NSO Schedule for Transfer Students

New Student Orientation Schedule for Transfer Students

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Saturday, August 22

Sunday, August 23

Monday, August 24

Tuesday, August 25

Wednesday, August 26

NSO Schedule for Transfer Students

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Saturday, August 22

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Residence Hall Move-In and Check In Sports and Recreation Center

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Back to School Sidewalk SaleSouth Campus Quad

10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Package Pick Up Mohr Student Center; Mailroom

10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.: One Stop Shop Mohr Student Center; Skybox and Simpson Balcony

11 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Forester Fest Picnic Middle Campus Quad

11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Optional: Campus Tours, Shuttles for Lake Bluff Target Depart Intermittently from Sports and Recreation Center

12 p.m.: Men’s Soccer Scrimmage Farwell Field

1 – 2 p.m. Commuter Student Check In Sports and Recreation Center

3 – 4:30 p.m.: Residential Life Community Gathering 1First Years - Residence Halls, Transfers – Residence Halls, Commuter Students - Commuter Lounge

5 – 6:30 p.m.: President’s Welcome Dinner Middle Campus Quad

6:30 – 7:30 p.m.: NSO Large Group 1: Orientation Kickoff & NSO Small Group 1- Welcome to the Forest! Sports and Recreation Center

7:30 - 9 p.m.: NSO Large Group 2: Playfair! Sports and Recreation Center

9 - 10:30 p.m.: NSO Evening Event: Break-the-Ice Cream Social & SRC Open Gym Sports and Recreation Center

Sunday, August 23

7:30 - 9 a.m.: Students - Breakfast Stuart Commons; Gus and Margie Hart Dining Hall

9 - 9:45 a.m.: NSO Small Group 2: Heartwood Various Campus Locations

10 – 11:15 a.m.: NSO Large Group 3: Branching Out - Building A Connected Forester Community Sports and Recreation Center

11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m: NSO Small Group 3: Curiosity Various Campus Locations

12 - 1:30 p.m.: Family Farewell Lunch Stuart Commons; Gus and Margie Hart Dining Hall

1:30 - 3:40 p.m.: Orientation Sessions - Forester Health, Safety, and Wellbeing Public Safety, Healthy Habits with Health and Wellness, Title IX Various Campus Locations; Follow instructions from your Orientation Leader

3:45 – 4:15 p.m.: NSO Small Group 4: Accountability Breakout within spaces

4:15 - 5:30 p.m.: Free Time

5:30 – 6:30 p.m.: Residential Community Gathering 2 Residence Halls / Commuter Lounge

6:30 – 8 p.m.: NSO Orientation Group Dinner Stuart Commons, Gus and Margie Hart Dining Hall

8 - 9:30 p.m.: NSO Evening Event: Community Connections South Campus

9:30pm-11pm: Connection Lounges OpenMohr Student Center Lower Level: Boomer House (Pool, Pingpong, Air Hockey, and Dirty Soda Bar 9:30pm)

Mohr Student Center, Skybox: Gaming Lounge (Arcade games, Video games, Board games)

Mohr Student Center, Office for CARE: Reading and Crafting Lounge (Coloring, Knitting/Crochet, Origami, and more)Whether you come with friends or alone, we hope you check these out! (Also open Monday evening after Beach Bash)

Monday, August 24

7:30 - 9 a.m.: Breakfast Stuart Commons; Gus and Margie Hart Dining Hall

9 - 10 a.m.: NSO Small Group 5: Forester Foundations Small Group Home Base

10 - 11 a.m.: Transfer Student Orientation Session 1: Faculty ConnectionBrown Hall, Tarble Rooms

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Transfer Student Orientation Session 2: Academic Planning and SuccessBrown Hall, Tarble Rooms

11:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Drop In Hours Available ITS, Financial Aid, Student Accounts, and Immunization Catch Up Clinic

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Lunch Break Stuart Commons; Gus and Margie Hart Dining Hall

1 - 2:15 p.m.: Transfer Student Orientation Small Group 1: Forester 101 Various Campus Locations; Follow instructions from your Orientation Leader

2:15 – 3 p.m.: Transfer Student Orientation: Library Overview Donnelley and Lee Library

3 - 4 p.m.: NSO Large Group 4: Choose Your Own Adventure College History/Traditions Jeopardy OR Tour of Lake Forest OR Capture the Flag

4 – 6 p.m.: Free Time Connection Lounges Available

Mohr Student Center Lower Level: Boomer House (Pool, Pingpong, Air Hockey available 4-5pm)Mohr Student Center, Skybox: Gaming Lounge (Arcade games, Video games, Board games)Mohr Student Center, Office for CARE: Reading and Crafting Lounge (Coloring, Knitting/Crochet, Origami, and more)

6 - 9 p.m.: NSO Evening Event: Beach Bash Lake Forest Beach

Tuesday, August 25

7:30 - 9 a.m.: Breakfast Stuart Commons; Gus and Margie Hart Dining Hall

9 – 9:45 a.m.: Transfer Student Orientation Session 3: Career Advancement Center Intro Brown Hall, Tarble Rooms

9:45 - 10:30 a.m.: Transfer Student Orientation Session 4: Everyday Forester Leadership Brown Hall, Tarble Rooms

10:45 – 11:25 a.m.: NSO Large Group 5: You’re a Forester Forever Sports and Recreation Center

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.: NSO Small Group 6: Final Reflections Various Campus Locations

12:15 – 1:30 p.m.: Lunch Stuart Commons, Gus and Margie Hart Dining Hall

1:30 - 3:15 p.m.: Free Time

3:15: NSO Groups meet to walk to Matriculation (Your Orientation Leader will designate a meeting point)

3:30 - 4:15 p.m.: Matriculation Ceremony Sports and Recreation Center

4:15 - 5:30 p.m.: Matriculation Gauntlet, Reception and Community Commitment Mohr Student Center

6 - 8 p.m.: All Campus Back to School Block Party Middle Campus Quad and Mohr Student Center

Wednesday, August 26

7:30 - 9 a.m.: Breakfast Stuart Commons, Gus and Margie Hart Dining Hall

Chicago Day Trip for Transfer Students

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Residence Hall Move-In and Check In
Sports and Recreation Center

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Back to School Sidewalk Sale
South Campus Quad

10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Package Pick Up
Mohr Student Center; Mailroom

10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.: One Stop Shop
Mohr Student Center; Skybox and Simpson Balcony

11 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Forester Fest Picnic
Middle Campus Quad

11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Optional: Campus Tours, Shuttles for Lake Bluff Target
Depart Intermittently from Sports and Recreation Center

12 p.m.: Men’s Soccer Scrimmage
Farwell Field

1 – 2 p.m. Commuter Student Check In
Sports and Recreation Center

3 – 4:30 p.m.: Residential Life Community Gathering 1
First Years - Residence Halls, Transfers – Residence Halls, Commuter Students - Commuter Lounge

5 – 6:30 p.m.: President’s Welcome Dinner
Middle Campus Quad

6:30 – 7:30 p.m.: NSO Large Group 1: Orientation Kickoff & NSO Small Group 1- Welcome to the Forest!
Sports and Recreation Center

7:30 - 9 p.m.: NSO Large Group 2: Playfair!
Sports and Recreation Center

9 - 10:30 p.m.: NSO Evening Event: Break-the-Ice Cream Social & SRC Open Gym
Sports and Recreation Center

7:30 - 9 a.m.: Students - Breakfast
Stuart Commons; Gus and Margie Hart Dining Hall 

9 - 9:45 a.m.: NSO Small Group 2: Heartwood
Various Campus Locations

10 – 11:15 a.m.: NSO Large Group 3: Branching Out - Building A Connected Forester Community
Sports and Recreation Center

11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m: NSO Small Group 3: Curiosity
Various Campus Locations

12 - 1:30 p.m.: Family Farewell Lunch
Stuart Commons; Gus and Margie Hart Dining Hall

1:30 - 3:40 p.m.: Orientation Sessions - Forester Health, Safety, and Wellbeing
Public Safety, Healthy Habits with Health and Wellness, Title IX
Various Campus Locations; Follow instructions from your Orientation Leader

3:45 – 4:15 p.m.: NSO Small Group 4: Accountability
Breakout within spaces

5:30 – 6:30 p.m.: Residential Community Gathering 2
Residence Halls / Commuter Lounge

6:30 – 8 p.m.: NSO Orientation Group Dinner
Stuart Commons, Gus and Margie Hart Dining Hall

8 - 9:30 p.m.: NSO Evening Event: Community Connections  
South Campus

9:30pm-11pm: Connection Lounges Open

Mohr Student Center Lower Level: Boomer House (Pool, Pingpong, Air Hockey, and Dirty Soda Bar 9:30pm)

Mohr Student Center, Office for CARE: Reading and Crafting Lounge (Coloring, Knitting/Crochet, Origami, and more)

Whether you come with friends or alone, we hope you check these out! (Also open Monday evening after Beach Bash)

7:30 - 9 a.m.: Breakfast
Stuart Commons; Gus and Margie Hart Dining Hall 

9 - 10 a.m.: NSO Small Group 5: Forester Foundations
Small Group Home Base

10 - 11 a.m.: Transfer Student Orientation Session 1: Faculty Connection
Brown Hall, Tarble Rooms

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Transfer Student Orientation Session 2: Academic Planning and Success
Brown Hall, Tarble Rooms

11:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Drop In Hours Available
ITS, Financial Aid, Student Accounts, and Immunization Catch Up Clinic

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Lunch Break
Stuart Commons; Gus and Margie Hart Dining Hall

1 - 2:15 p.m.: Transfer Student Orientation Small Group 1: Forester 101
Various Campus Locations; Follow instructions from your Orientation Leader

2:15 – 3 p.m.: Transfer Student Orientation: Library Overview
Donnelley and Lee Library

3 - 4 p.m.: NSO Large Group 4: Choose Your Own Adventure
College History/Traditions Jeopardy OR Tour of Lake Forest OR Capture the Flag

4 – 6 p.m.: Free Time
Connection Lounges Available

Mohr Student Center Lower Level: Boomer House (Pool, Pingpong, Air Hockey available 4-5pm)
Mohr Student Center, Skybox: Gaming Lounge (Arcade games, Video games, Board games)
Mohr Student Center, Office for CARE: Reading and Crafting Lounge (Coloring, Knitting/Crochet, Origami, and more)

6 - 9 p.m.: NSO Evening Event: Beach Bash
Lake Forest Beach

7:30 - 9 a.m.: Breakfast
Stuart Commons; Gus and Margie Hart Dining Hall 

9 – 9:45 a.m.: Transfer Student Orientation Session 3: Career Advancement Center Intro
Brown Hall, Tarble Rooms

9:45 - 10:30 a.m.: Transfer Student Orientation Session 4: Everyday Forester Leadership
Brown Hall, Tarble Rooms

10:45 – 11:25 a.m.: NSO Large Group 5: You’re a Forester Forever
Sports and Recreation Center

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.: NSO Small Group 6: Final Reflections
Various Campus Locations

12:15 – 1:30 p.m.: Lunch
Stuart Commons, Gus and Margie Hart Dining Hall

3:30 - 4:15 p.m.: Matriculation Ceremony
Sports and Recreation Center

4:15 - 5:30 p.m.: Matriculation Gauntlet, Reception and Community Commitment
Mohr Student Center

6 - 8 p.m.: All Campus Back to School Block Party
Middle Campus Quad and Mohr Student Center

7:30 - 9 a.m.: Breakfast
Stuart Commons, Gus and Margie Hart Dining Hall