The First Year Experience program kicks off the academic year with St. Norbert College's official Week of Welcome (WOW). All St. Norbert College new students are expected to go through the First Year Experience (FYE) program. Week of Welcome is designed to not only introduce you to FYE and your FYE mentors, but also to the social and co-curricular aspects of college life. WOW helps you settle into your new environment more comfortably.
On move-in day, every new student is assigned to an FYE group (there are approximately 18 students per group) which then meets with an upper class student mentor and one faculty or staff facilitator periodically in the first six weeks of school. All new students are expected to attend their FYE group meetings. It's the first month of college that will give you a strong foundation for the next four years.
2011 WOW Schedule (The 2012 schedule will be posted in June.)
Thursday, August 25, 2011
7:20 – 9:15 am Breakfast – Michels Commons
7:30 am – 2:00 pm Ed’s – located in the Mulva Library. Get coffee, a smoothie or a bite to eat in a coffeehouse atmosphere.
8:00 am – 1:00 pm New students check into their assigned residence halls or campus owned houses – Pick up a Week of Welcome (WOW) Schedule and your Campus ID
8:00 am – 11:00 am Complimentary Coffee – Campus Center – Compliments of Auxiliary Services
8:00 am – 4:30 pm Open Offices – The following offices are open for any last minute questions you may have: Campus Card Services, Bursar Office, Financial Aid, Mail Center and Residential Education and Housing.
8:00 am – 5:00 pm SNC Bookstore – Make sure to get your textbooks and supplies before classes start.
8:00 am – 4:30 pm Computer Assistance – Tech Support Help Desk, Mulva Library – If you need help connecting your computer to the campus network, bring it to the Help Desk. For other computer-related questions, stop by or call the Help Desk at extension HELP (4357).
8:30 am – Midnight Phil’s – Located in the Campus Center. Need a snack or a quick bite to eat? Stop by Phil’s.
10:30 am – 1:15 pm Lunch – Michels Commons. Come enjoy your first meal at St. Norbert College.
1:00 – 2:30 pm Writing Placement Exam – Boyle Hall 101 – If you did not take the writing placement exam during summer orientation, please complete it during this time slot. Contact Ryan Cordell at extension 3754 with questions.
2:45 – 3:45 pm Math Placement Exam – Cofrin Hall 318 – If you did not take the math placement exam during summer orientation, please complete it during this time slot. Contact Kathy Muhs at extension 3368 with questions.
4:30 – 6:00 pm Dinner – Michels Commons
6:00 – 7:15 pm Commuter Student Meeting – Campus Center Fireplace Lounge. If you are not residing on campus, this is a great informational session to attend.
6:00 – 7:15 pm Residence Hall Meeting – Located in your assigned residence hall – If you are residing on campus, attend this meeting and meet with the Resident Assistant.
7:30 – 9:30 pm First Year Experience Meeting and Activities – Meet your FYE group in designated locations. Rooms are posted in all residence halls.
9:30 – 10:30 pm John Rush - The Human iPod sponsored by Entertainment 2Knight (E2K) – Campus Center Lounge.
John
Rush takes you on a musical journey like no other one-man show can. Singing and
playing guitar / bass / harmonica / piano / saxophone / banjo / keyboard
and percussion John Rush plays his own original music and songs you know. If
you think you've seen this before, you're wrong. John Rush is not just another
singer/songwriter! Wowing audiences with his guitar work and capturing them
with his voice and lyrics John Rush won Campus Activities Magazine Entertainer
of the Year and Campus Awards Musician of the Year!
Friday, August 26, 2011
7:20 – 9:15 am Breakfast – Michels Commons
7:30 am – 2:00 pm Ed’s – located in the Mulva Library. Get coffee, a smoothie or a bite to eat in a coffeehouse atmosphere.
8:00 am – 4:30 pm Open Offices – The following offices are open for any last minute questions you may have: Campus Card Services, Bursar Office, Financial Aid, Mail Center and Residential Education and Housing.
8:00 am – 4:30 pm Computer Assistance – Tech Support Help Desk, Mulva Library – If you need help connecting your computer to the campus network, bring it to the Help Desk. For other computer-related questions, stop by or call the Help Desk at extension HELP (4357).
8:00 am – 5:00 pm SNC Bookstore – Make sure to get your textbooks and supplies before classes start.
8:30 am – 11:00 pm Phil’s - Campus Center – Need a snack or a quick bite to eat, stop by Phil’s. Located in the Campus Center.
9:00 am – 10:00 am Group Advisement Meeting – MANDATORY for all first-year students.
10:00 am – Noon Individual Advising Meeting – (as needed) individual meetings between students and their academic advisor.
10:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch – Michels Commons
12:45 – 4:00 pm FYE Meeting – Meet your group in designated location and attend academic success sessions.
Session 1: How Can the Library Help You? – Mulva Library, Ed's Cafe
Introduction to the library, its people and resources, & how they can help your research at SNC.
Session 2: General Education Explained – Fort Howard Theater, Bemis International Center
Are you wondering why you have to take classes that aren’t in your major? Learn about the SNC General Education requirements.
Session 3: It's All About the Learning! – Webb Theatre, Abbot Pennings Hall of Fine Arts
Join us for this fun, interactive opportunity to explore the learning that takes place outside the classroom walls - where campus life is your lab! We'll figure out how to tune into
"communio," explore the challenge of choices, and even bust a few myths. Which FYE groups is the best? We'll find out!
4:30 – 6:30 pm Dinner – Michels Commons
6:30 – 9:30 pm FYE Meeting – Meet your group in designated location.
10:00 pm – 12:30 am Dance – sponsored by E2K and DJ’ed by SNC Radio. Campus Center Lounge
Saturday, August 27, 2011
8:00 am – 2:00 pm It’s Community…It’s Service…It’s Into the Street. – Meet your FYE group in your designated location. We’ve taken care of all the details…from finding a great site in the greater Green Bay area to arranging lunch at Michels Commons. Rainsite: Hendrickson Dining Room, Bemis International Center.
10:00 am – 4:00 pm SNC Bookstore – Make sure to get your textbooks and supplies before classes start.
10:00 am – 2:00 pm Campus Card Services open – Michels Commons
10:00 am – 2:00 pm Mail Center open – Campus Center
Mail key assignments only.
11:00 am – 1:00 pm Brunch – Michels Commons
Noon – 5:00 pm Computer Assistance – Tech Support Help Desk, Mulva Library – If you need help connecting your computer to the campus network, bring it to the Help Desk. For other computer-related questions, stop by or call the Help Desk at extension HELP (4357).
Noon – 11:00 pm Phil’s – Campus Center – Need a snack or a quick bite to eat, stop by Phil’s. Located in the Campus Center.
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm FYE Meeting – Meet in your designated location.
9 pm – 11 pm Games Night – sponsored by the ALIVE team. Will take place in the Burke and Mad/Lor lobbies. Games and snacks sponsored by the ALIVE Team. Open to all students - choose the location most convenient for you!
9 pm – Midnight Knight Owl Café Open – sponsored by the Residence Hall Association (RHA)
Sunday, August 28, 2011
10:00 am – 11:00 am Sunday Mass – Old St. Joseph Church
(NOTE: Mass of the Holy Spirit at 4:30 p.m. for the campus community)
10:00 am – 4:00 pm SNC Bookstore – Make sure to get your textbooks and supplies before classes start.
10:00 am – 2:00 pm Campus Card Services open – Michels Commons
10:00 am – 2:00 pm Mail Center open – Campus Center
Mail key assignments only.
11:00 am –1:00 pm Brunch – Michels Commons
Noon – 4:30 pm Computer Assistance – Tech Support Help Desk, Mulva Library – If you need help connecting your computer to the campus network, bring it to the Help Desk. For other computer-related questions, stop by or call the Help Desk at extension HELP (4357).
Noon – 11:00 pm Phil’s – Need a snack or a quick bite to eat, stop by Phil’s. Located in the Campus Center.
3:00 – 4:00 pm Study Abroad Information Session – Fort Howard Theater, Bemis International Center
4:15 pm Meet your FYE Mentor in your designated location to attend Mass as a group.
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Mass of the Holy Spirit – Old St. Joseph Church
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm FYE Meeting – Meet your FYE group outside Old St. Joseph Church to prepare for Convocation
6:00 pm – 6:30 pm Convocation and Dedication of the Class of 2015 – Main Hall Front Lawn
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Campus Wide Picnic – Campus Center Lawn
Food will be served from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. RPM will be playing at the gazebo. Fireworks will commence at dusk. Rain Site: Campus Center (This is the meal plan dinner. Cafeteria will not be open unless raining.)
Monday, August 29, 2011
7:20 – 9:15 am Breakfast – Michels Commons
8:00 am - Classes Start
8:00 am – 5:00 pm SNC Bookstore – Make sure to get your textbooks and supplies before classes start.
10:30 am – 1:15 pm Lunch – Michels Commons
4:30 – 7:00 pm Dinner – Michels Commons
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Knight Owl LIVE: with 'Yosemite' – Pennings Activity Center (PAC) – sponsored by the Men’s Initiative
Stop down to check out the Knight Owl (lower level of PAC) for free food and to listen to student band 'Yosemite.' This is also a great way to learn about events going on in the Knight Owl with the Men's Initiative. All are welcome!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
8:00 am – 5:00 pm SNC Bookstore Open
3:00, 4:00, or 6:00 pm FYE Meeting - in your designated location.
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Women’s Center Birthday Party -
in front of Main Hall
Join us in celebrating 17 years of the Joan P.
Schaupp Women’s Center at
SNC! There will be cake, live music, and you’ll have a chance to get to know the Women’s Center
staff. Stop by to learn about our role on campus. Everyone’s invited! Rain site: Campus Center.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
8:00 am – 5:00 pm SNC Bookstore Open
2:00 - 4:30 pm Tailgating with Career Services - Todd Wehr Hall 215
Learn about how Career
Services can help you know your “position,” “tackle” opportunities, and “blitz”
your competition! What to expect:
hotdogs, popcorn & soda on the house; football fun & games; fabulous
prizes. Stop by and stay for a few
minutes or for the whole event.
For more information, contact us at careers@snc.edu,
920-403-3040.
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm iPizza: Power and Fun with Apple -
Fort Howard Theater
Bring your laptop and experience the power
behind the Mac OS. Tips and Tricks as well as highlights from the
iLife suite will be showcased, along with mobile learning and what that
means to YOU, the student! iPod touch and iPad apps will also be
featured, leaving everyone with something new to explore! We will end
with pizza and an informal opportunity to share best-practices.
7:30 pm Emerging Leaders Information Session - Cofrin 15
Thursday, September 1, 2011
8:00 am – 5:00 pm SNC Bookstore Open
7:00 pm Hall Council Information Meeting: Are you interested in an opportunity for leadership and involvement right in your residence hall? Come to the Hall Council Information Meeting. A meeting will be held in Sensenbrenner, Madelaine/Lorraine, Burke and Bergstrom. Watch for signs in your hall for the location.
Friday, September 2, 2011
8:00 am – 4:30 pm SNC Bookstore Open
7:00 pm Frederick Winters, Hypnotist - Campus Center. Sponsored by Entertainment 2Knight (E2K).
Frederick Winters has performed over 2,000 shows and entertained over 500,000 people! There's no place he'd rather be than on stage. But, more importantly, the CROWDS have a great time too! Thousands of people have come up to Winters over the years and said, "I've never laughed so hard in my life!"
Saturday, September 3, 2011
10:00 am – 6:00 pm SNC Bookstore Open
Sunday, September 4, 2011
10:00 am Mass - Old St. Joseph Church
10:00 am – 2:00 pm SNC Bookstore Open
7:00 pm Mass - Old St. Joseph Church
OTHER IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES
September 6-23, 2011
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Part-Time Job Expo - Career Services Office in Todd Wehr Hall
Stop in Career Services (TWH 215) to pick up job applications for local part-time jobs.
September 13, 2011
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Involvement Fair - Outside the Campus Center
September 14-15, 2011
10:00 am - 6:00 pm Beyond
the Wall Poster Sale - Campus Center Lounge
