Montreat College
New Student Orientation Schedule – Fall 2008 last updated 7/31/08
Theme verse: Psalm 118:22 “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.”
NSO Schedule Fall 2008
9:00am – 11:00am Wilderness Journey Students Arrive to campus
11:00am – 12:00pm Wilderness Journey Luncheon
9:00am – 11:00am Wilderness Journey Students Return to Campus
7:00pm – 8:30pm Wilderness Journey Celebration (Gaither Fellowship Hall)
(Slideshow, Stories, Ice Cream)
CAMPUS WIDE NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION FALL 2008
8:00am – 11:00am New Student Check-in
11:30am – 1:00pm Picnic Lunch (Howerton Commons) (Free for families)
1:00pm – 2:45pm Commuter Student Session (Belk 218)
2:45pm – 3:15pm Reception and Refreshments w/President and Faculty (Gaither Lawn)
3:15pm – 5:00pm Student and Parent Community Worship Meeting (Gaither Chapel)
5:00pm – 5:30pm Student Athlete Meeting (Gaither Chapel)
5:30pm – 7:00pm Dinner (Discounted rate for families $4 per adult and $3 per child)
5:30pm – 7:30pm Parent Good-Byes
7:30pm – 10:00pm Evening Activity (Welch Field)
9:30pm – 10:00pm Ice Cream Social (Library Lawn)
10:30pm – 11:00pm Residence Hall Meeting (Mandatory for all on-campus students)
8:00am – 9:00am Breakfast (Howerton Dining Hall)
8:00am – 11:00am Enrollment Services Open
9:15am – 10:00am Small Groups (Meet at Howerton Dining Hall)
10:15am – 11:30am History and Culture of Montreat Session (Chapel of the Prodigal)
11:30am – 12:30pm Lunch (Howerton Dining Hall)
12:30pm – 3:30pm Service Projects (All students meet on Library Lawn)
4:00pm – 6:00pm Soccer Game (Black Mountain Campus)
5:30pm – 7:00pm Luau Dinner (Black Mountain Campus)
7:00pm – 8:00pm Project Recap, Evening Worship and Message
8:30pm – 11:00pm S’mores and Evening Activity (Black Mountain Campus)
8:00am – 9:30am Continental Breakfast (Howerton Dining Hall)
8:30am – 12:30pm Sunday Morning Worship at local churches
12:00pm – 1:15pm Buffet Lunch (Howerton Dining Hall)
1:00pm – 5:00pm Free Time: Afternoon Leisure and Recreation
Ultimate Frisbee (Dust Bowl 1:00pm)
Volleyball (Grass Adjacent Lake Susan 1:00pm)
Basketball and other (McAlister Gym 2:00pm)
Softball Game (Dust Bowl 3:00pm)
Hiking Option (Meet at Library Lawn 2:00pm)
5:30pm – 7:00pm Dinner (Howerton Dining Hall)
7:30pm – 9:30pm Dessert in homes of Staff/Faculty (Meet at Library Lawn)
7:30am – 8:45am Breakfast (Howerton Dining Hall)
8:30am – 9:25am Small Groups (Guide to Campus)
9:30am – 10:15am Orientation Groups with IS 102 Instructors (Gaither Chapel)
9:30am – 10:15am Transfer Student Session (Library)
10:30am – 11:30am “Student-Focused” Workshop (Upper Anderson)
11:30am – 12:30pm Lunch (Howerton Dining Hall)
12:30pm – 2:30pm Foreign Language Exams (Belk 304 and 306)
2:30pm – 4:30pm Ultimate Scavenger Hunt (Meet on Library Front Lawn)
4:30pm – 6:30pm Soccer Game (Black Mountain Campus: Optional)
5:30pm – 7:00pm Dinner (Howerton Dining Hall)
8:30pm – 11:00pm Worship/Coffee House – Open Mic (Upper Anderson)
Tuesday, August 19 CLASSES BEGIN AT 8:00AM!
11:00am – 12:00pm Opening Convocation (Anderson Auditorium)
5:30pm – 7:00pm Tobacco-Free Dinner Celebration (special free dinner for students, staff,
faculty, and families of Montreat College) (Location TBD)
8:30pm-10:30pm Mandatory Residence Hall Meetings (start time varies depending on Hall)
5:30pm – 9:00pm Dinner and Barn Dance (The Barn)
All Day Walk Thru the Bible: Old Testament
(Gaither Chapel and Gaither Fellowship Hall
(This is a course requirement for all students taking OT SURVEY course
during fall semester and included in student syllabi accordingly)