Schedule of Day’s Activities – Parent Program
PREVIEW (Summer Advising & Course Registration for New Students)

8-9 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Guerrieri University Center - Concourse and Main Lounge
Students will receive orientation folders and will have identification photos taken.

8-9 a.m.
Foreign Language Placement Test
Guerrieri University Center – Computer Lab Room 133
Take a computerized foreign language placement test in 30 minutes or less in French, Spanish or German to help you decide if you want to take a foreign language at Salisbury University and to see if you are eligible to buy college credits based on work completed in high school.

8-9 a.m.
New Student Experience Seminars
Guerrieri University Center - Table Outside Main Lounge
Have you signed up for a New Student Seminar yet? Need more information about this required seminar? Visit our table during check-in.

9-9:25 a.m.
Plenary Session
Guerrieri University Center - Wicomico Room
Welcome and opening comments from your hosts:
Vice President of Student Affairs Office

9:40-10:20 a.m.
10:30-11:10 a.m.
11:15-11:55 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
See bottom of page for descriptions/locations. To maximize information acquisition students and family member should attend different sessions. Select one each time.

Information Center
During lunch, representatives of the following offices will be present: Athletics and Recreation, University Dining Services, Student Health Services, Residence Life, New Student Seminar Options, Student Activities, Organizations & Leadership, Career Services, University Police, Study Abroad, Performing Ensembles, Telecommunications Telephone & Internet Services, Freshman Textbook Reservation Service (University Bookstore), Disabled Student Services, and Gull Card.

Noon-1 p.m.
Lunch
The Commons – Dorchester Room
Students and their families will meet for lunch in the Dorchester Room. Students will be assigned to an advising group before they leave the dining hall. Students MUST be in the Dorchester Room at 1 p.m. to meet their academic advising group.

1:15-2:05 p.m.
Parents in Transition
Guerrieri University Center – Nanticoke Rooms A, B and C

Participants will explore ways in which the transition to college impacts parents and students. They will also examine strategies parents and students can utilize to enhance this developmental transition so that the college experience becomes academically rewarding and emotionally strengthening. Topics include separation anxiety, emotional adjustment, campus resources and academic strategies.

2:15-3 p.m.
Outdoor Programs (families of participants only)
Guerrieri University Center
A session for parents of students participating in an outdoor program. General information and questions and answers.
Algonquin CANOE – Nanticoke Room A
Acadia ADVENTURE – Nanticoke Room B
Nantahala – Nanticoke Room C
West Virginia Whitewater-Gull’s Nest
The Alaskan Experience –Gull’s Nest

2:15 – 3:15 p.m.
Tours Leave Every 15 Minutes
Guerrieri University Center, Main Lounge
Campus Tours (Optional)
Students who have finished scheduling and parents will be given the opportunity to tour the campus, including the residence halls and academic facilities.

2:15-3:30 p.m.
Anticipated completion times of individually paced student course registration. Students will meet their parents in the Fireside Lounge of the Guerrieri University Center after they have completed registration.

Have a pleasant summer!

**Live musical performances compliments of the SU Music Department**

Concurrent Sessions

Residence Life
Guerrieri Center - Nanticoke Room
Goals
Policies/Regulations
Roommate Issues
Programs
(Note: This session offered Parents Only: 9:40-10:20 a.m. and 11:15-11:55 a.m.)

Personal Health & Safety
Guerrieri Center – Atrium Gallery
Student Health Services
Alcohol/Drug Education & Prevention
University Police and Student Safety Services
Wellness Programs
(Note: This session offered only 10:30-11:10 a.m. and 11:15-11:55 a.m.)

Billing Information & Student Employment
Commons - Montgomery Room
Costs and Financial Aid
Student Billing Information
Learning from Work: On-campus
Employment for students
(Note: This session offered only 9:40-10:20 and 10:30-11:10 a.m.)

Student Activities, Organizations & Leadership and Campus Recreation
Guerrieri Center - Main Lounge-Hardwood Floor

Clubs and Organizations
Intramurals
Leadership
Campus Recreation (10:30-11:10 a.m. and 11:15-11:55 a.m. only)

Multiethnic Student Organizations & Programs
Guerrieri Center - Manokin Room
Adjustment Issues
Support Services
Understanding the Environment
Comprehensive Academic Success Program
Pre-Matriculation Program
MOSAIC

Commuting Students & Off-Campus Housing Information
Guerrieri Center - Fireside Lounge
Access to Services
Dining Services
Health Services
Parking Services
Off-Campus Housing Search Services

“True Stories” - Student Panel
Guerrieri Center – Choptank Room
Non-structured session with a question-and-answer format.
Social Activities
Time Management
Student Government
Academic Environment

Information Technology – “Campus Computing”
Guerrieri Center – Atrium Gallery
Microsoft ELA Agreement (Software Purchase)
Computer Accounts
Computer Labs
E-Mail
(Note: This session offered only 9:40-10:20 a.m.)

The Gull Card & University Dining Service
The Commons, Frederick Room
Card Benefits
On & Off-Campus Locations
Account Access
Deposits & Web Page
Meal Plans/Dining Dollars
Dining Locations
Healthy Choices
Vegan & Vegetarian Dining
Sick & To-Go Meals
Student Employment
Just Because Care Packages
Questions & Answers

Opening Doors to Your Student’s Career
Guerrieri Center - Computer Lab Room 133F
Career Services initiates your student’s career development as early as orientation in the fall and continues it through all the college years. Soul search, research and job search are all tools that will lead to career success.
(Note: This session offered only 10:30-11:10 a.m.)

University Bookstore Services
Guerrieri Center - Pocomoke Room
New and Used Books
Online Ordering
Book Buyback
Textbook Rewards Program
Refund Policy
Payment Methods

[BACK OF BROCHURE]

NEW STUDENT MOVE-IN DAY
Thursday, August 24, 2006

CONVOCATION
Friday, August 25, 2006

HOMECOMING WEEKEND
October 13 - 15, 2006

FAMILY DAY
Saturday, October 14, 2006

Map of Campus: http://www.salisbury.edu/admin/CampusMap/

PDF Version of this document http://www.salisbury.edu/newstudexp/NSE_Preview_Parents06.pdf