NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION Sunday, August 31st through Wednesday, September 3rd New Student Orientation at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will help you get to know your new home. We’ve put together a series of information sessions, workshops, and events to introduce you to the resources available to help you succeed as a student. In addition, there will be plenty of fun, social activities to connect you with your fellow students, as well as faculty, staff, and administrators.
New Student Orientation Wood Center 505 S. Chandalar PO Box 756640 Phone: (907) 474-1103 uaf-orientation@alaska.edu www.uaf.edu/orientation
UAF is an AA/EO employer and educational institution. UAF photo by Todd Paris.
Schedule of Orientation Events Sunday, August 31st 8am to 3pm Rev-It-Up Moore-Bartlett-Skarland Complex (MBS) 9am to 5pm Campus Tours MBS and Wood Center Patio 9am to 7pm Experience UAF Tours Various Locations 1:30pm to 2:30pm History of UAF Wood Center Ballroom 2:45pm to 3:45pm Student Jobs Wood Center CDEF 3pm to 5pm Office Open Houses Various Locations 4pm to 5pm Making Sense of Money Management Wood Center CDEF 5pm to 6pm Welcome Barbecue Wood Center 6pm to 7pm Honors Induction Wood Center Ballroom 7:15pm to 9:15pm Orientation Kick-Off Student Recreation Center 9:30pm to 11:30pm SRC Late-Nighter Student Recreation Center Monday, September 1st 8:15am to 9am Breakfast 9am to 10:00am Grand Orientation Welcome 10am to 12pm Academics 101 1pm to 2pm Recreation and Wellness 2pm to 4pm Outdoor Activities 2pm to 4:45pm FreeStore Grand Opening 5:30pm to 7pm Themed Dinner 7:15pm to 8:15pm The Price is Too High 8:15pm to 11pm Wood Center Late Nighter
Great Hall, Fine Arts Complex Davis Concert Hall Davis Concert Hall Student Recreation Center Various Locations Lola Tilly Commons Wood Center Salisbury Theatre Wood Center
Tuesday, September 2nd 9:30am to 10am NSO Group Time 10:15am to 11:15am Academic Open Houses 11:30am to 1pm Academic Lunch 1:15pm to 3:30pm Breakout Sessions 1:30pm to 5pm International Student Orientation I 7pm to 9:30pm Living on the EDGE 10pm to 11:30pm Mission IMPROVable 12am to 2am Fred Meyer Late-Night
Various Various Wood Center Gruening Building Reichardt 201 Hess Rec. (MBS Complex) Hess Rec. MBS/Fred Meyer
Wednesday, September 3rd 9am to 12pm International Student Orienation II Reichardt 201 11am to 12pm UA Scholars Orientation Hess Rec. 11am to 1pm Resource Fair Wood Center 1pm to 5pm Chena River Float OA Office/Chena River 3pm to 8pm Honors Orientation and Barbecue Honors House 6pm to 8pm International Welcome Mixer Great Hall, Fine Arts Complex 8pm to 10pm Open Mic Night Wood Center Family Orientation Sunday, August 31st and Monday, September 1st See the Family Orientation Schedule for the full itinerary of Family Orientation events. Transfer Student Orientation Wednesday, September 3rd, 12pm to 5pm, Wood Center Ballroom Transfer students are invited to participate in the full orientation session but may attend this condensed version of orientation designed specifically for transfer students. New Student Orientation will take place August 31st to September 3rd, 2014. Actual events are subject to change. Please check the New Student Orientation website regularly for updates. A finalized schedule will be distributed at Rev-It-Up. UAF is an AA/EO employer and educational institution.