Parent Orientation Schedule 2012
Orientation is designed to introduce you to the people who will play important roles in the life of your student- professors, advisers, and friends. This guide provides easy reference to orientation activities for parents.
Wednesday, August 22
8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Davidson College Store open
137 N. Main St.
5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Dinner available, cash or checks
Vail Commons or
Alvarez College Union, Davis Café (until 8:00 p.m.)
6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Optional Early Move-In
Residence Halls
You may choose to ease the busy pace of Orientation by placing your student's belongings in the residence halls during these hours. Please observe the signs that will direct you to the unloading area closest to your student's residence hall. You will be able to unload your car near the door of your residence hall. Immediately after unloading your car, please move your car to make room for other new students. New students will not sleep in the residence halls until Thursday night, August 23. Please park in Baker Parking Lot when you return Thursday morning.
Helpful Hint: Cars will not be allowed to line up for unloading prior to 6:00 p.m., and the line tends to be at its longest at the start of the evening. You may prefer to enjoy a leisurely dinner and queue up later in the evening (move-in ends at 9:00 p.m.).
Warehouse open
For pick-up of shipped items: 209 Ridge Road
Thursday, August 23
7:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
Breakfast available, cash or checks
Vail Commons or
Alvarez College Union, Davis Café (opens at 8:30 a.m.)
8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Davidson College Store open
137 N. Main St.
8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Parent Check-In
Alvarez College Union, Brown Atrium
Mariam Cannon Hayes Amphitheatre Entrance
Check in at the Alvarez College Union to receive important information regarding your meeting with your student's adviser. Your student will be involved in check-in on the third and fourth levels for up to 45 minutes. Plan to meet your student after check-in either at the Orientation Fair on the Brown Atrium level of the college union or in his or her residence hall. In order to minimize congestion and confusion at student check-in, we ask that parents remain on the atrium level.
Orientation Fair
Alvarez College Union, Brown Atrium
After you check in, you and your students may want to visit with representatives from different college departments and programs who will be available to answer questions and describe their services. Some of the participating departments include Dining Services, Business Services, CatCard Services, Information Technology Services, and area banks.
Move-in continues
Residence Halls
Hall counselors will distribute room keys and important information to incoming students once they have checked in at the Alvarez College Union. For students who move in Thursday morning, please follow the signs that direct you to the unloading area closest to your residence hall. Please check in at the union before unloading your car.
Warehouse open for pick-up of shipped items: 209 Ridge Road
12:00 pm-1:00 p.m.
Picnic Lunch
Chambers Lawn (Rain location: Baker Sports Complex )
Take a break from moving in and sit under the shade trees for lunch. First-year hallmates and parents will sit together, as will transfer students. Come meet your student's new friends and neighbors!
1:15 p.m.
Opening Session
Baker Sports Complex
2:00 p.m.
Academics at Davidson
Duke Family Performance Hall, Knobloch Campus Center
Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Thomas Shandley and Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Clark Ross address parents. Question-and-answer session follows.
3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Panels for Parents
Parents are invited to attend workshops designed to answer common questions regarding college programs and resources. Workshops last approximately 45 minutes.
Student-Athletes at Davidson
Tyler-Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Center
3:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m.; 4:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
Director of Athletics Jim Murphy and current students talks about what to expect for your student-athlete.
Parenting College Students
Hance Auditorium, Fourth Floor of Chambers Building
3:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m.; 4:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
Professionals from the Student Health and Counseling Center address what to expect now that you have a college student in the family and suggest ways parents can be most helpful to college-age sons and daughters.
Davidson and the World-An International Perspective
Duke Family Performance Hall, Knobloch Campus Center
3:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m.; 4:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
Representatives from the Dean Rusk Program and Study Abroad Office discuss ways Davidson students encounter the world beyond Davidson.
Beyond Davidson? But We Just Got Here
Tomlinson Conference Room, Tomlinson Residence Hall (enter in the back of the building)
3:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m.; 4:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
It's never too early to start thinking about life after Davidson. Career Services personnel help parents understand the four-year process students should use for life planning and how Career Services can help.
Disability Resources
Center for Teaching and Learning, E.H. Little Library
3:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m.; 4:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
Nance Longworth, Academic Access and Disability Resource Coordinator, discusses resources for students with disabilities and tips for helping you and your student make the transition from high school to college.
5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Dinner available, cash or checks
Vail Commons or
Alvarez College Union, Davis Café (Café closes at 8:00 p.m.)
7:00 p.m.
President's Convocation
Baker Sports Complex
Students and parents receive a special welcome from President Carol Quillen.
Friday, August 24
7:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
Breakfast available, cash or checks
Vail Commons or
Alvarez College Union, Davis Café (opens at 8:30 a.m.)
8:00a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Davidson College Store open
137 N. Main St.
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Group meetings with your student's faculty adviser.
Faculty advisers' names and locations for these meetings will be distributed at parent check-in on Thursday, August 23.
9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
President's Reception for Parents
President's House, hosted by President Carol Quillen (Rain location: Brown Atrium, Alvarez College Union)
11:30 a.m.
Farewell Picnic Lunch
Chambers Lawn
Rain location: Baker Sports Complex
Be our guest for lunch under the trees with your student before heading home.
Special assistance and services are available for people with disabilities. Please contact the Office of the Dean of Students to make arrangements.
Dean of Students Office
Box 7179 Davidson, NC 28035-7179
704-894-2225
Save the date: Family Weekend, October 26-28, 2012
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