New Parents Orientation
Arrival Day is Friday, August 23, 2013
Orientation for new students arriving in fall 2013 will begin August 23, Arrival Day. It includes a Program for Parents and Families. Move-in is from 9-11 a.m. Visit the Orientation website to access the full program.
The Arrival Day program is designed to give you a clear sense of the life your student will have on campus. You will have opportunities to meet informally with faculty, attend mini-classes and workshops, tour the campus, and see College facilities. Staff from Information Services will be on hand at the IT Service Desk in Shain Library to answer questions about connecting to the campus network, using email and ordering personal computers.
We invite you to attend the President’s Assembly at 3 p.m. in Palmer Auditorium. The day will end with a 4:15 p.m. reception on the Palmer terrace for parents and students. Afterward, parents say their goodbyes and depart.
Detailed information on Orientation will be emailed to your student in August. Registration information will also be mailed to your student in the enrollment guide in late spring. Visit http://admitted.conncoll.edu/.
Spring Semester Orientation for Freshmen and Transfers
Freshman and transfer students entering the College at mid-year have their own special orientation program. The sessions are designed to acquaint you fully with the College and to help your student matriculate quickly and easily.
Optional Fall Pre-Orientation Programs for Freshmen
We offer two optional pre-orientation programs in the fall: Genesis, and Odyssey.
Genesis and Odyssey also have a parent component. It is important that parents who participate in these programs stay for the activities on Arrival Day. Here is information about local hotel and lodging accommodations for families. More information on these programs is sent to students during the summer.
Genesis is on Thursday and Friday before Arrival Day. This program is for underrepresented students, including students of color and first-generation college students. It includes a segment for parents and guardians, giving them an opportunity to meet with the academic deans and administrators from the College’s career-planning program, health services, counseling services, student life, financial aid and other offices.
The deadline to sign up is July 1. For more information, contact Elizabeth Garcia, dean of multicultural affairs, at egarcia@conncoll.edu or 860-439-2628.
Odyssey, for international students
Odyssey helps first-year international students and their families become familiar with the campus and with each other prior to the arrival of the rest of the first-year students. Participation in the program is voluntary but encouraged. The deadline to sign up is July 1. For more information, contact the international student adviser, Carmela Patton, at cpatton@conncoll.edu or 860-439-5249.
LGBTQ Mentoring Program
The Queer Peer Mentoring Program introduces incoming lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning students to the community at Connecticut College through a series of social and educational events during the fall semester. Students can join the group upon arrival but are welcome to signal their advance interest by contacting Jen Manion, the director of the LGBTQ Resource Center, at jmanion@conncoll.edu. Visit http://lgbtq.conncoll.edu/ for more information about the Center.
