Orientation - Freshmen Information
Orientation Schedule 2011
Please note that this is a tentative schedule.
A final schedule will be provided when students arrive for Orientation in August.
Updated: August 5, 2011
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1:00 - 8:00 p.m |
Optional Early Move In
Limited serivces are available. Students may pick up their residence hall keys at Story House. The formal Orientation program begins on Thursday, August 25. Don't forget to pick up your Orientation schedule between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. tomorrow.
Story House |
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4:30 - 5:30 p.m. |
Technology Essentials: Keep Yourself Connected
You must attend one of the sessions offered through Friday, August 26.
Kravis Center, Lower Courtyard 62 (Freeberg Forum)
View the CMC Technology Guide for Students. |
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8:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. |
Technology Essentials: Keep Yourself Connected
You must attend one of the sessions offered through Friday, August 26.
Hour-long classes begin at 8:45, 9:45, 10:45, and 11:45 a.m.
Kravis Center, Lower Courtyard 62 (Freeberg Forum)
View the CMC Technology Guide for Students. |
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9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Check-In
Pick up your Welcome Packets and Orientation schedules.
Phillips Hall Lawn (Near Collins and Appleby) |
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11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch in Collins Dining Hall
11:00 a.m. - Benson, Fawcett, and Stark
11:30 a.m. - Appleby, Beckett, Marks, and Wohlford
12:00 p.m. - Boswell, Claremont, Phillips, and Off-Campus
12:30 p.m. - Auen, Apartments, Berger, and Green
View information about Collins Dining Hall |
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12:15 - 1:00 p.m. |
Welcome to CMC! (Group 1*)
For Appleby, Beckett, Benson, Fawcett, Marks, Stark, and Wohlford
Pamela B. Gann, President
Richard Vos, V.P. Admission and Financial Aid
Jefferson Huang, V.P. for Student Affairs
Jill Mullen P'12, Parent Network President
John Faranda '79, V.P. Alumni Relations
McKenna Auditorium |
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1:30 - 2:15 p.m. |
Welcome to CMC! (Group 2**)
For Auen, Apartments, Berger, Boswell, Claremont, Green, Phillips, and Off-Campus
See description above.
McKenna Auditorium
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2:15 - 2:45 p.m.
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Welcome Reception
Collins Dining Hall
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Parents: Please refer to Parents Schedule for events beginning at 2:45 p.m.
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2:45 - 4:00 p.m.
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Introduction to Campus Life and College Policies for Students
Jefferson Huang, V.P. for Student Affairs
McKenna Auditorium
View the CMC Guide to Student Life
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4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
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Free Time
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5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
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Dinner
Parents at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum
New students at residence hall barbeques:
Apartments join Berger
Marks join Green
Phillips join Boswell
Becket and Benson join Auen
Claremont and Fawcett join Appleby
Off-Campus and Stark join Wohlford
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6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
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Family-Student Farewell
Take a moment for one last hug as the remaining Orientation events are for students only.
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8:30 - 10:00 p.m.
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First Residence Hall Meetings
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Evening
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Free Time to Unpack and Unwind
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7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
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Breakfast in Collins Dining Hall
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8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
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Math Placement Session (also offered at 4:00 p.m.)
Adams Hall, First Floor (Davidson Lecture Hall)
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8:00 - 10:15 a.m.
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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 005 (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 202 (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) @ 9:00 a.m. in Mason 001 (Pomona College)
Spanish @ 8:00, 8:30, 9:00, and 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.
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10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Academic Requirements
Gregory D. Hess, V.P. for Academic Affairs/Dean of the Faculty
Elizabeth Morgan, Registrar/Director of Institutional Research
McKenna Auditorium
View CMC's degree requirements and course descriptions.
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12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
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Lunch and Job Fair
Remember to bring your social security card and state-issued ID or passport.
Collins Dining Hall
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1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
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Academic Advising
See your Registration Packet (received during the Academic Requirements session) for Advisor name and meeting location.
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3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
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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.
Kravis Center, Lower Courtyard 62 (Freeberg Forum)
View the CMC Technology Guide for Students.
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4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
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Math Placement Session (also offered at 8:00 a.m.)
Adams Hall, First Floor (Davidson Lecture Hall)
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5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
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Dinner in Collins Dining Hall
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5:30 p.m.
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Transfer Students BBQ Dinner
Green Hall BBQ Pit
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9:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
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Five-College Carnival
Sallie Tiernan Field House Alumnae Field (Scripps College)
View a map of Scripps College.
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7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
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Breakfast in Collins Dining Hall
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8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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The 19th Annual New Students' Community Service Project
Wear clothes you can get dirty and closed-toed, comfortable shoes for a service project to help our community. Continental breakfast available at service site.
Buses depart from corner of Sixth and Mills (Next to Ducey Gymnasium).
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9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
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Chemistry 29 (Honors) Placement Exam
W.M. Keck Science Center, Room 125
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10:00 - 10:45 a.m.
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Women in Science
Humanities Auditorium, Scripps College
View a map of Scripps College.
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10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
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Success in the Sciences and Pre-Health Professions
Humanities Auditorium, Scripps College
View a map of Scripps College.
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12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
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Lunch in Collins Dining Hall (for Science students remaining on campus)
In-N-Out Lunch at Service Site (for students taking part in community service project)
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1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
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Afternoon Open
Target Shopping Trip (depart from corner of Sixth Street & Mills Avenue)
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Beyond CMC: Getting to Know The Claremont Colleges Photo Scavenger Hunt
Bauer Forum, east side of Bauer South
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5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
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Dinner in Collins Dining Hall
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7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
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Comedy Night
McKenna Auditorium
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9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
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Five-College Luau
Pellissier Mall Mounds, Pitzer College
View a map of Scripps College.
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7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
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Breakfast in Collins Dining Hall
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9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Life, Sex, and Relationships
McKenna Auditorium
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12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
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Lunch in Collins Dining Hall
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3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
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Fitness Center Orientation and Introduction 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. Apartments, Appleby, Berger, Claremont, and Fawcett
3:40 p.m. Auen, Beckett, Benson, Stark, and Wohlford
4:20 p.m. Boswell, Green, Marks, Off-Campus, and Phillips
Learn more about Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athletics.
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5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
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Dinner in Collins Dining Hall
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9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
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Frosh-Aid Dance Party to Benefit SOVA Hunger Project
Bixby Plaza, Pomona College
View a map of Pomona College.
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7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
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Breakfast in Collins Dining Hall
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7:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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New Students Register for Classes
Registration time appears on your registration form received during the Academic Requirements session. Faculty and Sponsors available for consultation.
Kravis Center, Room 164
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10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Group 1: Introduction to Technology Resources, Sakai, Center for Writing and Public Discourse, and Academic Mentors
Group assignments will be posted in Collins Dining Hall over the weekend.
Pickford Auditorium
Learn more about The Center for Writing and Public Discourse and Technology Resources
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11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Lunch in Collins Dining Hall
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2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
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Group 2: Introduction to Technology Resources, Sakai, Center for Writing and Public Discourse, and Academic Mentors
Group assignments will be posted in Collins Dining Hall over the weekend.
Pickford Auditorium
Learn more about The Center for Writing and Public Discourse and Technology Resources
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5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
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Dinner in Collins Dining Hall
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7:00 - 9:00 p.m. |
Queer Student/Ally Dessert & Tea Reception
Meet at the east entrance of the Hub, Emett Student Center
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9:30 p.m.
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Without a Box Performance
The Hub, Emett Student Center
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(Note: All CMC classes meeting at 11:00 a.m. or 12:00 p.m. are postponed today so that students can attend Convocation. Other Claremont Colleges classes will meet as scheduled.)
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7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
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Breakfast in Collins Dining Hall
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8:10 a.m.
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Fall Classes Begin (except for Joint PE)
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11:00 a.m.
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Convocation Ceremony
McKenna Auditorium
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12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
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Lunch in Collins Dining Hall
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5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
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Dinner at Collins Dining Hall
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7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
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International Place Open House
I-Place, Between McKenna Auditorium and Heggblade
Learn more about International Place.
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Wednesday, Aug. 31
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11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Club Fair and Poster/Plant Sale
In front of east entrance of Collins Dining Hall
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Wednesday, Aug. 31
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7:30 - 9:00 p.m.: CMS Athletics Convocation
McKenna Auditorium, Emett Student Center
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Thursday, Sept. 1
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3:30 - 5:00 p.m.: Career Services Center Open House
Heggblade Center, 2nd floor
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Thursday, Sept. 1
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4:00 - 6:00 p.m.: Office of Black Student Affairs Open House
OBSA, 139 E. Seventh Street (Between College and Dartmouth)
Learn more about the Office of Black Student Affairs.
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Thursday, Sept. 1 |
8:00 -11:00 p.m.: Karaoke Night
The Hub, Emett Student Center
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Friday, Sept. 2
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8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 - 4:30 p.m.: Student Services Registration
McKenna Auditorium
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Friday, Sept. 2
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3:00 - 5:00 p.m.: Class of 2015 Ice Cream Social
Sponsored by the CMC Alumni Association
The Hub, Emett Student Center
Learn more about the CMC Alumni Association.
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Friday, Sept. 2 |
9:00 p.m.: Bridesmaids (Movie Night)
Mary Pickford Auditorium, Bauer South
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Friday, Sept. 2
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9:00 p.m. - Midnight: Dis-Orientation!
Harvey Mudd College's laser dance party
East Dorm, HMC
View a map of Harvey Mudd College.
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Saturday, Sept. 3
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9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.: Welcome Back Dance
McKenna Auditorium
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Sunday, Sept. 4
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11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Raging Waters Trip
Tickets available August 3, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the Dean of Students Office, Heggblade Center, 1st floor
($10 includes ticket and transportation)
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Monday, Sept. 5
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Labor Day
Joint PE Classes begin. All classes in session.
Some College offices will be closed.
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Wednesday, Sept. 7
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3:00 - 5:00 p.m.: Off-Campus Study Open House
Heggblade Center, 1st Floor
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Thursday, Sept. 8
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5:30 p.m.: Class of 2015 Dinner
All Freshmen are signed up unless you cancel with the Athenaeum.
Speaker: Deogratias Niyizonkiz, protagonist of Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder.
Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum
Learn more about the "Ath."
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Friday, Sept. 9
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9:00 p.m.: The Hangover Part II (Movie Night)
Pickford Auditorium, Bauer Center South
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Saturday, Sept. 10 |
8:00 - 10:00 p.m.: Hypnotist
McKenna Auditorium |
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Tuesday, Sept. 13
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5:00 - 7:30 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.
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Thursday, Sept. 15
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4:00 - 6:00 p.m.: Queer Resource Center (QRC) Open House
Walton Commons, 395 E. Sixth St., Pomona College
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Thursday, Sept. 15
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9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.: Laser Tag
Sign up on September 1, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the Dean of Students Office, Heggblade Center, First floor.
McKenna Auditorium
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Friday, Sept. 16 |
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.: Chicano/Latino Student Affairs (CLSA) Open House
Tranquada Student Services Building 2nd floor
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Friday, Sept. 16
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4:30 p.m.: 5-C Baseball Game - Dodgers vs. Pirates
Sign up on August 29, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the Dean of Students Office, Heggblade Center, First Floor
($7 includes ticket and transportation)
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Saturday, Sept. 17 |
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Getty Museum Trip
Sign up on September 1, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the Dean of Students Office, Heggblade Center, First floor.
($5 includes entrance fee and transportation)
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Saturday, Sept. 17 |
4:00 - 6:00 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.
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Saturday, Sept. 17
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8:00 - 10:00 p.m.: The Hub Open House
The Hub, Emett Student Center
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Thursday, Sept. 22
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5:30 p.m.: Transfer Students Dinner
President's House
739 N. College Avenue
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Friday, Sept. 23
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9:00 p.m.: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Movie Night)
Pickford Auditorium, Bauer Center South
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Saturday, Sept. 24
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5:00 - 7:00 p.m.: Western BBQ Dinner
In front of east entrance of Collings Dining Hall
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Thursday, Sept. 29 |
8:00 - 10:00 p.m.: Spoken Word Coffee House
McKenna Auditorium |
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Friday, Sept. 30
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9:00 p.m.: Bad Teacher (Movie Night)
Pickford Auditorium, Bauer Center South
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Saturday, Oct. 1
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8:00 p.m. - Midnight: Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament
McKenna Aditorium
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Thursday, Oct. 6
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9:00 - 11:00 p.m.: Kogi (Korean BBQ-To-Go) Truck
Sign up on October 3, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the Dean of Students Office, Heggblade Center, First Floor
($5; limited to the first 100 student)
In front of Ducey Gym
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Friday, Oct. 7
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9:00 p.m.: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Movie Night)
Mary Pickford Auditorium, Bauer North
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