New Student Orientation Schedule

8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Residence Hall Move-In. Follow the signs to your assigned residence hall. Check insideWheaton's New Student tab to learn more.

8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
New Student Sign-In; Official College Sign-in. Atrium, Balfour-Hood Campus Center

8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Wheaton ID's

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Library Open House and Tours.

11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Opening Day Picnic. The Dimple.

1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
New Student and Family Meeting. Beard Fieldhouse, Haas Athletic Center.

2:30 p.m.- 2:45 p.m.
Parents and students go separate ways until the President's Reception at 5:15 p.m.

2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Class Photo. Sponsored by Nike, the Wheaton Yearbook and the Alumnae/i Assocation.

3:45 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Advising Team/Transfer Meeting #1. This is the first meeting with students and members of their advising team to discuss academic issues and expectations specific to new and transfer students. Preceptors prepare students for their advising meetings with faculty.

3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Transfer Team Meeting #1. Team Meeting Locations.

5:15 p.m.
President's Reception. Hood Courtyard.

6:00 p.m.
Family Farewell

6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Dinner. Emerson and Chase Dining Halls.

7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Floor Meetings. Discussion and Q&A related to living in a residential community.

7:00 p.m.
New Commuter Student Meeting. Cafe, Balfour Hood Campus Center.

8:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Candlelight Ceremony, Cole Memorial Chapel. Be sure to wear your class color: Green!

10 p.m. - Midnight
Student Social Programs - More details to follow.

7:30 a.m.- 9 a.m
Breakfast. Chase Dining Hall.

8:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
Wheaton ID's.

8:30 a.m.- 11:15 a.m.
Placement Exams. Locations listed in Orientation Program.

9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
Math Advising Assistance.

12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch. Chase Dining Hall.

1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Summer Assignment Symposium. Cole Memorial Chapel.

4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
BBQ, Music, and Games in the Dimple!

7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Floor Meetings. Residence Halls.

8:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Drawing the Shades. A powerful multimedia journey into the experiences and consequences of sexual assualt presented by Wheaton men and women. Beard Field House, Haas Athletic Center.

10:00 p.m.- Midnight
Student Social Programs - More details to follow.

7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast. Chase and Emerson dining halls.

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Advising Team Meeting/Transfer Meeting # 2.

10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Individual Advising Appointments. These appointments are scheduled during Advising Team Meeting #1.

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Pre-Professional and Career Meetings. Watch for information when you arrive on campus.

Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch and Faculty Discussion. See Orientation Program for more information.

1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Games in the Dimple. Dimple, Upper Campus.

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
New Student Transfer Luncheon. Chase Small, Chase Dining Hall.

1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Students' Resouce Garden. Uncover all the resources and opportunities availiable to you through Wheaton. By picking up your Garden Guide and visiting every table, you will be eligible to enter in a drawing for a semester's worth of free books(up to $300), Janet Jackson tickets and much more.

4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Pick up your Wheaton ID. Atrium, Balfour-Hood Campus Center.

4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Dinner. Chase Dining Halls.

7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Floor Meetings. Residence Halls

8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
What'll It Be? Follow four friends as they attempt to negotiate issues of drug and alcohol use on campus. Realistic scenes offer the opportunity to consider the possible effects of substance abuse on your life and relationships. "What'll It Be?" fosters a dialogue through which you and your classmates can help each other determine acceptable behavior, whatever choices you make.

10:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.
Student Social Programs - More details to follow.

7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast. Chase and Emerson Dining Halls.

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Individual Advising Appointments.

10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Tools for Success Watch for more information!

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch. Chase and Emerson Dining Halls.

1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Living the Honor Code. This session is designed to engage new students in an experiential exercise and discussion about what it means to live the Honor Code. Designated advising team locations.

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Matriculation Ceremony. This event marks a student's formal induction into the Wheaton community. New students assemble in the Cole Memorial Chapel to sign the Honor Code pledge and the Matriculation book.

4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Dinner.

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Floor Meetings. Individual Residence Halls.

8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
First Impressions:Issues of Culture, Race and Ethnicity- Presentation by students of their experiences and feelings about the impact of diversity on the campus and the larger society. Beard Field House, Haas Athletic Center.

10:00 p.m.- 2:00 a.m.
Student Social Programs - More details to follow.

5:00 p.m.
Opening Convocation Assembly. Cole Memorial Chapel.

6:00 p.m.
Post-Convocation Campus BBQ. The Dimple.