Fall 2024 First-year Students NSO Schedule
Wednesday, August 21
8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Assigned/selected move-in times, Thomas Commons and Residence Halls
(You will receive an email this summer from Residence Life for your assigned time and where to report.)
10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Lunch, Hilltop Café
12-2 p.m. Optional campus tours starting at 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m., Thomas Commons lobby
1 p.m.-3:45 p.m. Parent orientation sessions, Hall Perrine
3:15 p.m. Flock Group meetings
4 p.m. Convocation & family farewells, McClennan College Hall lawn
5-7 p.m. Dinner, Hilltop Café
7-7:30 p.m. Required Floor Meetings for Residential Students, Meet in Thomas Commons
7:30 p.m. Evening Entertainment
Thursday, August 24
7-8 a.m. Breakfast, Hilltop Café
7:30-9:30 a.m. Fall sport athletics practices
9:30 a.m. Flock Group meetings
10:05-10:35 a.m. Academic Welcome & FYS introduction, assigned classrooms
10:45-11:25 a.m. Group advising, assigned classrooms
11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Stellic and Self-Service, assigned classrooms
12 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Lunch, Hilltop Café
(12-1 pm: Pre-health luncheon, Smith Dining Room)
1-5 p.m. Group rotations
- Individual advising appointments at 1, 2, 3, and 4 p.m., faculty offices
- Additional group rotation topics, various locations
5-7 p.m. Dinner, Hilltop Café
7-7:30 p.m. Flock Group meetings
7:30 - 10 p.m. Affinity groups/evening entertainment
Friday, August 23
7-8:30 a.m. Breakfast, Hilltop Café
7:30-9:30 a.m. Fall sport athletic practices
8:30-9 a.m. Flock Group meetings
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Group rotations and advising times, various locations
- Individual appointments at 9, 10, 11 a.m., and 12 p.m., faculty offices
- Additional group rotation topics, various locations
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lunch, Hilltop Café
(12:15-1:15 p.m.: Engineering Luncheon, Smith Dining Room)
2 p.m. Course registration, FYS classrooms
3-4:30 p.m. Resource Fair, Orange Carpet
5-7 p.m. Dinner, Hilltop Café
5 p.m. Shabbat dinner, Ringer Dining Room in Thomas Commons (All are welcome!)
7-7:30 p.m. Flock Group meetings
7:30-10 p.m. Evening entertainment
Saturday, August 24
7-8:30 a.m. Breakfast, Hilltop Café
9 a.m. Flock Group meetings
9:30 a.m. Walking tour & explore Mount Vernon, uptown Mount Vernon businesses
11:30 a.m. Final orientation group time, TBD
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lunch, Hilltop Café
5-7 p.m. Dinner, Hilltop Café
6-9 p.m. Evening entertainment
Sunday, August 25
Time to be determined, Shuttle to Lindale Mall area and/or Target/Walmart
11:30 a.m. -1 p.m. Lunch, Hilltop Café
5-7 p.m. Dinner, Hilltop Café
(Details and locations are subject to change)