Campus Life
Jackie Dallas, Applied Communication  
    Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Welcome Week 2007 Schedule

Saturday  August 18, 2007  
 9am Residence Halls Open  
 3pm New Student Orientation
(Parent's Orientation)
Raley Chapel
(Noble Complex)
 4pm Small Session Raley Lawn
 4:30pm Sub-Group Session
(Parents meet for a President's reception)

Raley Chapel East Side
 5pm Goodbye to Mom and Dad Raley Chapel East Side
 5:15pm Stake Your State Picnic GC Concourse
 6:30pm Sub-Group & Small Group Sessions (What to do at OBU)  
 7:15pm First Night in the Dorms Oval & Agee Lawn
 9:30pm Residence Hall Meetings Residence Halls
     
Sunday  August 19, 2007  
 8am Breakfast GC Cafeteria
 9:30am Bible Study GC 218-220
 10:30am Worship
Speaker: OBU President Mark Brister
Raley Chapel
 11:30am Brunch  GC Cafeteria
 12:45pm Sub-Group Session  
 1pm Exploring The Idea of a Christian College - Session I  
 2:00pm Small Group Book Study Discussion  
 2:30pm Sub-Group Meetings  
 3:00pm New Student Simulation: "A Day in the Life"  
 4:00pm Choral Ensemble Auditions  Raley Chapel 203E
 4:00pm Leisure Time & Dinner (Wal-Mart Trips, Sleep, Decorate Room,
coffee at Java City, etc.)
GC Cafeteria
 5:30pm See Shawnee  
 7pm Tri-W Skits GC 218-220
 8:30pm UCS Coffee Shop Concert & New Student Ministries Fellowship GC Concourse
     
Monday  August 20, 2007  
 7:15am Breakfast  
 8:30am Community Service Project - "Serve Shawnee" Meet in Raley
 11:00am Choral Ensemble Auditions  Raley Chapel 203E
 12:00pm Lunch  GC Cafeteria
 1:30pm Sub and Small Group Session (Academic Success)  
 2:00pm Academic Meetings  
 3:00pm Free Time/Meet with Advisors  
 3:00pm Choral Ensemble Auditions  Raley Chapel 203E
 3:45pm Sub-Group Meeting  
 4:00pm Exploring The Idea of a Christian College - Session II  
 5:00pm Small Group Book Study Discussion  
 5:30pm Faculty Dinner GC Cafeteria
 8:00pm Sub-Group Session (Ka-Rip Wars)  
 8:30pm Meet at the Oval for Practice Walk
 8:45pm Practice Walk  Oval
 8:30pm Unity Gathering - speaker:  Ben Fort (Senior Psychology Major) GC Concourse
 9:30pm Small Group Session
     
Tuesday  August 21, 2007  
 7:15am Breakfast  
 8am Last Minute Details (Enrollment, Buy Books, Validate ID Card,
Meet w/ Advisor, etc)
 
 10:30am Choral Ensemble Auditions  Raley Chapel 203E
 11am Financial Aid Presentation Yarborough Auditorium
 11:30pm Lunch GC Cafeteria
 12:30pm Sub-Group Session (Get Fit at OBU)  
 1:00pm Exploring The Idea of a Christian College - Session II  
 1:30pm Theory Placement Test
(music tranfer students)
Raley Room 136
 2:30pm Un Cuerpo
Guests: Mariachi Orgullo de America
Noble Complex 
 2:30pm Choral Ensemble Auditions Raley Chapel 203E
 4:30pm Dinner w/ Tri-W Group & New Student Ministry Leaders  
 7:15pm Meet at the Oval for the Walk  
 7:30pm The Walk Oval Fountain
 8pm "Frenzy Night Live" sponsored by Zeta Pi Lambda  
     
Wednesday  August 22, 2007
(First Day of Classes)
 
 10am  Chapel - Speaker:  Dale Griffin, OBU Campus Minister Raley Chapel
 10pm  Required Housing Meetings  
     
Thursday  August 23, 2007   
 7pm  Spotlight on Shawnee Downtown
     
Friday  August 24, 2007   
 10am  Chapel - Speaker:  Dale Griffin, OBU Campus Minister Raley Chapel
     
Saturday  August 25, 2007   
 4-10pm  Saturday in the Park OBU Quadrangle

 




Commencement
May 17, 10:00 AM
Residence Halls Close
May 17, 5:00 PM
Semester Grades Due
May 19, 9:00 AM
Residence Halls Open
May 26, 1:00 PM
New Student Orientation
May 27
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