Geneva College's student development staff has planned an exciting week of meetings and activities that enable new students to meet one another, begin work on the Learning and Transition course, and engage in community and academic life at Geneva College. This year′s theme is Oh the Places You'll Go, focusing on the new adventures and challenges that await incoming students at Geneva.
Daytime events are mandatory, and students are strongly encouraged to attend all evening activities as well. Students with job commitments should request this week off work.
| Wednesday, August 25 | ||
| 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Registration | Student Center |
| Move-in | Residence Halls | |
| 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Math Assessment | Science & Engineering 341 |
| 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Lunch | Alexander Dining Hall |
| 12 - 1 p.m. | ACCESS luncheon for students with disabilities (Parents of ACCESS students welcome) | President's Dining Room (Alexander Dining Hall) |
| 1:30 - 3 p.m. | Settle into room | Residence Halls |
| 1 - 2 p.m. | Bible Assessment | John White Chapel (Old Main) |
| 2 - 3 p.m. | Reading Assessment | Northwood 013 |
| 3 - 3:30 p.m. | Opening Ceremony: Parents and Students | Metheny Fieldhouse |
| 3:30 -3:45 p.m. | Say Your Goodbyes (Students: off to orientation events. Parents: invited to stay for final session) |
Metheny Fieldhouse |
| 3:45 - 5:30 p.m. | Students: Learning & Transition (L&T) Group Introductions | Various Classrooms |
| 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. | Parent Session | Metheny Fieldhouse |
| 5:15 - 6:30 p.m. | Dinner with L&T Groups | Memorial Lawn |
| 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. | Inaugural Geneva Games | All Campus |
| 8:30 - 10 p.m. | Residence Hall Meeting | Various Residence Halls |
| Commuter Meeting | Skye Lounge (Student Center) | |
| Thursday, August 26 | ||
| 7:30 - 8:15 a.m. | Breakfast | Alexander Dining Hall |
| 8:30 - 9 a.m. | Morning Devotions | Alexander Dining Hall |
| 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Pisgah Training | Pisgah Ropes Course |
| LOL (Love of Learning) | John White Chapel (Old Main) | |
| 12 - 1 p.m. | Lunch | Alexander Dining Hall |
| 1 - 4 p.m. | Pisgah Training | Pisgah Ropes Course |
| LOL (Love of Learning) | John White Chapel (Old Main) | |
| 4 - 5:30 p.m. | Break | |
| 4:15 - 5 p.m. | Spanish Assessment | Northwood 113 |
| 5:30 -10 p.m. | Brady's Run (band students load bus at 6:15 p.m.) | Brady's Run |
| Friday, August 27 | ||
| 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast | Alexander Dining Hall |
| 9 - 9:30 a.m. | Morning Devotions | Alexander Dining Hall |
| 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. | L&T Overview | L&T Classrooms |
| 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Advisor Meeting | Various Locations |
| 12 - 1 p.m. | Multiethnic Student Luncheon | President's Dining Room (Alexander Dining Hall) |
| Lunch | Alexander Dining Hall | |
| 1 - 3 p.m. | One for the Records | Memorial Lawn |
| 3 - 5 p.m. | Oh, The Places You'll Go... during these next 2 hours | All Campus |
| 5:15 - 6:30 p.m. | Dinner | Alexander Dining Hall |
| 7 - 9 p.m. | Semi-Late Night Talk Show | Metheny Fieldhouse |
| 9 - 10 p.m. | Bonfire | Rugby Field |
| Saturday, August 28 | ||
| 8:30 - 9 a.m. | Breakfast | Alexander Dining Hall |
| 9 - 9:30 a.m. | Morning Devotions | Alexander Dining Hall |
| 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Our Town | Various Locations |
| 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Lunch | At Site |
| 1 - 5 p.m. | Complete the College Student Inventory (CSI): Time slot based on L&T group |
Various Locations |
| 1 - 6 p.m. | Down Time | |
| 6:30 - 8 p.m. | Formal Closing Banquet (Semi-formal wear) |
Alexander Dining Hall |
| 8 - 9 p.m. | Closing Ceremony | McKee Lawn |
| Sunday, August 29 | ||
| 11 a.m. | Church Service: led by College Hill Reformed Presbyterian Church | Metheny Fieldhouse |
| 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch | Alexander Dining Hall |
| 5 - 6 p.m. | Dinner | Alexander Dining Hall |
| Monday, August 30 | ||
| 8 a.m. | Fall Classes Begin | Various Classrooms |
| Wednesday, September 1 | ||
| 6 p.m. | Boat Cruise in Pittsburgh | Gateway Clipper, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Friday, September 3 | ||
| 10:10 a.m. | Academic Convocation | Metheny Fieldhouse |
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