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New Student Orientation

Fall 2013

KEEPING THE PROMISE

LEARN THE WORDS LIVE THE PROMISE LEAD THE WAY

New Student Orientation Fall 2013 Dear SU Sea Gull: Welcome to Salisbury University! Congratulations on your accomplishments thus far and beginning the next exciting step in your life. The time you spend at SU will open your mind to new perspectives and help you grow both as a person and as part of the community. SU has many opportunities for you to get involved. Make sure to take advantage of all the campus has to offer. We are confident that your time at SU will be one of the greatest times of your life. You get a chance to make a difference, meet new people, make new friends and become the very best that you can be. Don’t hesitate to ask any of us questions because we are here to help make your transition to SU a smooth one. We are delighted to count you among an elite group of students accepted into the Class of 2017!

Sincerely,

Gull Squad 1

Thursday, August 22

Schedule of Activities Thursday, August 22 n7

a.m.-2 p.m. Class of 2017 Move-In Residence Halls Various athletic teams and Greek and student organizations are on hand to help. n 10

a.m.-2 p.m. Survival of Arrival Devilbiss Mall Free give-aways and refreshments provided.

Commuter & Transfer Student Check-In Devilbiss Mall Check in with Commuter Connections to receive information, make tie-dyed T-shirts and enjoy refreshments.

Out of the Heat and Into the Future Blackwell Library Take a break and cool off with refreshments in the lobby of Blackwell Library while Dean of Libraries Bea Hardy shows off the plans for SU’s new Academic

Commons. This 200,000-plus-squarefoot learning center — scheduled to open in August 2016 — will house a 21st-century library, many student support services and the unique Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture. Come see what all the excitement is about! n 11:30

a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Lunch Commons Students should bring your Gull Cards. Parents and families may purchase lunch tickets at the cashier’s station. n 12:30-1:30

p.m. Athletics Parent Orientation Perdue Hall Auditorium For the parents of a student-athlete recruited by one of our 21 varsity teams, this session provides valuable information about Division III athletics at SU and the role of the parent of a Sea Gull player. 2

Thursday, August 22 continued n 2-3

p.m. Meet Your Orientation Leaders (for students) Various locations Meet your orientation leader for the week. n 3-3:30

p.m. Official Welcome Ceremony Sea Gull Square Lawn (Rain or Shine) The President will welcome all incoming students and their families. n 3:30

p.m. Class of 2017 Photo Sea Gull Square Don’t miss this official photo opportunity with your fellow classmates and an important session with your orientation leaders. n 3:30-5:30

p.m. Family Farewell Ice Cream Social

n 6-9

p.m Commuter Kick-Off Crown Family Entertainment Center Let Commuter Connections provide transportation to a free night of fun! Enjoy laser tag, rock climbing and indoor sports, or just hang out and meet new friends. Shuttles depart from Dogwood Parking Lot D beginning at 5:45 p.m. n 7-9

p.m. Residence Hall Meetings Your Assigned Residence Hall Discuss expectations, policies and procedures. n9

p.m.-12:30 a.m. Sea Gull Carnival Quad (Rain: Maggs Center) Come out and enjoy inflatable games like gladiator joust, bungee jump, slip & slide, giant Twister and more!

Sea Gull Square Lawn Take this time to say farewell to family before they leave campus. n 5:30-7

The Meaning of Matthew: My Son’s Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed

p.m.

Dinner

Judy Shepard

Commons Don’t forget to bring your Gull Card.

See page 8 for more information.

Friday, August 23

Friday, August 23 n 7-8:15

Commons Get up sleepyheads! Students are going to need their energy and brainpower today. Bring your Gull Card.

On-campus students receive a meeting time and location from their resident assistants. Commuter students meet orientation leaders in the Guerrieri Center, Wicomico Room no later than 8:15 a.m. to walk to Red Square.

n 8:15-8:30

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Designated Locations

Red Square (Rain: Maggs Center) Convocation welcomes new students to the Salisbury academic community. The featured speaker, Judy Shepard, discusses the New Student Reader The Meaning of Matthew.

a.m.

Breakfast

a.m. Meet Your Orientation Leader n 8:30

a.m. Convocation Seating Red Square Students need to be seated for Convocation no later than 8:30 a.m. 3

a.m. Convocation Ceremony

Friday, August 23 continued n 10:15-11:15

a.m. New Student Reader Discussions

Groups 28-55 Dinner

Various Locations At Convocation, students receive their building and room assignment for discussions.

Commons Bring your Gull Card.

n 11:30

a.m.-1 p.m. Academic Open Houses Various Locations Location provided during the New Student Reader discussion. n 1-2:15

p.m. Lunch on the Lawn & Judy Shepard Book Signing of The Meaning of Matthew Devilbiss Mall (Rain: Commons) Do not miss the opportunity to have your book signed as a great memento of your first collegiate academic experience.

n 6:15-7:15

p.m. Groups 1-27 Dinner Commons Bring your Gull Card.

Groups 28-55 Life on Campus Community Expectations Maggs Center n 8-10

p.m. Movie on the Lawn: Fast 6 Sea Gull Square (Rain Location: Guerrieri Center, Wicomico Room)

n 4-4:45

Walmart Rides

Maggs Center

n 10

p.m Mythbusters about Academics n 5-6

p.m. Groups 1-27 Life on Campus Community Expectations Maggs Center

Departing from Dogwood Lot D

p.m.-12:30 a.m. Hypnotist Maggs Center Hypnotist Sailesh takes audience members on a journey using hypnosis, improv, music and interactivity to create a whole lot of laughter and a ton of fun! A show not to be missed!

Saturday, August 24

Saturday, August 24 n 7:30-8:30

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Breakfast Commons Bring your Gull Card. n 8:45

n 1:45-2:30

p.m. Groups 1-18 Kognito Training Guerrieri Center, Wicomico Room

a.m.-Noon Community Service Activity

Groups 19-27 Digital Citizenship

Various Locations See descriptions on page 7.

Perdue Hall Auditorium

n 12:30-1:30

Groups 28-36 Digital Citizenship

p.m.

Lunch Commons Bring your Gull Card.

TETC, Room 153

Groups 37-55 Leadership At Its Finest Quad 4

Saturday, August 24 continued n 2:45-3:30

p.m. Groups 1-9 Digital Citizenship

n 5-6

p.m. Groups 1-27 Dinner

Perdue Hall Auditorium

Commons

Groups 10-18 Digital Citizenship

Groups 28-55 True Life 101

TETC, Room 153

Maggs Center

Groups 19-36 Leadership At Its Finest Quad

Groups 37-55 Kognito Training Guerrieri Center, Wicomico Room n 3:45-4:30

p.m. Groups 1-18 Leadership At Its Finest Quad

Groups 19-36 Kognito Training

n 6:15-7:15

p.m. Groups 1-27 True Life 101 Maggs Center

Groups 28-55 Dinner Commons n8

p.m.-12:30 a.m. Hangover Movie Marathon Sea Gull Square (Rain Location: Guerrieri Center, Wicomico Room)

Guerrieri Center, Wicomico Room

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Groups 37-46 Digital Citizenship

Quad (Rain: Maggs Center)

p.m.-12:30 a.m. Glow Party

Perdue Hall Auditorium

Groups 47-55 Digital Citizenship TETC, Room 153

Sunday, August 25

Sunday, August 25 n 8-9

a.m. How To Maintain Your Faith At A Secular University Guerrieri Center, Wicomico Room Whether you are Christian, Jewish, Muslim or any other faith, transitioning to a secular university can be a challenge for people with deeply held religious beliefs. The discussion will share the different accommodations that SU makes for people of faith and give you an opportunity to ask questions during a short Q&A.

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a.m.-12:30 p.m. Groups 1-28 Your Class Tour of SU Various Locations

Understanding Your Technology Center Computer Labs: Perdue Hall, TETC, Devilbiss Hall

Understanding Academic Resources Various Locations n 10:30-11:30

a.m. Groups 29-55 Shared Paths

Maggs Center, Upstairs Gym; Guerrieri Center, Wicomico Room; Holloway Hall, Great Hall

Sunday, August 25 continued n 11:30

a.m.-1:30 p.m. All Groups Brunch Commons Bring your Gull Card.

n 1:30-4:30

p.m. Groups 29-55 Your Class Tour of SU

n 1:30-2:30

p.m. Groups 1-28 Shared Paths

Maggs Center, Upstairs Gym; Guerrieri Center, Wicomico Room; Holloway Hall, Great Hall n 4:30-7

Various Locations

p.m. All Groups Dinner

Understanding Your Technology Center

Commons Bring your Gull Card.

Computer Labs: Perdue Hall, TETC, Devilbiss Hall

n 5-8

Understanding Academic Resources

Departing from Dogwood Lot D

Various Locations

p.m. Target Rides n 7-9

p.m. SOAP Movie: Fast 6 Guerrieri Center, Wicomico Room

WELCOME WEEK EVENTS Monday, August 26

Wednesday, August 28

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Red Square (Rain: Guerrieri Center, Fireside Lounge)

7 p.m. Welcome Week Rally

9 p.m. SOAP Movie: Scary Movie 5

1-5 p.m. The “Splash Zone” and Basketball Bungee Challenge

Guerrieri Center, Wicomico Room Enjoy T-shirt give-aways and performances by POMS, Squawkappella, SU Cheer, Untouchables and WINK.

Tuesday, August 27

1-4 p.m. Wings and Water Ice

Devilbiss Hall, Room 123

Thursday, August 29 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Air Graffiti Wall

Guerrieri Center, Fireside Lounge

4-8 p.m. Reach the Beach

Friday, August 30

Ocean City, MD Beach Trip to Ocean City! Participate in an adventurous scavenger hunt that will have you seeing Ocean City in a whole new light.

Red Square (Rain location: Guerrieri Center, Wicomico Room)

3-5 p.m. Student Activities Fair

Support the SU men’s soccer team as it hosts the Elmer Lloyd Classic on Friday and Saturday. View the entire Sea Gull athletics schedule online:

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Keeping the Promise New Student Lecture Series 2013

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Tuesday, August 27 n 3:30-4:30

p.m. Amanda Clarke, CRNP Living Well: Optimizing Your College Experience by Building a Healthy Foundation Guerrieri Center, Wicomico Room n 8-9

p.m. Amanda Clarke, CRNP Living Well: Optimizing Your College Experience by Building a Healthy Foundation Guerrieri Center, Wicomico Room

Tuesday, September 3 Ross Szabo (ZAY-BO) Behind Happy Faces: Talking About Mental Health Guerrieri Center, Wicomico Room n 3:30-4:30 n 6:30-7:30

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Tuesday, September 10 Ja’Net Adams Making Smarter Financial Decisions Guerrieri Center, Wicomico Room n 3:30-4:30 n 8-9 p.m.

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Tuesday, September 17 Harlan Cohen The Naked Roommate Guerrieri Center, Wicomico Room n 3:30-4:30 n 8-9 p.m.

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Volunteer Center Volunteer Service Projects Saturday, August 24 n 8:45

a.m.-Noon Community Service Projects and Activities

Various Locations The Salisbury University Volunteer Center is committed to serving the community AND the University by offering meaningful connections between students who care and organizations in need. The Volunteer Center connects interested students to community needs while facilitating student development through leadership and service. Students may prepare for careers and gain a sense of community service and fulfillment through volunteering. Call 410-548-3014 or stop by the Volunteer Center, Guerrieri University Center Room 125, to find the perfect opportunity for YOU. You may also go online to review and sign up for a shortterm or longer volunteer experience. It is important to start your volunteer work as early in your college career as possible. www.salisbury.edu/volunteer

New Student Reader Program 2013-2014

The Meaning of Matthew: My Son’s Murder in Laramie, And a World Transformed With Judy Shepard oday, the name Matthew Shepard is synonymous with gay rights, but before his grisly murder in 1998, Matthew was simply Judy Shepard’s son. The Meaning of Matthew follows the Shepard family in the days immediately after the crime, when Judy and her husband traveled to see their incapacitated son, kept alive by life support machines; how the Shepards learned of the incredible response from strangers all across America who held candlelit vigils and memorial services for their child; and finally, how they struggled to navigate the legal system as Matthew’s murderers were on trial. Shepard shares how she handled the crippling loss of her child, why she became a gay rights activist, and the challenges and rewards of raising a gay child in America today.

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Community Lecture & Book Signing Thursday, August 22 Perdue Hall 156 7 p.m. • Free and open to the public

Convocation Lecture Friday, August 23 Red Square, 9 a.m. (Rain: Maggs Center) • Open to the SU community only

Book Signing

www.salisbury.edu/library/newstudentreader

Friday, August 23 Devilbiss Mall 1-2:15 p.m. (Rain: Commons) • Open to the SU community only 8

We’re Here To Serve The SU service offices listed here have extended their hours during Move-In Day to help you when you need it most. Some offices may be open even more; check with your orientation leader or commuter assistant if you have questions.

MOVE-IN EXTENDED HOURS:

n Thursday, August 22 • 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

n Saturday, August 24 • 10 a.m.-2 p.m. n Sunday, August 25 • 1-6 p.m.

On-Campus ATM AD Admissions House 1200 Camden Avenue

For convenience, an ATM is located in the Guerrieri Center.

CB Bookstore Commons Ground Floor Please note additional business hours at salisbury.collegestoreonline.com

Special Needs

HH Cashier’s Office Holloway Hall, Room 219 HH Financial Aid Office Holloway Hall, Room 213 CB Gull Card Office Commons Ground Floor TE Information Technology Teacher Education and Technology Center, Room 113A HH Health Services Holloway Hall, Room 180 CP Housing and Residence Life Housing Office, Sea Gull Square EC Parking Services East Campus Complex, Room 149 Thursday and Sunday hours only HH Public Relations Holloway Hall, Room 140 (Thursday) Holloway Hall Lobby (Saturday and Sunday) If you don’t know where you need to go, this is the place to start. HH Registrar’s Office Holloway Hall, Room 120 (Thursday only) GC Student Affairs Office Guerrieri Center, Room 212

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Those with disabilities who require accommodations to fully participate in any activity may contact Disability Support Services at 410-677-6536.

Store Trips Students will have opportunities to get the things they forgot. Shuttle buses provide safe travel. n Friday, August 23 Walmart 8-10 p.m. Dogwood Lot D n Sunday,

August 25 Target 5-8 p.m. Dogwood Lot D

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