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Black Connect

Sunday, September 21


9:00am
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4:00pm		 Students Move In
5:00pm
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9:00pm		 Welcome Dinner and Social

Black Cultural Center (BCC)

Monday, September 22

8:00am
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12:00pm		 Orientation, Advising & Registration
(Required for ALL non-registered 1 st year students)
Milam Auditorium
8:00am
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9:30am		 Continental Breakfast
Getting tickets for the OSU vs. USC game
CCCC
10:00am
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10:30am		 IceBreaker

BCC
10:45am
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11:45am
  • Transitioning from High School to College
  • Being Black & Living In Corvallis
  • Dealing with Homesickness
  • Words of Encouragement
12:00pm
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1:00pm
Lunch

McNary Dining Center
1:00pm
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1:30pm		 Managing Your Classes and the Importance of Knowing your Advisors

Waldo Hall
1:30pm
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2:30pm		 Academic Success

Waldo Hall
6:00pm
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9:00pm		 Ice Cream Social/Karaoke Night

BCC

Tuesday, September 23

9:00am
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10:00am

Slammin’ Breakfast
On Campus Living will be discussed
ISS

11:00am
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12:00pm 		Financial Aid Tips

Joyce Powell Leadership Center in MU (Journey)
12:00pm
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1:00pm 		Budgeting Strategies with OSU Federal Credit Union
1:00pm
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1:45pm 		Lunch

Marketplace West Dining Hall
2:00pm
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4:00pm

Ropes Course

3:30pm
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4:00pm 		New Student Walk
Students will walk from the MU Quad to Gill for Convocation.
4:00pm
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5:00pm 		New Student Convocation @ Gill Coliseum
5:00pm
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6:30pm

Taste of OSU
Post-Convocation Welcome
Come and celebrate the beginning you your collegiate experience with OSU Faculty, Staff and fellow students.
Parker Plaza

5:00pm
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11:00pm 		Class of 2012 Picnic

MU Quad

Wednesday, September 24

11:00am
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12:00pm		 Lunch
(Northwest Conference Room)w/ University Housing & Dinning
Marketplace West
12:30
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1:30pm		 Campus Scavenger Hunt
2:00pm
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2:45pm		 Getting Involved: Black Organization Showcase

MU Joyce Powell Leadership Room
3:00pm
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4:30pm		 Yard Fest
4:00pm
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6:00pm		 Slice of Downtown Corvallis
Enjoy free food, entertainment, and door prizes. Shuttle will leave bus top on Jefferson in front of bookstore starting at 5:30pm
11:00pm
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1:00am

***Late Night Run to Fred Meyers
OSU ID Required to enter the store

Thursday, September 25

11:00am
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12:00pm		 Student Health Services and CAPS

Joyce Powell Leadership Center in MU (Journey)
11:30am
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1:30pm

Get Involved @ OSU Information Fair
Games, prizes, and food
Waldo Plaza, Between Snell and Waldo Hall
12:00pm
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12:45pm		 ASOSU Lunch Presentation

Joyce Powell Leadership Center in MU (Journey)
1:00pm
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1:30pm

Oregon State Police Department

Joyce Powell Leadership Center in MU (Journey)
3:00pm
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4:00pm

Show Me the Money!
Looking for a job? Do you have work-study and are not sure what to do next? Show Me the Money presenters from Career Services, Financial Aid, and Human Resources will assist you in finding the perfect on-campus job.
Career Services Classroom, 008 Kerr Administration

4:00pm
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6:00pm

Football Tailgater

6:00pm
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9:00pm

Football vs USC

Friday, September 26
10:00am
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4:00pm		 ***EOP New Student Retreat***

Saturday, September 27
4:00pm
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6:00pm		 Greek Barbeque
8:00pm
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10:00pm		 Bowling

MU Basement