Bryn Mawr College

Customs Week Orientation Highlights

(Tentative Schedule, to be updated May 1 and August 1)

All new students are expected to  participate 

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

8:30am-4:30pm Move-in at each Residence Hall

 

Room keys may be picked-up from Facilities Services

At   Ward Building. Please unload belongings near the

entrance to your residence hall, then move all cars to

a parking lot.

 

9am-3pm  Family Network Information Booth, near Taylor Hall

The Family Network offers assistance, hospitality, campus maps,

directions, and other information to

Parents, families and friends.

 

10am-Noon: Campus Tours, Meet at Wyndham

Campus tours will depart every 30 minutes.

 

11:00 a.m.-12:00 pm: Student Life Q&A for Parents and Guardians,

 

11:00-1:00 Lunch for students and guests at Erdman

 

1:00-2:00 or 2:00-3:00 pm Parents & Guardians Meet With Their Student’s Dean

 

4:00 p.m. College Welcome, Goodhart Hall

The Class of 2017 and all new students assemble for the first time

on the Goodhart stage.  The President, Dean of the College,

Dean of Admissions and student leaders welcome new students and

families to the Bryn Mawr College community.

 

5:00 pm: Students bid their families farewell

 

5:30 pm Dinner in Customs groups.  Immediately following

dinner Customs Groups gather in their residence halls.

 

7:30 pm: Bryn Mawr Traditions and Alumnae Association Welcome

 

Thursday, August 29

8-9am: Health Professions Orientation for New Students

 

8-10:30 am Scheduled Placement Exams for languages and

quantitative skills

 

9:30 am Hallmarks of a Bryn Mawr Education – a panel discussion

 

10:30 am -12:30 pm (in rotation by residence hall)

• Meet Your Dean
• Information Services and Library Fair
• Academic Fair, Thomas Great Hall

 

2:30 pm Academic Advising Preparation in groups with faculty,

deans and peer mentors.

 

4:00 pm  Scheduling workshops in residence hall living rooms

 

5:00-11:00 pm Bi-College Customs events at Haverford College

 

Friday, August 30

Individual meetings with faculty advisers and dean to select courses.

Assigned times and advisers distributed with the Customs schedule

on arrival.

9:00-Noon or 1:00-4:00 (in half of day not scheduled for advising)

• Safety & Emergency Procedures
• A Healthy Community
• Panel on  Key College Services and Supports for New Students

 

5:00 pm: Dinner Scheduled by Customs Group

 

6-10pm: Shopping, Teas, or other Customs Group Outings

 

Saturday, August 31

11:00 am  Brunch

1:00 pm Social Life, Alcohol and Party Policies and the prevention of hazing

and  other unsafe situations

2:00 pm: Sexual Misconduct Policies, Prevention & Title IX

7-11pm: Bi-College Customs at Bryn Mawr - Customs After Dark

 

Sunday, September 1

11:00 am  Brunch

1-3pm: Registration Revisions (with dean, if needed)

3:00-5:00 pm  Swim Tests for PE credit

7:00-9:00 pm: Roommate and hall agreements in residence halls

 

Monday, September 2

11:00 am  Brunch

1:00 pm Workshop: Living in a Diverse Community

3:00 pm SGA and Honor Coode

5:00 pm Class of 2017 Assembly (Goodhart)

 

Customs Week

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