2024 Orientation Schedule

2024 ORIENTATION Program Schedule

2024 FALCON ORIENTATION AT A GLANCE

THURS 8/29 MOVE IN!

Vaccine Clinic Vendor Fair Commuter Student Meeting Lunch First Falcon Lunch Falcon Walk Convocation Orientation Welcome Transfer & Exchange Meeting First Year Building & RA Meeting Block Party

SAT 8/31 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Equity @ Bentley Bridge Project Community Meetups Campus Tour Orientation Group Meetings Lowering our shield Falcons after Dark

FRI 8/30 Orientation Group Meeting Importance of Belonging at Bentley- Student Equity and Inclusion at Bentley Keynote- Ken Nwadike Jr. FDS + Peer Leader Meeting Academic Overview Academic Resource Fair Scavenger Hunt Academic Schedule Support Accessibility Services Open Hours Flex’s Frenzy

SUN 9/01 Keynote: Ed Gerety Small Group Meetings with FDS Peer Leader Soaring at Bentley Rotations: Bentley Plus Conduct & Care Life of a Bentley Student Ask an OL & Closing Meeting SP&E Bingo Catholic Mass at 7pm

THURSDAY 8/29 8:00 - 2:00

RESIDENTIAL STUDENT MOVE-IN

9:00 - 2:00

VACCINE CLINIC

11:00 - 1:30

COMMUTER STUDENT CHECK-IN

11:00 - 2:30

VENDOR FAIR & FAMILY LUNCH

12:00 - 1:00

First Falcon Lunch for First Generation Students & their Families

1:30- 2:15

COMMUTER STUDENT MEETING

2:15 - 2:30

FALCON WALK

3:00 - 4:00

CONVOCATION

4:15 - 6:00

ORIENTATION WELCOME & MEETING WITH OLS Dana Center

6:15 - 7:30

DINNER 921 Dining

7:15 - 8:00

TRANSFER & EXCHANGE STUDENT MEETING Back Bays

7:45 - 9:00

Residence Halls Student Center Bubble Student Center 3rd Floor Entrance Lunch - 921 Dining

Vendor Fair- Student Center & Patio

Student Center Back Bays Student Center Back Bays

Green Space Arena

FY BUILDING AND RA MEETINGS Trees: Koumantzelis, Miller: Wilder, Slade: EDR

8:15 - 10:00

TARGET TRIP (FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS) Target - Leaving from Collins

9:00 - 11:00

EVENING PROGRAM - BLOCK PARTY Upper Campus - Library Quad

FRIDAY 8/30 ORIENTATION PROGRAM SCHEDULE

7:00 - 8:45

BREAKFAST 921

7:45 - 8:30

Wellness Option- Calisthenics with Carlos Green Space

9:00 - 9:45

ORIENTATION GROUP MEETING Various Locations

10:00 - 10:30

IMPORTANCE OF BELONGING @ BENTLEY Arena

10:30 - 12:00

KEYNOTE: KEN NWADIKE JR. Arena

12:00 - 1:30

LUNCH Parking Lot 29

1:45 - 2:15

FDS LEADER MEET & GREET Classrooms

1:45 - 3:15 2:15 - 3:00 3:00 - 4:30

EXCHANGE STUDENT VISA SESSION AND SUPPORT LaCava EDR

ACADEMIC OVERVIEW FY Student: Classrooms, Transfers: Wilder, Honors: Koumantzelis

ACADEMIC RESOURCE FAIR & SCAVENGER HUNT Upper Campus

3:00 - 4:30 4:45 - 6:30

DROP IN - SCHEDULE ASSISTANCE & ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES Schedule Assistance- Trading Room Accessibility Services- Jennison 336

DINNER 921

4:30 - 6:00

HONOR’S PROGRAM BBQ LaCava Tent

7:30 - 10:30

EVENING PROGRAM - Flex’s Frenzy Lower Campus

SATURDAY 8/31

ORIENTATION PROGRAM SCHEDULE

7:00 - 8:30

BREAKFAST 921

7:00 - 8:30

WELLNESS OPTION- Yoga Back Bays

9:00 - 4:00

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Various Locations (With Your OL) EQUITY @ BENTLEY LaCava EDR BRIDGE PROJECT Koumantzelis COMMUNITY MEETUPS Student Center, Health Center, Counseling Center, University Police CAMPUS TOURS Lunch

4:00 - 5:00

ORIENTATION GROUP MEETINGS

5:00 - 6:30

DINNER

Various Classrooms

921

6:45 - 8:30

LOWERING OUR SHIELDS Arena

8:30 - 11:00

EVENING PROGRAMMING - FALCONS AFTER DARK Student Center

SUNDAY 9/01

ORIENTATION PROGRAM SCHEDULE

7:00 - 8:30

BREAKFAST 921

9:00 - 10:00

KEYNOTE: ED GERETY Arena

10:30 - 11:30

FDS GROUP MEETING Various Locations (With Your OL)

11:45 - 3:15

ROTATIONS

3:30 - 5:30

ASK AN OL / CLOSING MEETING

5:30 - 7:30

DINNER

LUNCH Upper Campus STUDENT DEVELOPMENT, CONDUCT & CARE EDR & Danielson BENTLEY PLUS Various Locations LIFE OF A BENTLEY STUDENT PANEL Koumantzelis

Various Classrooms

921

7:00 - 8:00

CATHOLIC MASS Sacred Space

8:00 - 10:00

EVENING PROGRAMMING - BINGO Greenspace