Passages Pre-Orientation Schedule

Friday, August 29, 2008
The goal of Passages pre-orientation is to transition students of color and multiracial students (domestic and international) to life at Mount Holyoke by providng programming and mentors which will foster academic enhancement, intercultural and identity exploration, social adjustment and service to others.  The pre-orientation is part of a year-long Passages program for students.

Open Hours

Auxiliary Services (Cable, Card, Mail & Telephone)
Central Services Complex
8:30am - 5:00pm

Campus Store
Blanchard Campus Center
9:00am - 5:00pm

Library Information and Technology Services (LITS)
Williston Memorial Library
8:30am - 5:00pm

Parking Office/Bike registration
Central Services Complex
8:30am - 4:00pm

Registrar's Office
6 Mary Lyon Hall
8:30am - 5:00pm

Residence Hall Key Distribution
226 Blanchard Campus Center
9:00am - 8:00pm

Residence Hall Office Open Hours
Wilder Basement
9:00am - 5:00pm

Student Financial Services
15/16 Skinner Hall
8:30am-5:00pm

Schedule

7:00am – 9:00am  Breakfast
New students bring your IDs.  Cash sales available for families and guests.
Blanchard Campus Center

9:00am - midnight  Welcome Lounge
Pick up your arrival packet and meet other new and current students. Members of ISOC and Passages boards, as well as Orientation leaders, will be available to answer questions and assist you with getting your permanent One Card, opening a bank account, or activating your phone. Refreshments will be served. Arrival Packets for international students arriving after 5:00 pm can be picked up at the pizza party or at Transitions Abroad on Saturday morning.
227 Blanchard Campus Center Lounge

11:30am–2:00pm Lunch 
New students bring your IDs.  Cash sales available for families and guests.
Blanchard Campus Center

5:00pm - 7:30pm  Welcome Dinner for Students and Families 
Please join us at our welcome gathering celebrating your arrival.  Receive words of welcome from the Director of Diversity/Inclusion, Coordinator of Multicultural Affairs and the Passages Orientation Board. Eat a delicious meal after a long day of unpacking and settling on campus and join us in celebrating your arrival!   International students and families are welcome to attend.
Betty Shabazz Cultural Center
Rain Location:  Pearsons Hall

7:30pm-9:00pm Pizza Party
Stop by for pizza, cookies, music, and conversation with new and returning students. Passages students are also welcome to stop by!
Great Room, Blanchard Campus Center

8:00pm - 10:30pm Take a Break 
Take a break from unpacking and come hang out with other new students and the Passages Board.  Watch a movie, play games and just relax.
Mead Hall Living Room

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Open Hours

7:00am – 10:00 am Breakfast   
Blanchard Campus Center

10:00am - 11:00 am Getting to Know You
Join the Passages student board for activities that will connect you to each other and life at Mount Holyoke.
Abbey-Buckland Green
Rain Location: Kendall Sports and Dance Complex

10:00am – 11:00 am  For Parents: Changing Relationship w/ your student
Informally discuss the transition to college with members of the Mount Holyoke faculty and staff.
Hooker Auditorium, Clapp Laboratory

11:00 am - 12:00pm   Student Panel Q & A 
Join this open and informative talk about being a student of color at Mount Holyoke.   Learn about resources and strategies for success.
Living Room, Mead Hall

11:30am – 2:00pm Lunch  
Blanchard Campus Center

12:45pm - 3:30 pm Trip to Skinner State Park 
Walk in Mary Lyon's shoes along with faculty, staff and your fellow pre-orientation participants by taking a short hike up Mt. Holyoke.  A picnic lunch awaits you at the top.  Please wear comfortable walking shoes or sneakers.
(Rain location: Blanchard Great Room)

4:00pm - 5:30pm   Who am I?...And What does identity have to do with my life at college? 
You’ve made it!  Your first few days of college are here...but now what do you do?  What does diversity really mean at Mount Holyoke?  Join us in this informative and interactive program focused on affirming and exploring the multi-identities and cultures within the MHC community.  Also, learn about the Passages year-long transition program that will assist your acclimation to life in college. 
Betty Shabbazz Cultural Center

5:30pm - 7:00 pm   Informal Passages Dinner 
Continue the connections that you’ve begun with other Passages participants and begin new connections with upperclass students who will be in attendance.
Blanchard Campus Center

5:00pm – 7:00 pm Dinner
Blanchard Campus Center   

9:30 pm - 12:00am ISOC/Passages Dance Party
International and Passages students celebrate the end of Pre-Orientation with a night of music, dancing and fun! Don't miss the dance lesson by Tanya O. Williams, Coordinator of Multicultural Affairs, a special highlight of the festivities. Delicious desserts and other refreshments will be served!
Blanchard Great Room