Welcome Week 2018 - Geneva College
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Welcome Week 2018

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(BEAVER FALLS, Pa.) – Geneva's student development staff has planned an exciting time of meetings and activities for welcoming first-year students. Themed "Love Your Geneva College," Welcome Week enables new students to connect to their community, begin work on the Learning and Transitions course, and focus on making a successful transition into college life.

First-year students receive class credit for many of the Welcome Week activities, so it is mandatory for all new students. 

Below is the schedule for first-year students. (transfer students schedules)

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

TIME

EVENT

LOCATION

9:30am - 1:00pm

Check-In/ Hospitality Tent/ Settle into your room

Tent Outside of Old Main

11:30am - 1:00pm

Lunch: $7 for family members

Alexander Dining Hall

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Opening Welcome

Metheny Fieldhouse

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Reception for Students, Parents, Families, Faculty, & Staff

Old Main Tent (Rain location in Back Gym

3:45pm - 5:00pm

Meet your L&T Class

Memorial Lawn

3:45pm - 4:30pm

Parent & Family Session

Skye Lounge

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Dinner

Alexander Dining Hall

6:00pm - 6:45pm

Ice Cream Truck

* Pedestrian Walkway

7:00pm - 10:00pm

Kindling Friendships: Evening Activities

Various Activities & Locations

10:00pm - 11:00pm

Residence Life Get-To-Know You

Residence Halls

* Designates Optional Activities

 

Thursday, August 23, 2018

TIME

EVENT

LOCATION

7:00am - 8:00am

Breakfast

Alexander Dining Hall

9:00am - 12:15pm

Learning & Transitions Class (Sections 1 - 12)

Challenge Course

Challenge Course

9:00am - 12:00pm

Learning & Transitions Class (Sections 13-22)

· 9:00am - 10:00am L&T Introduction

· 10:00am - 11:15am Elearning, SSI Assessment, & Handshake

· 11:30am-12:00pm Geneva's History and Heartbeat

Various Locations

·         Classroom Location

·         Computer Labs

·         Skye Lounge

 

12:00pm - 1:15pm 

Lunch

Alexander Dinin Hall

1:00pm - 4:30pm

Learning & Transitions Class (Sections 13 - 22)

Challenge Course

Challenge Course

 

Learning & Transitions Class (Sections 1-12)

· 1:30pm - 2:30pm  L&T Introduction

· 2:30pm-3:45pm Elearning, SSI Assessment, & Handshake

· 4:00pm – 4:30pm Geneva's History and Heartbeat

Various Locations

·         Classroom Location

·         Computer Labs

·         Skye Lounge

 

5:00pm - 6:15pm

Dinner

Alexander Dining Hall

6:15pm - 7:15pm

Commuter Gathering & Dessert*

Skye Lounge

6:30pm - 7:00pm

Ice Cream Social w/ the Diversity Team*

Old Main Tent

8:00pm - 9:30pm

Upper Room*

Skye Lounge

10:00pm

Residence Life Freshman Hall Meeting

Residence Halls

 

Friday, August 24, 2018

TIME

EVENT

LOCATION

7:00am - 8:00am

Breakfast

Alexander Dining Hall

9:15am - 9:45am

L&T Meeting

Classroom

10:00am - 12:00pm

Wellness Summit

Various Locations

11:30pm - 1:15pm

Lunch Alexander

Dining Hall

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Advisor Meetings

Advisor Offices

2:30pm - 5:00pm

Exploration Activities*

· Mug Making 101 @ Stray Cat Studio (2:45pm-5pm)

· Speed Volleyball

· Rock Climbing Wall

· Hike to the G (on the hill)

· A Taste of Culture

· Comfort Zone: Library (2:30pm-4pm w/ tours at 2:45pm and 3:30pm) Win a $5 Gift Card to BFCAT

· Comfort Zone: Strategy Games in Skye (2:30pm-4:00pm)

· Comfort Zone: Conversation and Coffee (2:30pm-4:00pm)

·         Meet @ Alexander Dining Hall

·         Clarke Patio

·         The Cave (Basement of the Student Center– Under the CSE)

·         Meet @ the Flag Pole

·         Brigadoon

·         McCartney Library

·         Skye Lounge

·         NW007 & NW008

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Dinner

Alexander Dining Hall

8:00pm

Gala & Reception

John White Chapel

 

Saturday, August 25, 2018

TIME

EVENT

LOCATION

8:00am - 9:00am

Breakfast

Alexander Dining Hall

9:00am - 12:00pm

Engineer Service Project

John White Chapel

9:30am - 12:00pm

Discover Beaver Falls

Meet at the Flag Pole

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Lunch

Alexander Dining Hall

2:30pm - 4:00pm

Exploration Opportunities*

· Beaver Falls Tours

· Geneva Reading Series (2:30pm-3:15pm)

· Comfort Zone: Strategy Games in Skye (2:30pm-4:00pm)

· Comfort Zone: Conversation and Coffee (2:30pm-4:00pm)

·         Meet at Alexander Hall

·         Brigadoon

·         Skye Lounge

·         NW007 & NW 008

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Dinner

Alexander Dining Hall

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Block Party

Memorial Lawn

9:00pm - 10:30pm

Film Fest Movies on the Lawn

Memorial Lawn (Rain Location: JWC)

 

Sunday, August 26, 2018

TIME

EVENT

LOCATION

10:00am - 10:45am

Coffee in the Cul-de-Sac

Outside of the Library

11:00am - 12:15pm

College Hill Reformed Presbyterian Church Service

Metheny Fieldhouse

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Lunch

Alexander Dining Hall

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Dinner

Alexander Dining Hall


Geneva College is a Christ-centered academic community that provides a comprehensive education to equip students for faithful and fruitful service to God and neighbor. Offering over 80 traditional undergraduate majors and programs, Adult Degree Programs with fully online and classroom options, and high-demand graduate degrees, Geneva’s programs are recognized for their high quality. U.S. News & World Report ranks Geneva as a Top Three Best Value Regional University with one of the Top 100 engineering programs in the nation. Adhering to the truth of Scripture, a Geneva education is grounded in God’s Word as well as in a core curriculum designed to prepare students vocationally to think, write and communicate well in today’s world.

Jul 23, 2018