Welcome Week 2017 Paul Smith's College 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS GROUP ASSIGNMENTS Daily Goal: Arrive, move in, take care of business, get to know the people/place Group Assignments...................................................3 Day 1 – Friday, Sept. 1...............................................4 Day 2 – Saturday, Sept. 2.........................................5 Day 3 – Sunday, Sept. 3............................................6 Day 4 – Monday, Sept. 4............................................7 Day 5 – Tuesday, Sept. 5...........................................8 Welcome Week Continues – Sept. 6–27.................9 Faculty Advisors.......................................................10 Welcome Week Treks................................................11 Resources in Your New Community.......................12 Students’ Bill of Rights............................................13 Alcohol & Drugs Policy..............................................14 Affirmative Consent................................................15 Notes........................................................................16 Find Welcome Week tips, places to go, things to do, student perspectives and more on Facebook. www.facebook.com/paulsmithscollege GROUP ASSIGNMENTS 3 Daily Goal: Arrive, move in, take care of business, get to know the people/place Team Meeting Place And FYS WW Team Session Assignment Location Corresponds *Not the regular to FYS Section meeting class for Peer Leader Number Team Name FYS Instructor the FYS section Caitlin Fortin, Andrea Team 1 St. Regis Virginia M. PH 202 Celis, Tim Sweeney Hunter Gaudette, Team 2 Ampersand Rebecca R. FR 211 Christine Rutledge Bayle Reichert, Mark Team 3 Marcy Annie R. Pine Room Mishel, Ohrisha Ranger Jhanelle Rahim, Team 4 Whiteface Sara D. FR 222 Stephen Desimone Chris Rappleyea, Team 5 Raquette Matthew R. PH 112 Ashley Hodge Victoria Vazquez, Team 6 Cascade Courtney B. PH 102 Robert Visicaro Sarah Vivlamore, Team 7 Jenkins Amanda J. PH 223 Erin Ruthenberg Emily Segada, Team 8 Tupper Maureen P. PH 209 Amanda Preston Andersen LeClair, Team 9 Placid Annie R. Pine Room Nicole Snow Cody Sears, Team 10 Osgood Diane L. PH 113 Kenadhe Howell Michael Thompson, No FYS/ Alyssa Gagnon, Team 11 Algonquin Transfer/Over FR Aud Thompson Tomaszewski, 21 Chip Tobin 4 day 1 – friday, sept. 1 Daily Goal: Arrive, move in, take care of business, get to know the people/place New Student Check-In Check into Residence halls by 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. First Tier Parking Lot – Triage for Armory and Student Accounts Move in to Residence Halls with Financial1 Check Move In Teams Available to help New Students Unload Cars, Water and cookies available Complete check-in process at Student Center with Health Form2 Check Student Center official check stations in Pine Room to: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. ü Off-campus student check-in ü Drop off – Activity Waiver Forms ü Pick Up Welcome Booklets, Bobcat Bucks cards, parking passes, ID cards, T-shirts, work study forms ü Health Service ü Sign up for Sunday Treks ü BOOKSTORE OPEN (8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.) –Textbook pickup: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. ü Culinary/Bakery Uniform Pick-up in Bookstore from 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. *Transitional Students Individual Appointments as assigned 11 a.m – 12 p.m. ACCUplacer – PH110/214 (if required) – Flagged on Welcome Packet! 12 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch – Lakeside Dining Hall Meet the Saranac Lake Vendors! – Great Lawn (rain location: Bobcat) 12 – 2 p.m. Sign up for a checking account, buy last minute items for your room, and more! – President Cathy Dove –Student Center Porch 4 – 4:30 p.m. Welcome & Peer Leader Intro (rain location: Lakeside Dining Hall) 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Bar-B-Que – Great Lawn (rain location: Lakeside Dining Hall) 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Peer Leader First Team Meeting – Team meeting location on page 2 6:30 – 7 p.m. Aquil Virani – FYS Graphic Design Project – Freer Auditorium 7 – 8:15 p.m. Comedian – Freer Auditorium 8:30 – 9 p.m. Initial Residence Hall Meetings – “Getting to Know You” Bonfire at Lake with S’mores(rain location: Bobcat for music) 9 – 10:30 p.m. Ice Cream Social in the Student Center Gym & Pool open for recreation at Saunders Sports Complex 1Students who have not completed critical Financial Business will be directed to Student Accounts before they can move in to residence hall. 2A list will be created by Health Services indicating the status of Health Forms – Students who are on the list will be directed to Health Services in the Pine Room. DAY 2 — SATURDAY, SEPT 2 5 Daily Goal: Late check in, take care of business, team building Late Check – Keys with Campus Safety – Hutchins’ Café for materials (after noon, all will be in Student Conduct office, JWSC 006). 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Sign up for Sunday Treks Health Services available on Saturday in Hutchins’ Café Welcome Week Team Meetings – Individual Meeting Rooms 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. (Groups 1-11): Students alerted to any business they need to complete, including Alcohol Wise and CSI. Please bring your personal laptop. 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Introduction to Campus Safety – Holly Parker, Director 10:45 – 11 a.m. Introduction to Clery and Title IX – Phil Fiacco, Title IX Coordinator 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention – Deirdre Loftus, Planned Parenthood 12 – 1 p.m. Lunch – Lakeside Dining Hall First Year Olympic Decathlon – Groups 6-11 – Great Lawn (rain location: 1 – 2:30 p.m. Saunders Sports Complex). Other groups cheer them on! 2:30 – 3 p.m. First Year Photo – All Groups! First Year Olympic Decathlon – Groups 1-5 – Great Lawn (rain location: 3 – 4:30 p.m. Saunders Sports Complex). Other groups cheer them on! 5 – 6:30 p.m. Dinner: Lakeside Dining Hall 6:45 p.m. All groups meet up with Peer Leaders in meeting location 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Presentation in Freer Auditorium – Dr. Marvin Worthy Saturday Night in the ‘Dacks – Dance on the Great Lawn – Bonfire at the 8 – 10 p.m. gazebo with s’mores featuring Curt Stager on guitar (rain location: Bobcat) **BOOKSTORE CLOSED** Took a great shot? We’d love to see it. Just use the hashtag #smittypix when you post to Instagram. www.instagram.com/paulsmiths 6 day 3 – sunday, sept. 3 Day 4 – MONDAY, SEPT. 4 Daily Goal: Individual interest treks, adventures and fun TREK Day (See page 11 for more information) Beginner: • Mount Baker Hike • Ausable River To Lake Champlain Kayak • Cobble Hill Hike to Swim at Lake Placid Beach • Azure Mountain Hike • John Dillon Park Exploration *Accessible Trip 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Intermediate: • Jack Rabbit Trail to Pitchoff • Mt. Arab Hike • Catamount Hike • St. Regis Mountain Hike Advanced: • Giant Mountain Hike • Paddle to Jenkins – Hike Jenkins Trip • Seward Mountain Hike On Campus Adventures • Rock Wall (1 morning and 1 afternoon session) • Ropes Course (1 morning and 1 afternoon session) • Fishing trips (1 morning and 1 afternoon session) 8 a.m. start • Disc Golf (1 morning and 1 afternoon session) • Fire Department Experiences (1 Afternoon Session) In-House Options 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. • Service Projects in Pine Room, 1 – 3 p.m. – These community service proj- & 1 – 4 p.m. ects will include card making for sick children and veterans in the hospital and cat and dog toy making which will go to the local animal shelters. • Mark Manske, ADK Raptors, Freer Auditorium, 9 – 10:30 a.m. – Mark will be doing a presentation on bird of prey and will be bringing 3 live birds. With bird cooperation, he will have them fly. He will also be discussing some project opportunities with birds of prey. • “Name Your Poison,” Pickett Hall 102, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Interactive game with Sue Alexander; try to figure out which foodborne illnesses made people sick 5 – 7 p.m. Dinner – Lakeside Dining Hall 5:15 – 6 p.m. TRiO SSS Orientation (By Invitation) – Adirondack Room 7 – 9 p.m. Music/Karaoke in the Bobcat- Student Center 7 – 9 p.m. Gaming and Anime Club- Student Center Lobby Late Night Breakfast served by Paul Smith’s College Cabinet Members 9 – 10:30 p.m. BINGO in the Dining Hall Breakfast open by 6:00 am Full Day Treks include boxed lunches **BOOKSTORE CLOSED** Day 4 – MONDAY, SEPT. 4 7 Daily Goal: Finish business, transfer student success, canoe safety 9 – 9:30 a.m. Late Arrivals – Check-in at Residence Life Office, JWSC 005 9 – 9:30 a.m. Welcome Week Team Meetings – Team Locations 9 – 9:45 a.m. Canoe Safety – Meet at dock – Group 1 Pathways for Success Financial Literacy – Courtney Bringley Canoe Safety – Tim Ranzetta 9:45 – 10:30 a.m. Groups 9-11 Group 2 Groups 5-8 CT101, PH110, PH214, Pine Room LIB108 Pathways for Success Financial Literacy – Courtney Bringley Canoe Safety – Tim Ranzetta 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. Groups 5-8 Group 9 Groups 1-4 CT101, PH110, PH214, Pine Room LIB108 Pathways for Success Financial Literacy – Courtney Bringley Canoe Safety – Tim Ranzetta 11:15 a.m. – 12 p.m. Groups 1-4 Group 5 Groups 9-11 CT101, PH110, PH214, Pine Room LIB108 12 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch – Lakeside Dining Hall Canoe Safety – Meet at dock Group 3: 12 – 12:45 p.m. Group 4: 12:45 – 1:30 p.m. Group 6: 1:30 – 2:15 p.m. 12 – 6 p.m. Group 7: 2:15 – 3 p.m. Group 8: 3 – 3:45 p.m. Group 10: 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. Group 11 : 4:30 – 5:15 p.m. 5 – 7 p.m. Dinner – Lakeside Dining Hall 6 – 10 p.m. Laser Tag on the Great Lawn (rain location Saunders Sports Complex) Bookstore: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Textbook pickup 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.) Non-traditional student culinary/baking uniform pickup 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. 8 Day 5 – TUESDAY, SEPT. 5 Daily Goal: Convocation, meet your faculty, get ready for classes Welcome Week Team Meeting with FYS Instructors – Groups 1-10 8:30 – 9 a.m.