AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PREVIEW DAY February 19, 2018

8:30 – 9:30 AM Check-In Please check in at the Bender Arena lobby. 8:30 – 9:30 AM Choose one or more of the following:

A Continental Breakfast Bender Arena, Mezzanine Level

B Student Life Fair Meet representatives from many of our campus offices. Bender Arena

C Meet an Admissions Expert Bender Arena, Mezzanine Level

ALL GUESTS, Bender Arena

9:30 – 9:45 AM Welcome Jessica Waters, Vice Provost for Academic Student Services and Dean of Undergraduate Education Bender Arena

9:45 – 10:15 AM Admissions 101 Dr. Andrea D. Felder, Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Admissions Bender Arena 10:30 – 11:30 AM Academic Overviews (select one)

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

B McDowell Hall, First Floor, Formal Lounge

C School of Communication McKinley Building, Second Floor, Malsi Doyle and Michael Forman Theater

D School of Education Katzen Arts Center, Second Floor, Welcome Center, Room 201

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

F School of Public Affairs Constitution Hall, First Floor, East Campus Commons 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM ALL GUESTS, Bender Arena A Lunch Pick up your box lunch and explore our beautiful campus. Bender Arena

B Meet an Admissions Expert Bender Arena 12:30 – 1:30 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. 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, AU Scholars, and the Community-Based Research Scholars. Butler Pavilion, Sixth Floor, Butler Boardroom E 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 F Life Beyond the Classroom Join us for a panel discussion on the many opportunities outside of the classroom—from internships and study abroad to the chance to make a difference through community service and community engagement. Mary Graydon Center, First Floor, University Club G The First-Year Academic Experience Learn 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). Our First-Year Experience courses, AUx1 and AUx2, are designed to help students with their transition to college and teach them to become part of a community of learners from diverse backgrounds. Our Complex Problems seminars introduce first-year students to university-level inquiry necessary for tackling difficult issues and enduring questions. 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 1:45 – 2:30 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. 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, AU Scholars, and the Community-Based Research Scholars. Butler Pavilion, Sixth Floor, Butler Boardroom

E 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 F Life Beyond the Classroom Join us for a panel discussion on the many opportunities outside of the classroom—from internships and study abroad to the chance to make a difference through community service and community engagement. Mary Graydon Center, First Floor, University Club

G The First-Year Academic Experience Learn 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). Our First-Year Experience Courses, AUx1 and AUx2, are designed to help students with their transition to college and teach them to become part of a community of learners from diverse backgrounds. Our Complex Problems seminars introduce first-year students to university-level inquiry necessary for tackling difficult issues and enduring questions. Abraham S. Kay Spiritual Life Center, Chapel 2:45 – 3:30 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. 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. 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 12:30 to 3:00 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 8:30 and 9:30 AM programming at AU. Stop by the Jacobs Fitness Center front desk.

KATZEN ARTS CENTER 30-minute tours will depart from the Katzen Ticket Office. 1:30 and 2:30 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 Center for Business Communications. 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. MEDIA PRODUCTION CENTER Stop by to see the facilities utilized by School of Communication (SOC) students BUILDING including the television studio and control room as well as digital video editing 2:30 to 3:30 pm and radio production suites.

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