AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PREVIEW DAY February 18, 2019

9:00 – 10:00 AM Check-In Please check in at the lobby. 9:00 – 10:00 AM Choose one or more of the following:

A Continental Breakfast Bender Arena, Mezzanine Level

B Student Life and Academic Programs Fair Meet representatives from many of our campus offices. Representatives from academic units, various campus offices, and student groups will be happy to share information about the services and activities they provide to AU students. Bender Arena

C Meet an Admissions Expert Bender Arena, Mezzanine Level

ALL GUESTS, Bender Arena

10:00 – 10:15 AM Welcome Sylvia M. Burwell, President Bender Arena

10:15 – 10:30 AM Admissions 101 Dr. Andrea D. Felder, Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Admissions Bender Arena 10:45 – 11:45 AM Academic Overviews (select one)

A College of Arts & Sciences , First Floor, Katzen Rotunda

B Kogod School of Business McDowell Hall, First Floor, Formal Lounge

C School of Communication McKinley Building, First Floor, Room 100

D School of Education Mary Graydon Center, Second Floor, Room 200

E School of International Service Abraham S. Kay Spiritual Life Center, Chapel

F School of Public Affairs Constitution Hall, First Floor, East Campus Commons 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM ALL GUESTS A Lunch Pick up your box lunch and explore our beautiful campus. Bender Arena B Meet an Admissions Expert Bender Arena, Mezzanine Level

12:45 – 1:45 PM Concurrent Sessions (select one) A Campus Tour Enjoy a guided campus tour led by a AU student Ambassador. Please note, tour does not include a residence hall room. Residence hall tours are available from 12-4 p.m. in Letts Hall. Departs from the Bender Arena Lobby B Early Decision at Is AU your top choice? Then apply Early Decision (ED)! Join us for a session with admissions and financial aid staff to learn if ED is right for you. SIS Building, Abramson Family Founders Room C Financing Your Education Explore the application process and options available to help finance your education. Constitution Hall, First Floor, East Campus Commons D Honors and Scholars Programs Learn about AU’s most rigorous academic programs and living-learning communities: the Frederick Douglass Distinguished Scholars, AU Honors, and the Community-Based Research Scholars. Butler Pavilion, Sixth Floor, Butler Boardroom E Learning Beyond the AU Campus Join us for a panel discussion on the many opportunities outside of the classroom over your four years at AU—from internships to study abroad to the chance to make a difference through community service and community engagement. Mary Graydon Center, First Floor, Room 2 F Life as an Eagle - Students only, please Current AU students will answer the questions you really want to ask! Katzen Arts Center, First Floor, Abramson Family Recital Hall G The First-Year Residential and Academic Experience The First-Year Experience is an integrative model that is focused on engagement inside and outside of the classroom. The first-year residential and academic experience provides students with support in their transition to college and guides students in becoming part of a community of learners from diverse backgrounds. Learn more about our First-Year Residential Experience (FYRE), Complex Problems, AUx1, and AUx2. See what sets AU’s first-year of learning apart, from first-year advising to the first year of the AU Core (AU’s general education curriculum). Abraham S. Kay Spiritual Life Center, Chapel H Thinking of Transferring to AU? Join us for a panel discussion about the transition to AU. Hear from faculty, staff, and students about all the opportunities and resources AU has to offer students thinking about transferring here. Mary Graydon Center, Second Floor, Room 200

I What’s Next? This senior-only session will address your questions about what happens next in the AU admissions process. Katzen Arts Center, Second Floor, Admissions Welcome Center 2:00 – 2:45 PM Concurrent Sessions (select one) A Campus Tour Enjoy a guided campus tour led by a current AU student Ambassador. Please note, tour does not include a residence hall room. Residence hall tours are available from 12-4 p.m. in Letts Hall. Departs from the Bender Arena Lobby B Early Decision at American University Is AU your top choice? Then apply Early Decision (ED)! Join us for a session with admissions and financial aid staff to learn if ED is right for you. SIS Building, Abramson Family Founders Room

C Financing Your Education Explore the application process and options available to help finance your education. Constitution Hall, First Floor, East Campus Commons D Honors and Scholars Programs Learn about AU’s most rigorous academic programs and living-learning communities: the Frederick Douglass Distinguished Scholars, AU Honors, and the Community-Based Research Scholars. Butler Pavilion, Sixth Floor, Butler Boardroom

E Learning Beyond the AU Campus Join us for a panel discussion on the many opportunities outside of the classroom over your four years at AU—from internships to study abroad to the chance to make a difference through community service and community engagement. Mary Graydon Center, First Floor, Room 2 F Life as an Eagle - Students only, please Current AU students will answer the questions you really want to ask! Katzen Arts Center, First Floor, Abramson Family Recital Hall

G The First-Year Residential and Academic Experience The First-Year Experience is an integrative model that is focused on engagement inside and outside of the classroom. The first-year residential and academic experience provides students with support in their transition to college and guides students in becoming part of a community of learners from diverse backgrounds. Learn more about our First-Year Residential Experience (FYRE), Complex Problems, AUx1, and AUx2. See what sets AU’s first-year of learning apart, from first-year advising to the first year of the AU Core (AU’s general education curriculum). Abraham S. Kay Spiritual Life Center, Chapel 3:00 – 3:45 PM

A Campus Tour Enjoy a guided campus tour led by a current AU student Ambassador. Please note, tour does not include a residence hall room. Residence hall tours are available from 12-4 p.m. in Letts Hall. Departs from the Bender Arena Lobby

OPTIONAL TOURS

AUDIO TECHNOLOGY LAB Stop by to tour the labs. Enter the Kreeger Building through the front doors and 12:30 to 2:30 PM take the elevator to the Terrace Level.

DON MYERS TECHNOLOGY AND Visit the home for AU physicists, mathematicians, computer scientists, and INNOVATION BUILDING game developers. Facilities like the Design and Build Lab (DaBL), the Game Lab, 1 PM and multiple research labs offer students and faculty exciting new technologies (Meet outside Room 206A near the and opportunities for collaborative and cross-disciplinary research. Physics sign.)

The Greenberg Theatre is home to musical, dance, and theater performances GREENBERG THEATRE each year for AU students and touring shows. Maps to this off-campus 1:00 to 3:30 PM performing arts facility are available at the information table in Bender Arena.

JACOBS FITNESS CENTER Take a quick tour and learn about recreational sports and fitness facilities and Between 9:00 and 10:00 AM programming at AU. Stop by the Jacobs Fitness Center front desk.

KATZEN ARTS CENTER 30-minute tour will depart from the Katzen Ticket Office. 1:30 PM

Stop by the Kogod School of Business front desk for a 20-minute guided tour of KOGOD BUILDING the Kogod building. Students will get the opportunity to see resources and 12:30 to 5:00 PM services that are unique to Kogod students, including the Financial Services and Information Technology Lab and the Office of Career Engagement.

Take a tour of the renovated McKinley Building, home of the School of MCKINLEY BUILDING Communication. Highlights include the Media Innovation Lab, the high-tech 1:30 and 2:30 PM Malsi Doyle and Michael Forman Theater, as well as classrooms and Mac-based (Meet in the first floor lobby) computer labs equipped with multiple editing platforms.

RESIDENCE HALL & ROOM Stop by the front desk of Letts Hall to request a tour. Noon to 4 PM