2017 Schedule

Weeks of Welcome

2017 SCHEDULE TIME EVENT LOCATION FRIDAY, AUGUST 18th ALL DAY #PURPLEUP It’s time to purple up! Visit the bookstore until 6:00 pm to stock up on SHC gear and show your school spirit every Friday! Be sure to post on your social accounts with #purpleup. 8:00 am – 6:00 pm Barnes & Noble Bookstore Open Barter Student Center All new students are required to start their day at the Outlaw Recreation 8:30 am – 2:00 pm New Student Check-In Outlaw Recreation Center Center to begin the check-in process. 12:00 – 2:15 pm Commuter Student Check-In Start your check-in process by picking up your advising cards and completing your vehicle registration. We have you covered with some cool swag for rainy days on The Outlaw Recreation Center Hill. 2:30 pm Advising Meeting Required for all new students. Location on Advising Card 4:00 pm New Residential Student Floor Meeting 1 Required for all new students. Residence Halls Join the Center for Student Involvement for some sweet 4:00 pm Commuters: Making The Hill Your Home McKinney’s at The Hill treats and exciting giveaways while meeting your fellow commuters. Open to all commuter students. 5:15 pm New Student Convocation Join your classmates as you take your first walk down the Avenue of the Oaks and officially begin your career as part of the SHC community. Parents and students will be Stewartfield welcomed by SHC’s president, students, faculty and staff. 6:15 pm Class of 2021 Photo Byrne Memorial Hall 6:15 pm Welcome Dinner for New Students and Families Barter Student Center, Dining Room 7:30 pm International Student Orientation Come meet other international students, learn about what documents we need from you and explore campus and community resources available to you. This is a Barter Student Center, Room 210 required event for all new international students. 9:00 pm Rec the Night Join us for basketball, racquetball, wallyball and volleyball. If you are not athletic, we will have other games and options for you. And, you can count on us having late night snacks! (Please wear Outlaw Recreation Center athletic shoes.) SATURDAY, AUGUST 19th 9:00 – 11:30 am Badger Basics Required for all new students. Barter Student Center, Price LeBlanc Grand Hall 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Returning Student Residence Hall Check-In Barter Student Center 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Barnes & Noble Bookstore Open Barter Student Center 11:30 am Donnelly Scholars Lunch By invitation only. Gautrelet Room Bring your own laptop, smartphone, tablet, etc. to each session. Required for all new 1:00 – 5:00 pm LEAP Sessions * Meet in Outlaw Recreation Center students. 6:00 – 7:30 pm Bookstore Extravaganza Open to all students. Purchase your books, supplies, get your #purpleup gear Barter Student Center, and enjoy some music and giveaways. Barnes & Noble Campus Bookstore 6:00 pm Ice Cream Sundae Bar Come create your own deliciousness in a bowl! Barter Student Center, Lobby 8:00 pm New Student Floor Meeting 2 *Required for all new residential students. Residence Halls 9:00 pm The Saturday Shindig Come hang out with the Center for Student Involvement and Campus Programming Board for bingo, karaoke and an outdoor laser tag experience. This is your chance to win McKinney’s at The Hill and some cool prizes including a $250 book scholarship. Enjoy some grub from Foosackly’s and s’mores around MacLean Plaza the fire pit. SUNDAY, AUGUST 20th 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Returning Student Residence Hall Check-In Barter Student Center 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Barnes & Noble Bookstore Open Barter Student Center 11:00 am Mass St. Joseph Chapel 1:30 – 3:30 pm Academic Testing Math placement testing. Pre-registration required by calling 251-380-3470. Barter Student Center, Room 210 3:15 pm New Student Floor Meeting 3 *Required for all new residential students. Residence Halls Need help finding your classes? Meet with returning students who can guide you 4:30 pm Find Your Classes Barter Student Center, Lobby around campus just in time for classes to begin on Monday morning. 6:30 pm Residential Returning Student Floor Meetings *Required for all returning residents. Residence Halls 9:00 pm First Student Mass of the Semester All are welcome as we gather in prayer and worship to start the new semester off right! Join us afterward for milk and cookies provided by Campus Ministry. Get your room blessed! Spring Hill College Jesuits are available throughout the Weeks of Welcome to St. Joseph Chapel provide blessings on request. Write [email protected] and suggest a day. One of the Jesuits will contact you to make an appointment. MONDAY, AUGUST 21st ALL DAY First Day of Classes ALL DAY Ask Me Carts! Faculty and staff will be available to help with directions and answer any questions you might have about navigating life on The Hill. TIME EVENT LOCATION MONDAY, AUGUST 21st - continued 5:00 pm SHC Italy Center Interest Session The Spring Hill College Italy Center offers a summer, academic semester or a year of study abroad. This brief information session will introduce you to life in Bologna, the Gautrelet Room oldest and most exciting college town in Europe. 9:00 pm “Welcome Home” McKinney Mixer sponsored by CPB The Campus Programming Board is ready to welcome you back to The Hill. Come enjoy free food, music, giveaways and hear about CPB’s upcoming McKinney’s at The Hill events! TUESDAY, AUGUST 22nd ALL DAY Ask Me Carts! Faculty and staff will be available to help with directions and answer any questions you might have about navigating life on the Hill. 11:45 am Mass of the Holy Spirit & Community Picnic Spring Hill College, along with all other Jesuit colleges & universities, celebrates the Mass of the Holy Spirit at the beginning of each academic year. This liturgy gathers all students, faculty and staff together to rededicate themselves to the college’s promise statement, Rydex Commons renew friendships and welcome new members into our community. A welcome picnic for the entire college community will follow in the Barter Student Center Dining Room. Stop by to visit your friends from Public Safety and enjoy some of 4:00 – 6:00 pm Grillin’ & Chillin’ with Public Safety Yenni Traffic Circle their grilled grub. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23rd ALL DAY Ask Me Carts! Faculty and staff will be available to help with directions and answer any questions you might have about navigating life on the Hill. Come capture the perfect candid shot! All you need to bring is a group of friends and 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Photo Booth Barter Student Center, Lobby smiles. Reconnect with your classmates, professors, and professional staff to reflect, 5:00 pm Sophomore Class Dinner Barter Student Center, celebrate, and look to the future over a nice dinner. Registration required: www.shc.edu/pathways. Price LeBlanc Grand Hall Business casual dress. Sophomores only. 7:00 pm Let’s Make a Deal Are you ready to play everyone’s favorite game show Let’s Make a Deal. You will have the chance to win a variety of fabulous prizes! But, be sure to make the best deal or you will end up Barter Student Center, Dining Room with a dud. THURSDAY, AUGUST 24th 12:15 pm Beginnings Retreat Information Session Registered participants are encouraged to come to this Barter Student Center, information session to receive more details about the retreat, receive a packing list and ask any questions. Price LeBlanc Grand Hall C Join Upper Room A Cappella for an evening of food and karaoke while 5:00 - 7:00 pm Upper Room A Cappella Rydex Commons learning more about Spring Hill’s co-ed singing sensation. 8:00 pm National Pan-Hellenic Council This meeting is for men/women interested in learning more about the National Pan-Hellenic Council chapters on campus and in our community. The National Pan-Hellenic Barter Student Center, Council, also known as the Divine Nine, comprises nine historically African American fraternities and Price LeBlanc Grand Hall C sororities. 9:00 pm Interfraternity Council Recruitment Interest Meeting This meeting is for men interested in going Barter Student Center, through the informal recruitment process in the fall or formal recruitment process in the spring. Price LeBlanc Grand Hall A 9:00 pm Panhellenic Recruitment Interest Meeting This meeting is for women interested in going through Barter Student Center, the informal recruitment process in the fall or formal recruitment process in the spring. Price LeBlanc Grand Hall C FRIDAY, AUGUST 25th ALL DAY #PURPLEUP Show your school spirit by painting The Hill purple on Fridays! The bookstore has new merchandise if you need to add purple to your closet. Be sure to post on your social accounts with #purpleup. 4:30 pm Beginnings Retreat Registered and ready to go? Head out for an overnight retreat with other new students, have fun, make new friends and learn from returning students about the mission and spirit of Off Campus - Buses in front of St. the college and what to expect during your first year on The Hill. Buses leave for the retreat at 4:30 pm Joseph Chapel from Rydex Commons (in front of St. Joseph Chapel). 7:30 pm Movie on Rydex Grab a blanket, chair or beach towel and enjoy a movie under the stars. Rydex Commons SATURDAY, AUGUST 26th Come cheer on your Badgers as they take 1:00 pm SHC Women’s Soccer vs Birmingham Southern College Library Field on the Birmingham Southern Panthers. 9:00 pm Foamalicious Come get foamie with your homies! This event will not disappoint. Dress for a mess! Tennis Courts SUNDAY, AUGUST 27th 11:00 am Mass St. Joseph Chapel L-E-T-S-G-O! Let’s GO! Join your fellow Badgers for a MEGA RELAY. Get ready 12:30 pm Purple All the Way Dorn Field to battle it out for most spirited and relay champions. Learn more from your LEAP leader. All are welcome for our weekly student Mass. Join 9:00 pm Student Mass & Campus Ministry Open House St. Joseph Chapel and then us after Mass for a special welcome back celebration outside the Campus Ministry office on the 2nd floor of Campus Ministry the Barter Student Center. TIME EVENT LOCATION MONDAY, AUGUST 28th 8:00 am Center for Academic Excellence opens for the fall semester Burke Library, Room 107 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Swag Swap Trade up any other college’s shirt or sweatshirt for some new Spring Hill swag! Barter Student Center, Dining Room Come get a customizable street sign to hang in your room. All signs will 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Make Your Own Street Sign Barter Student Center, Lobby be in our school colors but the rest is up to you. TUESDAY, AUGUST 29th 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Campus Job Fair It’s not too late to apply for on-campus job opportunities. Come learn about the Barter Student Center, endless opportunities available to help build your resumé while putting some cash in your pocket. Price LeBlanc Grand Hall This meeting is for freshmen 12:15 pm Student Government Association (SGA) Informational Meeting Barter Student Center, Room 211 students interested in running for freshmen office. 3:30 pm Ultimate Frisbee Club Join Ultimate Frisbee outside for some games and refreshments. Dorn Field 7:00 pm Saint Joseph & Sodality Chapel Tours Get to know the centerpiece of Spring Hill’s campus—Saint Joseph Chapel! Campus Ministry will introduce you to this beautiful space and take you “behind the scenes” of what’s involved in preparing and offering our regular prayer and worship opportunities. St. Joseph Chapel Follow up with a visit to the historic Sodality Chapel, and make a stop at the Jesuit cemetery along the way. This is a great opportunity for non-Catholic students to learn more about our Catholic heritage. 8:00 pm Choir Rehearsal for all interested NEW students *For the 11 am Mass on Sundays St. Joseph Chapel 9:00 pm Choir Rehearsal for all interested NEW students *For the 9 pm Mass on Sundays St. Joseph Chapel WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30th Join us on Rydex Commons for a taste of Mobile’s food truck scene. Limited amounts of 3:00 – 5:00 pm Taste of Mobile Rydex Commons free, sample-sized foods will be available to all students from a variety of amazing food trucks. 7:00 pm Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Demonstration This self-defense demonstration provides an Barter Student Center, introduction to the RAD course for women. Price LeBlanc Grand Hall A 7:00 pm SGA Informational Meeting Another chance to learn about running for freshmen office. Barter Student Center, Room 211 9:00 pm International Service Immersion Program (ISIP) Experience Want to know what happens on an ISIP trip? Want to dig deeper into the issues facing the people we meet in Belize, Guatemala, Jamaica Barter Student Center, and the Dominican Republic? Come to an interactive experience where you will travel to five locations Price LeBlanc Grand Hall and have a glimpse of what ISIP is like. All are welcome, whether or not you would like to apply for the program. This will count as an interest meeting for those who would like to receive an application. Interested in progressive politics or want to learn more about it? 9:00 pm Progressive Student Union Meeting Burke Library, Room 103 Come to the meeting and see how you can be involved this year! THURSDAY, AUGUST 31st 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Badger Expo This is your chance to get more information on student organizations, campus programs and community involvement opportunities. Also, check out local restaurants, stores and other vendors to Rydex Commons see what they have to offer. This program is a week-long service immersion 5:00 pm International Service Immersion Program Session Barter Student Center, trip to a location in Central America or the Caribbean. Come to an interest meeting to find out more about Price LeBlanc Grand Hall C the program and the trips. You must attend an interest meeting in order to receive an application. Come meet the members of Spring Hill’s Men of Color Council (MOCC) 7:30 - 9:30 pm Men Of Color Council Social Stewartfield student organization. Hear more from them and their plans for the year. Alliance is a safe space for everyone, LGBT+ or Ally! Come see what we’re up to for 9:00 pm Alliance Meeting Quinlan Hall, Room 129 the year and how you can be a part of it. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st ALL DAY #PURPLEUP Show your school spirit by painting The Hill purple on Fridays! Pick up some gear at the bookstore if you need to add purple to your closet. Be sure to post on your social accounts with #purpleup. 12:15 pm First Friday Memorial Mass At the First Friday Mass we remember all members of our Spring Hill family whom we have lost in recent months—students, faculty, staff and their families. If there is someone St. Joseph Chapel you would like us to include in our prayers, please contact Campus Ministry. 3:30 pm SHC Men’s Soccer vs Flagler College Come cheer on the Badgers as they take on the Flagler Saints. Library Field SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd 9:30 am Trip to OWA Join fellow classmates on an off-campus excursion to OWA, the newest amusement park and entertainment destination in southern Alabama. Pre-registration is required. Look for an email Off Campus invitation during the first week of classes. Space is limited. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4th 11:00 am Mass St. Joseph Chapel 9:00 pm Mass St. Joseph Chapel