New Student Days Schedule Of Activities
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This is a tentative schedule only. You will receive a complete, final schedule in August at Check-In!
All events listed in maroon type are REQUIRED!


Meet your group leaders!!
Friday at 8 p.m.
Saturday at 10 a.m.
Sunday at Convocation, 1:30 p.m.

Group Name
Group Location
Brockton Apartments Ravine
Burnam Hall Ravine
Case Hall Ravine
Clay Hall Ravine
Combs Hall Combs Front Lawn
Commonwealth Hall Commonwealth Front Lawn
Commuting Students O'Donnell Auditorium, SSB
Dupree Hall Powell Plaza
Keene Hall Keene Front Lawn
Martin Hall Martin Back Patio
McGregor Hall Library Front Lawn
Palmer Hall Powell Plaza
Sullivan Hall Sullivan Front Porch
Telford Hall Telford Front Lawn
Todd Hall Courtyard Behind Todd
Walters Hall Ravine
   

There are 12 required programs for new freshmen between August 22 and October 2. Credit is awarded in class for attendance. Attendance policy will be explained by the group leader on August 22.

Transfer Students (with over 30 hours earned) & Non-Traditional Students should come to these sessions for additional campus information and assistance. Transfers with fewer than 30 hours should attend ALL mandatory sessions.


Friday, August 22, 2008
7:30am
Residence Halls Open for Move-In
More information about your specific time will be mailed to your permanent address.
8am-5pm
New Student Days Check-In at Residence Halls
8am-5pm
Commuter Student Check-In - Office of First Year Programs, 372 Student Services Building
8am-6pm
Student Services Building Offices are open to assist you
8am-6pm
Pay Tuition, Financial Aid and Housing Information - Student Services Building
8am-6pm
Academic Advising, Testing & Registration Information - Student Services Building
8am-6pm
Pick Up ID Cards - Colonel 1 Card Office, Powell Building
8am-6pm
Pick Up Parking Decals - Residence Halls & Mattox Lobby
8am-8pm
Pick Up Text Books - EKU Bookstore, Keen Johnson Building
11am-3pm
Move In Fair - Powell South Corner & Walkway
Noon-2pm
ResNet Install Fair - Commonwealth Hall Lobby
ResNet staff will be available to set up students’ computers on ResNet. Bring your laptop by and a technician will help you. For desktop users, a tech can be checked into your room, but this is a limited service based on time.
1:30pm
Placement Testing - Student Services Building, Room 352
Call 622-1281 for appointment
2pm-6pm
ResNet Info Fair - Student Services Building Lab
Come speak with various IT representatives at our information booth regarding EKU's computing resources. Learn how to use your email account, telephone services in your room, where to get help, Banner, Blackboard, ResNet, labs, and much more!
2:30pm-5pm
ResNet Install Fair - Commonwealth Hall Lobby
ResNet staff will be available to set up students’ computers on ResNet. Bring your laptop by and a technician will help you. For desktop users, a tech can be checked into your room, but this is a limited service based on time.
3-4:30pm
NOVA - Open House for NOVA Learners and Parents - Turley House
4:30pm-6:30pm
Meet the Greeks - Powell Corner (rain location: Keen Johnson Lobby)
4:30-6:30pm
Colonel Kick-Off Picnic - REQUIRED
Memorial Plaza - (Rain location: Keen Johnson Ballroom)
Come enjoy free food, music, and giveaways for the entire family! Novelty events
Sign up for Family Weekend

Co-sponsored by Student Affairs and the Eastern Family Network
6:30-8pm
Residence Hall Meetings   REQUIRED
On your Residence Hall floor
Mandatory meeting for residence hall students only.
7-8pm
Commuter Student Meeting   REQUIRED
O'Donnell Auditorium, SSB
Mandatory meeting for commuter students only.
8-8:45pm
Meet with New Student Days Leader   REQUIRED
See Group Locations at
9-10:30pm
20 Key Points   REQUIRED
Brock Auditorium, Coates Building
This fun, upbeat program will both entertain and challenge you while providing you with 20 key points for a successful first year in college.
10:30pm-Midnight
Midnight Breakfast - Powell Building, Fresh Food Company

Special Assistance provided by Greek Life
Saturday, August 23, 2008
7-9am
Breakfast (on your own) - Powell Building, Fresh Food Company
8am
Returning Students Move In
8am-5pm
Check-In for New Student Days Continues - Office of First Year Programs, 372 Student Services Building
8:30am
Placement Testing - Student Services Building, Room 352
Call 622-1281 for appointment
10-10:45am
Meet with New Student Days Leader   REQUIRED
See Group Locations at
11am-1pm
Matt Glowacki, Diversity According to South Park & The Family Guy    REQUIRED
Brock Auditorium, Coates Building
Take a look at attitudes surrounding diversity through the eyes of the characters on these popular T.V. shows. Have a blast as Matt reinforces his view of education through absurdity.
1-2pm
Lunch - FREE FOOD!
Ravine (rain location: Keen Johnson Ballroom)

Special assistance provided by CRU
2-4pm
Hypnotic Intoxication    REQUIRED
Brock Auditorium, Coates Building

Special assistance provided by College of Justice & Safety
4:30-6pm
Honors Program Meeting - Burrier Building, Family Living Center
5:30-9pm
Colonel Football Fan Day - Alumni Coliseum Parking Lot
Autograph session where fans can get posters, schedule cards and other items autographed by the team. FREE food and give-aways!
9pm
Showing of the movie, "Friday Night Lights" - Ravine (Rain location: Powell Lobby)
9-11pm
Evening Social Activities - Powell Building
Dance Party, food and more!
Sunday, August 24, 2008
10:30am-1pm
Brunch (on your own) - Powell Building, Fresh Food Company
10:30am-Noon
Chat with the Panhellenic Council - Powell Building, Fresh Food Company
Brunch on your own? Us too! Members of the Panhellenic Council will be “brunching” Sunday morning. Feel free to join us and chat about NPC Sorority Recruitment.
1:30-2:30pm
Convocation   REQUIRED
Brock Auditorium, Coates Building
Convocation is a large formal gathering of the members of a community. Our University Convocation is designed to help celebrate the start of a new chapter in your life…COLLEGE! Graduation is what you’ll strive for; convocation will tell you how to get there! Attend and meet the college administrators who will help you write the script for your future.
2:45-3:45pm
EKU Reads Discussion   REQUIRED
Various Locations
4-5pm
Transfer & Non-Traditional Student Informational - O'Donnell Auditorium, Student Services Building
If you were not able to attend an orientation program, this session will answer your specific questions and provide you with the information needed to make your transition to EKU a success.
4-5pm
Get to Know the NPHC - "Black Greek 101" - Powell Building, Herndon Lounge
Come visit with the chapters of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC).
5-7:30pm
President's Picnic FREE FOOD     REQUIRED
Blanton House backyard (Rain location: Powell Overhang)
7:30pm

IFC Fraternity Recruitment Informational - Powell Building
If you are interested in joining one of our IFC chapters, please join us at the IFC Fraternity Informational. We will meet and then visit chapters the same night!

For more information contact Student Life at 622-3855

9pm
Showing of the Movie, "Rudy" - Ravine (Rain location: Powell Building Lobby)


 
                
NSD SEMESTER EVENTS
(First 6 weeks of classes)

Week #1      

Welcome Week
August 22nd - August 30th


Monday, August 25, 2008
Various Times
Mon-Fri
Fall Fitness - Fitness & Wellness Center
Sponsored by Campus Recreation. Group Fitness Classes begin. Free t-shirts! See www.campusrec.eku.edu for a complete listing.
9am-4pm Blackboard Drop-In Days - Combs Building, Maroon Room (Rm. 219)
Sponsored by ITDS. Stop by and the Online Learning staff will be on hand to assist you in learning the basics of using Blackboard to get started with online learning at EKU!
Tuesday, August 26, 2008  
9am-4pm Blackboard Drop-In Days - Combs Building, Maroon Room (Rm. 219)
Sponsored by ITDS. Stop by and the Online Learning staff will be on hand to assist you in learning the basics of using Blackboard to get started with online learning at EKU!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008  
9am-4pm First-Year IT Computer Fair - Student Services Building Lobby
IT will be focusing on "Ask a Tech" booths where you can have your EKU Computing Questions answered by a qualified technician. A Computer Products Fair featuring various vendors in conjunction with the EKU Computer Store and an IT Career Fair information booth highlighting student jobs in the IT department at EKU will also be a focus of this event. www.itds.eku.edu
Thursday, August 28, 2008  
9am-4pm First-Year IT Computer Fair - Student Services Building Lobby
IT will be focusing on "Ask a Tech" booths where you can have your EKU Computing Questions answered by a qualified technician. A Computer Products Fair featuring various vendors in conjunction with the EKU Computer Store and an IT Career Fair information booth highlighting student jobs in the IT department at EKU will also be a focus of this event. www.itds.eku.edu
10:30am-1pm

Part Time Job Fair - Powell Building Breezeway

Sponsored by Career Services and the College of Health Sciences

9pm TAG Bingo - Powell Building Lobby
Friday, August 29, 2008  
3:30-5:30pm Games with CRU - Location: TBA
Ultimate Frisbee, Cornhole, Volleyball. (Recurring Fridays throughout the first 6 weeks)
www.ekucru.com
 
Week #2      

Involvement
August 31st - September 6th


Monday, September 1, 2008
Any Times

Fall Fitness - Fitness & Wellness Center
Power Hour Fitness Challenge begins.

Sponsored by Campus Recreation

Open Lab Times Fish IT in Our Labs - All Computer Labs On Campus

Visit us and explore the IT website and compete for prizes in our online scavenger hunt! www.itds.eku.edu

Tuesday, September 2, 2008
10am-4pm

Welcome Back Mardi Gras Party - Powell Building Lobby & Cultural Center
Remembering New Orleans: Traditional Food & Music

Sponsored by Office of Multicultural Student Affairs

6:30pm

Crabbe Library Movie Showing, "Persepolis" - Crabbe Library
The film "Persepolis" is the story of a young girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.  It is through the eyes of 9-year-old Marjane, whose hopes are dashed as fundamentalists take power-forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008
1:15-1:55pm Academic Skills Workshop: Strategies for Math Success - Wallace Building Room 428
A session devoted to learning skills and strategies for success in mathematics.
4:30-6pm Justice & Safety Reception for freshmen & transfers - Stratton Cafeteria

Get in the game and see what the College of Justice & Safety has to offer. Check out opportunities to get involved with student groups and meet faculty, all while enjoying food, fun, and games.

(Shuttle from Alumni Coliseum to Stratton every 15 minutes starting at 4:15 p.m.)

9-11pm

Showing of the movie "Coach Carter" - Powell Building Lobby

Sponsored by Student Life

Thursday, September 4, 2008
5:30-8pm Involvement Fair, City Fest & Pep Rally   
REQUIRED EVENT FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS
Powell Building & Surrounding Areas
Friday, September 5, 2008
Exact Time TBA Sorority Recruitment Begins - Contact Student Life at 622-3855 to sign up
(Friday through Tuesday)
11-11:50pm

Academic Skills Brown-Bag Learning Lunch - SSB, Room 359
Bring your lunch and join us for this session devoted to Improving your test-taking skills.

6pm-6am

Frag Your Brains Out 16 LAN Party - Powell Building, Commons
ResNet’s 16th gaming tournament for PC and game consoles.
The event will be held for 12 hours and will sponsor tournaments, prizes, and pizza. Bring your own PC and/ or game console and games. Pre-registration is required and space is limited.

Saturday, September 6, 2008
6pm EKU Football Game EKU vs. Western - Football Stadium
Freshman Frenzy
   
 
Week #3      

Building Relationships & Communities
September 7th - 13th


Sunday, September 7, 2008
All week

Online Dating Safety - Online
This online course will be available to help users understand how to be safe while trying to find love online.

Sponsored by ResNet

All week Social Networking - Online

An online course that will demonstrate how to participate successfully on social networking sites (i.e., MySpace, Twitter, Facebook, Del.icio.us, etc) while at EKU and after.

Sponsored by ITDS

Tuesday, September 9, 2008
5-6pm

Counseling Center Workshop Series: "It's YOUR Time" - Effective Time Management Skills - SSB Room 567

Wednesday, September 10, 2008
9-9:50am

Academic Skills Workshop: Developing and Outlining Paper Topics - SSB Room 359
Learn quick-and-easy methods for developing a paper topic and working outline.

Thursday, September 11, 2008
5-7pm

Freshman Service Project - Powell Building, Jaggers Room
Come volunteer with Big Brothers, Big Sisters as we host some of the kids on their waiting list for an afternoon of food, fun, and
games! For more information call Brian at 622-3855.

Sponsored by Community Service and Student Engagement.

7:30-9pm

Dating Doctor: Making Relationships Matter    
REQUIRED EVENT FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS
Brock Auditorium, Coates Building
After the text messages, emails, pokes, winks and chats have ended. . . a couple will eventually have to meet face-to-face. 11-Time National Campus Speaker of the Year Dave Coleman, will show you how to form, mend and maintain healthy relationships.

Assistance provided by TAG
Exact Time TBA

"He Said, She Said" - Ravine
CRU holds a discussion on the difference between the sexes and the roles those differences play in dating relationships.

www.ekucru.com

Friday, September 12, 2008
11-11:50pm

Academic Skills Brown-Bag Learning Lunch: Campus and Community Resources For Non-Traditional Students - SSB Room 359
Bring your lunch and learn more about campus and community resources available to new non-traditional students.

Saturday, September 13, 2008
6pm

EKU Football Game EKU vs. Morehead - Football Stadium

   
 
Week #4      

Academics
September 14th - 20th


Sunday, September 14, 2008
Any Time
Sun-Fri

Tech Chats - Online
Sponsored by ResNet. These are consult sessions with open-ended agendas allowing you to ask questions about the topics at hand. For additional information please visit www.resnet.eku.edu

Monday, September 15, 2008
Various Times
Mon-Fri

Fall Fitness - Fitness & Wellness Center
Group Fitness Surveys

Sponsored by Campus Recreation

Tuesday, September 16, 2008
5-6pm

Counseling Center Workshop Series: Overcoming Procrastination - "Don't Put It Off" - SSB Room 567

Wednesday, September 17, 2008
11am-2pm

Constitution Day / Rock the Vote    
REQUIRED EVENT FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS
Powell Building Plaza Area
Get poster, stickers and buttons!

Sponsored by Student Life

1:15-1:55pm

Academic Skills Workshop: Strategies for Math Success - Wallace Building, Rm. 428
A session devoted to learning skills and strategies for success in mathematics.

7:30pm

Constitution Day Speaker - SSB Auditorium
Presentation by Chris Hedges, 2002 Pulitzer winner for Explanatory Reporting for the New York Times coverage of global terrorism. Chris also won the 2002 Amnesty International Global Award for Human Rights Journalism.

Friday, September 19, 2008
11-11:50pm

Academic Skills Workshop: Developing and Outlining Paper Topics - SSB Room 359
Learn quick-and-easy methods for developing a paper topic and working outline.

 
Week #5      

Wellness
September 21st - 27th

Monday, September 22, 2008
Any Time
Sun-Fri

Computer Wellness (all week) - Online
An online course covering computer wellness (ie, viruses, spyware, phishing, spam, etc.).

Sponsored by Resnet

8-9:15pm

Sex and Excess: Surviving the Party    
REQUIRED EVENT FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS
Brock Auditorium, Coates Building
This is a high energy, fun and interactive program that motivates students to make their goals a priority. Elaine persuades students to look at why we engage in high-risk behaviors and how things can go wrong.

Sponsored by the Health Education Action Team (HEAT)

Tuesday, September 23, 2008
5-6pm

Counseling Center Workshop Series: Stress Management - "Unfrazzling" the College Experience - SSB Room 567

Wednesday, September 24, 2008
10am-2pm

Healthy You at EKU! Health Booth - Outside Powell Building
Various EKU vendors will provide health-related materials on topics ranging from healthy eating in the residence halls; moving and physical activity; safe sex; preventative health screenings; alcohol, etc.

Thursday, September 25, 2008
7-8pm

Personal Finance Program    
REQUIRED EVENT FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS
Brock Auditorium, Coates Building
Young America's Financial Advisor Peter G. Beilagus, shows students how to save money while at college and still enjoy their experience. He travels to colleges and universities nationwide introducing college students to their financial lives. Peter provides an upbeat and outspoken interview that teaches audiences how to jumpstart their financial lives, and teaches them what they need to know about their finances before they need to know them. He talks about the dangers of credit cards, and how to maintain a good credit score.

Special Assistance provided by the College of Business & Technology
Co-Sponsored by the EKU Branch of the UK Federal Credit Union

Friday, September 26, 2008
11-11:50pm

Academic Skills Brown-Bag Learning Lunch: Living and Learning in a Diverse Community - SSB Room 359
Bring your lunch and explore the different student and staff voices that make EKU great.

Various Times

Family Weekend - Various Locations

Sponsored by Family Programs & the Division of Student Affairs

5pm

7th Annual "Walk for Wishes" philanthropy event -EKU Track

Saturday, September 27, 2008
Various Times

Family Weekend - Various Locations

Sponsored by Family Programs & the Division of Student Affairs

3pm

EKU Football Game EKU vs. Austin Peay - Football Stadium

 
Week #6      

Diversity
September 28th - October 4th

Sunday, September 28, 2008
Various Times

Family Weekend - Various Locations

Sponsored by Family Programs & the Division of Student Affairs

Monday, September 29, 2008
Any Time

Technology & Diversity - Online
An online course to help others learn about how to use technology with diverse populations.

Sponsored by Resnet

9pm

National Hazing Prevention Week Speaker - SSB Auditorium
Rick Barnes - "Hazing: When Will It End?"

Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Any Time

Technology & Diversity - Online
An online course to help others learn about how to use technology with diverse populations.

Sponsored by Resnet

5-6pm

Counseling Center Workshop Series: "Ingredients of Effective Relationships" - SSB Room 567

7-8pm

EKU Reads - A Conversation with Cedric Jennings    
REQUIRED EVENT FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS
(Pick one EKU Reads Event to attend!)

SSB Auditorium
At Brown, finding himself far behind most other freshmen, Cedric had to manage an array of challenges. Having traveled too far to turn back, he is left to rely on his faith, intelligence and determination to keep alive his hope in the unseen. Students will have an opportunity to hear his incredible journey and ask questions at this EKU Reads event. Reception and book signing will follow in the SSB Lobby 8 – 9 p.m.

Thursday, October 2, 2008
3:30-4:30pm

EKU Reads - Ron Suskind, Author of A Hope in the Unseen    
REQUIRED EVENT FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS
(Pick one EKU Reads Event to attend!)

SSB Auditorium
Discovering the "Unseen" – Mr. Suskind helps audiences rethink their notions of merit, to unlock a deeper understanding of education, opportunity and lasting success in both the public and private arenas. In this presentation, mixing stories from A Hope in the Unseen and his own life, Mr. Suskind transforms conventional notions of what's possible in American life. People leave the room having wept and cheered, with memorable lines jotted on the backs of envelopes and business cards.

7:30pm

EKU Reads - Ron Suskind Chautauqua Event    
REQUIRED EVENT FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS
(Pick one EKU Reads Event to attend!)

SSB Auditorium
Author of A Hope in the Unseen Ron Suskind discusses his latest work, "The One Percent Doctrine". "In his book Suskind tells us what actually occurred over the three years following the 9/11 attacks, from the inside out, by tracing the steps of the key actors -- the notable, from the President and vice President to George Tenet and Condoleeza Rice, who oversee the 'war on terror' and report progress back to an anxious nation; and the invisibles, the men and women just below the line of sight, left to improvise plans to defeat a new kind of enemy in and hour-by hour race against disaster. The internal battles between these two teams – one, under the hot lights; the other, actually fighting the fight – reveal everything about what America faces and what it has done in this age of terror".


Additional Fall Programming      

Tuesday, October 7, 2008
5-6pm - Counseling Center Workshop Series: Sleep and the College Student - Is It Possible? - SSB Room 567
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
11:30am-2:30pm - Major Expo - Powell Building
5-6pm - Counseling Center Workshop Series: "All in the Family - Alcoholism and its Effects" - SSB Room 567
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
5-6pm - Counseling Center Workshop Series: "Alcohol and Depression" - SSB Room 567
Saturday, October 25, 2008

Homecoming

Tuesday, October 28, 2008
5-6pm - Counseling Center Workshop Series: "Making Friends with Math" - SSB Room 567
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
5-6pm - Counseling Center Workshop Series: Success on Exams: Dealing with Test Anxiety - Understanding Your Test Anxiety and How It Can Be Overcome - SSB Room 567 - *limited enrollment: Call 622-1303 to sign up
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
5-6pm - Counseling Center Workshop Series: Gratitude: A Formula for Success - SSB Room 567
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - Friday, November 21, 2008
8pm - Dance Theater - SSB Auditorium
Saturday, November 22, 2008
2pm & 8pm - Dance Theater - SSB Auditorium