2008 Welcome Week

9:00 AM 3:00 PM Residence Hall Move-In
Your Residence Hall
Peer Assistants and Resident Assistants will be available to help you move into your room.
  
3:30 PM 4:30 PM All Campus Ice-Break
Burrow Refectory (The Rat)
Take a break from move-in and come have a cold treat.  The Class of 2012 and their parents/family members will be joined by members of the Rhodes community.
       
3:00 PM 6:00 PM Free-Time/ Dinner with Parents
Feel free to finish packing or grab dinner in Memphis with your family.
**Sign up for Rhodes Chorale and Instrumental Ensembles on the Student Bulletin Board in the first floor of Hassell Hall.  Auditions will be held on Monday and Tuesday
  
5:00 PM 6:30 PM Dinner in Lynx Lair for Purchase
If you do not want to go off campus for dinner, you can grab a bite to eat in the Lynx Lair.
  
7:00 PM  8:00 PM First-Year Resident Floor Meetings
Your Residence Hall
Transfer Resident Meeting
Voorhies Social Room
Commuter Student Meeting
The Middle Ground

8:30 PM 12:00 AM Res-Life Night
Your Residence Hall
Get rid of your college jitters, get to know your RA and join your hall-mates for a night a fun. 

8:00 AM 10:00 AM Breakfast 
Burrow Refectory (The Rat)
 
11:00 AM 1:00 PM New Student Picnic and PA Group Meeting
Burrow Refectory & Oak Alley 
New students will pick up their lunch in the Refectory and meet their peer assistants in Oak Alley.  PA groups will discuss the Welcome Week schedule and other pertinent information.
  
1:00 PM 1:30 PM Goodbye High School, Hello College 
BCLC Ballroom
Prof. Mark Muesse, winner of the 2007-08 Outstanding Teaching Award, and members of the Committee on Academic Advising will introduce you to teaching and learning at Rhodes.  

1:30 PM 3:00 PM Advisor Group meetings 
Various Room Locations (Refer to folder for exact locations.)
Get to know the Rhodes faculty member who will serve as your academic advisor and meet other new students with similar academic interests.  Receive your fall class schedule, learn more about the fall course drop/add process, and sign up for one-on-one meetings with your advisor.
  
3:00 PM 4:00 PM Free-Time
**Sign up for Rhodes Chorale and Instrumental Ensembles on the Student Bulliten Board in the first floor of Hassell Hall.  Auditions will be held on Monday and Tuesday.
  
4:00 PM 4:45 PM Search or Life Class
This session is your first SEARCH or LIFE class. Learn about our unique Humanities course sequence.  Bring a notebook and pen.

Search – McCallum Ballroom, BCLC
A member of the SEARCH faculty will introduce the epic of Gilgamesh, a literary masterpiece from the ancient Near East and the first text to be read in the class. 

Life –Clough Hall, Orgill Room  
A member of the LIFE faculty will introduce Religious Studies 101, the first course in the LIFE sequence, and its relevance to the Foundations curriculum. 
   
5:00 PM   Dinner  (PA Groups 1-15)
Burrow Refectory (The Rat) 

5:45 PM   Dinner (PA Groups 16-30)
Burrow Refectory (The Rat)

7:00 PM 8:30 PM Sex Signals (PA Groups 1 – 15)
Blount Auditorium, Buckman Hall
“Blending a unique combination of improvisational comedy, education, and audience participation, Sex Signals provides a provocative look at the issues of dating, sex, and ultimately acquaintance rape on college campuses.”
    
PA Group Meeting (PA Groups 16 – 30) 
Located will be provided by PA earlier in the day
     
8:45 PM 10:15 PM Sex Signals (PA Groups 16 – 30)
Blount Auditorium, Buckman Hall
“Blending a unique combination of improvisational comedy, education, and audience participation, Sex Signals provides a provocative look at the issues of dating, sex, and ultimately acquaintance rape on college campuses.”
    
PA Group Meeting (PA Groups 1 – 15) 
Located will be provided by PA earlier in the day

10:30 PM   Meet for Midnight Madness 

11:00 PM   Midnight Madness Shopping Extravaganza at Target
Buses will load on University Street outside the main campus entrance
It’s a shopping opportunity for Rhodes’ first-year students to get last minute necessities. Cool door prizes will be given away throughout the night to participants.  Don’t miss out! (Bring your Student ID! All shopping expenses are on your own.)

8:00 AM 10:00 AM Breakfast
Burrow Refectory (The Rat)
  
10:00 AM 11:00 AM Memphis Connection Class 
Location: See your Peer Assistant
This is the in-class component to the trip that you signed up for during the summer.
 
11:00 AM 12:45 PM Lunch  
Burrow Refectory (The Rat)

1:00 PM 5:00 PM Memphis Connection Trip
Buses will load on University Street 
You will spend the day exploring the history and culture of Memphis with faculty as your guides.
 
5:00 PM 6:45 PM Dinner 
Burrow Refectory (The Rat)
 
5:00 PM 5:30 PM Intro to Fraternity Life (Optional Interest Session) Clough Hall, Orgill Room
Intro to Sorority Life (Optional Interest Session) BCLC Ballroom 
These sessions are an opportunity for students to learn more about what it means to become a member of Rhodes’ fraternity and sorority community. Students need to only attend one session and it is not required to participate in recruitment.

5:00 PM 6:45 PM ALANA Orientation Meeting & Dinner
Blount Auditorium, Buckman Hall 
This session provides African American, Latino/a, Asian, and Native American students with important information to help facilitate their transition to college life at Rhodes.  Faculty/staff members and representatives of the cultural student organizations (Black Student Association, All Students Interested in Asia, Hispanic Organization for Language & Activities, and Rhodes Indian Cultural Exchange) will be present.  Dinner will be served.
 
7:00 PM   Campus Issues
MacCallum Ballroom, BCLC
Marianne Luther, Head of Residence Life, and John Blaisdell, Director of Campus Safety, will have a brief discussion about policies and security/safety issues at Rhodes.
  
8:00 PM   Meet your PA group to leave for The Opheum
Buses will load on University Street 
  
9:00 PM 11:00 PM A Night at The Orpheum
The Orpheum Theatre, downtown Memphis
The Class of 2012 will enjoy a movie at historic Orpheum Theatre in downtown Memphis.

Sunday, August 24

8:00 AM 10:00 AM Breakfast
Burrow Refectory (The Rat)  

10:00 AM 11:00 AM Religious Life Reception on Lawn
Front Lawn, Evergreen Presbyterian Church (across the street)
Learn about many of our religious organizations while waking up with coffee and juice. 
  
11:00 AM 12:00 PM Rhodes Community Worship 
Evergreen Presbyterian Church
President Troutt and Chaplain Tennyson will welcome and offer a personal word to the Class of 2012. The Chaplain will speak to the Class of 2012 about the challenges of spiritual life and community service at Rhodes and in Memphis.  Students from a variety of religious backgrounds will lead music and prayers in several languages.  Casual dress is appropriate.
 
12:15 PM 1:30 PM Lunch
Burrow Refectory (The Rat) 
 
1:30 PM 2:00 PM Info-Sessions  
Studying Abroad: Making the World Your Classroom!
Buckman Hall, Room 108
Come learn about the opportunities that Rhodes students have to study, intern, and volunteer abroad.

2:00 PM 2:30 PM Info-Sessions 
Studying Abroad: Making the World Your Classroom!
Buckman Hall, Room 108
Come learn about the opportunities that Rhodes students have to study, intern, and volunteer abroad.

Introduction to Fraternity Life
Orgill Room, Clough Hall
Introduction to Sorority Life
MacCullum Ballroom, BCLC
These sessions are an opportunity for students to learn more about what it means to become a member of Rhodes’ fraternity and sorority community. Students need to only attend one session and it is not required to participate in recruitment.

2:30 PM 4:30 PM The Rhodes Community 
Same locations as Friday night’s PA Group Meetings
Learn more about the Rhodes community and your role in maintaining its standards. Take part in discussions on community values with current student leaders, faculty and staff.
  
4:30 PM 5:15 PM Free-Time 
 
5:30 PM 7:15 PM Class of 2012 Dinner
Burrow Refectory
Dress your best (ties for men) to attend an elegant dinner in the Refectory especially prepared for this incoming class that will showcase some of Rhodes’ most musically-talented student groups.
   
7:30 PM 9:00 PM Pledge Signing
Evergreen Presbyterian Church
The pledge outlines the standards of conduct for the Rhodes community. All new students to Rhodes must pledge to uphold these standards.
  
9:00 PM 10:00 PM Free-Time 
 
10:00 PM 11:00 PM Contents Under Presser performance
Lynx Lair
Enjoy a performance by Rhodes improv comedy troupe.  
 
11:30 PM 1:00 AM Capture the Flag
Meet by the Frazier-Jelke Amphitheatre
Come enjoy a campus wide game of capture the flag with your classmates.

Monday, August 25

7:00 AM 10:00 AM Breakfast
Burrow Refectory (The Rat) 
 
9:00 AM 11:30 AM Language Placement Exams & Advising
Faculty will be available to answer any questions you might have about your placement results and where you fit into the curriculum.  Also, various programs options and study abroad opportunities for will be covered for each language.  Follow up testing for those whose scores on the on-line placement exam indicate that they might be ready to move beyond the 201-level language classes will also be offered during this time.

Spanish – Blount Auditorium  ~ German – Frazier Jelke A
French – Frazier Jelke B  ~ Greek/Latin – Frazier Jelke C
Italian –203 Buckman  ~ Chinese – 523 Rhodes Tower
Russian/Other Languages – 111E Frazier Jelke
 
9:00 AM 12:00 PM NCBI (Optional Interest Session)
    
11:00 AM 1:00 PM Lunch 
Burrow Refectory (The Rat) 

12:30 PM 1:00 PM Music Theory Placement Exam
Hassell Hall, Room 112
Any student wishing to take a music theory course, whether in the first term or later should attend this placement exam.
  
1:00 PM 3:30 PM Rhodes Chorale Ensemble Auditions 
Hassell Hall, Room 206,

1:00 PM 4:00 PM NCBI (Optional Interest Session) 
 
1:00 PM 1:30 PM Arts at Rhodes (Optional Interest Session)
Tuthill Performance Room, Hassell Hall
Attend this session to learn about getting involved in Music, Theatre, and Visual Art at Rhodes.

1:30 PM 2:00 PM Pre-Law/Mock Trial (Optional Information Session)
Buckman Hall, Room 307 
Professor Mark Pohlmann will discuss the most appropriate study paths for those interested in pre-law, as well providing information as to what is involved in participating on the Rhodes mock trial team.

1:00 PM 3:30 PM Rhodes Orchestra Auditions 
Hassell Hal, Room 206 

2:00 PM 3:00 PM Major and Career Exploration: Get on Track Today with an Introduction  to Career Services
Blount Auditorium
Learn about the services and resources available to you through Career Services that will help you get on the right major and career path!  During this session, you will learn the 4 Steps to a great career, and find out how to explore the various majors at Rhodes. Now is the time to begin your career journey!
 
3:30 PM 4:00 PM Arts at Rhodes (Optional Interest Session) 
Tuthill Performance Room, Hassell Hall
Attend this session to learn about getting involved in Music, Theatre, and Visual Art at Rhodes.

2:00 PM 5:00 PM Individual Advising Meetings 
Your faculty advisors’ office
Bring your schedule and a list of any changes you would like to discuss.
 
5:30 PM 8:00 PM Dinner with PA Group
Locations: TBD
Off-campus with Peer Assistants

8:00 PM 9:00 PM First Year Floor Meeting
Your Residence Hall 
 
9:00 PM 12:00 AM Welcome Back Concert
BCLC Lawn (McCallum Ballroom- BCLC as rain location)
Join all students at this dance party with a live band providing the music.  This event is sponsored by Rhodes Activities Board.

Tuesday, August 26

7:00 AM 10:00 AM Breakfast 
Burrow Refectory (The Rat)
 
9:00 AM 4:00 PM Enrollment Clearance 
2nd Floor, Palmer Hall
All students must attend to be cleared to start classes. Yearbook photos are also taken.  This will take at least 30 minutes. 

9:00 AM 12:00 PM Individual Advising Meetings 
Your faculty advisors’ office
Bring your schedule and a list of any changes you would like to discuss.
 
10:00 AM 12:00 PM Rhodes Choral Ensemble Auditions
Hassell Hall, Room 206 
 
11:00 AM 1:00 PM Lunch 
Burrow Refectory, (The Rat)
 
1:00 PM 2:30 PM Health Professions Information Session
Frazier Jelke, Room B
This is a mandatory first meeting for anyone interested in a health profession or veterinary medicine (Including Allopathic Medicine (MD), Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Podiatric Medicine, Chiropractic Medicine, Naturopathic Medicine, Public Health, Veterinary Medicine, and any other clinical health career.)  This meeting is your introduction to Health Professions Advising at Rhodes.  All future communications regarding HPA will be to the email distribution list generated by this meeting.  If there is a legitimate reason to miss this meeting, please contact Dr. Alan Jaslow, Director HPA.
 
1:00 PM 4:00 PM NCBI (Optional Interest Session)

1:00 PM 3:30 PM Rhodes Orchestra Auditions 
Hassell Hall, Room 206
 
4:00 PM 8:00 PM Presidents BBQ
President’s House (Buses will load on University Street)
PA Groups 1-15: Load buses at 4 pm
PA Groups 16-30: Load buses at 6 pm
Come and enjoy a bar-b-que dinner with President and Mrs. Troutt in their home.

Wednesday, August 27

8:00 am   Classes Begin

3:00 pm   Assemble for Opening Convocation
Frazier Jelke
The Class of 2012 will line up in the east corridor of Frazier Jelke and march to the ceremony through Palmer Hall where they will be joined by faculty in academic regalia.

3:30 pm   Opening Convocation 
Evergreen Presbyterian Church
Convocation marks the official opening of the academic year and the entry of the new class into the Rhodes community. 

Thursday, August 28
4:00 PM   SACK Fair
Barret Lawn
This is an opportunity for you to discover the many opportunities for campus involvement.  This is the largest gathering of registered student organizations, study abroad opportunities and community service activities throughout the year.

Friday, August 29
8:00 PM   Welcome Week Comedian—Jasper Redd
Lynx Lair
Known for his quirks, you may have seen Jasper on Comedy Central′s “Premium Blend” or performing with his comedy foursome, the Brainwash All-Stars.

8:30 PM   Dive-In Movie sponsored by The Big Diehl and Rhodes Activity Board
BCLC Pool
Grab a float and enjoy a movie poolside.

If you will require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or services in order to access Welcome Week Programs, please contact the New Student Programs Office at (901) 843-3815.

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