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 a.m. - 3 p.m., PAC

Registration for all returning students.

9 - 10 a.m., Heimbold 202

Graduate student orientation.

9:00 a.m., Reisinger Concert Hall

Your Sarah Lawrence education.
So just how, and more importantly, why, are we different? Why no grades, why no majors, why isn't "successful" registration to the swiftest? This session introduces you to academic life at Sarah Lawrence. Dean Pauline Watts, who was herself once in your shoes, will talk about the philosophy of a Sarah Lawrence education and the collaborations that students make with dons, faculty and others to create a meaningful educational experience. Dean Al Green will talk about the registration process and about resources available to you throughout the year. And Dean Mary Porter will talk about the what ifs: unexpected things that might happen during registration and how might you handle them. What you learn in this talk will help you get the most from your SLC education for years to come.

10:15 a.m., Pre-arranged First year studies meetings. See registration packet.

12 - 2:30 p.m., Bates Dining Hall

Lunch.

12 - 2 p.m., Bates Meeting Room

Mandatory for International Students
Mandatory information session/luncheon for international students (non-US students, dual US citizens, US citizens from abroad). Welcome and overview about maintaining student visa status, applying for a Social Security card, on-campus employment, health care and career services.

2 - 3:30 p.m., Campbell Sports Center

Recommended for all new students
Physical Education Open House. Stop by for a guided tour and learn everything you need to know about physical education, the PE requirement, fitness and recreation at SLC. You can also complete the necessary paperwork to begin using the Sports Center. Refreshments will be served.

3:30 - 7:30 p.m., Andrews Parking Lot

Shopping outing for international students to the lovely and large Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack, NY, a 25 minute drive from campus. Join us for a shopping trip across the Hudson River for all the essentials you couldn't bring from home. The return time is open-ended, as the group will decide what time to return to campus. Van leaves the Andrews Parking lot at 3:30 pm. Please put your name on the sign-up sheet on Shirley Be's door, 216A Westlands.

4 p.m., Reisinger Concert Hall

Financial aid and student employment. This meeting is strongly advised for all incoming undergraduates who are on financial aid or any students who wish to work on campus at any point in their years at SLC. The employment and loan documents that we will complete will cover your four years at SLC. Bring a pen and identification.

5 - 7:45 p.m., Bates Cafeteria

Dinner.

6 p.m., Titsworth Lecture Hall

Sadie's Crib: A Brief History of SLC
Join the College Archivist, Abby Lester, for a whirlwind multimedia tour of the first 79 years of Sarah Lawrence College. The presentation will include photos of the first and only graduate at the 1929 Commencement, the first men on campus after World War II, the protests of the 1960s and who went here before you! Hear about why we are different and how SLC grew out of the Lawrence Estate into a thriving College.

6:30 p.m., Reisinger Concert Hall

Faculty prose/poetry reading. An SLC Orientation tradition! We invite you to sit back and hear original works by our Writing and Poetry faculty.

9 p.m., Reisinger Concert Hall

Jodie Sweetin
Stephanie Tanner comes to SLC to talk about life after "Full House" and how you can hurdle any challenge put before you.
(Sponsored by Student Senate)

10:30 p.m., Bates Dining Hall

BLACK MAGIC DANCE
Magic isn’t just for Harry and his friends — can you work your charms? Come show everyone your magic moves! Join your fellow illusionists in Bates for the first big theme dance of the year!