Wednesday August 23rd Schedule of Events Time
Location
8:00 am-2:00 pm
Schedule
Individual Residential Student Move-In Residence Halls
8:30 am-2:00 pm
Student Center
11:00 am-2:00 pm
Student Center
11:00 am-2:00 pm
921
2:00 pm-2:45 pm
La Cava Tent
New Falcon Welcome Reception
3:00 pm-4:00 pm
Library Tent
Convocation
4:30 pm-5:00 pm
Classrooms
Orientation Group Welcome
5:00 pm-7:00pm
Forest/Kresge
7:15 pm-8:45 pm
Library Tent
7:30 pm- 8:30 pm
Various Locations
8:55 pm-9:20 pm
Library Tent
9:30 pm-Midnight
Library Tent & Target
International Student Registration *Residential Students Check in at Residence Halls First Commuter Student Check-In Lunch
Student BBQ Shopping Trip for Exchange Students 6:30 pm-8 pm
First Year Student Building/Floor Meetings First Year Commuter Social Transfer Social Orientation Official Welcome Hypnotist/ Shopping Trip *Pick up bus at Collins Hall
BENTLEY ORIENTATION AND NEW STUDENT PROGRAMS
Thursday August 24th Schedule of Events Time
Location
Schedule
7:00 am-9:00 am
921
Breakfast
7:00 am-8:45 am
Various locations
9:00 am- 9:35 am
Classrooms
Orientation Group Meeting
9:50 am- 10:10 am
Library Tent
Bentley Beliefs
10:15 am-11:30 am
Library Tent
Dear World Introduction
11:45 am-2:00 pm
Classrooms & 921
12:30 pm-4:30 pm
Student Center
5:00 pm-5:30 pm
Classrooms
5:00 pm-7:45 pm
921
Wellness Opportunities Run/Walk: Track Meditation: The Sacred Space
Orientation Group Session/Lunch Rotations Groups 1-20: (11:45-12:15 group meeting; Lunch 12:30-1:15) Groups 21-40: (12:30- 1 group meeting; Lunch 1:15-2:00) Groups 41-60: (11:45-12:30 –Lunch; 1:15-1:45 group meeting) Dear World Photos/ Open Houses Photo Session: Backbays Open Houses: Cultural Lounge, Equity Center & Sacred Space Orientation Group Meeting (55-60 meet over dinner) Dinner Groups 55-60, 5:00-5:45 pm Groups 1-27, 6:00 pm-6:45 pm Groups 28-54, 7:00 pm-7:45 pm
6:30 pm-7:45 pm
Koumantzelis International Student Visa Session (Mandatory for F-1 students)
8:00 pm-9:00 pm
Library Tent
Dear World Celebration and Student Stories
9:00 pm-Midnight
Greenspace
Bentley Block Party
9:00 pm
Collins BBQ Area
International Student Social
BENTLEY ORIENTATION AND NEW STUDENT PROGRAMS
Friday August 25th Schedule of Events Time
Location
Schedule
7:00 am-8:45 am
921
7:00 am-8:45 am
Various locations
9:00 am- 9:30 am
Classrooms
Orientation Group Meeting
9:45 am-10:45 am
Library Tent
GB 110/112 Presentation
10:00 am-11:30 am 11:00 am-3:00 pm
Backbays 921
11:00 am-5:15 pm
Various Locations
Academic Overview (Rotation with OL Groups)
11:15 am-7:15 pm
Smith Classrooms
Computer Distribution (Rotation with OL groups)
1:00 pm-4:00 pm
AAC 161
1:30 pm-4:30 pm
Various Locations
4:30 pm-6:00 pm
Backbays
4:45 pm-8:00 pm
921
6:00 pm-9:30 pm
Koumentzalis
9:00 pm-12:30 am
Student Center
9:00 pm
Equity Center
Breakfast Wellness Opportunities Run/Walk: Track Yoga-Greenspace (7:30-8:30 am) Meditation: The Sacred Space
Exchange Student Visa Lunch (Rotation with OL Groups)
Exchange Student Advising Hours (Optional) Academic Resources (Rotation with OL groups) Healthy Relationships (Transfer & Exchange students ) Dinner Groups 1-27, 4:45 pm-6:00 pm Groups 28-54, 6:00 pm-7:15 pm Groups 55-60, 7:15 pm-8:00 pm Speak About It (Session for First Year Students) Groups 1-27, 6:15 pm- 8:30 pm Groups 28-54, 7:45 pm-9:45 pm Falcons After Dark /Breakfast By Moonlight
Equity Center Social (Co-sponsored by ECEs, PRIDE, & SAGE)
BENTLEY ORIENTATION AND NEW STUDENT PROGRAMS
Saturday August 26th Schedule of Events Time 7:00 am-10:00 am
8:00 am-9:00 am
10:00 am-11:00 am
Location
Schedule
921
Breakfast
Various locations
Library Tent
11:15 am-12:30 pm
Various Locations
12:45 pm-1:45 pm
Various Locations
1:30 pm-6:00 pm
Collins Hall
2:00 pm-3:15 pm
Various locations
3:30 pm-4:15 pm
Library Tent
4:15 pm-5:00 pm
Various Locations
5:15 pm-7:15 pm
921
7:30 pm-Midnight
Dana Center
Wellness Opportunities Run/Walk: Track Meditation: The Sacred Space Ed Gerety Rotations of Sessions StrengthsFinder: Groups 31-60 (Various) Playfair: Groups 1-30 (Greenspace) Lunch Exchange Student Excursion *Pick up bus at Collins Hall
Rotations of Sessions StrengthsFinder: Groups 1-30 (Various) Playfair: Groups 31-58 (Greenspace) Community Meeting Real Talk Dinner Groups 55-58, 5:15-6:00 pm Groups 1-27, 5:45 pm-6:30 pm Groups 28-54 & 58-60, 6:30 pm-7:15 pm
The Falcon Experience
BENTLEY ORIENTATION AND NEW STUDENT PROGRAMS
Sunday August 27th Schedule of Events Time 7:00 am-9:00 am
Location
Schedule
921
Breakfast
9:00 am-10:00 am
Various Locations
11:00 am- 1:00 pm
921
11:30 am-5:30 pm
Various Locations
11:30 am-6:00 pm
Various Locations
1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Pub
3:30 pm
Backbay Rooms
4:00 pm
Sacred Space
Wellness Opportunities Run/Walk: Track Reflection: The Sacred Space Lunch Explore our local community: Harvard Square (Miller Shuttle Stop) Moody Street Waltham (La Cava Shuttle Stop) Optional Activities Basketball: Copley North Basketball Court Volleyball: Forest/Kresge Volleyball Pit Pool Tournament: Student Center, Living Room Ping Pong Tournament: Student Center, Living Room “Craft”ernoon: Backbay Rooms (Student Center) Multicultural Center Social Service Project Protestant Worship Service
5:00 pm-7:00 pm
921
Dinner
6:30 pm
Pub
1st Gen Social
7:00 pm
Sacred Space
Catholic Mass
7:50 pm
Lower Greenspace
Orientation Closing
Please note that the Spiritual Life Team will be hosting the following services throughout the week: Wednesday, 2:00 p.m. Buddhist Sitting Meditation
Friday, 1:00 p.m. Muslim Jum'ah Prayer
Saturday, 7:00 pm Orthodox Christian Vespers
Friday, 9/8, 5:30 pm Jewish Shabbat Service & Dinner
BENTLEY ORIENTATION AND NEW STUDENT PROGRAMS