Orientation Schedule - Fall 2023

CHECK IN & RESIDENCE HALL MOVE IN
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Check-in and pick-up your key, and student ID before heading to your residence hall. Orientation Leaders (OL’s) and Community Advisors (CA’s) will be on hand to show you to your room.

Old Chapel Circle for Key Pick Up & Your Residence Hall for Move-In

MINERVA BREAKFAST
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Stop by our Minerva Breakfast to learn more about the Minerva Program, to meet Minerva leaders, and enjoy breakfast.

Tent on West Beach/Richmond Lawn

RESOURCE FAIR
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Stop by the Nott Memorial for a mini resources fair. Representatives from HR, Schaffer Library, the Bursar’s Office, Student Success and more will be here. If you plan on working on campus, stop by the resource fair to complete employee paperwork with HR including I-9. Original documents must be presented to complete the I-9 form. Copies are not accepted. Please see the list of acceptable documents here.

Wicker Wellness will be open at this time as well. Please feel free to see their staff there.

Nott Memorial

CLASS OF 2027 WELCOME LUNCH
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Come and enjoy lunch with the other members of your class and their families!

Tent on Library Plaza

PARENT AND FAMILY Q & A
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Parents and families should have received all the information they need to help support their students during our August Virtual Parent and Family Orientation sessions. Please join us and meet a few members of our Student Affairs team in person. We want to make sure all of your last-minute questions are answered.

Olin 115

INTRODUCTION TO ACCOMMODATIVE SERVICES ORIENTATION
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Schaffer Library

ORIENTATION KICKOFF & TIME FOR GOODBYES
4:00 p.m.

Join us as members of the Union Administration officially welcome you to the Union Community and your Union College experience.

Hear from:

• David Harris, President
• Annette Diorio, VP for Student Affairs
• Kate Schurick, Dean of First-Year Students
• Aileen Schatz, Director of the First-Year Experience

Frank Bailey Field

UNION’S PARENTS AND FAMILY PROGRAM
4:30 p.m.

Parents and Families – join the staff from College Relations, immediately following President Harris’s welcome for the Class of 2027. Meet with the Parent Engagement team and enjoy light refreshments.

Alumni Gym Stairs

ORIENTATION GROUP CONNECTIONS AND FIRST GROUP MEETINGS
4:30 p.m.

Throughout Orientation you will get together with the members of your Orientation Group and meet your Orientation Leader (OL). Our OLs will facilitate conversations and connections among group members and serve as a mentor and friend during your transition to Union.

You'll be introduced to your OL at Kickoff

DINNER WITH YOUR OL GROUP (rotation)
5:15 p.m. (odd number OL groups), 5:50 p.m. (even number OL groups)

Join your OL and group for Dinner. Throughout our Orientation Program you’ll have the opportunity to join your OLs and group to check-in during meal times and sample what our dining services has to offer.

Tent on Library Plaza

MINERVA HOUSE TOURS & SWAG PICK UP (rotation)
5:15 p.m. (even number OL groups), 5:50 p.m. (odd number OL groups)

Meet with your OL group as your OL leads you to find out what Minerva you are a part of! You'll have the opportunity to meet your Minerva House leadership, get a house tour, pick up supplies for MinervOlympics and your Minerva house swag!

Join your OL as they lead you to your Minerva House

WHAT TO EXPECT AT ORIENTATION
6:30 p.m.

Join your OL and group to hear a little more about what to expect during your first few days on campus. You’ll hear from our Orientation Committee Members about what to expect over the next 3 days!

Memorial Chapel

AN INTRODUCTION TO SAFETY ON CAMPUS
6:45 p.m.

Hear from members of Campus Safety and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) staff about their role on campus, the services they provide, how they work to enforce rules, regulations and policies on campus, and share personal safety tips and practices with you to keep the Union Community safe. Campus Safety's number is (518) 388-6911.

Memorial Chapel

CLASS TSHIRT GIVEAWAY
7:15 p.m.

See an Orientation Committee Member to receive your official Garnet Chargers - Class of 2027 t-shirt.

Outside Nott Memorial

CLASS PICTURE
7:25 p.m.

Put your Class t-shirt on and get ready to say, “Cheese” and be proud to be a member of the Class of 2027 as we take the official class picture for the Class of 2027!

Nott Memorial

MEET YOUR CA (for residential students)
7:45 p.m.

Meet up with your Community Advisor (CA) and floormates and head down to West Beach Welcome all together! Commuter students can join their OL to head right to West Beach.

Your Residence Hall Floor

WEST BEACH WELCOME
8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Join your classmates, OLs and CAs for our West Beach Welcome! Enjoy snacks, have some fun, and get to know your classmates on the first night of orientation.

West Beach

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Reamer Campus Dining

ACADEMICS & WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN MEETING YOUR ADVISOR (rotation)
9:15 a.m. (even number OL groups) & 10:30 a.m. (odd number OL groups)

Learn what to expect and what is expected of you when it comes to academics at Union and what to expect when meeting your academic advisor (who you’ll meet on Tuesday). Michelle Osborn, Dean of Studies

Memorial Chapel

IT’S UP TO U (rotation)
9:15 a.m. (odd number OL groups) & 10:30 a.m. (even number OL groups)

In order to create and maintain a safe community here at Union College, it takes every member of the community to do their part. This session will show incoming Union students how they can help themselves and their fellow students when unwanted behavior starts to happen in their rooms, residence halls, classrooms, or anywhere else on and around campus. Students will be able to strategize how they would intervene when they observe something inappropriate happening in their community.

CPH Ballroom

LUNCH
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Reamer Campus Dining - you will need your student ID to swipe in for lunch

SCHOLARS WELCOME (for students in the Scholars Program)
12:15 p.m. -1:00 p.m.

This session is for students enrolled in the Scholars Program. Join the Director of the Scholars Program for opportunity for you to meet other students in the program and learn what to expect.

Wold Atrium

HEALTH & WELLNESS RESOURCES AT UNION (rotation)
1:00 p.m. (odds number OL groups) & 1:45 p.m. (even number OL groups)

Students who take the time and effort to invest in their holistic well-being are more likely to reach their personal and academic potential. During this session, you will learn about some of the different health an wellness resources available at Union and why, especially as a college student, it is important to think about and maintain your health and wellness.

Memorial Chapel

SUSTAINABILITY AT UNION (rotation)
1:00 p.m. (even number OL groups) & 1:45 p.m. (odd number OL groups)

Join us to hear why Union has been listed in the Princeton Review's Top 50 Green Colleges! Learn about Union's history in sustainability as well as what we are doing now to reduce our Campus' overall carbon footprint. In addition, see how you can learn about sustainability at Union and get involved to help make Union a greener campus and a leader in the region and nationwide!

CPH Ballroom

MINERVOLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY
2:30 p.m.

Join your orientation group to mark the official start of the MinervOlympic games! Get a chance to show off your team and house spirit and learn about the Minerva Program. Remember, you don't have to join your Minerva, you already belong!

Rugby Field

MINERVOLYMPICS!
3:00 p.m.

Let the games begin! As an orientation group, you'll compete both as a team and as part of your Minerva House to acquire points in a variety of different challenges and activities. Which house will be our champion, will Sorum be able to defend their title?!

Rugby Field

DINNER
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Reamer Campus Dining -you will need your student ID to swipe in for dinner

DIEB AND OFFICE OF INTERCULTURAL AFFAIRS AT UNION COLLEGE
7:15 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Come and learn more about the Office of Intercultural Affairs and how to learn more about exploring your identity and the identities of others. OIA will discuss what they do at Union and how you can get involved or engage with their office during your time at Union.

CPH Ballroom

FLOOR MEETINGS WITH YOUR COMMUNITY ADVISOR
8:15 p.m.

Your Residence Hall Floor

COMMUTER STUDENT TOURS
8:15 p.m.

Meet our Commuter OL in CPH Ballroom

ORIENTATION BINGO
9:30 p.m.

Join the Class of 2027 at one of Union’s most popular events. Come early to get a seat. You could win anything from laundry soap, to extra money on your declining, to Union gear, to a TV.

CPH Ballroom

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Reamer Campus Dining

INDIVIDUAL ADVISING APPOINTMENTS
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Bring your schedule and any questions you want answered. This is your first opportunity to meet your advisor

LIBRARY RESOURCES AT UNION (rotation)
9:15 a.m. (OL groups 1-12), 10:00 a.m. (OL groups 13-24), 10:45 a.m. (OL groups 25-36)

Have you ever been out and about only to discover that your device needs a 10:45 AM charge? If this happens while you're studying in the library, did you know that you can check out Mac, PC, iPhone, Android, and/or tablet power adaptors? There are lots of resources and services available to you at Schaffer Library. Come learn about some of the other items you can get in the library and - if you act now - find out how you can get some of your textbooks from other libraries around the country/world.

Schaffer Library

HOW TO SUCCEED ACADEMICALLY AT UNION (rotation)
9:15 a.m. (OL groups 13-24), 10:00 a.m. (OL groups 25-36), 10:45 a.m. (OL groups 1-12)

Join the Office at Student Success for a discussion on best practices to succeed academically during your first year and beyond. Topics will include services provided by the Office of Student Success as well as tips in regards to time management, asking for help, and academic support on campus.

Olin 115

CAREER CENTER AT BECKER HALL OPEN HOUSE (rotation)
9:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Stop by the Career Center and meet the team as they provide an overview of the Career Center. Learn about the many services, programs, events, resources the Career Center offers and specific information on their signature program, Uready.

Becker Hall

MAJORS FAIR LUNCH
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

During lunch you can learn more about our academic offerings. Talk with professors about major and minor requirements, learn about the many academic departments at Union, and find out about some of the interesting courses offered this coming year.

Tent on Library Plaza

DROP/ADD FOR NEW STUDENTS
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

If you need to make changes to your class schedule, you’ll be able to make those adjustments during this time.

Nott Memorial

INDIVIDUAL TOURS OF CAMPUS
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Connect with your OL to sign up for an individual tour to walk through your class schedule and be ready to start the week.

Q & A WITH CURRENT STUDENTS
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Join our Orientation Committee and a few other returning students for a Q & A session and hear from different students that make up the Union Community, about their experiences while at Union both in and out of the classroom.

Olin 115

MINERVA PROCESSION FOR CONVOCATION
3:30 p.m.
Join your OL and Minerva Student Leaders for the procession into Convocation.

Rugby Field

OPENING CONVOCATION
4:00 p.m.
Join your classmates, faculty and staff to celebrate the start of the 2023-2024 academic year.
Memorial Chapel

CAMPUS WIDE BBQ
5:00 p.m.

Tent on Library Plaza

ZACH PINCINCE HYPNOTIST SHOW

7:30 p.m.

Zach Pincince is one of the youngest stage hypnotists in the nation. He brings a youthful energy and innovation to his unique show that is unlike any other hypnotist you’ve ever seen.

Memorial Chapel