Fall Welcome
Fall Welcome 2013 will be Aug. 23-31
While the schedule for 2013 has not yet been set, see what happened during Fall Welcome
2012.
Detailed Schedule
Friday, Aug. 24, 2012
Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012
Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012
Monday - Saturday, Aug. 27 - Sept. 1, 2012
2012 Fall Welcome Schedule at a Glance
Friday, Aug. 24, 2012 |
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9 a.m.-1 p.m. |
Residential Student Check-In |
Residence Halls |
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9 a.m.-2:45 p.m. |
One Stop Center |
Centennial Hall (Ground Floor) |
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11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. |
Welcome Picnic |
Behind Bren-Dell Hall and Hirschy Hall |
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1:30 p.m. |
Transfer Student Orientation Session |
Stutzman Lecture Hall (Centennial Hall) |
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3 p.m. |
President's Welcome |
Founders Hall |
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4 p.m. |
Farewell to Families |
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4:30 p.m. |
Welcome Group Session #1 |
Welcome Group meeting locations |
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5:15 p.m. |
Dinner for New Students |
Commons (Marbeck Center) |
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7 p.m. |
Residence Hall Floor Meetings |
Residence Hall Floors |
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8:30 p.m. |
Community 101 |
Yoder Recital Hall |
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10 p.m. |
Marbeck After Dark |
Bob's Place (Marbeck Center) |
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7:30-8:15 a.m. |
Breakfast |
Commons (Marbeck Center) |
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8:30-11:45 a.m. |
Welcome Group Session #2 |
Meet in Commons (Marbeck Center) |
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11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. |
Lunch |
Commons (Marbeck Center) |
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1:30-3:15 p.m. |
Welcome Group Session #3: A Community of Respect |
Welcome Group Meeting Locations |
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3:30-5 p.m. |
Free Time |
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5-7 p.m. |
New Student Picnic & Games |
Library Green |
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7-8 p.m. |
Welcome Group Session #4 |
Welcome Group Meeting Locations |
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9 p.m. |
Residence Hall Community Development Activity |
Residence Hall Floors |
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11 a.m. |
Sunday Morning Worship |
Yoder Recital Hall |
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12-1 p.m. |
Lunch |
Commons (Marbeck Center) |
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12-6 p.m. |
Bookstore open |
Marbeck Center |
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1:30 p.m. |
Perkins Loan Entrance Interview |
Commons (Marbeck Center) |
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2:30 p.m. |
Learn & Earn: Orientation to Campus Work |
Commons (Marbeck Center) |
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5-6 p.m. |
Dinner |
Commons (Marbeck Center) |
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6:30-7 p.m. |
Welcome Group Session #5 |
Welcome Group Meeting Locations |
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7 p.m. |
"Dancing in the Street" Ice Cream Social & More! |
Main Street, Bluffton |
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| 7:30 p.m. | A Conversation with Tobias | Yoder Recital Hall |
| 8:30 p.m. | Things-You-Forgot-At-Home BINGO- Sponsored by MCB | Bob's Place (Marbeck Center) |
| 9:30 p.m. | Residence Hall Floor Meetings | Residence Hall Floors |
| 10:30 p.m. | All Hall Meeting | Residence Hall Lobbies |
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| 10:45 a.m. | Opening Convocation | Founders Hall |
| 7 p.m. | Shaving cream Wiffle Ball | Library Green |
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| 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | Student Involvement Fair - Sponsored by SOUL | Klassen Court (outside Marbeck Center) |
| 4 p.m. | Ultimate Frisbee | Library Green |
| 7 p.m. | Trip to the Whippy Dip - Sponsored by MCB | Meet at the Marbeck Center Information Desk |
| 9:30 p.m. | Celebration at the Cabin! - Sponsored by Hall Chaplains | College Cabin (Bluffton University Nature Preserve) |
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| 11 a.m. | Chapel | Yoder Recital Hall |
| 9 p.m. -11 p.m. | Swim Party | Bluffton Community Pool |
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| 8 p.m. | Faculty & Staff Follies | Bob's Place (Marbeck Center) |
| 10 p.m. - 12 a.m. | Bowl for a Buck! - Sponsored by MCB | Southgate Lanes (Meet at the Marbeck Center Information Desk) |
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| 12 p.m. | Game Day @ Bluffton | Salzman Stadium |
| 8-12 p.m. | Welcome Back Festival! - Sponsored by MCB & Student Senate | Neufeld Hall Green |