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.

9:30 a.m., Reisinger Concert Hall

Mandatory Event
The magic wand of safety!! 
You won’t be a novice after you waltz through this session by the Office of Public Safety. Don’t miss all the latest strategies and tips as you follow the magical path of safety through SLC.

12 p.m., Bates Cafeteria

Brunch.

1:30 p.m., Reisinger Concert Hall

Mandatory Event
Community Reflections.
Join Lyde Sizer, a member of our History department, and your SLC peers as they introduce the importance of identity and expression in SLC campus life.

3 p.m., Reisinger Concert Hall

Mandatory Event
Catherine E. McKinley & the New Gryphon Reading.
We’re proud to welcome Catherine McKinley (’89) to discuss her moving memoir The Book of Sarahs, the text for the New Gryphon Reading. Learn about her own search for identity and explore the significance of this journey with the rest of the Class of 2011.

4:30- 7:30 p.m., Slonim Living Room/Lawn

Hospitality for graduate students. Picnic, games and tons of free fun!

5 - 6:30 p.m., Orientation Tent (Westlands South Lawn)

BBQ. 
Come prepared to continue our discussion of the New Gryphon reading with other students, RA's, and SLC staff members. All dining areas will be closed. Students’ meal plans will automatically be charged. Commuter students not on the meal plan will be paid for by Student Affairs.

9 p.m., Orientation Tent (Westlands South Lawn)

Dance with the Bull.
Why else did you come to this school except to try your skills with the annual crowd favorite: mechanical bull. Not feeling up to the task? Then show us your skills on the grass dance-floor as you groove to SLC beats.
(Sponsored by Student Senate)

9 p.m., Orientation Tent (Westlands South Lawn)

SLC Casino Night!
You gotta know when to fold ‘em….come test your skills with all the popular casino games, from poker to blackjack, win some amazing prizes and make new friends at the same time! Free pizza!!
(Sponsored by the Programming Board)

9 p.m., Film Viewing Room

The Princess Bride 
An SLC Orientation tradition!!! This movie favorite, a comedy chock full of adventure, swords and men in frilly shirts, kicks off a week of great movie entertainment. As you wish.