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Orientation - Freshmen Information

Orientation Schedule 2010

Please note that this is a tentative schedule.
A final schedule will be provided when students arrive for Orientation in August.

Updated: August 10, 2010

1:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Optional Early Move-In
Students have the option to move-in on Wednesday rather than Thursday. Limited services will be availble. Students may pick up their residence hall keys at Story House. Formal Orientation programs begin on Thursday, August 26.

 

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Technology Essentials: Keep Yourself Connected
You must attend one of the sessions offered today, tomorrow, or Friday.
McKenna Auditorium
View the CMC Technology Guide for Students.

8:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Technology Essentials: Keep Yourself Connected
You must attend one of the sessions offered today or tomorrow
Hour-long classes begin at 8:45, 9:45, 10:45, and 11:45am
Bauer Forum, Bauer Center South
View the CMC Technology Guide for Students.

 

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Check-In
Pick up your Welcome Packets and Orienation schedules.
Phillips Hall Lawn (Near Collins and Appleby)

 

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch in Collins Dining Hall
11:00 a.m. - Appleby, Auen, Claremont, and Phillips
11:30 a.m. - Apts, Berger, Boswell, and Fawcett
12:00 p.m. - Beckett, Benson, Green, and Marks
12:30 p.m. - Off-Campus, Stark, and Wohlford
View information about Collins Dining Hall

 

12:15 - 1:00 p.m.

Welcome to CMC! (Group 1*)
Pamela B. Gann (President)
Richard Vos (V.P. Admission & Financial Aid)
Jefferson Huang (V.P. for Student Affairs)
John Doyle P'11 P'13 (Parent Network President)
John Faranda '79 (V.P. Alumni Relations)
McKenna Auditorium

(* Appleby, Apartments, Auen, Berger, Boswell, Claremont, Fawcett, and Phillips)

 

1:30 - 2:15 p.m.

Welcome to CMC! (Group 2**)
Pamela B. Gann (President)
Richard Vos (V.P. Admission & Financial Aid)
Jefferson Huang (V.P. for Student Affairs)
John Doyle P'11 (Parent Network President)
John Faranda '79 (V.P. Alumni Relations)
McKenna Auditorium

(** Beckett, Benson, Green, Marks, Off-Campus, Stark, and Wohlford)

 

2:15 - 2:45 p.m.

Welcome Reception
Collins North Lawn

 

Parents: Please refer to Parents Schedule for events beginning at 2:45 p.m.

 

2:45 - 4:00 p.m.

Introduction to Campus Life & College Policies for Students
Jefferson Huang, V.P. for Student Affairs
McKenna Auditorium
View the CMC Guide to Student Life

 

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Free Time

 

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Dinner
Parents go to the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum
New students attend their residence hall barbeques:
Stark joins Green
Phillips joins Appleby
Fawcett joins Wohlford
Apartments and Off-Campus join Berger
Benson and Claremont join Boswell
Marks and Beckett  join Auen

 

6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Family-Student Farewell

 

8:30 - 10:00 p.m.

First Residence Hall Meetings

 

Evening

Free Time to Unpack and Unwind

7:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast in Collins Dining Hall

 

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Math Placement Exam (also offered at 4:00 p.m.)
Davidson Lecture Hall, Adams Hall, First Floor

 

8:00 - 10:15 a.m.

Foreign Language Placement Exams
Arabic @ 8:00 a.m. in Bauer Center South 1 (CMC)
Chinese (lower division) @ 8:30 a.m. in Mason 005 (Pomona College)
Chinese (upper division) @ 8:30 a.m. in Mason 003 (Pomona College)
French @ 8:30 a.m. in Humanities Auditorium (Scripps College)
German @ 8:30 a.m. in Balch 218 (Scripps College)
Italian @ 8:30 a.m. in Humanities 202 (Scripps College)
Japanese (lower division) @ 8:30 a.m. in Mason 019 (Pomona College)
Japanese (upper division) @ 8:30 a.m. in Mason 023 (Pomona College)
Korean @ 8:00 a.m. in Roberts Hall North 103 (CMC)
Latin @ 8:30 a.m. in Humanities 203 (Scripps College)
Russian (all levels) @ 9:30 a.m. in Mason 002 (Pomona College)
Spanish @ 8:00, 8:30, 9:00, & 9:30 a.m. in Roberts Hall North 012 (CMC)*
*For Spanish, last names beginning with A-F report at 8:00 a.m., G-M report at 8:30 a.m., N-S report at 9:00 a.m., T-Z report at 9:30 a.m.
To view maps of Pomona and Scripps Colleges, click here.

 

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Academic Requirements
Greg Hess, V.P. for Academic Affairs/Dean of the Faculty
Elizabeth Morgan, Registrar
McKenna Auditorium
View CMC's degree requirements and course descriptions.

 

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch & Job Fair
Remember to bring your social security card and passport or state-issued ID.
Collins Dining Hall

 

1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Academic Advising
Meet at Butler Plaza (Located on the west side of Bauer Center South)

 

3:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Technology Essentials: Keep Yourself Connected
Last chance to attend. Students who have not attended one of these sessions will have their network accounts disabled. Classes begin at 3:00, 4:00 and 5:00 p.m.
McKenna Auditorium
View the CMC Technology Guide for Students.

 

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Math Placement Exam (also offered at 8:00 a.m.)
Davidson Lecture Hall, Adams Hall, First Floor

 

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Dinner in Collins Dining Hall

 

5:30 p.m.

Transfer Students BBQ Dinner
Green Hall BBQ Pit

 

7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

ASCMC's A Taste of Claremont
With samples of foods from local eateries
Collins North Lawn
View local dining options.

 

8:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Queer/Straight Alliance Meeting
Meet at the East entrance of the Hub, Emett Student Center
Visit the Queer Resource Center.

 

9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Five College Luau
With Fire/Knife Dancers and Music
Pellissier Mall Mounds, Pitzer College
View a map of Pitzer College.

7:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast in Collins Dining Hall

 

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The 18th Annual New Students' Community Service Project
Wear older clothes for a service project to help our community
Buses depart Sixth and Mills (Next to Ducey Gymnasium).

 

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Chemistry 29 (Honors) Placement Exam
W.M. Keck Science Center, Room 125

 

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Women in Science
Humanities Auditorium, Scripps College
View a map of Scripps College.

 

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Success in the Sciences and Pre-Health Professions
Humanities Auditorium, Scripps College
View a map of Scripps College.

 

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch in Collins Dining Hall

 

1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Afternoon Open
Target Shopping Trip (depart corner of Sixth Street & Mills Avenue)

 

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Dinner in Collins Dining Hall

 

9:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Five College Carnival
Sallie Tiernan Field House Alumnae Field (Scripps College)
View a map of Scripps College.

7:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast in Collins Dining Hall

 

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Life, Sex, and Relationships
McKenna Auditorium

 

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch in Collins Dining Hall

 

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Fitness Center Orientation and Intro to Physical Education
Get Your ID Card Activated for use in the Wells Fitness Center at Ducey Gym and learn about Intramurals, P.E. options, and Varsity and Club Sports
3:00 p.m. Auen, Apts., Berger, Boswell, Green, Off-Campus, and Wohlford
3:40 p.m. Beckett, Claremont, Marks, and Stark
4:20 p.m. Appleby, Benson, Fawcett, and Phillips
Learn more about Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athletics.

 

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Dinner in Collins Dining Hall

 

9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Frosh-Aid Dance Party to Benefit SOVA Hunger Project
Bixby Plaza, Pomona College
View a map of Pomona College.

7:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast in Collins Dining Hall

 

7:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

New Students Register for Classes
Registration time appears on your registration form received during the Academic Requirements session.
Bauer Center 23, Bauer Center South
Faculty and Sponsors available for consultation in Bauer Center 24 & 25.

 

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Introduction to Technology Resources, SAKAI & The Writing Center
Group 1: Group assignments will be posted in Collins Dining Hall over the weekend.
Pickford Auditorium
Learn more about The Writing Center and Technology Resources

 

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch in Collins Dining Hall

 

2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Introduction to Technology Resources, SAKAI & The Writing Center
Group 2: Group assignments will be posted in Collins Dining Hall over the weekend.
Pickford Auditorium
Learn more about The Writing Center and Technology Resources

 

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Dinner in Collins Dining Hall

 

9:30 p.m.

Without a Box Performance
The Hub, Emett Student Center

(Note: All CMC classes meeting at 11:00 a.m. or 12:00 p.m. are postponed today. Other Claremont Colleges classes will meet as scheduled.)

7:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast in Collins Dining Hall

 

8:10 a.m.

Fall Classes Begin (except for Joint PE)

 

11:00 a.m.

Convocation Ceremony
McKenna Auditorium

 

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch in Collins Dining Hall

 

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Dinner at Collins Dining Hall

 

7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

International Place Open House
I-Place, Between McKenna Auditorium & Heggblade
Learn more about International Place.

Wednesday, Sept. 1

7:30 - 9:00 p.m.: CMS Athletic Convocation
McKenna Auditorium, Emett Student Center

 

Thursday, Sept. 2

3:30 - 5:00 p.m.: Career Services Center Open House
Heggblade Center, 2nd floor

 

Thursday, Sept. 2

4:00 - 6:00 p.m.: Office of Black Student Affairs Open House
OBSA, 139 E. Seventh Street (Between College & Dartmouth)
Learn more about the Office of Black Student Affairs.

 

Thursday, Sept. 2

8:00 - 10:00 p.m.: Hypnotist
McKenna Auditorium

 

Friday, Sept. 3

8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 - 4:30 p.m.: Student Services Registration
McKenna Auditorium

 

Friday, Sept. 3

11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Club Fair and Poster/Plant Sale
In front of Collins Dining Hall

 

Friday, Sept. 3

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.: Class of 2014 Ice Cream Social
Sponsored by the CMC Alumni Association
The Hub, Emett Student Center
Learn more about the CMC Alumni Association.

 

Friday, Sept. 3

8:00 - 10:00 p.m.: Comedy Night
McKenna Auditorium

 

Friday, Sept. 3

9:00 p.m. - Midnight: Dis-Orientation!
Harvey Mudd College's laser dance party
East Dorm, HMC
View a map of Harvey Mudd College.

 

Saturday, Sept. 4

4:30 p.m.: Trip to 5-C Baseball Game
Dodgers vs. Giants
Tickets available Aug. 30, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Hub.
($7 includes ticket & transportation)

 

Sunday, Sept. 5

11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Raging Waters Trip
Tickets available Aug. 31 in the Dean of Students Office,
Heggblade Center, 1st floor ($10 includes ticket and transportation)

 

Monday, Sept. 6

Labor Day
Joint PE Classes begin. All classes in session.
Select College offices will be closed.

 

Thursday, Sept. 9

5:30 p.m.: Class of 2014 Dinner
All Freshmen are signed up unless you cancel with the Athenaeum.
Speaker: David Relin, co-author of Three Cups of Tea
Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum
Learn more about the "Ath."

 

Friday, Sept. 10

9:00 p.m.: Movie Night: Iron Man 2
Pickford Auditorium, Bauer Center South

 

Saturday, Sept. 11

9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.: Welcome Back Dance
McKenna Auditorium

 

Tuesday, Sept. 14

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.: The Turf Dinner and Activities Fair
All five Colleges eat dinner together ~ Collins closed
Jaqua Quad, Scripps College
View a map of Scripps College.

 

Wednesday, Sept. 15

4:00 - 6:00 p.m.: Queer Resource Center (QRC) Open House
Walton Commons, 395 E. 6th St., Pomona College

 

Thursday, Sept. 16

4:00 - 6:00 p.m.: Chicano/Latino Student Affairs Open House
CLSA, Tranquada Student Services Building 2nd floor
757 College Way
Learn more about the Chicano/Latino Student Affairs Office.

 

Thursday, Sept. 16

9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.: Laser Tag
Sign-up in the Dean of Students Office.
Parents Field, CMC

 

Friday, Sept. 17

9:00 p.m.: Movie Night: Shrek 4: Forever After
Pickford Auditorium, Bauer Center South

 

Saturday, Sept. 18

8:00 - 10:00 p.m.: The Hub Open House
The Hub, Emett Student Center

 

Thursday, Sept. 23

5:30 p.m.: Transfer Students Dinner
President's House
739 N. College Avenue

 

Thursday, Sept. 23

8:00 - 10:00 p.m.: Jazz Night
McKenna Auditorium

 

Friday, Sept. 24

9:00 p.m.: Movie: Sex and the City 2
Pickford Auditorium, Bauer Center South

 

Saturday, Sept. 25

All Day: Getty Museum Trip
Sign up in the Dean of Students Office by September 23.
($5 includes ticket & transportation)

 

Saturday, Sept. 25

8:00 - 10:00 p.m.: Coffee House and Spoken Word
McKenna Auditorium

 

Thursday, Sept. 30

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.: Claremont Village Annual Welcome Night
Merchants from stores in the Village invite students to come check out their stores. Includes free food, live music, prizes, and specials.
Learn more about "The Village" and the City of Claremont.

 

Friday, Oct. 1

8:00 p.m.: An Acoustic Evening with John Legend
Tickets available for CMC students on Sept. 2, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in McKenna Auditorium.
$20 students with 5-C ID.
Bridges Auditorium, Pomona College