SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 - Incoming Students Move In 10am - 9pm Residence Halls Open for First Year Students

1pm UMass Women’s Field Hockey vs. Harvard Garber Field 5pm - 7pm Free Meals for Families All Dining Halls Parents are welcome to join their student for a free meal in the dining halls after a busy and tiring day of moving in. 7pm - 9pm Residence Hall Community Welcome Meetings Now that you’ve moved in your stuff and met your roommate, it’s time to hang out with other new students on your floor. This is your first step towards getting involved and making the best of your residence hall experience this year! This is the place to get your ticket to comedian Lewis Black. 9pm - 2am First Night Festivities Campus Center/Student Union Just as New Year’s Eve has its First Night Celebrations…UMass Amherst wants to welcome first year students to campus in style. Come join the fun, do a little exploring of the Campus Center Complex and enjoy some great performances by our own comedic improvisation troupe, Mission Improv. You can catch a movie (Van Helsing) or grab a snack with your new best friends!

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 - Labor Day - Returning Students Move In 9am New Students Program Follow-Up Program 1st floor Campus Center For those students who weren’t able to make orientation over the summer here’s your chance to get to know UMass Amherst and all it has to offer you. 10am - 2pm Campus Carnival and Involvement Fair Pond Lawn The Involvement Fair will be a fun, outdoor carnival event with many groups, games and giveaways. Check out the carnival booths, slide, bungee run, music videos, caricaturist, and twister game, plus much more. 10:30am - 1 pm Don’t Hoof It - Take a Bus Hasbrouck Bus Stop Learn how to use the UMass Amherst Bus System with a quick tour of downtown Amherst. Buses will depart from the Hasbrouck bus stop every half hour. You can also find out how to be a bus driver! Noon - 2pm Live entertainment Blue Wall 4pm - 5pm The Official UMass Amherst welcome to the Class of 2008! Come join the fun, meet some great people and have a chance to win some great prizes. 5pm - 7pm First Year Barbecue - rain or shine Field Behind Mullins Center Head out to the barbecue after Minutemania with your roommate, floormates or just new friends. It’s a chance for you to meet people from all over campus before you see them in your classes on Wednesday. 9pm - 11pm Comedian Lewis Black Mullins Center Opening acts include John Bowman and our very own Mission Improv. For tickets, First Year students will have the opportunity to pick up tickets at your floor meeting on Sunday. All returning students can pick up tickets at the Campus Center Concourse Ticket Booth on Monday from 9am - 4pm or until sold out. You will need to show your student ID to pick up the ticket and then you will need to show it again to enter Mullins Center along with the ticket. 11pm – 1am Bite to eat in the Blue Wall

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 - Registration Day 9am New Students Program Follow-Up Program 1st floor Campus Center For those students who weren’t able to make orientation over the summer here’s your chance to get to know UMass Amherst and all it has to offer you. 10am - 4:30pm WMUA Poster Sale Student Union Ballroom 10am - 2pm “Campus Cruise” - A Walking Tour of Campus Depart Residence Halls Don’t know the difference between Tobin and Thompson or Machmer and Mahar? Looking to get your books? Can’t wait to get involved in campus organizations? Join us while we “cruise” the campus. We will make stops at key locations on campus that every student needs to find. You’ll know your way around UMass Amherst before the first day of classes and win some great prizes along the way! Southwest – 1) departing from the Southwest side of the Southwest Tunnel every half hour from 10am – 12:30pm 2) departing from the Southwest Bus Stop on Mass Ave. every Half hour from 10am-11:30am Sylvan – departing from Bus Stop outside of Cashin every half hour from 10:30am – 12:30pm Orchard Hill – departing from the Bus Stop between Webster and Dickinson every half hour from 10:30am – 12:30pm Central – departing from between Brooks side of every half hour between 11:30am – 12:30pm Northeast – departing from area between Crabtree and Mary Lyon halls at 12:00pm and 12:30pm 10am - 2pm Time Out at the Textbook Annex Textbook Annex Where do I buy my books? How do I know which ones to get? Come to Time Out at the Textbook Annex and get the ins and outs of buying your books from staff and students who know! Win great prizes! Noon - 2pm Live entertainment Blue Wall Early afternoon Engineering Dept. New Student Welcome Marcus Hall & Engineering Quad 1pm - 5pm Beach Party by the Pond Library Lawn Including Steel Pan Orchestra, mocktails, snacks and much more! First Year students be sure to bring your beach towel from summer orientation! 2pm - 7pm ALANA Barbecue Metawampee Lawn 7pm LatinAmerican Cultural Center Open House Hamden Hall (Southwest) 9pm - 1am Back to the Big Screen Double Feature Southwest Horseshoe& Northeast Quad Don’t miss this double feature! Your all-time favorites will return to the big screen! You bring a blanket, roommate or floormates; we’ll take care of the popcorn and refreshments. 9pm - Goonies / 11pm Big Fish

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 - First Day of Classes 8am - 4pm Campus Locator Service Throughout Campus Worried about finding your way around campus? Not sure which Morrill building is which? We know that feeling! Just keep your eye out for one of the Campus Locator Service booths that are scattered around campus. You’ll find friendly and informative staff and students who can point you in the right direction! 10am - 4:30pm WMUA Poster Sale Student Union Ballroom Noon - 2pm Live entertainment Blue Wall 5 - 6 pm Nutrition Jeopardy Worcester Dining Hall Come try your nutrition knowledge in a live jeopardy-type game show. Three teams of students will compete for bragging rights and various prizes. You can sign up on site to participate at the cashier’s station as you enter. 6:30pm -7:30pm Residence Hall Community Meetings Residence Hall floors Now that everyone’s arrived on campus, come meet your entire floor! It’s an exciting time to learn about living together. This is a great opportunity to talk about community, respect, and all the ways you will have fun together as a floor community! 8pm Welcome Speaker…Russell Simmons Mullins Center Come hear what the “king” of hip hop and founder of Def Jam Records, PHAT clothing and Def Poetry has to say about everything from being in school to making your vote count. All students may pick up tickets at either the Mullins Center Box Office (8:30am -5pm) or at the Campus Center Concourse Ticket Booth (9am-4pm). You will need to show your student ID to pick up the ticket and then you will need to show it again to enter the Mullins Center along with the ticket. 9pm - Midnight Late Night Brunch Berkshire & Worcester Dining Halls Hungry after a long first day of classes? Come to Berkshire or Worcester Dining Halls. UMass Amherst faculty and staff will wait on you. Performances by UMass Amherst’s student groups, The Not Ready for Bedtime Players and Shaha: The Storytellers will entertain you and be thought provoking! Come see the shows that everyone is talking about. 10pm - 1am Late Night on the Pyramids Outside Berkshire Dining Hall, Southwest Unwind after the first day of classes! Come on down to Southwest for free food, music, prizes, and dance and cheerleading performances. Meet lots of people and have a good time!

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 8am - 4pm Campus Locator Service Throughout Campus Worried about finding your way around campus? Not sure which Morrill building is which? We know that feeling! Just keep your eye out for one of the Campus Locator Service booths that are scattered around campus. You’ll find friendly and informative staff and students who can point you in the right direction! 10am - 4:30pm WMUA Poster Sale Student Union Ballroom Noon - 2pm Ice Cream Scoop w/ Fraternities & Sororities Library Lawn Join the Fraternities and Sororities in a mid afternoon break from classes and have the chance to talk to some members of the greek area to see what their life is all about. Noon - 2pm Live entertainment Blue Wall 6pm – 8pm Malcolm X Cultural Center Open House Malcolm X Cultural Center (Berkshire DC basement) 6pm – 8pm Hair Braiding Exhibition Malcolm X Cultural Center (Berkshire DC basement) Hosted by the Malcolm X Cultural Center this event showcases the talent, creativity and skills of some of the best hairbraiders at UMass Amherst. Enjoy light refreshments, relax in a casual atmosphere and get know other members of the UMass Amherst Community. Bring a friend to this hair raising event. 7pm Salsa Workshop LatinAmerican Cultural Center (Hamden Hall Southwest) Bring your friends and come learn how to salsa dance! 7pm - 9pm Mehndi-Henna Night Yuri Kochiyama Cultural Center (Worcester DC Rm. 104) 9pm Game Night/Pat’s Home Opener Blue Wall Come to the Blue Wall for a little friendly competition with your friends as you test your games skill with a variety of games. Also enjoy the Patriots season opener on the big screens! 9pm - 11pm BQE Campus Center Auditorium Mavericks of a movement that some have affectionately labeled “homo-hop”, queer music veterans Dutchboy and Paradigm join forces for a show that incorporates underground hip-hop, spoken word, and neosoul. Representing NYC underground Hip Hop and the LGBT communities, BQE’s music is sophisticated, challenging, and resolutely political. Come hear for yourself! 10:30pm - 2am Minuteman Mall Mania Hampshire Mall Ever had the mall open later just for you? UMass Amherst gets exclusive time at the mall so you can get that dry erase board or the extra long cable cord that would make your room set up perfect. Not only can you get everything you need, but you can take advantage of mall-wide discounts, giveaways, and special events at this year’s Minuteman Mall Mania. Take the shuttle from a convenient stop near you - - check with your RA to find out where the bus stop is! Don’t be the only one who misses out! FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 8:30am - 11am Pancakes By The Pond Library Lawn Grab a bite to eat either on your way to or from class by the pond. It’s not only a great way to end a busy first week of activities, and of course classes, but it will kick off your first weekend in style. 10am - 4:30pm WMUA Poster Sale Student Union Ballroom Noon - 2pm Live entertainment Blue Wall 2pm – 7pm Amherst’s Downtown Block Party Downtown Amherst Catch the big red double-decker bus as it shuttles from UMass Amherst to downtown Amherst. Merchants will be welcoming students with treats and bargains. Jazz musicians and street performers will make this a lively introduction to your new “hometown.” 4pm - 10pm Imagine – Student Leadership Conference Campus Center This is a great opportunity for student leaders (in official positions or for future roles) to learn more about leadership, practice their skills and gain valuable insights on running successful organizations. You must be pre-registered to attend the conference. 9pm Something Every Friday — Movie -- Troy Campus Center 10pm – 2am Hip Hop Party Student Union Ballroom Come and join the rest of Class 2008 in a major Hip Hop party, UMass Amherst style. Come and enjoy the music featuring one the of valley’s best Hip Hop DJ.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 9am - 4pm Imagine — Student Leadership Conference Campus Center 10am – 8pm The ArtShow Amherst Downtown Amherst Under colorful exhibition tents that line the sidewalks of downtown Amherst, this street art gallery gathers 30 different visual artists from throughout the Northeast to exhibit a wide array of art forms and media. For more details visit, www.artshowamherst.org 1pm September 11th Memorial Student Union Steps 1pm UMass Amherst Men’s Soccer vs. Maine Rudd Field / Soccer Complex 2pm – 7pm Amherst’s Downtown Block Party Downtown Amherst Catch the big red double-decker bus as it shuttles from UMass Amherst to downtown Amherst. Merchants will be welcoming students with treats and bargains. Jazz musicians and street performers will make this a lively introduction to your new “hometown.” 4pm - 6pm MinuteFan Park Warren McGuirk Football Stadium 6pm - 9pm UMass Amherst Football vs. Colgate Warren McGuirk Football Stadium 9pm Fireworks Warren McGuirk Football Stadium 10pm - 2am After Game Celebration Blue Wall

as of 8/30/04