8:30 to 10:30
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New Student Breakfast,
Tent on Valentine Quad. |
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Attendance is MANDATORY for all first years and transfer students. Ben Lieber, Dean of Students, and Allen Hart, Dean of New Students, will discuss student life issues, and students will sign the Honor Code Pledge. Professor Lawrence Douglas will discuss Intellectual Property issues. Student Health Educators will then perform short skits about student life. |
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| 11:00 to 1:00 p.m. |
MORNING SCREENING, Engaging the Complexities of Inclusive Communities, Buckley Recital Hall, Music Building. |
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A viewing and discussion of excerpts from When the Levees Broke, a film by Spike Lee. Professor Manu Mukasa will introduce the film. MANDATORY FOR ALL STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING ON 3-DAY TRIPS. |
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| 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. |
Squad Discussion on Inclusive Communities, FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING ON 3-DAY TRIPS. |
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Pick up your lunch in the tent on Valentine Quad and proceed immediately to your outdoor squad location, unless otherwise directed. |
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| 11:00 to 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch, Valentine Hall. |
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| 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. |
AFTERNOON SCREENING, Engaging the Complexities of Inclusive Communities, Buckley Recital Hall, Music Building. |
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A viewing and discussion of excerpts from When the Levees Broke, a film by Spike Lee. Professor Manu Mukasa will introduce the film. MANDATORY FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT GOING ON 3-DAY TRIPS. |
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| 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. |
Squad Discussion on Inclusive Communities, FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING ON 3-DAY TRIPS. |
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Meet your Squad in your outdoor location, unless otherwise directed. |
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| 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. |
College Finances: Opening a bank account and having your first credit card, Mullins-Faerber Room, Lewis Sebring Dining Commons. |
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Learn about local banks, the different kinds of accounts, and how to open an account. Before you sign-up for a credit card, learn about the terminology. If you are an international student learn about your options for building credit in the United States. Light refreshments will be served. If you wish to attend this event, but are not going on 3-day trips, please contact Rachel Cardona at rcardona@amherst.edu or 413-542-8095 for permission to attend the morning screening of When the Levees Broke. |
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| 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. |
Students going on FOOT trips who are borrowing equipment must pick it up from Orr Rink at this time. |
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| 4:15 to 6:15 p.m. |
Transfer Student Trip to Bart's! Meet on the steps of Converse Hall. |
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Members of the Transfer Student Alliance invite new transfer students to a trip to Bart's Homemade in town. Taste some of the Valley's best ice cream while meeting other new and current transfer students! |
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| 4:15 to 7:15 p.m. |
Holyoke Mall Trip with by ISA and ACF, meet on steps of Converse Hall. |
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Join members of the International Students Association and the Amherst Christian Fellowship for a trip to the Holyoke Mall. Ask us about our organizations, and get a chance to pick up stuff you couldn't fit into your suitcase! All welcome! Limited seating, first-come, first-served. |
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| 4:15 to 7:15 p.m. |
ASA, VSA, KSA, SASA, CAO, ISA Tour of the Town! Meet in front of the Campus Center. |
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Take a walk with us into town. We'll show you all the best places to hang out and eat and maybe even treat you! |
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| 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. |
Tour of WAMH, the College's Radio Station! Campus Center, 2nd Floor |
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Drop by the second floor of the Campus
Center for a look at the site of Amherst College's largest student
organization - WAMH 89.3 FM! Come learn about the station, meet some
of our DJs, news directors, and sports broadcasters, and pick out some station and band promotional gear. |
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| 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. |
Preparation Meeting
for 3-day Community Engagement Trip, Alumni House. |
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Attendance MANDATORY for all CEOT trip participants.
Dinner provided. Bring all your gear for the trip with you to the Alumni House. |
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| 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. |
Preparation Meeting for 3-day Outing Trips, Orr Rink. |
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Attendance MANDATORY for all FOOT trip participants. Dinner provided. (Students who are borrowing Outing Club equipment must personally pick it up between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. from Orr Rink.) |
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| 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. |
Dinner, Valentine Hall, for all those not participating in the mandatory Outing/Community Engagement
meetings. |
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| 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. |
Buying Textbooks, Mullins-Faerber Room, Lewis Sebring Dining Commons. |
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Is it better to buy local or online? Learn about various local and online resources for buying your course books. Learn how to work with the library reserve system, departmental book rooms, and book sharing programs to get the books you need for class. Light refreshments will be served. Students who attend this event who have an Early Show ticket for Voices of the Class will receive a Late Show ticket at the event. |
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| 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. |
Voices of the Class: EARLY SHOW, Kirby Theater. |
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A dramatic, often humorous, narrative based on
excerpts from admissions essays written by members of the Class of
2011. Traditionally, this is a favorite orientation event for new students! Look for your ticket in your New Student Packet. |
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| 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. |
Voices of the Class: LATE SHOW, Kirby Theater. |
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Look for your ticket in your New Student Packet. |
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| 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. |
Ice Cream Social! Alumni Gym. |
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Following the "Voices" performance, new students will gather in the Alumni Gym to meet, mingle, talk about the performance,
listen to the Amherst College Jazz Ensemble, and enjoy make-your-own
ice-cream sundaes! New student musicians are invited to bring their instruments and sit in with the Jazz Ensemble. |
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| 10:00 p.m. |
Community Engagement Trip Departs Campus. |
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