Parent/Family Orientation Schedule for First Year Students

Thursday, August 20 - Friday, August 21st 
Please make arrangements to stay Thursday night in St. Lawrence County. Lodging information can be found at www.northcountryguide.com. We have prepared a schedule just for parents and families for Friday morning.
Please join us on Friday, August 21st to learn more about your students' Clarkson experience.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. FIRST STOP
On Thursday, help your student get checked into the Residence Hall and get settled into their room. Also stop by Cheel Campus Center, visit the tables from local banks and services, and get acquainted with campus.
Please help your student to complete the tasks detailed on their schedules by the end of the day on Thursday. 

10 a.m. 
Start strong. Join the newest members of the Army ROTC Golden Knight Battalion as they make their commitment to serve when they graduate. This ceremony, held each fall is an opportunity for the campus community to recognize our contracting cadets and scholarship winners who have chosen the path of service and leadership in the US Army. All are welcome to stop by the flagpoles in front of Cheel campus center for the brief and meaningful ceremony. 

11:30 – 1:30 p.m. On-campus dining locations will be open on a cash basis for lunch. You may use the two guest passes included in your orientation packet for lunch on campus. Cheel Main Street and Bene Pizza Pasta will be open 10:00 am to 8:00 pm on Thursday the 20th.

4:30 – 6:45 p.m.
Dinner on your own in town or on campus at Cheel Main Street and Bene Pizza Pasta. Both are located in Cheel Campus Center and will be open on a cash basis on Thursday night. If dining in town, please make reservations early. Dining information can be found at http://www.potsdamchamber.com/business_listing.php?mode=byParent&id=1.
On campus locations which will be open on a cash basis on Thursday night are:
Main Street Café Cheel Campus Center (open until 8 p.m.)
Bene Pizza Pasta, Cheel Campus Center (open until 8 p.m.)

7 – 7:30 p.m.
Welcome by President Tony Collins (Cheel Campus Center Arena)
Receive a warm welcome to the campus community, see a slide show about campus life, and be introduced to Friday's orientation schedules for students and parents. 

7:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Campus-wide Ice Cream Social Welcome Reception (Cheel Lawn and BBQ Pit). Rain location: first and second floors of Cheel Campus Center.

8:30 – 9:15 p.m.
Holcroft Night. (Cheel BBQ Pit at back entrance of Cheel Campus Center).
Holcroft Night is a Clarkson University tradition that welcomes you into the Golden Knight family. Join us for a celebration of Golden Knight spirit, complete with music and surprises!  

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
University Outreach and Student Affairs staff introduce student life at Clarkson. (Cheel Campus Center, Barben Rooms)
Topics will include health services, counseling services, and residential life. A panel of Clarkson students and parents will discuss their experiences.

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
What to expect during your student's transition to college and how to help. (Cheel Campus Center, Barben Rooms)
Members of Student Support Services will discuss academic support on campus and resources your student has for successfully navigating university-level academics.

10:00 – 10:50 a.m.
Higher Education Law, Clarkson Code of Conduct, and Money Management for students. (Cheel Campus Center, Barben Rooms)

11 – 11:45 a.m.
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT ORIENTATIONS FOR PARENTS/FAMILY ONLY
Find out what your student will experience in his/her field of study.

SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES   
All majors in the School of Arts & Sciences (Bertrand H. Snell Hall 212)

Engineering & Management (IE&M) (Science Center 162)

University Studies (Science Center 342)

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
All majors in School of Business (Bertrand H. Snell Hall 213)

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Chemical & Biomolecular (CAMP 175)
Civil & Environmental (CAMP 176)
Electrical & Computer (CAMP 178)
Engineering Studies (Rowley 244)
Mechanical & Aeronautical (CAMP 177)
Software Engineering (Interdisciplinary) (Rowley Lab 142)

11:45 a.m. - noon
Pre-Physical Therapy (Science Center 356)

Noon – 1:15 p.m.
Lunch – You can pay cash at the Main Street Café in Cheel, The Empire Diner and Ross-Brooks Dining Hall with your student.

1:15 p.m. 
This concludes the parent and family portion of orientation; parents depart.
We look forward to seeing you again on Family Weekend
October 16-18 2009
http://www.clarkson.edu/parents_family/family_weekend.html