ORIENTATION SCHEDULE FALL 2017 OBERLIN DEAR STUDENTS, CAMPUS OFFICES Welcome to Oberlin! We are excited that you’ve arrived on campus and A complete list of campus offices is available online at http://new.oberlin. are eager to help you and your family learn a bit more about the college, edu/home/az-index.dot. The offices listed below are especially important for new students and are open during orientation to help answer questions the conservatory, and the city. Orientation provides an introduction to the from new students and their families. For calls from campus phones, use the wide range of resources and opportunities available to you and includes last five digits of the numbers below. See map at end of booklet for locations. CAMPUS OFFICES plenty of time to meet members of your class, returning students, faculty WELCOME TO OBERLIN and staff, and members of the local community. As you begin to learn Academic Advising Resource Center/Registrar Carnegie Building 440-775-8450 how the college works, please remember that we are here to help you Arts and Sciences Advising Double-Degree Advising/Arts and Sciences get the most of your Oberlin experience. The most important message Registrar of orientation is that we encourage you to reach out for support and Admissions assistance at any time during your Oberlin journey. College of Arts And Sciences Gateway Center 440-775-8411 This week, you begin the process of finding new opportunities to learn, Conservatory of Music Conservatory Annex 440-775-8413 Bonner Center For Service And Learning Daub House 440-775-8055 grow, and thrive. As you do, we hope you will find an educational Career Center Stevenson Hall 440-775-8140 environment that helps you achieve the highest possible level of success Center For Information Technology Mudd Center 440-775-8702 in your area of study. We are pleased that you have chosen to attend Conservatory of Music Conservatory 440-775-8200 Oberlin College, and we look forward to our time together as members Conservatory Advising of this extraordinary community, which grows richer as you become Double-Degree Advising/Conservatory part of it. I hope you will find joy, friendship, and learning this week and Counseling Center 247 W. Lorain St. 440-775-8470 Dean of Students Wilder Hall 440-775-8462 throughout your time at Oberlin. SHARE (Student Help and Resource Meredith Raimondo Exchange) Program Vice President and Dean of Students International Student Advising Peer Advising Leaders Program Directory Information, Wilder Info Desk Wilder Hall 440-775-8102 Equity and Diversity Concerns Carnegie Building 440-775-8555 Financial Aid Carnegie Building 440-775-8142 Housing (Residential Ed/Dining Services) Stevenson Hall 440-775-8472 Main College Library Mudd Center 440-775-8285 Art Library Allen Art Building 440-775-8635 Conservatory Library Conservatory 440-775-8280 Science Library Science Center 440-775-8310 Multicultural Resource Center 187 N. Professor St. 440-775-8802 Student Co-Operative Association (OSCA) Wilder Hall 440-775-8108 Religious and Spiritual Life Wilder Hall 440-775-8103 Safety and Security Safety and Security 440-775-8444 In Case of Emergency 440-775-8911 Student Academic Services Office of Disability Services Peters Hall 440-775-8464 Student Accounts Carnegie Building 440-775-8457 Student Health Center 247 W. Lorain St. 440-775-8180 Study Away Peters Hall 440-775-6499 Wilder Student Union Office Wilder Hall 440-775-8106 Winter Term Peters Hall 440-775-6499 2 3 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Computer Pick-up MUDD CENTER, TECHNOLOGY STORE, LEVEL A DAY 1 Pick up previously ordered computer products or purchase computers and other technology TUESDAY, AUGUST 22 products. WELCOME NEW OBIES, JOIN OUR COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY STORE HOURS Tue., August 22: 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. R : TUESDAY, AUGUST 22 NEW STUDENTS: INDICATES REQUIRED EVENT. Wed., August 23, 9:00 a.m.–noon : TUESDAY, AUGUST 22 PARENT EVENTS ARE LISTED ON PAGES 12 and 42-43. Thur.-Fri., August 24-25, 1:00–4:30 p.m. DAY 1 DAY 1 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Check-in and Move-in R 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Think Global, Bank Local ALL RESIDENCE HALLS AND CO-OPS WILDER HALL, MAIN LOUNGE Pick up instructions, helpful information, and Representatives from local banks will provide your Oberlin College Identification Card (OCID) information and help students open accounts. when you check into your residence hall. The in-hall check-in closes at 12:30 p.m. At 1:00 p.m., 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Fresh Swap the check-in process resumes at the Office of ASIA HOUSE, BASEMENT, MULTIPURPOSE ROOM Residential Education, Stevenson Hall, Griswold There’s no need to leave town to purchase new entrance. stuff for your residence hall. We have a lot of it right here, on campus, for free! The Resource 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. R Pick Up Advising Packet Conservation Team (RCT) collects various SCIENCE CENTER, A155 essentials—lamps, fans, hangers, bedding, school Once you move in, pick up your advising packet. supplies, kitchen utensils, and wastebaskets— This packet contains your personal advising from departing students each May. All items schedule for the week. Packets must be picked up are available in the multipurpose room located by the student. in the Asia House basement. Items are available until everything is gone. The Fresh Swap is also 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Resource Fair with Staff from open on Wednesday, August 23, 4:30-7:00 p.m. Campus Offices Everything is free. We also accept donations to SCIENCE CENTER fund various RCT projects. Students and their parents are encouraged to meet staff members from various campus offices. 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Lunch STEVENSON DINING HALL 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Conservatory Information Desk Children under 6: free CONSERVATORY, CENTRAL, LOUNGE Children 6-12: $4.50 Conservatory student academic ambassadors Family and friends: $7.50 are available to answer your questions and provide information from today through 12:30–3:30 p.m. Open Houses: Local Merchants Friday, August 25. Please stop by. DOWNTOWN OBERLIN 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Campus Offices Open 1:00–4:00 p.m. Check-in and Move-in ALL CAMPUS OFFICES (SEE LIST ON PRECEDING PAGE) STEVENSON HALL, GRISWOLD ENTRANCE Staff members in all campus offices are available Pick up instructions, helpful information, and to welcome you and answer your questions. your Oberlin College Identification Card (OCID) from Residential Education staff. 4 5 1:30–2:30 p.m. Conservatory Aural Skills Tests for Orientation Events Begin Double-Degree, Voice, and Jazz Voice Students 4:30 p.m. President’s Opening Session R CONSERVATORY, CENTRAL, KULAS RECITAL HALL FINNEY CHAPEL This test is required for all conservatory students. Manuel Carballo, dean of admissions and A group meeting at 1:30 p.m. in Kulas Recital financial aid, welcomes the Class of 2021, followed Hall is followed by individual exams. The exam by opening remarks from Timothy Elgren, dean is a five-minute sight-singing test. A schedule of of the College of Arts and Sciences, and closing : TUESDAY, AUGUST 22 : TUESDAY, AUGUST 22 individual exams is provided at the 1:30 meeting, remarks by President Carmen Twillie Ambar. This and the exams take place between 1:30-2:30. For session is for students and their families. Organ DAY 1 more information, please see Ms. Rosecrans in performance by Noel Warford ’18. Prelude and DAY 1 Kohl 309. (All other conservatory students will take Fugue on B-A-C-H, S.260 by Franz Liszt (1811- the exam on Wednesday.) 1886). Air-conditioned overflow seating available in Warner Concert Hall. 1:30–2:30 p.m. Music Resource Fair CONSERVATORY, CENTRAL, WARNER CONCERT HALL & LOBBY 5:15–6:30 p.m. Picnic for New Students and Families This information session is for all new students WILDER BOWL interested in classes, lessons, and ensembles in All new students and their families are welcome. the conservatory. (Rain sites: North Campus residents—Stevenson Dining Hall; South Campus residents— 2:45–4:00 p.m. The Residential Education Experience Dascomb Dining Hall.) (Part 1) R LOCATION: REFER TO PERSONAL ACADEMIC ADVISING 5:30–6:45 p.m. Conservatory Pre-Concert Reception SCHEDULE IN YOUR ADVISING PACKET CARNEGIE BUILDING, ROOT ROOM Explore our residential community by New conservatory students and their families are participating in a scavenger hunt! Your PAL invited to join conservatory deans, faculty, and and RA/HLEC will show you effective study staff for pizza and dessert prior to the orientation locations, key hang-out spots, and resources concert. to help you make the most of your first-year experience. The scavenger hunt concludes with 7:00 p.m. Conservatory Orientation Concert the President’s Opening Session and Campus FINNEY CHAPEL Picnic. Performers include conservatory students chosen by faculty members. Opening comments by Andrea Kalyn, dean of the conservatory. Student attendance is strongly recommended. Family members are invited. 9:30 p.m. The Residential Educational Experience (Part 2) R RESIDENCE HALLS AND CO-OPS Take an active interest in community living. Learn about social programs, academic programs, and hall council. Discuss critical topics such as bathroom and shower guidelines to foster camaraderie with your fellow community members. Meet with your HLEC/RA and community members on your residence hall floor. 6 7 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Accommodations in College: Overview for Students with Disabilities and Families DAY 2 SCIENCE CENTER, DYE LECTURE HALL Did you receive accommodations in high school? WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23 Join us to learn about accessing, requesting, LEARN HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR securing, and implementing the vast network of resources available to you in college.