Mount Saint Mary College Summer Orientation 2013
Session 1: Monday, July 8 and Tuesday, July 9, 2013
or
Session 2: Thursday, July 11 and Friday, July 12, 2013
DAY 1
8 am - 9:30 am: Welcome and
Check-in
Continental breakfast will be available for both students and
families in Hudson Hall Lobby and Sakac Hall Lobby Lounge.
Families can plan on departing once the student is checked-in.
10:00 am: Welcome Address by Fr. Kevin E.
Mackin, OFM, president of Mount Saint Mary College.
Aquinas Hall Theatre
10:15 am - 10:30 am: Meet Your Orientation
Staff
Aquinas Hall Theatre
10:30 am: Break Off Into Your Orientation
Groups
Icebreakers, review of the schedule, etc.
Various locations.
Groups A – E:
11:15 am–Noon: Lunch with Orientation
groups
Aquinas Dining Hall "The View"
Noon - 2 pm: Advisement and registration by
major
Aquinas Hall Theatre.
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm: Campus Services
presentations
Science Lecture Hall, 216 Aquinas
- Campus Security and Safety
- Health and Wellness
- Counseling and Disabilities Services
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm: The Mount’s
Mission
Founders Chapel, Guzman Hall
- Father Francis Amodio, chaplain and director of Campus
Ministry, and A.J. LaPoint, assistant director of Campus
Ministry
- Sr. Peggy Murphy, associate professor of religious studies, and
Dr. Charles Zola, assistant professor of philosophy and director of
the Catholic and Dominican Institute
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm: “Diverse You”
Hudson Hall Auditorium
5:45 pm – 6:30 pm: Dinner with Orientation
Groups
Aquinas Dining Hall: “The View”
Groups: F – J:
11:45 am -12:30 pm: Lunch with Orientation
Leaders
Aquinas Dining Hall: “The View”
12:45 – 1:45 pm: “Diverse You”
Hudson Hall Auditorium
2 – 4 pm: Advisement and registration by
major
Aquinas Hall Theatre
4 – 5 pm: Campus Services
presentations
Aquinas 216, Science Lecture Hall
- Campus Security & Safety
- Health & Wellness
- Counseling & Disabilities Services
5:15 pm – 6 pm, The Mount’s
Mission
Founders Chapel, Guzman Hall
- Father Francis Amodio, chaplain and director of Campus
Ministry, and A.J. LaPoint, assistant director of Campus
Ministry
- Sr. Peggy Murphy, associate professor of religious studies, and
Dr. Charles Zola, assistant professor of philosophy and director of
the Catholic and Dominican Institute.
6 – 6:45 pm: Dinner with Orientation
Leaders
Aquinas Dining Hall: “The View”
Groups K – O:
11:30 am -12:15 pm: Lunch with Orientation
Leaders
Aquinas Dining Hall: “The View”
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: Campus Services
presentation
Aquinas 216, Science Lecture Hall
- Campus Security and Safety
- Health and Wellness
- Counseling and Disabilities Services
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm: The Mount’s
Mission
Founders Chapel, Guzman Hall
- Father Francis Amodio, chaplain and director of Campus
Ministry, and A.J. LaPoint, assistant director of Campus
Ministry
- Sr. Peggy Murphy, associate professor of religious studies, and
Dr. Charles Zola, assistant professor of philosophy and director of
the Catholic and Dominican Institute.
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm: “Diverse You"
Hudson Hall Auditorium
4 pm – 6 pm: Advisement and registration
by major
Aquinas Hall Theatre
6:00 pm – 6:45 pm: Dinner with Orientation
leaders
Aquinas Dining Hall: “The View"
All groups come together at this point to follow the evening
schedule
7 pm - 8 pm, Speaker:
Julia Garcia, TRU- College Life
Hudson Hall Auditorium
8 pm – 8:45 pm: Campus
Resources Scavenger Hunt
Hudson Hall Auditorium
Work with your orientation group to decode clues to find helpful
offices and key locations on campus. You’ll get a lot of practical
information while having fun in the process.
8:45 pm- midnight: Welcome to the “Knight
Life”
Hudson Hall Lot
While getting to know your new MSMC classmates, enjoy air
brush artists, live music, and many more fun activities! Enjoy
snacking on carnival foods and much more!
DAY 2:
8:00 am–9:15 am Continental
Breakfast
Sakac Hall: Each Floor Lounge
8:15 am– 9:15 am: Breakfast for students in the
Honors Program
Sakac Hall Movie Lounge
9:30 am – 10:00 am: The 411 on Campus Life
Mount Meal Plan Options, Student
Handbook/Campus Life, Residence Life Information.
Hudson Hall Auditorium
10:00 am – 11:30 am: “Think Fast” Game
Show
Hudson Hall Auditorium
11:00 am – Noon: Information
Session for Families of Incoming Freshmen
Aquinas Hall Theatre
While your student is finishing up with orientation, the Offices
of Financial Aid and Student Accounts will be available to discuss
valuable information pertaining to the financial aid process,
tuition bills, etc. Questions concerning “Mount Money” and a
representative from dining services (Sodexo) will be available to
answer questions concerning student meal plans. Please note, this
is an optional program for families.
11:30 am, New Student Wrap-Up
Various locations determined by orientation leader.
Get your class schedule, ID card, t-shirt, complete evaluation,
etc.
11:45 am: Optional Lunch for New
Students
Hudson Hall Lobby.
Noon, Sakac Hall: Departure
Please return your room keys to residence life located in the
Sakac Hall Lobby.Families picking up students should meet at Sakac
Hall.
Congratulations! You are now officially a member of the MSMC
Class of 2017!
We look forward to your move-in day on August 24, 2013! Opening
Weekend information will be sent out in early August.
Schedule is subject to change; all changes will be reflected on
the Class of 2017 portal