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 15 students per group) which then meets with two upperclass student mentors and one faculty or staff facilitator periodically in the first five 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.
2007 WOW Schedule
Thursday, August 23, 2007
7:30 am - 9:15 am Breakfast – Sensenbrenner Memorial Union Dining Room
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 – Sensenbrenner Memorial Union Lobby – Compliments of Auxiliary Services
8:00 am – 4:30 pm Open Offices – All campus offices are open.
10:30 am – 1:15 pm Lunch – Sensenbrenner Memorial Union Dining Room. Come enjoy your first meal at St. Norbert College.
1:00 pm – 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 Melanie Brown at extension 3754 with questions.
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Dinner – Sensenbrenner Memorial Union Dining Room
5:45 pm - 6:00 pm Family Goodbye - This is your opportunity to say good-bye to your family prior to the beginning of our programs.
6:00 pm – 7:00 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 pm – 7:00
pm Residence Hall Meeting for first year students only – Located in your assigned residence hall – If you are residing on campus, attend this meeting and meet with the Resident Assistant in your assigned residence hall. There will be signs in your residence hall indicating the location.
7:15 pm – 9:15 pm First Year Experience Meeting and Activities – Meet your FYE group in designated locations. See what group you're in on the list posted in your residence hall.
9:30 pm – 10:30 pm Comedy City performance – Exciting and hilarious improvisational comedy show. Sponsored by Entertainment 2 Knight (E2K). Campus Center Lounge
Friday, August 24, 2007
7:30 am - 9:15 am Breakfast - Sensenbrenner Memorial Union
8:00 am – 4:30 pm All campus offices open.
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Advisement Meeting – This starts with a mandatory group meeting, followed by your meeting with your academic adviser.
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch – Sensenbrenner Memorial Union
12:30 pm - 5:00 pm FYE Meeting – Meet your group in designated location and attend academic sessions:
Session A: How to Use the Library - includes information about online databases, research tips, and the writing center.
Session B: General Education Explained - Are you wondering why you have to take classes that aren't in your major? Learn about the SNC General Education requirements.
Session C: Change Yourself. Change Your Community. Change Your World. What you can learn outside the classroom during your SNC experience.
Session D: Professors Tell All. Faculty members talk about the unwritten expectations of academic success at St. Norbert College.
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Dinner – Sensenbrenner Memorial Union
7:15 pm – 11:00 pm FYE Meeting – Meet your group in designated location. After time to reconnect, see the outdoor movie, Freedom Writers.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
9:00 am – 1:00 pm It's Community ... It's Service ... It's Into the Streets – We've taken care of all the details ... from finding a great site in the greater Green Bay area to arranging lunch at a local park. Meet your FYE group in front of Main Hall. Rainsite: Union Lounge
11:00 am – 2:00 pm Brunch – Sensenbrenner Memorial Union
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm FYE Meeting - Meet Your FYE group in your designated location and head to an Ice Cream Social sponsored by the Student Government Association and an entertaining and informative GTC performance in the Sensenbrenner Memorial Union.
9:00 pm – 12:00 am Knight Owl Café Open - Sponsored by the Residence Hall Association.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
10:00 am – 11:00 am Sunday Mass – Old St. Joseph Church
11:00 am – 2:00 pm Brunch – Sensenbrenner Memorial Union
1:00 – 2:00 pm Study Abroad – Discover and explore the opportunities to travel and study abroad throughout your college experience. Fort Howard Theater
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm FYE Meeting – Meet your FYE group in the designated location where you will proceed to a large group meeting.
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Mass of the Holy Spirit – Old St. Joe’s Church
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm FYE Meeting – Meet your FYE group for Convocation preparations outside Old St. Joseph's Church.
6:00 pm – 6:30 pm Convocation and Dedication of the Class of 2011 – Main Hall Front Lawn
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Campus Wide Picnic – Enjoy a picnic dinner with your fellow classmates, faculty and staff. Campus Center Lawn. Rainsite: Union Dining Room
Monday, August 27, 2007
8:00 am Classes Start
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Women's Center Open House
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Journey Men Open House
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
8:00 am - 6:00 pm SNC Bookstore open
3:00 pm or 4:00 pm FYE Meeting classes start
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Emerging Leaders Information Session
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
11:00 am - 2:00 pm Part-Time Job Fair
Thursday, August 30, 2007
7:00 pm Sex Signals
Friday, August 31, 2007
7:30 pm Live Band Karaoke
Saturday, September 1, 2007
7:00 pm Frederick Winters Hypnotist
Sunday, September 2, 2007
10:00 am Mass
7:00 pm Mass
