Freshman Orientation
Summer 2008 - Abbreviated Schedule of Activities
Monday-Wednesday, June 9-11, June 16-18, June 23-25, June 30-July 2, July 7-9
NMU is located in the Eastern time zone.
| Arrival Day | |
| 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Check in and residence hall registration (Payne/Halverson Hall) |
| 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Walk and talk campus tours |
| 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Wildcat Express student ID cards - (University Center, first floor atrium area) |
| 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Notebook computer pick up (Gant/Spalding Hall) |
| Noon - 3:30 p.m. | Physical Education Instructional Facility (PEIF) and Dome open hours |
| 4 - 4:45 p.m. | Welcome session (102 Jamrich Hall) |
| 4:45 - 5:30 p.m. | Small group meeting I |
| 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. | Dinner (Marketplace) |
| 6:45 - 9 p.m. | Small group meeting II |
| 9 - 9:45 p.m. | Small group activities |
| 10 p.m. | Course scheduling assistance (optional) |
Day Two |
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| 6:30 - 8:15 a.m. | Breakfast (Marketplace) |
| 8:30 - 10 a.m. | Student success at NMU |
| 10 - 11 a.m. | Academic Program meeting |
| 11 - 11:30 a.m. | Disability student services (optional) |
| 11 - 11:30 a.m. | Freshman Fellow meeting (by invitation) |
| 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Lunch and free time (Marketplace) |
| 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. | Course placement information |
| 1:15 - 4 p.m. | Academic advisement and course scheduling |
| 1 - 4:30 p.m. | Physical Education Instructional Facility (PEIF) and Dome open hours |
| 2 - 4:30 p.m. | Notebook computer return |
| 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Information and Employment Fair |
| 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. | Picnic (Superior Dome) |
| 6:45 - 8 p.m. | Involvement opportunities/small group meeting III |
| 8 - 8:45 p.m. | Extracurricular organization fair |
| 8:45 - 11 p.m. | Social activity |
Departure Day |
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| 6:30 - 8:15 a.m. | Breakfast (Marketplace) |
| 8:30 - 9:15 a.m. | Health and safety services |
| 9:15 - 10:45 a.m. | Housing and residence life meeting |
| 9:15 - 10:00 a.m. | Commuter/non-traditional student meeting |
| 10:45 - 11:30 a.m. | Small group meeting IV |
| 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Lunch (Marketplace) |
Abbreviated Parent Schedule of Activities
| Arrival Day | |
| 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Check in and residence hall registration (Payne/Halverson Hall) |
| 4 - 4:45 p.m | Welcome session |
| 5 - 6:30 p.m. | Dinner (Marketplace) |
| 7 - 8:30 p.m. | Parent session I – expectations |
| 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. | Parents' reception |
Day Two |
|
| 8:30 - 10 a.m. | Parent session II – academics |
| 10 - 11 a.m. | Academic Program Meeting |
| 11 - 11:30 a.m. | Disability student services (optional) |
| 11 - 11:30 a.m. | Freshman Fellow meeting, by invitation |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Lunch (Marketplace) |
| 12:30 - 1:45 p.m. | Parent session III - finances |
| 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. | Bus tour of Marquette |
| 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Information and Employment Fair |
| 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. | Picnic (Superior Dome) |
| 6:45 - 8:45 p.m. | Parent session IV – housing and residence life |
Departure Day |
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| 8:30 - 9:15 a.m. | Health and safety services |
| 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Parent session V – student issues |
| 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Lunch (Marketplace) |
