First-Year Students 2021 Schedule
Wednesday, August 18
| 7 a.m.-2 p.m. | Check-in & Move-in | Beneficial-Hodson Library and Learning Commons |
| 9 a.m.-1 p.m. | Hospitality Tent | Quad |
| 11 a.m.-Noon | Parent Session (optional) | Hodson Auditorium, Rosenstock Hall |
| Noon-2 p.m. | Resource Fair | New Hall Lobby |
| 2:15-3:15 p.m. | Parent Session (optional) | Hodson Auditorium, Rosenstock Hall |
| 3:30-6 p.m. | Hood Hello from President Chapdelaine & BBQ Send-off for Families | Hospitality Tent |
| 6 p.m. | Meet with your Orientation Peer Mentor! | Hospitality Tent |
| 6:15-7:15 p.m. | Campus Safety Panel | Hodson Auditorium, Rosenstock Hall |
| 7:30-8 p.m. | Commuter Meeting | Commuter Lounge |
| 7:30-10 p.m. | Your First Residence Hall Floor Meeting! | Residence Halls |
Thursday, August 19
| 8-9 a.m. | Breakfast | Coblentz Dining Hall |
| 9:10-9:25 a.m. | Class Photo | Steps of the Coffman Chapel |
| 9:30-11 a.m. | Playfair | Hodson Outdoor Theatre |
| 11:15 a.m.-Noon | RISE Program | Hodson Auditorium, Rosenstock Hall |
| 12:10-1:20 p.m. | Lunch | Coblentz Dining Hall |
| 1:30-2 p.m. | Work Study & Financial Aid Info Session | Whitaker Campus Commons |
| 2:10-4:30 p.m. | Scavenger Hunt with your Peer Mentor Group | All over Campus! |
| 4:45-6:20 p.m. | Dinner | Coblentz Dining Hall |
| 6:30-8:20 p.m. | Privilege for Sale | Hodson Auditorium, Rosenstock Hall
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| 8:30-11 p.m. | Pergola Party | Pergola (rain location: Whitaker Campus Commons) |
Friday, August 20
| 8:30-9:30 a.m. | Breakfast | Coblentz Dining Hall |
| 9:30-9:50 a.m. | Student Success Inventory | Rosenstock Rooms |
| 10-10:30 a.m. | Academic Honor Code | Hodson Auditorium, Rosenstock Hall |
| 10:40-11:30 a.m. | Academic Overview with Advisors | Across Campus |
| 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. | Lunch | Coblentz Dining Hall |
| 1:30-3:20 p.m. | Healthy Relationships & Consent | Rosenstock Rooms |
| 3:30-4:45 p.m. | Implicit Bias & Microaggressions | Hodson Auditorium, Rosenstock Hall |
| 5-6:45 p.m. | Dinner and Discussion | Coblentz Dining Hall |
| 7-9:30 p.m. | Round Robin Programming | Hodson 131; Chapel 5; Alumnae Hall 305; Rosenstock 212; Coblentz Seminar Room; Whitaker Campus Commons; Hodson Auditorium
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| 9:45-11 p.m. | Res Hall Meetings | Residence Halls |
Saturday, August 21
| 8:30-9:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast | Coblentz Dining Hall |
| 9:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m | Community Service and Lunch | Hodson Auditorium, Rosenstock Hall |
| 1:45-3:30 p.m. | A Better High | Hodson Auditorium, Rosenstock Hall |
| 3:30-5 p.m. | Break | |
| 5-6:20 p.m. | Dinner | Coblentz Dining Hall |
| 6:30-8:45 p.m. | Minute-to-Win-It with Wellness | Coffman Chapel |
| 9-11 p.m. | Think Fast | Hodson Auditorium, Rosenstock Hall |
Sunday, August 22
| 10-11:30 a.m. | Brunch | Coblentz Dining Hall |
| 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Finding your classrooms! | |
| 12:30-3 p.m. | Downtown Frederick | Hodson Auditorium, Rosenstock Hall |
| 3:45-4:30 p.m. | Traditions | Alumnae House |
| 4:45-5 p.m. | Dinking Ceremony | Behind Alumnae Hall |
| 5-6 p.m. | Convocation | Hodson Outdoor Theatre |
| 6-7:30 p.m. | Dinner | Coblentz Dining Hall |
Dinner with the President at East Cottage
Meet Pres. Chap and her family for a cookout and yard games! Your invitation will be sent via email.
- Tuesday, August 31, 5:30 p.m. (Groups A, B, C & D)
- Wednesday, September 1, 5:30 p.m. (Groups E, F & G)
- Thursday, September 2, 5:30 p.m. (Groups H, I, J & K)