Welcome Week Schedule - Orientation 2008

(Optional) Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 - Community Service Day

(Only available to the first 100 students who received permission to move in early for community service.)

TimeDescription
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Early Check-in/Move-in (various locations)
- Community service students move in early to their residence halls
1:45 p.m. Lounge Meetings (in the lounge of your residence hall)
- Meet your Resident Assistant to walk to Townhouse Parking Lot
- Commuter students to meet in the Orvis Activities Center lounge
2 p.m. "Lose yourself in Alfred - find yourself with friends" (Downtown Alfred)
- Students meet at the Bandstand downtown
- (rain site) Alfred Town Hall
2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Community service (throughout Alfred)
5 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. After Party!!! (MacKenzie Volleyball Court)
- Water party
- Music, games, prizes, pizza and more!
- Music by WETD
10 p.m. Dive-in movie "Rogue" (Orvis Pool)
- Music, games, prizes, etc.

Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008

TimeDescription
7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Breakfast (Central Dining Hall)
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Check-in/Move-in (at your residence hall)
10:45 a.m. - 2 p.m. Lunch (Central Dining Hall)
1:15 p.m. Mandatory Make-up Orientation, see below for details
(for students who did not attend Orientation in July)
- Registration at Orvis Auditorium
- Note: the cost to attend is $100 per student
4 - 6:30 p.m. Dinner (Central Dining Hall)
7 p.m. Floor meetings (mandatory for residential students)
- In your own buildings
8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Guitar Hero Tournament
- Peet Hall Lounge
- Grand prize is a pizza party!
8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Game Show: "Thinkfast" (Pioneer Lounge)
- $200 cash prize
8:30 p.m. & 10:30 p.m. Night at the movies: "Be Kind Rewind" (Orvis Auditorium)
- Free popcorn and soda
9 p.m. 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament (Orvis Gymnasium)
- Sign-ups begin at 8:30 p.m.
10 p.m. - Midnight Party in Pioneer Lounge - Hawaiian style
- Mocktails, pizza, music, games and more!
*** Listen to 90.7 WETD and watch Channel 3 throughout the day for up to date information on check-in, programs and prize giveaways!***

Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008 - Make-up Orientation Session

Attention all New Students:
If you did not attend Orientation in July, you must attend the Make-up Orientation in addition to the Welcome Week events.

To Register for Make-up Orientation follow these easy steps:

  1. Go to BannerWeb.
  2. Click on "Instructions."
  3. Click on "Orientation" and follow directions.
  4. You can pay the $100 orientation fee by credit card or you may select the "check payment" method when processing your reservation in BannerWeb.

Following receipt of your reservation, we will process your request and e-mail a confirmation to your Alfred State e-mail account. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us at orientation [at] alfredstate [dot] edu or call Patty Lewis at (607) 587-3111.

(Remember, you do not have to register for Welcome Week, it is expected that all students will be there. Only students who have not attended summer orientation have to register and attend Make-up Orientation)

TimeDescription
1:15 p.m. Registration
2 p.m. Welcome (Orvis Aud)
- President Dr. John M. Anderson
2:15 p.m. Campus Support Services and Fall Check Lists (Orvis Aud)
- ACES (Tom Massara)
- University Police (Greg Sammons)
- Health Services (Judy Grant)
- The Learning Center (Janette Thomas)
- Enrollment Services (Nancy Shearer)
- Technology Services (C.J. Rahr)

Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008

TimeDescription
7 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast (Central Dining Hall)
9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Mandatory department meetings (various locations)
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. New Student Convocation (Orvis gymnasium), mandatory
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lunch (Central Dining Hall)
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Happy Hour Comedy (Orvis Gymnasium), mandatory
- Featuring Bernie McGrenahan
4 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Barbecue dinner (under the tent next to
the volleyball court and MacKenzie East)
6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Mission Possible game (Pioneer Lounge)
- Do you have what it takes? Ninja Warrior meets sci-fi with lasers.
- Prizes and free beverages will be served.
8:30 p.m. & 10:30 p.m. Night at the movies: "Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay "
(Orvis Auditorium)
- Free popcorn and soda
9 p.m. 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament - Semifinals (Orvis Gymnasium)
- Winning teams from the night before compete for the championship
11 p.m. - 2 a.m. Party in Pioneer Lounge: "Come as you are!"
Sponsored by the Alumni Association
- Free caricatures
- Pool tournament
- Dart tournament
- Trivia night with prizes
- And the beginning of the karaoke contest which will provide the semifinalists with the opportunity to battle it out after the live music event on August 23.
11 p.m. Dodgeball Tournament (Orvis Gymnasium)
- 5 students per team
- Sign-ups begin at 10:30 p.m

Friday, Aug. 22, 2008 - Final Registration Day

TimeDescription
7 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Breakfast (Central Dining Hall)
*Don't forget to pick up your ID card at ACES today.

9:30 a.m. - Noon Meet with academic advisers (various locations)
- See information attained at Department Meetings
10:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch (Central Dining Hall)
3 - 5:30 p.m. Activities Fair (Alumni Plaza), mandatory
- Rain site (Student Gathering Place)
- Music by WETD
- Sign up for Sunday's 3 person scavenger hunt
4 - 6:30 p.m. Dinner (Central Dining Hall)
- You will need a stamped card from the Activities Fair for dinner
8 p.m. Game Show: "Who's Line is it Anyway" (Pioneer Lounge)
- Prizes for participation
9 p.m. - 11 p.m. Walk-in movie at SET: "10,000 B.C." (Outside SET)
11 p.m. - 2 a.m. Party in Pioneer Lounge
- Graffiti/black light party!
- Free white T-shirts for the first 100 people
11 p.m. Dodgeball Tournament - Semifinals (Orvis Gymnasium)

Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008

TimeDescription
9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Brunch (Central Dining Hall)
1:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. New student workshops (see groups and meeting times below)
  Group A: All new students in MacKenzie North and MacKenzie South
  Group B: All new student commuters and residents in MacKenzie
West, MacKenzie East, Braddon and Peet.
  Group C: All new students in Burdick, Getman, Main Gate A,
Main Gate B, R/C and Shults.
1:30 p.m. Group A - Orvis Auditorium for ASC Experience Part 2 (Orvis Aud)
Group B - Free time
Group C - Ultimate Road Trip (Orvis Gym)
3 p.m.
Group A - Floor meeting/debriefing in you Residence Hall Lounges
Group B - Ultimate Road Trip (Orvis Gym)
Group C - Orvis Auditorium for ASC Experience Part 2 (Orvis Aud)
4:30 p.m.
Group A - Ultimate Road Trip (Orvis Gym)
Group B - Orvis Auditorium for ASC Experience Part 2 (Orvis Aud)
Group C - Floor meeting/debriefing in you Residence Hall Lounges
6 p.m. Group A - Free time
Group B - Floor meeting/debriefing in you Residence Hall Lounges
Commuter debriefing (Pioneer Lounge)
Group C - Free time
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Dinner (Central Dining Hall)
7:30 p.m. Texas Hold'em Tournament (Pioneer Lounge)
- Sign up from 6:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and instructions on how to play
- Prizes and free beverages
8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m. APB Picture Show: "In Bruges" (Orvis Auditorium)
10 p.m. - 2 a.m. Live at Pioneer! (Pioneer Lounge)
- Featuring "Ceann" - Irish/Celtic/Rock
- Karaoke finals to follow live music

Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008

TimeDescription
10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Brunch (Central Dining Hall)
2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Scavenger Hunt
- 3 person teams compete for the chance to win $100
in Bookstore gift certificates by traveling around Alfred and
taking pictures with their cell phones or a supplied camera.
Winners are announced at the Activities Carnival.
4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Dinner (Central Dining Hall)
6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Mandatory residence hall meetings (at your own residence hall)
7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Activities Carnival (Orvis Gymnasium), mandatory
- $2,000 worth of prizes and giveaways!!
- Featuring "Travelin Max"

Monday, Aug. 25, 2008 - First Day of Classes

First Day of Classes, student follows their class schedule.

Contact Us

Office of Student Activities & Orientation
Orvis Activities Center
10 Upper College Drive
Alfred, NY 14802
1-800-4-ALFRED
orientation [at] alfredstate [dot] edu
AOL AIM: ASC Orientation