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Location: Lower Rinker Community Service Center Lawn
Pick up your New Student Orientation schedule, guest meal tickets, residence hall room key, meet other parents, and enjoy a free cup of coffee!

Each new student not on a meal plan will receive a complimentary meal pass. Online advance ticket sales will be available for purchase on June 1st. In addition, family members may purchase tickets on-site in Garlock on Friday.

Pick up your Orientation schedule, guest meal tickets, meet other parents, and enjoy a free cup of coffee!

This session orients new college students and families to the issues that first-gen students encounter, the notion of college culture shock, and the people and places they can go to ask questions.

Parents! You are invited to hear a special message from President Hayles and meet other parents. Sponsored by the Office of the President and Student Life.

All first-year students are invited to meet their Redhawk Guide and other first-year students.

All transfer students are invited to meet upper class students and faculty from their academic major.

Are you an international student OR have you lived outside the US for an extended period of time (missionary kid, TCK, military parents, permanent resident, dual citizen, etc.)? The Office of International Engagement would like to meet you! Come meet the OIE staff as well as new and upper-class students who share similar international backgrounds and cross-cultural experiences.

Are you a Roberts Alum? Celebrate the Roberts Legacy with a photo of Roberts Alumni families. Sponsored by the Office of Alumni Engagement.

Welcome to Roberts! Enjoy this opening tradition for all new students and parents. Parents are encouraged to depart campus following this Kick-Off.

Enjoy dinner with President Hayles at the Arch in front of the Golisano Library. Students will then participate in the school tradition of walking through the Arch, signifying the beginning of their Roberts journey. Dress is very casual! Rain site is Garlock Dining Commons.

First year students can meet with their floor mates, RA and RD!

This session is specific to the commuter student experience. Learn about Student Clubs/Organizations, hear from our Commuter Student Leaders, and make connections with new students!

Laugh and win prizes! Limited seating available. Sponsored by the Student Association Leadership Team (SALT). Rainsite location is GCEC 102

Come out and enjoy board games with friends! Sponsored by Student Life & Millennium Games.

Immediately after the Variety Show, head to the turf field for some ultimate frisbee competition. Sponsored by the Student Association Leadership Team (SALT). Rain site location is Voller Athletic Center arena.

Each new student not on a meal plan will receive a complimentary meal pass.

Learn about Spiritual Life Credits, then head over to the Golisano Library to learn about Email, Moodle, Self Service, Library Resources, and everything you need to know to have you prepared for your first day of class!

Have lunch with your FYS section!

International students are required to attend a Mandatory International Students Meeting every year. This mandatory meeting will include important updated information regarding immigration regulations, social security numbers, and bank accounts.

Meet and connect with BIPOC faculty, staff and students. All are welcome!

Watch or compete in unique games and meet your Redhawk class. Rain site: Voller Athletic Center (VAC).

Meet faculty, staff and students from your major, and learn valuable information that you will need to start your first semester at RWU.

Arts and Humanities Departments:

· Communication - Hastings 230

· History - Hastings 122

· Language & Literature - Hastings 124

· Music & Performing Arts - Cox Hall 209

· Visual Arts - Carpenter Hall 219

· Nursing -  Smith Hall 166

· Business - Hastings 125

· Social Work - Carpenter Hall 107

· Teacher Education -  Hastings 240

· Psych - Carpenter Hall 102

· Criminal Justice -  Smith Hall 365

· Bio & Chemical Sciences - Smith Hall 265 Lake Auditorium

· CSC, MTH, and PHY -   Smith Hall 359

· Theology and Ministry - Roberts Hall 313

Dine with professors and classmates in your major. Undeclared? Sit Anywhere!

Enjoy a late night campus-wide adventure brought to you by SALT. Running shoes recommended.

Top off your evening with late night pizza and music! Sponsored by SALT.

Each new student not on a meal plan will receive a complimentary meal pass.

Service is an important aspect of our mission. Participate, Learn, and Serve! Wear a Roberts shirt (if you have one) and durable shoes for this service activity.

Each new student not on a meal plan will receive a complimentary meal pass.

Use this time to rest from the morning of service, or stop by the Library Patio for a free drink and explore the campus.

Pick up a coffee from the Library Patio and join us inside the cafe for time with Sexual Assault Survivors Group (SASS). This event is sponsored by SASS and the Wellness Center.

Get some ice cream and hang out with new students 

Take a walking tour of North Chili and see what the community offers including coffee shops, grocery stores, restaurants, pharmacy, and the post office. Tours led by knowledgeable students.

Bring your class schedule and upper class students will help you be prepared!

Hear from upper class students how to navigate campus life including student activities, safety, accountability, Chapel requirements, and learn about the city of Rochester.

Bring your ID and dine with your RA and floor residents! Each new student not on a meal plan will receive a complimentary meal pass. Commuters are invited to sign-in for a complimentary meal!

Come try out your singing talents, meet new people and enjoy snow cones! Sponsored by SALT Multi-Ethnic Affairs Director & Student Life.

Glow Games. Need we say more? Get ready to have a blast and celebrate the beginning of the school year! Sponsored by Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).