Welcome Week Saturday, September 12, 2015 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.: Family Welcome Center (Recreation Center Lobby, 33rd and Market Streets) Stop by and take a break from the hustle and bustle of moving in! A variety of Drexel service offices will be represented so that you can ask last-minute questions, while complimentary massages and visits with Jersey, our in-residence therapy dog, will help calm any frayed nerves. 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.: Creese Student Center (Chestnut Street, between 32nd and 33rd Streets) If you haven’t gotten your DragonCard yet, here’s the place to do it. Also, visit our neighborhood business partners, who’ll be demonstrating their wares. 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Alumni Association Open House (Paul Peck Alumni Center) The Drexel University Alumni Association is happy to welcome our newest Dragons to campus! Enjoy a respite from the day and visit the Paul Peck Alumni Center at the corner of 32nd and Market Streets. Students, parents, and families can enjoy light refreshments and connect with our staff and learn about the Alumni Association. Sponsored by the Drexel Alumni Association 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Shopping Trip! (Depart from Recreation Center, 33rd and Market Streets) Need to pick-up any last minute items for your residence hall? Feel free to stop by the Drexel Bookstore on campus at 33rd and Chestnut Streets or travel down to the shopping centers on Columbus Boulevard to visit Target and IKEA. Shuttles will depart from the Recreation Center promptly at 10:30 a.m. and will return to campus at 1:30 p.m., giving about an hour at each location. 2:30 – 5:30 p.m.: Shopping Trip! (Depart from Recreation Center, 33rd and Market Streets) Need to pick-up any last minute items for your residence hall? Feel free to stop by the Drexel Bookstore on campus at 33rd and Chestnut Streets or travel down to the shopping centers on Columbus Boulevard to visit Target and IKEA. Shuttles will depart from the Recreation Center promptly at 2:30 p.m. and will return to campus at 5:30 p.m., giving about an hour at each location. 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.: Residence Hall Meetings (mandatory – on your residence hall floor) Meet with your Resident Advisor and fellow floor mates for your first introductory meeting. Commuter students will be assigned to a Resident Advisor at check-in. 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.: Welcome Barbecue (Perelman Plaza and Academic Quad) Enjoy dinner outdoors with new friends and classmates to the music of the DJs of WKDU, Drexel’s own radio station. 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.: Men’s Soccer vs. Iona (Vidas Athletic Field) Cheer on our men’s soccer team as they play Iona College and (literally) kick off the team’s season. It’s a great way to get involved with Drexel school spirit! Remember that Drexel competes in Division I of the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletics Association) which means that every game is played at the highest level of collegiate ability in the country. Sponsored by Drexel Athletics 1 Welcome Week Sunday, September 13, 2015 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Sunday Brunch with Class of 2015 (Perelman Plaza and Academic Quad) Enjoy brunch outdoors with new friends and classmates before heading to the Convention Center for the Class of 2015 Kick-Off Event! 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Sunday Mass with the Drexel Newman Catholic Community (Behrakis Grand Hall, Creese Student Center) Join Drexel’s Roman Catholic community for Sunday liturgy with fellowship following. Sponsored by Drexel Newman Catholic Community 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.: Class of 2015 Kick-Off Event – BE THERE by 1:15! A celebration of the arts at Drexel and in Philadelphia welcomes you! Travel with your RA group by public transportation to the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Center City for a high-energy, interactive, and fun welcome to our newest Dragons! Expect music, dance, acrobatics, and a few surprises along the way, so don’t miss it! After the celebration, get out into the city and begin to explore everything it has to offer. Sponsored by the entire Drexel Community! 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.: Taste of Philly Dinner (Perelman Plaza and Academic Quad) After venturing around your new home city, enjoy dinner outdoors with a Philadelphia-inspired menu! 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.: Rosh Hashanah Evening Services (Interfaith Chapel, 3rd Floor, Paul Peck Problem Solving & Research Building, 33rd & Arch Streets) Come celebrate the first of the Jewish High Holidays! Our egalitarian service will include traditional prayer, joyous singing, and provocative words from our Campus Rabbi. Sponsored by Drexel Hillel 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.: Dodgeball! (Buckley Recreational Field) Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge in the Drexel’s largest dodgeball event of the year! We want the entire incoming freshman class to come out and compete in what will likely be a can’t-miss event! All you need is your Drexel Dragon Card and the ability to have fun! Sponsored by Drexel Athletics 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.: Rosh Hashanah Community Dinner (Paul Peck Alumni Center on Perelman Plaza) Join Drexel Hillel to celebrate the New Year 5776. Happy New Year to all of our Jewish Dragons! Sponsored by Drexel Hillel 2 Welcome Week Monday, September 14, 2015 All of today’s programming is optional, unless otherwise noted, so pick and choose what most interests you. The programs have been designed to introduce you to the richness of the Drexel experience, as well as to help you transition to the University and to Philadelphia. Some programs have limited registration. If registration is full for something you’re interested in doing, check out other days of the week since many programs are being repeated. Take special note of the workshops called Direct Service. Volunteering in our community is as much a part of being a Dragon as going to class and preparing for co-op, so take advantage of some of these early opportunities to begin serving your new community. 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.: Yoga & Breakfast Buffet (A.J. Drexel Picture Gallery, 3rd Floor, Main Building) Start the week with yoga class followed by a healthy breakfast buffet. Registration limited to 30. Sponsored by the Drexel Collection, University Communications 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Immunization Clinics (Multipurpose Room, North Hall) The Immunization Clinic is available to all students and will offer the following vaccines: PPD test ($20) Meningococcal ($135), TDAP ($80.00), and Hepatitis B ($85.00). Students must pay by cash, check or credit card and a receipt will be given for reimbursement through your insurance company if this is a covered expense. The clinic will run September 14th, 15th, 17th & 18th from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and will be located in North Hall (3200 Race Street). The clinic will not be open on September 16th. Sponsored by the Office of Health Insurance and Immunizations, Counseling and Health Services, Student Life 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Advisor Appointments - College of Engineering (One Drexel Plaza) Advising sessions by major throughout the day—times and locations of which session to attend will be communicated by the College of Engineering through an announcement in the DrexelOne portal. 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.: Flavors of Global Consulting (Room 033, Gerri C. LeBow Hall) Join us for a taste of international consulting with the Dornsife Office for Experiential Learning. Try your hand at developing and pitching your ideas for international products, and learn how you can experience the real world through international travel and consulting course opportunities at LeBow. Registration limited to 100. Sponsored by the LeBow College of Business 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.: Choose Your Own Adventure: Career Decision Making (Room 108, Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building) Choose your own adventure on the path to your career! This session will ask the audience to make decisions on a student’s career journey at Drexel. Along the way, each decision will have an outcome and you will be able to learn all the different things that can affect your career development while at Drexel. You get to decide how it turns out! Registration limited to 60. Sponsored by the Steinbright Career Development Center 3 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.: Transition to College: An Orientation for Students with Disabilities (Room 104, Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building) Transition to College is an orientation program for incoming students registered with the Office of Disability Resources. We want to help you smoothly transition to college life at Drexel University, so this workshop will cover: What your rights are as a college student who has disabilities; What will be expected of you as you transition to Drexel; What you can expect from the Office of Disability Resources staff, your professors, and other Drexel staff; How to make the best use of your approved accommodations; What on- and off-campus resources exist to support all students academically, socially, and professionally. Registration limited to 60. Sponsored by the Office of Disability Resources 10:00 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.: Direct Service: Urban Farming with Urban Tree Connection (Meet at the Drexel Dragon statue at 9.45 a.m.) We’ll be working with Urban Tree Connection, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that engages children and adults from some of Philadelphia's most disadvantaged neighborhoods in community-based, urban-greening projects. Volunteers will assist with gardening and general maintenance in their urban farm and other vacant lots/community gardens.