Friday, August 22
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Move-in
Residence Halls
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Resource Fair
Quad Lawn
Learn about local vendors and different campus departments including Financial Aid, Academic Services, Housing, Student Life, Career Planning, Student Business Services, and more!
10:00 AM - 1:15 PM: Lunch
Richie Marketplace
Parents and Family welcome to stay for lunch.
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM: Matriculation
(procession will start promptly at 1:15 PM. Please be in your seats prior to start time.)
Dawson Auditorium (casual dress)
We invite students and their families to this ceremony that officially marks the entrance of the Class of 2029 into Adrian College.
3:00 PM: Mandatory Meet Your Welcome Week Leader & CIRP (FRESHMAN SURVEY)
Please look for your Orientation Leader holding a sign on the mall with your group number on it. You can find your group number located on your gold folder. They will escort you to your assigned classroom where you will complete the Freshman Survey (CIRP) about college expectations. Please bring a laptop to this session to complete the assessment online. If you do not have a laptop, please see your Orientation Leader.
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Dinner with President Docking & Mrs. Docking
Adrian Tobias Center
This event is for the parents and guardians of incoming students. RSVPs required prior. All students will be eating with their classmate in Richie Dining Hall, including those whose patent or guardian will be attending the dinner with the President and Mrs. Docking.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Student Dinner
Ritchie Marketplace
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Mandatory Residence Life and Athletics Meeting
Dawson Auditorium
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM: Student Life Event
Saturday, August 23
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM: Breakfast
Ritchie Marketplace
9:00 AM - 10:45 AM: Mandatory Session Block 1
Assigned Classroom
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Lunch
Richie Marketplace
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM: Mandatory Session Block 2
Assigned Classroom
3:00 PM - 4:45 PM: Mandatory Session Block 3
Assigned Classroom
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Dinner
Richie Marketplace
8:00 PM: Student Life Event
Sunday, August 24
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM: Breakfast
Ritchie Marketplace
8:30 AM: Class Picture
Caine Terrace
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Majors on the Mall
Adrian College Mall in front of Ritchie Marketplace
Meet informally with faculty representatives from our academic departments and institutes to get information and ask questions.
*The rain site for this event will be held in the Adrian Tobias Room
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Support Offices Open
Registrar, Financial Aid, Student Business Services, Academic Services, Housing
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Academic Services First Day of Class Prep
Academic Services
Stop by the Academic Services Office in Jones Hall to learn where your classrooms are located, how to sign up for tutoring sessions, and receive academic support to make sure your first year is as successful as it can be.
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Lunch
Ritchie Marketplace
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Major Information Sessions
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Dinner
Ritchie Marketplace
8:00 PM - Student Life Event
