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Thursday, August 20

10:00am-4:00pm – Check-In
New students check-in to your residence hall.

**11:00am-4:00pm – Taking Care of Business
Take care of your bill, buy your books, see people in Financial Aid if necessary and get your ResNet questions answered. Satellite locations in the Student Union
and HAB.
**Important Academic Session

11:00am-9:00pm – Open Rec
Athletic & Wellness Center
Indoor track, cardio & weight curves will be open. Equipment and bike rental available, basketball in Elting Gym & racquetball. Pool hours to be posted.

Brunch at Hasbrouck Dining Hall
First-year students can use their ID card and guests can pay cash. This is a Carte Blanche, all you can eat venue.
Brunch . . . . . . . . 11:00am-2:30pm . . . . . $7.75 + tax
Lite Lunch . . . . 2:30pm-4:45pm . . . . . . $5.00 + tax
Free snacks & refreshments available at the HAB Welcome Center all day.

5:00pm – Dinner/Some Reunion Dinners
Hasbrouck Dining Hall
Catch up with your Orientation Leader and your Orientation Group. Meet other students who had your OL during the summer and find out what “Group Letter” you will follow for Orientation Part II.

Students in the following Orientation Leader groups will meet for their reunion meal at the locations below:

Hope or Kelly . . . . . . . .in front of Lefevre
Katie or Kris . . . . . . . . .in front of Bevier

All other students will have dinner on their own between 5:00pm-7:00pm and catch up with their OL’s and groups at other reunion meals on Friday. Catch up with your OL outside of Hasbrouck after dinner or meet up at the AWC at 7:30 for the comedian!

First-year students meet your OL in the following locations
Friday morning at 8:45am:

Emily or Sarah............... in front of Hasbrouck (A)
Jonathan or Tiff............. in front of Deyo Hall (B)
Hope or Kelly................. in front of LeFevre Hall (C)
Katie or Kris................... in front of Bevier Hall (D)
Marissa or Sabrina......... in front of Scudder Hall (E)
Dey or Meghan.............. in front of Gage Hall (F)
Kyle or Rafaela.............. in front of Bliss Hall (G)

7:30pm – Orientation Part II Kick-Off!
Athletic & Wellness Center
Comedian Robbie Printz- Join us for an evening of laughter! Robbie Printz has performed his high energy and fast-paced show on Comedy Central, NBC, MTV
and A&E! Get your free New Paltz planner tonight!

9:30pm – Mandatory “First Night” Hall Meetings for New Students- Breaking News!
In your residence hall


*Pre-ordered books can be picked up today in the Campus Bookstore if your last name begins with A-I.