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2023 Orientation Schedule
| THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 | S - Students F - Families C - Combined Students & Families | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Session | For | Groups | Location |
| 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Residence Hall Move-in | C | Trim Parking Lot | |
| 10 a.m.-3 p.m. | Laptop and OneCard Pick-up | C | Len Green Recreation and Athletics Complex | |
| 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Lunch | C | Upper Athletic Fields | |
| 12:30-3 p.m. | Campus Resource and Vendor Fair | C | Len Green Recreation and Athletics Complex | |
| 3:30-5 p.m. | Opening Celebration | C | Len Green Recreation and Athletics Complex | |
| 5-7 p.m. | Community Dinner | C | Upper Athletic Fields | |
| 7-8:30 p.m. | Family Dessert Social | F | Roger’s Pub and Grille | |
| 7-8 p.m. | Residence Life Floor Meeting | S | 1-30 | Residence Halls |
| 7-8 p.m. | Residence Life Meeting | S | 31-34 | Reynolds 241 |
| 8-11 p.m. | Campus Activities Board (CAB) Presents: Roger's Birthday Bash | S | Park Manor Quad | |
| FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 | S - Students F - Families C - Combined Students & Families | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Session | For | Groups | Location |
| 7-9:30 a.m. | Breakfast | S | Trim Dining Hall | |
| 9-10 a.m. | Vice President of Learner Success and Dean of Campus Life Lawrence P. Ward | F | Len Green Recreation and Athletics Complex | |
| 9:30-11 a.m. | Orientation Group Meeting #1: Meet your Peer Mentor! | S | Various Locations | |
| 10-10:45 a.m. | Academics & Advising | F | Len Green Recreation and Athletics Complex | |
| 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | Wellness on Campus | F | Len Green Recreation and Athletics Complex | |
| 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | Academic Advising | S | 1-17 | Various Locations |
| 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | Community Standards & Academic Integrity | S | 18-34 | Carling-Sorenson Theater |
| 12-1:30 p.m. | Exchange Lunch & Academic Advising | S | 33-34 | Park Manor West Innovation Space |
| 12-2 p.m. | Lunch | C | 1-32 | Upper Athletic Fields |
| 2-3 p.m. | Academic Advising | S | 18-32 | Various Locations |
| 2-3 p.m. | Community Standards & Academic Integrity | S | 1-17 | Carling-Sorenson Theater |
| 2-2:50 p.m. | Hoffman Family Undergraduate Center for Career Development | F | Olin Hall Capozzi Rooms A & B | |
| 2-2:50 p.m. | How Students Supercharge their Babson Experience through our World Class Entrepreneurship Centers | F | Olin Hall Winn Auditorium | |
| 2-2:50 p.m. | Herring Family Entrepreneurial Leadership Village | F | Olin Hall 201 | |
| 2-2:50 p.m. & 3-3:50 p.m. | Going Global: Education Abroad at Babson | F | Olin Hall 101 | |
| 2-2:50 p.m. & 3-3:50 p.m. | Student Engagement and Involvement | F | Olin Hall 102 | |
| 2-2:50 p.m. & 3-3:50 p.m. | How to Get Involved with the Cutler Center | F | Olin Hall 202 | |
| 2-2:50 p.m. & 3-3:50 p.m. | Recreation and Wellness | F | Olin Hall 220 | |
| 2-2:50 p.m. & 3-3:50 p.m. | Dish with Dining | F | Olin Hall 225 | |
| 3:15-4:15 p.m. | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) with the JEDIs | S | 31-34 | Park Manor West Innovation Space |
| 3:15-4:15 p.m. | Faculty Panel | S | 1-30 | Len Green Recreation & Athletics Complex |
| 4:15-4:45 p.m. | Orientation Group Meeting #2 | S | Various Locations | |
| 4:45-5:15 p.m. | Family Farewell | C | Campus-wide | |
| 5-7 p.m. | Dinner | S | Upper Athletic Fields | |
| 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Campus Activities Board (CAB) Presents: Trivia! | S | Winn Auditorium | |
| SATURDAY, AUGUST 26 | S - Students | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Session | For | Groups | Location |
| 7-8:45 a.m. | Breakfast | S | Trim Dining Hall | |
| 9-9:30 a.m. | Orientation Group Meeting #3 | S | Various Locations | |
| 9:30-10:45 a.m. | Be Well, Do Well | S | Len Green Recreation and Athletics Complex | |
| 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | Got Your BAC Workshop | S | Various Locations | |
| 12-2:30 p.m. | Lunch Groups 1-11 (12:00 p.m.) Groups 12-22 (12:45 p.m.) Groups 23-30,33-34 (1:30 p.m.) |
S | 1-30, 33-34 | Trim Dining Hall |
| 12-1:30 p.m. | Lunch & Transfer Student Panel | S | 31-32 | Park Manor West Innovation Space |
| 2:30-3:30 p.m. | Positive Consent Workshop | S | Various Locations | |
| 3:30-4:30 p.m. | Orientation Group Meeting #4 | S | Various Locations | |
| 5-7 p.m. | Dinner | S | Trim Dining Hall | |
| 6-8:30 p.m. | Off Campus Trip: Target, Wegmans, Marshalls, and HomeGoods (University Ave, Westwood, MA) | S | Trim Parking Lot | |
| 7-9 p.m. | Campus Activities Board (CAB) Presents: Giant Games | S | Knight Auditorium | |
| SUNDAY, AUGUST 27 | S - Students | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Session | For | Groups | Location |
| 9:15-10 a.m. | Orientation Group Meeting #5 | S | 1-10 | Various Locations |
| 10-11 a.m. | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) with the JEDIs | S | 1-10 | Len Green Recreation and Athletics Complex |
| 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | BabsonARTS Open House | S | Carling-Sorenson Theater | |
| 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Brunch | S | Trim Dining Hall | |
| 10:45-11:30 a.m. | Orientation Group Meeting #5 | S | 11-20 | Various Locations |
| 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) with the JEDIs | S | 11-20 | Len Green Recreation and Athletics Complex |
| 12:15-1 p.m. | Orientation Group Meeting #5 | S | 21-30 | Various Locations |
| 1-2 p.m. | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) with the JEDIs | S | 21-30 | Len Green Recreation and Athletics Complex |
| 2:15-3:15 p.m. | Orientation Group Meeting #6 | S | Various Locations | |
| 3:15-4:15 p.m. | Orientation Closing | S | Len Green Recreation and Athletics Complex | |
| 4:30-5 p.m. | Class Photo | S | Park Manor Quad | |
| 5-9 p.m. | Dinner | S | Trim Dining Hall | |
| 6-7 p.m. | Campus Activities Board (CAB) Presents: Jungle Quest Scavenger Hunt | S | Knight Auditorium | |
