BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY

Orientation Schedule

2012 Wildcat Experience!  - Summer Orientation

Tentative Schedule (As of 6/11/2012)

First Day

7:00am - 8:15am
New Students/Transfer Check-In, Registration, Room & Group Assignments
Location: Joyner & Ja-Flo Davis Halls

8:30am - 9:30am
Welcome to B-CU (Remarks from Vice President of Student Affairs, Orientation expectations, Safety & Security and etc.)
Location: Presidents’ Banquet Room (Center for Civic Engagement)

9:30am - 10:30am
Parent/Family Connection – Session I
Student Break Out – Session I
Location: Nursing Building

10:30am - 12:00noon
Tours (Selected Resident Halls, Dr. Bethune’s Foundation & General Campus)

10:30am – 1:30pm
Placement Testing (For all students that need to take the placement test)
Location:  Nursing Building

11:30am - 1:30pm
Lunch in Cafeteria
Location: Parlin Student Center

Group A

1:00pm – 2:00pm
Information Fair
Location: Civic for Civic Engagement Lobby

2:00pm – 4:30pm
Parent/Family Connection – Session II
Student Break  Out – Session II
Location: Nursing Building

Group B

1:00pm – 5:00pm
Advising & Registration and Financial Clearance
Location:  Center for Civic Engagement (Presidents’ Banquet Hall, Graduate Seminar Room & Wildcat Student Lounge)

4:30pm - 6:00pm
Dinner in Cafeteria
Location: Parlin Student Center

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Parent/Family Social (Adults Only)
Location:  President’s Dining Room/Performing Arts Center

6:30pm - 7:30pm
New Student “Mix & Mingle” with Orientation Leaders
Location:  Ja-Flo, Davis & Joyner Resident Halls

8:00pm - 11:00pm
New Student Social
Location: Center for Civic Engagement/ Wildcat Student Lounge

Second Day

7:30am - 8:30am
Breakfast in Cafeteria
Location: Parlin Student Center 

8:00am - 10:0am
Information Fair
Location: Civic for Civic Engagement Lobby

10:00am - 12:00pm
Advising & Registration and Financial Clearance
Location:  Center for Civic Engagement (Presidents’ Banquet Hall, Graduate Seminar Room & Wildcat Student Lounge)

12:30pm - 1:00pm
Closing Session
Location: Presidents' Banquet Hall

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Check-Out/Departure
Location:  Performing Arts Center and Joyner & Ja-Flo Halls

Note:  Students must return room key prior to checking out of residence hall.  If the room key is not returned prior to departure, the student will be charged a missing key fine in the amount of $5.00.