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P A G E 4Programs Schedule Continued.Time Activity Location(s)Friday1:50 to 2:50p.m.Friday3:00 to 5:00p.m.Friday3:00 to 5:00p.m.Friday5:00 p.m.Friday9:15 to10:30 p.m.Saturday7:30 a.m.Saturday8:30 a.m. tonoon ornoon to4:00 p.m.Sunday6:30 to 8:00p.m.Shades and Shapes of Ship (Required)Celebrate and embrace the diversity of our community, faculty, staff,and students. Become aware of the diversity of your new communityand think about ways we can all use our voices and choices to celebrateand value our uniqueness.Ship Connect: Service Learning Partnerships: Phase I MeetingDid you sign up to volunteer? We hope so. Here is your chance tomeet the rest of the students and faculty/staff/community partners asyou make plans for your service-learning projects. Don’t miss out!This is awesome and a great way to start building your resume!Academic Resources for SuccessTake an opportunity to learn about the library and the Learning Centerand all of their resources. Library and Learning Center Facultyand Staff will guide library orientation mini-sessions to help you findall of the resources (electronic and in print) you are going to need.DinnerSeason 4 Soccer Match: Students vs. Faculty & StaffThe faculty-staff team have a 2:0:1 record against new students. Wehope you will come out to play, cheer, and otherwise goad on the facultyand your peers as we have a great time playing soccer. Join us!Breakfast for Ship Connect Service Learning Students OnlyStudents who signed up for service-learning projects and who participatedin Phase I sessions Friday are encouraged to grab a quickbreakfast snack before going out to your service activities.Ship Connect: Service Learning Partnerships: Phase II MeetingsService-Learning participants will meet their groups at the assignedtime and location (as discussed at the Phase I meeting Friday).Please check your Fall Welcome Week Schedule for all other activities.These are all worthwhile for all students, regardless of whether youare a commuter, a transfer student, or a resident student. There areevents for all of you.Evening with the OrchestraIf you are interested in the orchestra and if you play orchestra instruments,you are encouraged to come to this program in the LPAC Auditorium.Bring your instruments!CUB Multipurpose RoomCUB Multipurpose RoomLehman LibraryReisner Dining HallDavid See FieldRobb Sports Complex(behind the police station).Burd Run Pavilion(Near Fogelsonger Road)As assignedLuhrs Performing Arts CenterAuditoriumMondayAugust 29,2011Classes Begin! Good Luck & Have a Great Semester.Good choices pay huge dividends in the end, start well and you willend well.A C A D E M I C D A Y 2 0 1 1 , P R O G R A M S
Academic Day Conference SessionsP A G E 5Welcome fromthe ConferenceProgram Chairs:Dr. Misty Knight,Dr. EucabethOdhiambo, &Dr. AshleySeibertWelcome to Shippensburg University and toAcademic Day 2011!The theme for this year’s program reminds us allthat, “You have a Choice…You have a Voice!”Whether you are a new first year student or atransfer student, we encourage you to voice thosechoices as you progress through the orientationsessions. The events scheduled during AcademicDay will help you set forth on your journey at Shipfor the next years of your education and personaldevelopment. As you attend the scheduled eventsand select the sessions of your interest, you willfind a number of faculty, staff, and students whowill share information that will help you get startedin the right direction. We are here to assist you asyou make this vital transition and we want you totake advantage of all of the provided opportunities.Please refer to your Academic Day ConferenceRegistration schedule to identify the locations forall portions of the conference program. You havethe opportunity to select a number of programsthat interest you. Should you have any problems orquestions, please notify a member of the orientationteam: volunteers, faculty members, or staffwho will be happy to assist you.Conference Program Chairs: Dr. Misty Knight, Dr.Eucabeth Odhiambo, & Dr. Ashley SeibertSession Topical AreasBuilding Abbreviations—You’ll Need ThemCUBDHCFSCGRHHGHFHLLLPACGBLMCTRLHSPHSRHCeddia Union BuildingDauphin Humanities CenterFranklin Science CenterJohn H. Grove HallHenderson GymHeiges Field HouseEzra Lehman LibraryLuhrs Performing Arts CenterLuhrs ElementaryMath/Computing Technologies CenterRowland HallShippen HallShearer HallTo guide your first steps within academia...Conference presentations have been grouped into 3 complementary categories. We have recommended thatyou register for one presentation in each of the categories. If you did not register in time, please go to a sessionof your interest.A—College Life: Transition to Your New Life: outlines opportunities you will find on campus to maximizeyour education and addresses a wide range of issues you might be experiencing in your new college life.B – College Skills: Get Prepared for Classes: helps you understand what the expectations are for collegestudents and provides you with a number of strategies and skills to achieve success in your studies.C – General Topics: exposes you to a variety of academic opportunities subjects, disciplines and shows youwhat research means in various academic fields.A C A D E M I C D A Y 2 0 1 1 , P R O G R A M S
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