Admissions
Santa Fe Freshman Orientation
Schedule of Events
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2007
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Freshman and Sophomore
Registration**
Upper Placita, Under the Tent
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Freshmen and Sophomores
pick up dorm keys*
Upper Placita, Under the Tent
(Keys at Switchboard after 4:00 p.m.)
9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Parent Welcome Registration*
Thorpe Room, Peterson Student Center
10 a. m. – 2 p.m. Upperclassman-Guided
Campus Tours*
Tours depart hourly from Registration Area
Noon Lunch*
Dining Hall, Peterson Student Center
1 – 2:30 p.m. Parent Information Session*
Great Hall, Peterson Student Center
4 – 5 p.m. Parent Conversation with President and Dean*
Meem Library Placita
5 – 6:15 p.m. Freshman Dinner with Tutors and the Dean’s Welcome**
Great Hall, Peterson Student Center
5 – 6 p.m. President’s Welcome Reception for Parents*
Fishpond Placita
6:30 – 8 p.m. Introductory Seminar:
Plato’s Meno**
(Please obtain and read this dialogue before the seminar.) Room and group assignments provided at registration.
8:15 – 9 p.m. Dance Lessons*
Great Hall, Peterson Student Center
9 – 10:30 p.m. Dorm Meetings**
10:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. Waltz Party and Ice Cream Social*
Great Hall, Peterson Student Center
THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2007
8 a.m. Breakfast
Dining Hall, Peterson Student Center
10 a.m. Rehearsal for Convocation**
Meem Library Placita
11:15 a.m. Convocation (Formal dress required)* **
Meem Library Placita
12:15 p.m. Buffet Luncheon for Entire College*
Peterson Student Center
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Student Loan Meeting (Required of students with student loans)*
Great Hall, Peterson Student Center
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Understanding Student Accounts and Billing*
Great Hall, Peterson Student Center
5 – 6:30 p.m. Dinner
Dining Hall, Peterson Student Center
5:30 – 7 p.m. Parents Buffet Dinner*
Great Hall, Peterson Student Center
7:30 – 9:30 p.m. First Seminar, The Iliad**
Read Books I-VI. Room assignments provided at registration
FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2007
8 a.m. Breakfast
Dining Hall, Peterson Student Center
9 a.m. – Noon Meet with Deans and other key personnel**
Great Hall, Peterson Student Center
Noon Lunch
Dining Hall, Peterson Student Center
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Alcohol and Drugs, Use & Abuse**
Great Hall, Peterson Student Center
2:30 – 4 p.m. St. John’s Survival Guide: “Tips for a Better Year”**
Room and group assignments provided at registration.
8 p.m. Dean’s Lecture*
Great Hall, Peterson Student Center
(Discussion Period follows in Junior Common Room).
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2007
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Special Breakfast for all Community Day Volunteers
Dining Hall, Peterson Student Center
9:30 a.m. – Noon On-Campus Community Service Day
Meet at the fishpond
Noon – 1:30 p.m. BBQ Lunch
Student Activities Center
Noon - 2:30 p.m. Activities Fair and Demonstrations
Student Activities Center
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2007
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Library Introduction & Tour
Meem Library
10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Brunch
Dining Hall, Peterson Student Center
1:30 and 3 p.m. Supply Trips to Department Stores
Depart from 30-minute parking circle (Sign up during registration or at the Switchboard)
* Parents welcome
** Mandatory attendance