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- 8:00 AM2h 30mKey Pick Up & Check In at your Residence HallGeneral | Your Residence Hall Check-In Table. Refer to Arrival Day Map for Locations or ask a Staff member when you arrive to campus.
You will meet your house staff and check-in at tables located right outside the main entrance to your residence hall. Please arrive at your assigned arrival time (Group A or B). Student staff will be available to assist you in moving your things into your room. If you traveled by car, please have the driver move the car to one of our parking lots (North, South or Gravel) to make room for your housemates to arrive and unpack. - 8:00 AM8hInformation DeskGeneral | Cro Entryway (Outside Oasis), College Center at Crozier-Williams (aka "Cro")
Have a question or need directions? Stop by the information desk in Crozier-Williams—staff will be available all day to assist you. - 8:30 AM2hTeam Practice Time for Men's SoccerGeneral | Silfen Turf Field
The Men's Soccer team has a scheduled practice time during this time period. Your coach will give you the details about your practice locations. We have coordinated your Welcome Weekend schedule so there are no conflicts with required practice times. If you are interested in trying out as a walk-on athlete, you should reach out to the coach of the team for more information (if you have a conflict in your schedule because you decided to try out as a walk-on, please email Dean Morash (emorash@conncoll.edu) - 10:30 AM2hTeam Practice Time for Men's Water Polo, Volleyball, Cross-Country, Women's Soccer, Field HockeyGeneral | Coaches will share practice/meeting locations.
Early Arrival Fall Varsity Athletes (Mens & Womens Cross-Country/Track & Field, Men's Water Polo, Women's Volleyball, Women's Soccer, Women's Field Hockey) have a scheduled practice time during this time period. Your coach will give you the details about your practice locations. We have coordinated your Welcome Weekend schedule so there are no conflicts with required practice times. If you are interested in trying out as a walk-on athlete, you should reach out to the coach of the team for more information (if you have a conflict in your schedule because you decided to try out as a walk-on, please email Dean Morash (emorash@conncoll.edu) - 11:00 AM1hWelcome to Varsity Athletics for New Winter & Spring Sport Athletes, Parents and FamiliesGeneral | Palmer Auditorium
Meet the Athletic Department team and learn about the student athletic experience at Conn. This session is for incoming winter and spring varsity athletes and their families only (Basketball, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Rowing, Sailing, Squash, Tennis, Track & Field, Swimming & Diving, Women's Water Polo). Attendance: Required for New Varsity Winter & Spring athletes. - 11:00 AM2hCommunity Resource FairGeneral | Cro Patio, College Center at Crozier-Williams
Representatives from New London Recreation Department, Beacon Bank, Citizens Bank, Chartwells Dining will be present to answer any of your questions about the New London community. - 11:00 AM2hLunchGeneral | Harris Refectory (located in the center of the "Plex" residence halls in North Campus).
Grab your lunch at the Social House at Harris Refectory. Parents & Families are welcome to purchase lunch at the Social House at Harris Refectory. - 1:15 PM45mNew Student WelcomeGeneral | 1962 Room, College Center at Crozier-Williams (aka "Cro")
Introduction to Welcome Weekend (our Orientation program) by Associate Dean of Campus Life Geoff Norbert and Senior Associate Dean of the College and Dean of First-Year Students Emily Morash. Attendance: Required. - 1:30 PM30mParent & Family WelcomeGeneral | Palmer Auditorium
Please have your parents and family members join us for our Parent & Family Orientation. They will hear from President Andrea Chapdelaine and the Student Experience Group Deans and have the opportunity to ask questions during two panel discussions ("Life Outside the Classroom" and "Academic Life at Conn") that follow. - 2:00 PM1h 45mPartnering for Success: Parent & Family OrientationGeneral | Palmer Auditorium
Geoff Norbert (Associate Dean of Campus Life) will then host a panel on “Life Outside of the Classroom” and Emily Morash (Senior Associate Dean of the College and Dean of First-Year Students) will host a panel on “Academic Life at Conn.” Schedule: Life Outside the Classroom (2–2:45 PM) Break (2:45–3 PM) Academic Life at Conn (3–3:45 PM) - 2:00 PM2hMeetings with Student Advisers in FYS GroupsGeneral | Your Student Advisers will let you know where your meeting locations will be for Welcome Weekend.
After our welcome, you will head outside and meet your Student Advisers (they will be holding big signs with your FYS number and name, so make sure you remember it!). You will spend a few hours together getting to know your first-year seminar classmates, have time to ask questions and learn more about the Welcome Weekend schedule. Attendance: Required. - 4:00 PM1hSending Off, Welcoming InGeneral | Cro Patio, College Center at Crozier-Williams (aka "Cro"), Rain Location: 1962 Room, College Center at Crozier-Williams
As Arrival Day comes to a close, join us for a special Welcome Reception for first-year and transfer students, their families and supporters. Meet campus leaders, connect with other families and celebrate the beginning of this exciting new chapter over light refreshments.After saying your goodbyes, you will head to meet up with your FYS for dinner in Harris Refectory at a designated time. Your next official event after dinner will start at 7:30 PM. - 4:15 PM1hTeam Practice Time for Women's SoccerGeneral | Silfen Turf Field
The Women's Soccer team has a scheduled practice time during this time period. Your coach will give you the details about your practice locations. We have coordinated your Welcome Weekend schedule so there are no conflicts with required practice times. If you are interested in trying out as a walk-on athlete, you should reach out to the coach of the team for more information (if you have a conflict in your schedule because you decided to try out as a walk-on, please email Dean Morash (emorash@conncoll.edu) - 4:15 PM2hTeam Practice Time for Men's Water Polo, Volleyball, Men's Soccer and Cross-CountryGeneral | Coaches will share practice/meeting locations.
Early Arrival Fall Varsity Athletes (Mens & Womens Cross-Country/Track & Field, Men's Water Polo, Women's Volleyball, Men's Soccer) have a scheduled practice time during this time period. Your coach will give you the details about your practice locations. We have coordinated your Welcome Weekend schedule so there are no conflicts with required practice times. If you are interested in trying out as a walk-on athlete, you should reach out to the coach of the team for more information (if you have a conflict in your schedule because you decided to try out as a walk-on, please email Dean Morash (emorash@conncoll.edu) - 5:15 PM1hTeam Practice Time for Women's Field HockeyGeneral | Silfen Turf Field
The Women's Field Hockey team has a scheduled practice time during this time period. Your coach will give you the details about your practice locations. We have coordinated your Welcome Weekend schedule so there are no conflicts with required practice times. If you are interested in trying out as a walk-on athlete, you should reach out to the coach of the team for more information (if you have a conflict in your schedule because you decided to try out as a walk-on, please email Dean Morash (emorash@conncoll.edu) - 5:30 PM1h 30mMeet your Student Advisers for Dinner (Check description for your FYS Time Slot for Dinner)General | Met your Student Advisers at your designated time and location (the FYS meeting spot they showed you this afternoon) and then head to the Social House at Harris Refectory
Worried about finding your way through Harris this evening for dinner on your own? We've got your back! Your Student Advisers will let you know where to meet so that you can go to Harris in small groups from your FYS tonight. This will keep the lines shorter and your Student Advisers can show you how things work! Make sure to bring your Camel Card so that you can swipe in for your meal. 5:30pm: FYS: 1022, 1023, 1025, 1027, 1040, 1041, 1045; 5:45pm: FYS: 1047, 1051, 1054, 1055, 1097, 1101; 6pm: FYS: 1107, 1108, 1109, 1110, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115; 6:15pm: FYS: 1116, 1117, 1119, 1120, 1121, 1122, SL 107. Attendance: Required (unless you have a scheduled varisty athletic practice) - 7:00 PM30mNew Student WalkGeneral | Meet outside of Harris Refectory
Line up with your class to take part in the traditional first-year walk to Palmer Auditorium for our President's Welcome & Camel Moments Event. Attendance: Required. - 7:30 PM1hPresident’s Welcome & Camel MomentsGeneral | Palmer Auditorium
Connecticut College’s President, the Dean of the College and Vice President for Retention and Success, and Student Government Association President will extend a formal welcome to all new students in Palmer Auditorium. As you enter Palmer Auditorium, you will be welcomed by our upperclass students! Following the formal program, you will take part in your first major Conn campus tradition: Camel Moments, where you will hear from our upperclass students about what make Conn so special to them. Attendance: Required for students. You will be dismissed by residence house/floor to attend your House Meeting immediately following the end of this event. - 8:30 PM1hHouse Meetings: Welcome Home, Your Guide to Living!General | Hamilton: 1962 Room East, Cro (First Floor); 1962 Room West, Cro (Second Floor), 1941 Room, Cro (Third Floor) Morrisson: Blaustein 201 (Second Floor); Blaustein 203 (Third Floor); Blaustein 210 (Fourth Floor), Hood Dining Room, Blaustein (Fifth Floor) Lambdin: Lambdin Common Room Katharine Blunt: Katharine Blunt Common Room Larrabee: Larrabee Common Room Smith/Burdick: FREE Center, Smith House Branford/Blackstone/Plant: Ernst Common Room, Blaustein Lazrus/Windham: Windham Common Room
Connect with your fellow house residents and meet your awesome Res Life team! Plus, we'll cover the insider tips on how to keep your first night on campus fun, safe, and incident-free. Attendance required. - 9:30 PM2hBatch Blast: Moonlight BreaksfastGeneral | Social House at Harris Refectory
Each night of Welcome Weekend, we will host social events known as Batch Blasts. These events were funded in perpetuity by an anonymous donor in honor of Esther Batchelder from the Class of 1919. Relax after a long day of moving in with a Moonlight Breakfast in Harris Dining Hall.
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