Here are the important dates for the start of school:
Friday, August 15 Fraternities are open for returning students
Sunday, August 17 Soccer players report for pre-season training camp
Monday, August 18 Football players report at 3:00 p.m. for pre-season training camp
Wednesday, August 20 International students' orientation begins
Friday, August 22 Ides of August in Detchon Center
Saturday, August 23 Freshman Saturday Cross Country team reports for training camp Freshman orientation begins (see full schedule below)
Thursday, August 28 Classes begin
Freshman Orientation
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23
9 am-11:30 am All new students report to Lobby of Lewis Salter Hall, Fine Arts Center, to check in and pick up orientation materials and housing assignment
9 am-11am Continental Breakfast for students, families, and guests Lobby, Ball Theater, Fine Arts Center
9 am-NOON Welcome reception for families and guests hosted by the Wabash Parents’ Council at the Caleb Mills House on the Mall
10 am and 11 am (Choose one to attend) Introduction to the Wabash Fraternity System sponsored by the Interfraternity Council in Korb Classroom, Fine Arts Center
10 am-12:30 am Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies Open House
10 am-1 pm Computer Information and Demonstration in the Little Giant Room, Sparks Center Lower Level
10 am-NOON Academic Support Services Open House in the Quantitative Skills Center & Writing Center, 401 Crawford Street, west of Mall behind Lilly Library
10 am-NOON Career Services Open House in the Schroeder Career Center, West Wabash Avenue
10 am-3:00 pm Bookstore open in the lower level of Sparks Center
10 am-1 pm Health Center open in the Allen Athletics Center, Second Floor
11:15 am-12:45 pm Buffet Luncheon at Chadwick Court in the Allen Center
1 pm- 2 pm Welcome to New Students, Families, and Guests “Ringing In” the Class of 2007 by Andrew Ford, President, Steven Klein, Dean of Admissions, and Jon R. Pactor, ’71 Alumni Representative in the Wabash College Chapel
2:15 pm-3 pm WABASH AND CAREERS
PRE-HEALTH AND CAREERS IN SCIENCE Karen Nelson, Pre-Health Professions Advisor Ball Theater, Fine Arts Center
LAW Jon Pactor ‘71, Attorney at Law Baxter Hall, Room 101
CAREER SREVICES AND BUSINESS Rosalind Lister, Director of the Schroeder Career Center Salter Concert Hall, Fine Arts Center
EDUCATION Deborah Butler, Professor of Education & Director of Teacher Education Marcela Perlwitz, Assistant Professor of Education Baxter Hall, Room 114
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS David Clapp, Director of Off-Campus Study and International Students Detchon Center, Room 209
3:15 pm-4:15 pm Parents Program, featuring Thomas Bambrey ’68, Dean of Students, Mauri Ditzler ‘75, Dean of the College, and a panel of parents Ball Theater, Fine Arts Center
3:15 pm-4:15 pm Freshman Advising Groups Meet with Orientation Assistants 4:30 pm-5:15 pm Students and Parents Meet with Freshman Advisors
5:15 pm-5:45 pm Parents’/Families’ Program Ends
5:50 pm-6:30 pm Students meet with Freshman Advisors
6:30 pm-7:30 pm Picnic in the Arboretum North of Martindale Hall
7:45 pm-8:45 pm Introduction to the Gentleman’s Rule by Thomas Bambrey ’68, Dean of Students and a panel of students, Ball Theater, Fine Arts Center
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24
7:30 am-8:30 am Continental Breakfast in the lobby of Ball Theater, Fine Arts Center
8:30 am-10 am English Writing Test in Ball Theater, Fine Arts Center
NOON-1:15 pm Lunch in Sparks Center
1:30 pm-4 pm Foreign Language Placement Examinations
5 pm-8 pm Dinner with Faculty Advisors
8:15 pm-9 pm Campus Employment Meeting with Clint Gasaway ’86, Director of Financial Aid, and Laura Frye, Assistant Director of Financial Aid, in Salter Hall, Fine Arts Center
9:15 pm Fraternity Rush
MONDAY, AUGUST 25
8 am-8:45 am Continental Breakfast in the lobby, Ball Theater, Fine Arts Center
9 am-9:40 am Freshman Survey in Ball Theater, Fine Arts Center
9:45 am-11:15 am Mathematics Placement Examination in Ball Theater, Fine Arts Center
NOON-1:15 pm Lunch in Sparks Center, Great Hall
1:30 pm-4:30 pm Community Service Projects in Crawfordcsville and Montgomery County
5:45 pm-7:00 pm Picnic on the Mall
7 pm-9 pm Negotiating Identities, Building Community in Salter Hall, Fine Arts Center
9 pm Fraternity Rush
TUESDAY, AUGUST 26
8 am-9 am Breakfast in the Great Hall of Sparks Center 9 am-11 am Computer Orientation and Library Introduction/ ID cards (You must attend the library session to be photographed for your student ID card)
Computer Sessions 9 am-11 am Groups A, C, E, G Library and ID Sessions 9 am-10 am Groups I, J 10 am-11 am Groups K, L 9 am-11 am Individual appointments with Faculty Advisors, as arranged by advisors
NOON-1:00 pm Lunch in the Great Hall of Sparks Center
1 pm-5 pm Computer Orientation and Library Introduction/ID Cards (You must attend the library session to be photographed for your student ID card)
Computer Sessions 1 pm-3 pm Groups B, D, F, H 3 pm-5 pm Groups P, Q, R, S
Library and ID Sessions 1 pm-2 pm Groups M, S 2 pm-3 pm Groups N, O 3 pm-4 pm Groups A, C 4 pm-5 pm Groups B, D
1 pm-5 pm Individual appointments with Faculty Advisors, as arranged by advisors
7 pm-8 pm Dessert with President and Mrs. Ford in Detchon International Hall
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27
8 am-NOON Computer Orientation and Library Introduction/ID Cards You must attend the library session to be photographed for your student ID card)
Computer Sessions 8 am-10 am Groups I, J, K, T 10 am-NOON Groups L, M, N, O
Library and ID Sessions 8 am-9 am Groups E, F 9 am-10 am Groups G, H 10 am-11 am Groups Q, R 11 am-NOON Group P, T
9 am-NOON Individual Appointments with Faculty Advisors, as arranged by advisors
1 pm-5:30 pm FRESHMAN REGISTRATION FOR FALL SEMESTER (Turn in registration form at Registrar's Office in Center Hall)
7 pm-8 pm College Success Introduction (Required of all students enrolled in College Success) Lucy Brooks and Julia Rosenberg, Co-Directors, Academic Support Services, in Detchon, Room 209
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28
CLASSES BEGIN