Please note: The Orientation Week schedule is still being perfected; check this site often for updates. A final, printed version of the week's events will be given to you when you arrive on campus. Until then, some things are subject to change.

Reminder—breakfast is available only in the Siegel Center.

9:30 a.m., Titsworth Lecture Hall

New Student Day of Service
The Office of Community Partnerships presents the ninth annual New Student Community Work Day. This (almost) decade long Sarah Lawrence tradition allows new students to meet and work with community members on projects for which they need assistance. The day begins at 9:30 a.m. with brunch and orientation in Titsworth Lecture Hall. We'll talk about current social justice issues facing the local community as well as how to work in solidarity with our neighbors on these issues. We'll answer questions like: Who do we work with in the community? Why is this work important? What can you do after today to continue this work?

Then we send you (and a boxed lunch) out to the local community with student team leaders/guides. The work will be anything from painting a soup kitchen to working in a community vegetable garden. If you are unable to do physical work, just let us know and we'll arrange work that suits your abilities. Participants will return by 5:00 p.m. PLEASE NOTE: the 9:30 a.m. Orientation is mandatory if you wish to participate in the afternoon community work. We know in social justice work that it is just as important to contextualize the work as it is to do it—so please join us! In order to participate, you must RSVP to partnerships@sarahlawrence.edu since spots are extremely limited! Wear comfortable shoes and clothes you can work and get dirty in— see you there.

1 p.m., Westlands Gate

Yonkers Tour
Join us for a private tour of Yonkers, (despite our Bronxville postal address, the College resides in the City of Yonkers) including the Lenoir Preserve, the Thompson Mansion/Alder Manor and a visit to Untermyer Park. You’ll visit the American first golf site before heading to Warburton Avenue and the Hudson River Museum. In downtown Yonkers you’ll see the dramatic revitalization efforts, have the opportunity to shop, and wander along the beautiful waterfront. This tour normally $30+ per person, but you get to go for free . Seats are EXTREMELY limited, sign-up outside Student Affairs as soon as possible.

1 p.m., Titsworth Lecture Hall

New York City on a Shoestring
It is possible to enjoy the Big Apple without going broke. Howie Goldberg will share his insider tips for free theatre performances, budget restaurants, behind-the-scenes tours, free TV shoes, and historic and haunted houses. You don’t want to miss this one!

3:30 p.m., Titsworth Lecture Hall

Colossal Cranium!
Play Cranium as you never have before! Everything's been super sized: the teams, the rules, the game board, the fun, resulting in one collaborative Cranium experience. Hosted by SadieLou.net.

8 p.m., Reisinger Concert Hall

The Kinsey Sicks
For over a decade, The Kinsey Sicks, America's Favorite Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet, have served up a feast of music and comedy to audiences all across the United States. With award winning a cappella singing, sharp satire and over-the-top drag, The Kinsey Sicks will make this a Friday night to remember. Get there early. Seriously. (Sponsored by the Programming Board)

9 p.m., Film Viewing Room

Harry Potter triple feature!! 
Oh that Harry...how much he has grown. We’re going to skip the first one when they couldn’t act a whit and get stupefied by Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets...then escape from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban...and try to win the Triwizard Cup by watching the crazy antics in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Midnight, Titsworth Lecture Hall 

Midnight Madness!! "It's different, so are you, we are too.” Welcome to the first show this year of Club Cabaret, SLC's only weekly performance tradition. Singing, dancing, theater in the most crazy sense of the word, and audience participation. You’ll be amazed, you’ll be astounded, you will be distracted from whether or not they’ve posted classes.