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Orientation
 

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Orientation

Orientation Programming
orientation@uidaho.edu
phone: (208) 885-6757
fax: (208) 885-9494
Teaching and Learning Center
Room 232
875 Perimeter Dr.
MS 2431
Moscow, ID 83844-2431

University of Idaho students playing frisbee on the Administration lawn

Student Orientation

Please check back at the beginning of May for the Fall 2012 New Student Orientation detailed schedule.

New Student Orientation will take place from August 16 - 19, 2012 with Parent Orientation events on August 16th through 17th. We will also be holding Parent Orientation events for the parents of students who participate in sorority recruitment on August 9th and for the parents of students who participate in fraternity recruitment on August 15th. 

Student Orientation

(For Residence Hall, Steel House, Off-Campus and On-Campus Apartment Students)

Thursday, August 18th, 2012

  •
    Thursday, August 22, 2013
    Thursday, August 22, 2013
    Time Event Place
    9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

    Residence Hall Check In

    Assigned Residence Hall

    9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

    New Student Orientation Check In:

    Residence Hall Students:
    Check in at assigned residence hall.

    Steel House, On-Campus Apartment and Off-Campus students:
    Check in at the Living Learning Communities Information Desk Area.

    Location is determined by living group

    6:45 p.m.

    Residence Hall Student Orientation Group Meeting: 
    Meet your orientation group and discuss upcoming New Student Orientation events.

    Assigned Residence Hall Lounge

    6:45 p.m.

    On-Campus Apt./Off-Campus Student Orientation Group Meeting:
    Meet your orientation group and discuss upcoming New Student Orientation events.

    Idaho Commons 1st Floor, Food Court

    6:45 p.m.

    Non-Traditional Student Orientation Group Meeting: 
    Meet your orientation group and discuss upcoming New Student Orientation events.

    Idaho Commons 1st Floor, Food Court

    6:45 p.m.

    Transfer Student Orientation Group Meeting:
    Meet your orientation group and discuss upcoming New Student Orientation events.

    Idaho Commons 1st Floor, Food Court

    6:45 p.m.

    Steel House Orientation Meeting:
    Meet your orientation group and discuss upcoming New Student Orientation events.

    Steel House

    7:30 p.m.

    Life on Campus: Realities, Risks, and Resources
    For Residence Hall, On-Campus Apartment, Off-Campus, Transfer, and Steel House students. Gain valuable info, resources, and tools to make positive choices as a new Vandal through an interactive, entertaining presentation. All students are expected to attend and will receive a UI planner at this event.

    TBD

    9:15 p.m.

    Residence Hall Meetings:
    Meet with your Resident Assistant and get acquainted with your hall.

    Assigned Residence Hall Lounge

    9:15 p.m.

    Steel House Meeting:
    Meet with house leadership and get acquainted with your house

    Steel House

    Please note that this schedule is subject to change. Students and parents will receive the final schedule when they arrive on campus and check in.

  • Friday, August 23, 2013
    Friday, August 23, 2013
    Time Event Place

    7:00- 8:30 a.m.

    Breakfast with Orientation Groups:
    Orientation Leaders will have specific times for each group to decrease crowding.  Find out your time at the 6:45 pm meeting the night before.

    Bob's Place, Wallace Residence Center
    7:30- 8:30 a.m. Late Check in for New Student Orientation:
    For students who did not check in on Thursday.    		 Kibbie Dome Floor

    8:30 a.m.

    University Convocation:
    The UI Interim President Don Burnett will officially welcome you to campus. Keynote speaker Rayce Bird will address the UI community.

    Kibbie Dome

    9:45 a.m.

    Campus 101: There's What? Where?
    Meet on the Kibbie Dome floor with your Orientation group for a Campus Resource tour and a Question and Answer session with your Orientation Leaders.

    Kibbie Dome Floor

    11:30 a.m.

    Academic College Meetings for Students:
    Meet with faculty and staff from your College or Department to learn more about your field of study and what to expect from your program.

    Various Locations

    12:30 p.m.

    Convocation Lunch:
    Meet back up with your Orientation group and enjoy lunch and live music in the northeast plaza outside the Idaho Commons with family, faculty and staff.

    Idaho Commons Plaza

    2-4 p.m.

    Student Orientation Sessions:
    Students break-out into useful workshops on a variety of topics including Health and Wellness, Success at the University of Idaho, Technology on Campus, and Getting Involved.

    Teaching and Learning Center (TLC)

    7-9 p.m.

    Vandal Edge Orientation for Theophilus Tower Students:
    This required session for Tower residents will provide info about the components of the Vandal Edge program. Come meet the Tower staff and learn how they will help you have a successful year.

    Theophilus Tower Courtyard

    9 p.m.

    Late Night at the Rec:
    Games, food, and fun! Meet other students, explore the Rec Center, and choose from dozens of activities and games to play.

    Student Recreation Center

    Please note that this schedule is subject to change. Students and parents will receive the final schedule when they arrive on campus and check in.

  • Saturday, August 24, 2013
    Saturday, August 24, 2013
    Time Event Place
    8- 9 a.m. Continental Breakfast with Orientation Groups

    		 Bob's Place, Wallace Residence Center
    9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. New Student Service Project- Serving Your New Community (SYNC):
    Attend your very first service project and participate in tree planting, watershed restoration, elementary school repairs, food drive efforts, trail maintenance, and much more! This is an excellent way to get to know other new students and your new city.     		Meet on the Theophilus Tower Lawn
    12:30-2 p.m. Diversity, Human Rights and Inclusion Barbeque:
    Stop by and get acquainted with the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA), Native American Student Center (NASC), College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP), LGBTQA Office, Women’s Center, multicultural student leaders, UI staff and faculty. The BBQ is free and open to all.
    		Shattuck Amphitheatre
    12:30-2 p.m. Bob's Place open for lunch
    		 Bob's Place, Wallace Residence Center
    2-4 p.m. Non-Traditional Student Orientation:
    This session is designed for students who are 24 or older, have dependents, are parents, have veteran’s status, and/or are married. We will discuss resources and strategies for being a successful student. Light refreshments will be served.     		TBD
    4-5 p.m.
    		 Veteran Student Orientation Session:
    Meet with Dan Button, the Veterans Advisor, and learn about how veterans’ services and support on campus and in the surrounding community.     		TBD
    5:30 p.m. Palousafest:
    Campus and community information fair, games, prizes, food, live music.

    		 Theophilus Tower Lawn and Sixth Street

    Please note that this schedule is subject to change. Students and parents will receive the final schedule when they arrive on campus and check in.

  • Sunday, August 25, 2013
    Sunday, August 25, 2013
    Time Event Place
    3:30 p.m. Classroom Tour/Search:
    Meet up with the Orientation Leader team to scope out where your classes are.  Make sure to bring your class schedule.     		Meet on the Theophilus Tower Lawn
    4:40 p.m.
    		 Game Day 101:
    The Spirit Squad will teach how to be a Vandal fan before Vandal Walk begins.
    		 Sprinturf practice field east of the Kibbie Dome
    5 p.m. Vandal Walk and President's Barbeque:
    Join us for this Vandal tradition.The first 1000 new students will receive a free Vandal Game Day shirt.
    		 Start at the Sprinturf practice field east of the Kibbie Dome, end at Administration Lawn

    Please note that this schedule is subject to change. Students and parents will receive the final schedule when they arrive on campus and check in.

  • Non-Traditional Student Orientation (August 22 and 24, 2013) (For students who are 24 or older, have dependents, are parents, have veteran’s status, and/or are married)
    Thursday, August 22, 2013

    9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

    New Student Orientation Check In:

    Residence Hall Students:
    Check in at assigned residence hall.

    Steel House, On-Campus Apartment and Off-Campus students:
    Check in at the Living Learning Communities Information Desk Area.

    Location is determined by living group
    6:45 p.m. Non-Traditional Student Orientation Group Meeting
    Meet your Orientation group and discuss upcoming NSO events                                                                                                                                                                                            

    		 Idaho Commons 1st Floor, Food Court
    Saturday, August 24, 2013
    2-4 p.m. Non-Traditional Student Orientation
    This session is designed for students who are 24 or older, have dependents, are parents, have veteran’s status, and/or are married. We will discuss resources and strategies for being a successful student. Light refreshments will be served.

    		TBD
    4-5 p.m. Veteran Student Orientation
    Meet with Dan Button, the Veterans Advisor, and learn about how veterans’ services and support on campus and in the surrounding community.

    		 TBD

    Please note that this schedule is subject to change. Students and parents will receive the final schedule when they arrive on campus and check in.

  • Parent Orientation (August 22 - 23, 2013) (For Parents of Residence Hall, Steel House, Off-Campus, and On-Campus Apartment Students)
    Thursday, August 22, 2013
    7:00 p.m. Dessert with the Dean of Students: 
    Attend this meet-and-greet session specifically designed for Vandal Parents followed by a dessert reception.

    		 Administration Building Auditorium

    Friday, August 23, 2013
    8:30 a.m. University Convocation: 
    The UI Interim President Don Burnett will officially welcome you to campus. Keynote speaker Rayce Bird will address the UI community.

    		 Kibbie Dome
    9:45 a.m. Parent Session 1:
    Parents break-out into small groups for useful workshops on a variety of issues including Financial Aid, Letting Go…Adapting to Change, Academic Support Services, Residential Living, and Parent Resources, to name a few.

    		 Teaching and Learning Center (TLC)
    10:40 a.m. Parent Session 2:
    Choose from one of several presentations.

    		 Teaching and Learning Center (TLC)
    11:35 a.m. Parent Session 3:
    Choose from one of several presentations.

    		 Teaching and Learning Center (TLC)
    12:30 p.m. Convocation Lunch:
    Enjoy lunch and live music in the northeast plaza outside the Idaho Commons with students, faculty and staff.
    		 Idaho Commons Plaza
    2-3 p.m. Academic College Meetings for Parents:
    Receive more in-depth information about your student’s Academic College and get questions answered.
    		 Various Locations

    Please note that this schedule is subject to change. Students and parents will receive the final schedule when they arrive on campus and check in.

  • Fraternity Parent Orientation (August 21, 2013)
    Wednesday, August 21, 2013
    Time Event Place
    3:30 p.m. Welcome Session:
    Hear about campus life and being a Vandal Parent.     		Student Union Building Ballroom
    4:45 p.m. Information Session 1:
    Parents break-out into small groups for useful workshops on a variety of issues including Academic Success, Financial Matters, Life on Campus, Student Wellness, and Academic Advising.     		Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) Classrooms
    5:30 p.m. Information Session 2:
    Choose from a second of the five presentations.     		Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) Classrooms
    6:00 p.m. Family Barbecue:

    Enjoy barbecue fare with parents and recruitment participants at a fraternity house.

    		 Fraternity Houses (the house where your student is staying)

    Please note that this schedule is subject to change. Students and parents will receive the final schedule when they arrive on campus and check in.

  • Sorority Parent Orientation (August 15, 2013)
    Thursday, August 15, 2013
    Time Event Place
    3:30 p.m. Welcome Session:
    Hear about campus life and being a Vandal Parent.     		Student Union Building Ballroom
    4:45 p.m. Information Session 1:
    Parents break-out into small groups for useful workshops on a variety of issues including Academic Success, Financial Matters, Life on Campus, Student Wellness, Academic Advising, and Network, Lead, and Inspire with the Women’s Center.     		Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) Classrooms
    5:30 p.m. Information Session 2:
    Choose from a second of the six presentations.    		 Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) Classrooms
    6:00 p.m. Family Barbecue:

    Enjoy barbecue fare with all parents and recruitment participants.

    		 Idaho Commons Green

    Please note that this schedule is subject to change. Students and parents will receive the final schedule when they arrive on campus and check in.