august orientation - Merrimack College

AUGUST ORIENTATION
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
PLEASE NOTE
*** Indicates a mandatory program
Shaded events are specialized for various groups. Check description for information.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2015 | ALL CAMPUS OFFICES ARE OPEN FROM 8:30AM-4:30PM
8:00am-2:30pm Move In | St. Clare Court
Students complete the check in process, get their room keys, and get settled prior to the start of the programs.
8:00am-2:30pm Family Lounge | 47 Lounge, Deegan West
Take a break, have a snack and meet representatives from Campus Offices in the
47 Lounge while moving in!
9:00am-3:30pm Receiving Your Mack Card | Mack Card Office, 2nd Floor of the McQuade Library
Students who have not yet received their Mack Card ID should go to the Mack Card Office during this time to have their identification photo taken.
9:30am-1:00pm Brunch | Sparky’s Place, Sakowich Campus Center
Brunch will be prepared by the Sodexo Food Service, the college’s dining service.
2:30pm-3:30pm Merrimack Legacies | Rogers Center Lobby
We honor incoming students as Legacies carrying on a proud family tradition
of education at Merrimack College. A Merrimack Legacy is anyone who has a
grandparent, parent, or sibling that has graduated from or is currently attending
Merrimack College. RSVP to the Alumni Office is required.
3:45pm-4:15pm Opening Address | Multi-Purpose Room, Sakowich Campus Center
Get a picture of the Class, listen to the Opening Address to new students and their
families, receive the Class of 2019 pin, and receive a blessing for all the incoming students.
Following the welcome, students will say goodbye to their families and begin Orientation events.
4:15pm-5:30pm Group Time | Sakowich Patio
Orientation officially begins with all resident and off campus students reuniting
with their June Orientation groups and meeting new group members.
5:30pm-6:45pm Dinner | Sparky’s Place, Sakowich Campus Center
Dinner will be served and this is another great opportunity to meet some of your
fellow classmates!
7:00pm-8:00pm #MackActs Part I *** | Multi-Purpose Room, Sakowich Campus Center
The Office of Community Standards, our Merrimack College Police Department,
Wellness Education, and Hamel Health & Counseling Center will review the policies
and resources available at Merrimack College.
8:00pm-9:00pm
Meet Your RA | Meet in the Warrior’s Den, Sakowich Campus Center
Residential Students will meet their Resident Advisors and fellow hallmates and
learn about upcoming programs and resources available to them.
8:00pm-9:00pm
Commuter Social | 47 Lounge, Deegan West
This is a great opportunity to meet and mingle with other commuter students on
campus as well as enjoy some food and activities.
9:00pm-11:00pm
Block Party | O’Brien Plaza
Come join your fellow classmates for games, popcorn, cotton candy, sno-cones, and
other fun activities!
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2015 | ALL CAMPUS OFFICES ARE OPEN FROM 8:30AM-4:30PM
7:30am
Breakfast | Sparky’s Place, Sakowich Campus Center
8:00am-12:00pm
iPad Deployment | Murray Lounge, Sakowich Campus Center
All first year students will be receiving their iPads with their Orientation Group
throughout the course of the morning.
9:00am-11:00am
Honors Program | Cascia Hall
This is a mandatory Honors Program meeting where students will have the
opportunity to meet with other Honors students and learn more about the Honors
Program.
9:30am-12:30pm
Academic Resources with Orientation Group | McQuade Library
9:30am-10:30am Groups 1-6
10:00am-10:30am Groups 7-10
10:30am-11:00am Groups 11-16
11:00-1130am Groups 17-20
11:00am-11:30am Honors students with Fisher & Culverhouse
11:30-12:00pm Groups 21-26
12:00-12:30pm Groups 27-29
All other groups will be taking a tour of the academic buildings to find
classrooms on the off time of the library tour.
12:00pm-1:15pm
Lunch | Sparky’s Place, Sakowich Campus Center
1:15pm-1:30pm
Dining On Campus *** | Multi-Purpose Room, Sakowich Campus Center
Hear from Kerry Cameron, Sodexo Nutritionist, on Dining on Campus.
1:30pm-3:00pm
#MackActs Part II *** | Multi-Purpose Room, Sakowich Campus Center
Learn about Merrimack College’s commitment to reducing violence on campus
through enabling active bystanders and implementing the nationally recognized
“Green Dot” initiative.
3:00pm-4:00pm
Career Opportunities and Resources*** | Multi-Purpose Room, Campus Center
The O’Brien Center for Student Success will discuss what opportunities and
resources are available to you on our campus!
4:00pm-4:30pm
Financial Aid and Bursar Meetings*** | Multi-Purpose Room, Campus Center
Students will meet with representatives from Financial Aid and the Bursar’s Office
to address student accounts and resources on our campus.
4:30pm-6:30pm
BBQ | O’Brien Plaza
Enjoy a BBQ with your fellow Warriors.
7:00pm
Comedian Tracey Ashley | Rogers Center for the Arts
Come see one of the hottest college comedians, Tracey Ashley, perform in the
Rogers Center for a night of laughter!
8:00pm-9:00pm
Commuter Social | 47 Lounge, Deegan West
This is a great opportunity to meet and mingle with other commuter students on
campus as well as enjoy some food and activities.
8:00pm-9:00pm
Residence Hall Meetings | Various Locations
All first-year areas will meet in the areas designated below:
Monican Centre | Cascia Hall
Ash Centre | Multi Purpose Room, Sakowich Campus Center
Deegan Halls | Rogers Center for the Arts
9:00pm
Dash Bash! | St. Clare Court
Residence Life would like to invite all commuter and resident students to join them
for nachos, ice cream, and music.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2015
Select campus offices open from 12:00pm-3:00pm | (Registrar’s Office, Office of Financial Aid, Bursar)
*McQuade Library will be open starting at 9:00am until midnight
*IT Help Desk (2nd Floor McQuade) will be open from 9:00am-3:00pm
*Hamel Health & Counseling Services will be open from 10:00am-2:00pm
8:00am-10:00am
Breakfast | Sparky’s Place, Sakowich Campus Center
10:00am-4:00pm
The Program*** | Multi-Purpose Room & Various Campus locations
Come and enjoy a day of fun events, activities and challenges that will bring you
closer to your new friends at Merrimack. This promises to be a day you will never
forget! Lunch will be served mid-day in your groups!
10:00am-11:00am
Transfer Student Check In*** | Sakowich Campus Center, First Floor
Orientation Coordinators (upper-class students) will be available to speak with you
about life as a Merrimack College student.
11:00am Transfer Student Welcome Address*** | Murray Lounge, Campus Center
A welcome to the college’s newest students and their families.
11:15am Transfer Student Informational Panel*** | Murray Lounge, Campus Center
Merrimack administrators and previous transfer students will be present to speak
with you and answer any questions you may have about academics, housing,
getting involved, and general life at Merrimack College.
12:00pm Transfer Student Lunch | Murray Lounge, Campus Center
Lunch will be provided for family members, faculty, staff and students to talk in
a relaxed, comfortable setting. Although you will be provided with a packet of
information about the college, this is your opportunity to interact with part of the
Merrimack community personally and to gather any information you need.
1:00pm Transfer Student Campus Tours/ID Photos/Bookstore
Students will have an opportunity to take a tour of the campus beginning with
a visit to our academic buildings to assist them in finding the locations of their
classes for the semester. Students may also go to our Mack Card Office to take the
school ID picture and pick up their ID as well as visit the bookstore if needed.
1:30pm Transfer Student Move In | Individual Residence Hall Areas
5:00pm-7:00pm
Dinner | Sparky’s Place, Sakowich Campus Center
7:00pm Campus Ministry Social | Sakowich Patio, Sakowich Campus Center
Enjoy an ice cream social sponsored by Campus Ministry and learn more about
what Campus Ministry does on campus!
8:00pm
Drive In Movie | Cascia Lawn
SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2015
7:30am-9:00am
Breakfast | Sparky’s Place, Sakowich Campus Center
9:00am-10:15am
Group Time- Academic Convocation*** | Various Locations
Students will meet with their Orientation Group for some prep work for
Convocation.
10:30am
Day-Trips | Merrimack Athletic Complex, Schelzi Plaza
Canobie Lake Park, The Museum of Science, New England Aquarium
5:00pm
Mass | Austin Hall
Catholic Mass for students
6:00pm-7:30pm
Faculty and School Dinner | Sparky’s Place, Sakowich Campus Center
Enjoy some time meeting and talking with faculty from your school and meet other
students in your major.
9:00pm
Hypnotist | Rogers Center for the Arts
Take a chance to become hypnotized, or just come to laugh with your Orientation
staff and friends as they do! World famous hypnotist Pete Mamos will be leading
students through a hysterical performance!
MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2015
3:00pm
Mass of the Holy Spirit
All first year students meet Orientation Groups at 2:40pm in O’Brien Plaza to then
process to the Collegiate Church of Christ the Teacher.
4:15pm
Academic Convocation*** | Multi-Purpose Room
The official start of the 2015-2016 Academic Year with keynote speaker Reverend
Kate Braestrup.
ORIENTATION TEAM LISTING
Alison L. Fonseca
TEAM(IA)
North Kingstown, RI
Amy L. Byrne
TEAM(IA)
Plymouth, MA
Angelica Medina-Veras
TEAM(IA)
Dedham, MA
Gabrielle Martello
TEAM(IA)
Mamaroneck, NY
Hannah M. Lee
TEAM(IA)
Norton, MA
Lamech M. Muma
TEAM(IA)
Lemoninster, MA
Alexa C. Emma
TEAM
Suffield, CT
Amos O. Muma
TEAM
Lemoninster, MA
Brianna M. Roberts
TEAM
Greenfield, MA
Calli J. SattlerTEAMEastlongmeadow, MA
Casey O’Brien Hewett
TEAM
Westfield, NJ
Courtney Dolaher
TEAM
Peabody, MA
Emilia DeWyngaert
TEAM
Fair Haven, NJ
Erin C. Brown
TEAM
Dover, NH
Erin M. Crowley
TEAM
Weymouth, MA
Haley R. Bean
TEAM
Dracut, MA
Jasmine ThammalangsyTEAMLemoninster, MA
Joseph Andrew Wathen
TEAM
Augusta, ME
Justina I. Catarino
TEAM
Gloucester, MA
Katherine LaBash
TEAM
Stratford, CT
Kaylee R. Foderaro
TEAM
Methuen, MA
Kelli ReadeyTEAMStratford, CT
Kelly A. O’DeaTEAMGloucester, MA
Kendra VaroneTEAMSmithfield, RI
Lauren M. Higgins
TEAM
Marshfield, MA
Madison Murphy
TEAM
New Milford, CT
Mariana Rohmann
TEAM
Ridgewood, NJ
Megan SheppardTEAMTewksbury, MA
Michelle Radoccia
TEAM
Walpole, MA
Rebecca L. Towne
TEAM
South Hadley, MA
Samantha AtallahTEAMWakefield, MA
Samantha C. Colbert
TEAM
Greenville, RI
Sasha BarryTEAMHudson, MA
Shannon M. O’Donnell
TEAM
Merrimack, NH
Michael Robert Andersson
OL(IA)
Dracut, MA
Abigail HancockOLNiantic, MA
Abigail J. SmithOLMerrimac, MA
Agneris VazquezOLLawrence, MA
Amshula G. Divadkar
OL
Swampscott, MA
Amy T. ByrnesOLBillerica, MA
Annie McDonnellOLDorchester, MA
Briana F. Tierney
Brianna E. O’Donnell
Brittany A. Doherty
Caisie Wynot
Casey E. Mucci
Casey Ouillette
Christopher J. Reusch
Colton J. Bernier
Daniel J. Ulrich
David L. Bailot
David T. Wilson
Devon Rauth
Elizabeth Barcomb
Emily Bourke
Emily M. Stevison
Gabriel D. Maechaoui
Geoffrey Dion
Janelle T. Engrem
Jesica R. Chaya
Jessica L. T. Dealmeida
John Vincent Parrish
Jonathan Conley
Joseph R. Fisher
Julia Thompson
Julie M. Joyce
Kate Culverhouse
Kevin Gill
Kristina M. Narkeviciute
Leandra P. Nielsen
Mackenzi Goebel
Maegan E. Cote
Maria G. Tashjian
Matt Delaney
McGee Hines
Michael J. Santoro
Michael R. Giammasi
Molly E. Keeffe
Molly E. Malinowski
Molly Glasheen
Morgan Elizabeth Francese
Nicholas E. DeFilippis
OL
North Easton, MA
OL
Merrimack, NH
OL
Malden, MA
OL
Braintree, MA
OL
Danvers, MA
OL
Pittsfield, MA
OL
Salisbury, MA
OL
Lewiston, ME
OL
Pompton Plains, NJ
OL
Adams, MA
OL
Milford, NH
OL
Scaroborough, ME
OL
Shirley, MA
OL
Warner, NH
OL
Monroe, CT
OL
Everett, MA
OL
North Attleboro, MA
OL
Wilmington, MA
OL
Methuen, MA
OL
Bridgewater, MA
OL
Norwood, MA
OL
Contoocook, NH
OL
Somerville, MA
OL
Cohasset, MA
OL
Newton, MA
OL
Palmer, MA
OL
West Roxbury, MA
OL
Danvers, MA
OL
Framingham, MA
OL
Moosup, CT
OL
Tyngsboro, MA
OL
Wellesley, MA
OL
Wellesley, MA
OL
Newburyport, MA
OL
Medford, MA
OL
Chelmsford, MA
OL
Saunderstown, RI
OL
Malden, MA
OL
Hudson, MA
OL
Pittsfield, MA
OL
Saugus, MA
Nicholas Montesano
OL
Gilford, CT
Patrick James Horne
OL
Norwood, MA
Paul F. Mullin
OL
Braintree, MA
Samantha E. Monaco
OL
Brewster, NY
Samantha K. Salem
OL
Dracut, MA
Shannon Bartkus
OL
Bridgewater, CT
Thomas R. Dawson
OL
Plaistow, NH
Tiana R. Maylor
OL
Lynnfield, MA
Tyler A. Moccio
OL
Feeding Hills, MA
Victoria M. Ellis
OL
Dedham, MA
Victoria M. Robbins
OL
Millis, MA
Alyssa J. Zahoruiko
OC
North Andover, MA
Jenna C. Coviello
OC
West Boylston, MA
Kayley Powers
OC
Reading, MA
Patrick M. Frazier
OC
Bedford, MA
Abudulaziz Alswaidan
IA
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Botong JiangIA
Shanxi, China
Cheng Liang
IA
Yunnan, China
Fahd Badri
IA
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Faisal AlajmiIA
Jahra, Kuwait
Khalid Alswaidan
IA
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mayuka Watanbe
IA
Osaka, Japan
Sreyleak Nop
IA
Phnam Pneh, Cambodia
Vy Nguyen
IA
Bien Hoa City, Vietnam
Meghan K. Reynolds FOL/TEAM(IA) Holden, MA
Jared Peterson
FOL/TEAM
Westford, MA
Continuous Resident Dining
Located in the Sakowich Student Center
Monday— Friday
7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Saturday—Sunday
10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Meal Exchange
Monday—Friday
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Located in the Sakowich Student Center
Home to the
Warrior’s Grill and Quesarito’s
Monday— Thursday
7:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Friday
7:30 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Saturday
3:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Sunday
3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
AFC Sushi
Monday—Friday
11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Located in the MAC
at the Volpe Lobby
Monday / Wednesday / Saturday
12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday / Thursday
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Located in the Library
Monday to Thursday
8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Friday
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Pub Food Menu Only
Sunday to Wednesday
8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Food and Beverage Menu
Open to Students 21+
Thursday—Saturday
8:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Saturday to Thursday
6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Closed on Fridays
Monday—Friday
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Block Party | O’Brien Plaza | 9:00pm
Friday, August 28, 2015
Comedian Tracey Ashley | Rogers Center for the Arts | 7:00pm
Saturday, August 29, 2015
Drive in Movie ft. Pitch Perfect 2 | Cascia Lawn | 8:00pm
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Hypnotist Pete Mamos | Rogers Center for the Arts | 9:00pm
Monday, August 31, 2015
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Classes begin
•
Mass of the Holy Spirit | Collegiate Church of Christ the
Teacher | 3:00pm
•
Academic Convocation | Multi Purpose Room of the
Sakowich Campus Center | 4:00pm
•
Community Barbecue to follow convocation
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Outdoor Movie ft. Jurassic World | Cascia Lawn | 9:00pm
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
•
Wacky Weekday ft. Letter Art | First Floor Lounge,
Sakowich Campus Center | 11:00am
•
Mass | Collegiate Church of Christ the Teacher | 9:00pm
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Student Involvement Fair | O’Brien Plaza | 1:00 – 3:30pm
Friday, September 4, 2015
•
Red Sox Game | Fenway Park | 7:10pm
Tickets will be sold beginning 9/1 on Main Street for
$5. Transportation will not be provided. Please see the
Merrimack Shuttle schedule for transportation to the train.
•
First Home Athletic Game | Men’s Soccer | 7:00pm
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Bingo | MPR | 9:00pm
Saturday, September 5, 2015
•
White Water Rafting | Deerfield River | 9:30am-8:00pm
Tickets will be sold beginning 9/1 in the Fitness Center for
$10. Bus will pick up outside Cascia Hall at 9:30am and
return to campus at 8:00pm
•
First Home Football Game | 1:00pm
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Mass | Collegiate Church of Christ the Teacher | 5:00pm
MERRIMACK COLLEGE
ANTHEM
Michael J. Rossi, Ph.D. | Rev. Joseph L. Farrell, O.S.A. | Rev. Scott C. Ness, O.S.A.
Deegan West
Merrimack Athletics Complex
& Bookstore
Rogers Center
for the Arts
Cascia Hall
O’Reilly Hall
Mendel Center
McQuade Library
315 Turnpike Street
North Andover, MA 01845
Sakowich
Campus Center