.

Theatre audition workshop
Cloak Theatre
Are you hoping to audition for LU theatre productions but it’s been a while since you auditioned? Brush up your auditioning skills! Gather information about the process at LU, and see some pieces worked. No preparation necessary.

11 a.m.–1 p.m.

Picnic luncheon and fun on the green
Main Hall Green
Music by Porky’s Groove Machine

1–5 p.m.

Into the streets
Sign up in advance at the Warch Campus Center Information Desk or online at www.lawrence.edu/dept/student_dean/volunteer
Join your classmates and the LU Volunteer Center as we venture “Into the Streets” to learn more about the needs of the community and participate in service projects in the community and in the Sustainable Lawrence University Garden.

5–7 p.m.

Dinner
Andrew Commons (Warch Campus Center)

8 p.m.

Comedy show: Mission IMPROVable
Somerset Room (Warch Campus Center)
Similar to the show “Whose Line Is It Anyway,” Mission IMPROVable will keep you laughing as audience suggestions turn into original creation of comedy scenes.

11 p.m.

Saturday Night Late (SNL)
Warch Campus Center
Several chances to win free “SNL” T-shirts!

10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Shopping shuttle rerun
Departing from the Career Center circle drive
Ride the shopping shuttle to Fox River Mall and local retail stores.

10:30 a.m.–1 p.m.

Brunch
Andrew Commons (Warch Campus Center)

1–5 p.m.

Pick-up games in the Quad
The Quad
Come and join others in pick-up games of sand volleyball, wiffle ball, kickball, yard games and more!

6 p.m.

* Class of 2016 dinner
Somerset Room (Warch Campus Center)
All first-year students must attend this annual Lawrence event. Get your class T-shirt!

7:30–9 p.m.

* All-hall meetings
Residence Halls
Meetings for all residents in each residence hall (both new and returning students).

* Attendance at this session is required of all new students

All classes begin!

5:30 p.m.

Women’s volleyball quadrangle
Alexander Gym

6–6:30 p.m.

Welcome Week Choir rehearsal
Memorial Chapel
Third and final rehearsal. Performance will be on Thursday, September 13 at the Matriculation Convocation.

11:10 a.m.

* All-campus Matriculation Convocation
Memorial Chapel

3:30 p.m.

Women’s tennis vs. UW–Oshkosh
Tennis Courts behind Hiett Hall

7–8:30 p.m.

Activities fair
Second Floor (Warch Campus Center)
An opportunity to learn about and sign up to join campus clubs and organizations.

9 p.m.

LU Live
Esch Hurvis Room (Warch Campus Center)
Be prepared to see Lawrence talent at its best. Only the best have been selected for this variety show competition
where the winner takes all.

* Attendance at this session is required of all new students

• Schedules for nearby worship services are available in your residence hall.
  
  
• Conservatory auditions are scheduled by the Conservatory of Music and are posted in the Music-Drama Center. For further information, contact the Conservatory Help Desk, Conservatory office or ensemble director.
  
  
• ID card photographs may be taken on arrival day or during business hours during the week. ID cards are needed to access dining facilities, student residences, the Wellness Center and for checking out library materials. Photos are taken in the Warch Campus Center.
  
  
• Technology Services is available to assist you with computer-related issues and computer account information. Stop by the Instructional Technology Center (Seeley G. Mudd Library, Room 214, second floor), Monday–Friday during business hours.
  
  
• If you have changes to your course schedule after meeting with your academic advisor and/or completing placement exams, you will finalize those during your assigned web registration time. Watch for details in an email you will receive after your arrival on campus.
  
  

Health Services Notes

The following students are required to report to the Health Center to meet with the nurse for a consultation no later than Friday, September 7:

• Any student requiring regular allergy injections
• Any student with a chronic illness
• Any student who has had an injury or serious illness within the previous 60 days
  
  

Questions?

Call the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at 920-832-6596.