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Thursday, August 20, 2009

8:30am – 2:00pm

Orientation Information
Kirr Commons, UC
Orientation staff will be on hand to answer your questions.

8:30 – 3:45pm

Academic Orientation
See Below
Meet the deans, professors and advisors from your college and learn about academic expectations at Carnegie Mellon.

Bachelor of Humanities & Arts and Bachelor of Science & Arts

8:45am – 9:45am Breakfast Margaret Morrison Room 121

10:00am -10:30am College of Fine Arts Meeting Kresge Theatre, College of Fine Arts

10:30am – 12:15pm Individual Schools •Architecture MMCH 103 •Art College of Fine Arts 303 •Design Margaret Morrison 212 •Drama Chosky Theatre, Purnell Center •Music Margaret Morrison 119

12:15pm – 1:30pm Lunch Wiegand Gymnasium, UC

1:30pm – 3:00pm Individual Schools (same as 10:30am – 12:15pm)

3:00pm – 3:30pm Advising Questions and Answers Margaret Morrison Room 107

Carnegie Institute of Technology

7:30am – 9:15am Breakfast Wiegand Gymnasium, UC

9:30am – 10:30am College Assembly McConomy Auditorium, UC

10:45am – 11:45am Departmental Sessions •Biomedical Engineering Hamerschlag Hall B131 •Chemical Engineering Doherty Hall 1212 •Civil & Environmental Engineering Tung Au Lab, Porter Hall 107E •Electrical & Computer Engineering McConomy Auditorium, UC •Engineering & Public Policy Porter Hall A18A •Materials Science & Engineering Doherty Hall 2315 •Mechanical Engineering Scaife Hall 125

12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch Wiegand Gymnasium, UC Look for CIT seating area in Wiegand.

1:00pm – 2:00pm Careers in Engineering (last name A-K) Doherty Hall 2315 Advising & Registration (last name L-Z) Scaife Hall 125

2:15pm – 3:15pm Careers in Engineering (last name L-Z) Doherty Hall 2315 Advising & Registration (last name A-K) Scaife Hall 125

College of Fine Arts

8:30am – 9:30am Breakfast Wiegand Gymnasium, UC

10:00am – 10:30am College Meeting Kresge Theatre, College of Fine Arts

10:30am – 12:15pm Individual Schools •Architecture MMCH 103 •Art College of Fine Arts 303 •Design Margaret Morrison 212 •Drama Chosky Theatre, Purnell Center •Music Margaret Morrison 119

12:15pm – 1:30pm Lunch Wiegand Gymnasium, UC

1:30pm – 3:00pm Individual Schools (same as 10:30am – 12:15pm)

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

9:00am – 10:30am Breakfast and Scheduling Overview (required, except SHS) Rangos Ballroom, UC Please pick up your personalized scheduling packet before

9:15am. 10:30am – 3:45pm Small Group Advising Sessions (required, except SHS) Appointment time and location with your advisor will be given at breakfast.

10:30 am – 11:15am Humanities Overview (concurrent with small group advising) Steinberg Auditorium, BH A53 (lowest level)

11:15am – 12:00pm Humanities Overview (concurrent with small group advising) Steinberg Auditorium, BH A53 (lowest level)

12:00pm - 1:30pm Lunch Wiegand Gymnasium, UC

1:00pm -1:45pm Social Science Overview (Concurrent with small group discussions) Steinberg Auditorium, BH A53 (lowest level)

1:45pm -2:30pm Social Science Overview (Concurrent with small group discussions) Steinberg Auditorium, BH A53 (lowest level)

Mellon College of Science

8:30am – 10:00am Breakfast Schatz Dining Room, UC

12:00pm – 3:45pm Advising Fair and Lunch Rangos Ballroom, UC Dean Grotzinger and all the MCS advisors will be available to revise your schedule and answer your questions at this one-stop advising fair. Enjoy interactive science demos and games (with prizes) while you wait.

Lunch will be available from 12:30pm – 2:00pm.

12:00pm – 3:45pm Physics Placement and Other Advising Rangos Ballroom, UC

2:00pm – 3:45pm Physics Placement and Advising Rangos Ballroom, UC

School of Computer Science

8:30am – 10:00am Breakfast and Welcome Address: Gates Hillman Center (GHC) 4th Floor Host: Jacobo Carrasquel, Freshman Advisor

10:15am Welcome Class of 2013 Wean Hall 7500

10:45am OCs’ and RAs’ Talk Wean Hall 7500 11:15am Getting Connected Wean Hall 7500 12:00pm -1:30pm Lunch Wiegand Gymnasium, UC

12:00pm -1:30pm Registration for those students who have not registered yet. Gates Hillman Center 6009

1:30pm – 2:30pm Introduction to the School of Computer Science Wean Hall 7500

Science and Humanities Scholars Program

Breakfast and Lunch with your home college (H&SS or MCS)

11:00 am – 12:00pm Humanities Overview - Steinberg Auditorium, BH Social Science Overview – Giant Eagle Auditorium, BH

12:00pm – 1:30pm Lunch (with home college) 12:00pm -3:30pm Walk-In Advising with Dr. Alba – Rangos Ballroom, UC

Tepper School of Business

8:45am – 9:45am Breakfast Wiegand Gymnasium, UC

10:30am – 1:30pm Program with Lunch Simon Auditorium, Posner Hall

1:30pm – 3:30pm Pre scheduled meetings 130 Tepper

3:45pm – 4:00pm

Prepare for Convocation
Use this time to get dressed and prepared for the first milestone of your Carnegie Mellon experience. Smart casual dress is recommended.

4:05pm

Line Up for Convocation
Meet with your college to process into the Tent for Convocation.

•Bachelor of Science and Arts College of Fine Arts Parking Lot (rainsite: Posner Hall Lobby) •Bachelor of Humanities and Arts College of Fine Arts Parking Lot (rainsite: Posner Hall Lobby) •Carnegie Institute of Technology Porter Hall Basement Entrance

•College of Fine Arts College of Fine Arts Lobby

•Humanities & Social Sciences Baker Hall Lobby

•Mellon College of Science Doherty Hall Lobby

•School of Computer Science Wean Hall 5th Floor Lobby

•Science and Humanities Scholars College of Fine Arts Parking Lot (rainsite: Posner Hall Lobby) •Tepper School of Business Merson Courtyard (rainsite: Wiegand Gymnasium, UC)

4:30pm – 6:00pm

Convocation
Baker Lawn Tent
The Class of 2013 gathers together to celebrate the beginning of your academic career at Carnegie Mellon. This tradition brings together members of our campus to celebrate your arrival to our community. Jeffrey Zaslow, (H&SS ‘80), Senior Writer and Columnist for The Wall Street Journal and co-author of The Last Lecture will be the keynote speaker.

6:00pm – 7:30pm

Convocation Dinner- Tastes of the World
Wiegand Gymnasium, UC
Celebrate the Class of 2013 with faculty, classmates and members of the administration.

6:45pm – 7:30pm

Board Buses for Clippership Cruise
Morewood Parking Lot
The last bus will leave promptly at 7:30pm. Make sure you have your ClipperShip ticket.

8:00pm – 11:00pm

Gateway Clippership Cruise
Great music, three rivers, 800 classmates and a double-decker riverboat! Get ready to dance the night away as you cruise down the rivers of Pittsburgh. Don’t forget your ticket!

8:30pm - 11:30pm

Caribbean Casino Night with Ballroom Dancing
Rangos Ballroom and Kirr Commons, UC
Try your luck at blackjack, roulette and other games of chance. Prizes, refreshments and music will be provided. Members of the Ballroom Dance Club will be on hand to teach you how to work the dance floor! Salsa lessons will be offered from 8:00pm-9:00pm and a performance by the Ballroom Dance members will take place at 10:00pm.