August 2009 International Student Orientation

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2.
All events will take place at Cranwell, unless otherwise indicated.
* Sign up @ Cranwel in advance
$ Money required

3.
WELCOME CENTER
(9am-5pm)

Temporary Housing Opens (Red Carpet Inn)

 

4.
WELCOME CENTER
(9am-5pm)

Meet the Cranwell Director (11am-12pm)

Movie@Cranwell (9pm)

5.
WELCOME CENTER
(9am-5pm)

Quick Shopping (10am/2pm) $

Lunch Downtown (12pm) $

Board Games, Cookies & Lemonade (6pm)

6.
WELCOME CENTER
(9am-5pm)

Quick Shopping
(10am/2pm)

Dinner@Cranwell (5:30pm)

Campus/Town Tour & Ice Cream (7pm)

7.
WELCOME CENTER
(9am-5pm)

Quick Shopping (10am/2pm)

Cookies & Conversation
(4:30pm)

Stepping Out Street Fair
(10am-10pm)

8.
Stepping Out Street Fair (10am-10pm)

9.
Cascades Hike
(1-5pm) *

10.
WELCOME CENTER
(9am-5pm)

Quick Shop (10am/2pm) $

START SMART: Grocery Shopping in America (3pm)

Cookies & Conversation
(4:30pm)

Dinners in Homes
(5:30pm) *

Movie@The Lyric (9pm) $

11.
WELCOME CENTER
(9am-5pm)

Meet the Cranwell Director (11am-12pm)

Quick Shop (10am/2pm) $

Lunch Downtown (12pm) $

START SMART:  Managing Money (4pm)

Claytor Lake Picnic (5:00pm) *

12.
WELCOME CENTER
(9am-5pm)

Quick Shop (10am/2pm) $

START SMART: Navigating the Library (11am, Newman Lobby)

START SMART: Buying a Car (TBA)

Cookies & Conversation
(4:30pm)

Pool Party!
(War Memorial, 7-9pm)

13.
WELCOME CENTER
(9am-5pm)

Quick Shop (10am/2pm) $

START SMART:Intro to US Taxes (11am, GLC)

Speak & Teach Test
(1-5pm, Room B, GLC)

 
Learn to Play American Football (TBA, 5-7pm)

Dinner & Campfire (Duck Pond Amphitheater, 7-9pm)

Outdoor Movie (9pm)

14.
WELCOME CENTER
(9am-5pm)

Quick Shop (10am/2pm) $

START SMART: Get Fit! Tour of Campus Recreational Facilities (McComas Lobby, 11am)

Speak & Teach Test
(1-5pm, Room B, GLC)

START SMART: Safety on Campus (3pm)

Cookies & Conversation
(4:30pm)

Dinners in Homes (5:30pm) *

15.
BCM Furniture Give-Away (8am, 307 Washington St)

Downtown Scavenger Hunt
(3-5pm)

16.
WELCOME CENTER
(2-4pm)

Residence Halls Open for Grads (12-5pm)

Huckleberry Trail Hike (4-6pm)

Quick Shop (6pm)$

 

17.
WELCOME CENTER
(9am-5pm)

MBA Orientation
(8am-5pm, Pamplin 1045)

Residence Halls Open for Int’l Ugrads Participating in Orientation (11am)

English Placement Test (9am, LCI)*

Quick Shop (10am/2pm) $

START SMART: Intro to US Health Insurance (11am)

GTA Workshop
(1-5pm, GLC)

Cookies & Conversation
(4:30pm)

Dinners in Homes(5:30pm)*

 

18.
WELCOME CENTER
(9am-5pm)

UGRAD ORIENTATION
(8am)

GTA Workshop
(8-12pm, GLC)

MBA Orientation
(8am-5pm, Pamplin 1045)

English Placement Test (9am, LCI)*

START SMART: The Graduate Honor System, (4pm, Room F, GLC)

Dinner@Cranwell (5:30pm)

Campus Legends Tour (7pm)

Int’l Dance Party,sponsored by CISO (TBA)

19.
WELCOME CENTER
(9am-5pm)

IMMUNIZATION CLINIC
(By appointment: 8:30am-12pm; 1-3:45pm, Fitness Center Basketball Court, McComas)

MBA Orientation
(8:30am-12pm, Pamplin 1045)

English Placement Test (9am, LCI)*

Speak & Teach Test
(1-5pm, Room B, GLC)

Café Cranwell
(8pm, More Than Coffee, 235 N Main St)

20.
MANDATORY ORIENTATION FOR ALL INT’L STUDENTS
(9am-12pm, Squires)

Lunch Downtown (12pm) $

YMCA Toss Sale (9-7pm, 1000 N Main St)

Speak & Teach Test
(12-4pm, Room D, GLC)

GRAD LIFE WORKSHOP
 (5-8pm, GLC)

Hokie Hi Hypnotist: Tom DeLuca (Burruss, 8pm)

21.
GRAD STUDENT WELCOME & ORIENTATION 
(9am-12pm, GLC)

PPD READINGS & CHEST
X-RAYS (9-11am; 1-4pm, Schiffert Health Center, McComas)

MBA Quest Teambuilding
(9am-3:30pm, Pamplin 1045)

YMCA Toss Sale (9-7pm, 1000 N Main St)

Campus Dining Opens (11am)

Speak & Teach Test
(1-5pm, Room B, GLC)

Hokie Hi Outdoor Movie: Star Trek (Drillfield, 9pm)

22.

English Placement Test (9am, LCI)*

 

Hokie Hi Beach Party
(McComas, 7pm)