First Connection is held from August 15 through 17.
Thursday, August 15
Move-In Starts / Mentor Station in South Quad
Noon
Sports / Rec Center
Dinner (Caf)
5:00 p.m.
Mohr Student Center
Meet & Greet activities with Staff and Mentors (Caf)
6:00 p.m.
Mohr Student Center
Friday, August 16
Breakfast (Caf)
8:00 a.m.
Mohr Student Center
OIR Welcome
9:00 a.m.
McCormick Auditorium, Lillard Science Center
Small-Group Intros
10:00 a.m.
Basement, Lillard Science Center
Senior Leadership Welcome
11:30 a.m.
McCormick Auditorium, Lillard Science Center
Group Picture
11:45 a.m.
Basement, Lillard Science Center
Lunch (Caf)
Noon
Mohr Student Center
Self-Advocacy Workshop
1:30 pm.
Brown Hall
Break / TB Clinic (Mentor-Led)
2:30 p.m.
121 Brown Hall
Identity Circles Activity
4:00 pm.
Brown Hall
Break (get ready for the Gala!)
5:30 p.m.
Residence Halls/Commuter Lounge
Intercultural Gala
6:00 p.m.
First Floor, Lillard Science Center
Intercultural Karaoke Night
8:00 p.m.
McCormick Auditorium, Lillard Science Center
Saturday, August 17
Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m.
Tarble Rooms, Brown Hall
Group & Community Building Activities
9:30 a.m.
Brown Hall
Empowerment Brunch
11:00 a.m.
Tarble Rooms, Brown Hall
New Student Orientation
Begins after brunch