Welcome Week for Transfer Students
August 22-30, 2015
Greetings from the Dean of Students
We are excited that you made the choice to join the Bridgewater College community as a transfer student! Your Welcome Week experience will begin on Saturday, August 22. Although I know that you are not new to college, you are new to our campus community. The
Transfer Welcome Week schedule was designed specifically with your needs in mind. We want to make sure you are familiar with the
Bridgewater College experience. We encourage you to take advantage of as many opportunities as you can and make the best possible
start to your journey at Bridgewater.
Is it sustainable? This is the Big Question for the 2015-2016 academic year and a great question to begin your journey at Bridgewater
College. With the start of a new journey, it’s important to evaluate how sustainable your actions are. Are your study habits sustainable? Are
your sleep habits sustainable? Is the residence hall contract you signed sustainable? You’ll start contemplating questions like these during
Welcome Week.
If you have questions or need any assistance prior to August 22, please contact us at studentlife@bridgewater.edu or call 540-828-5380. I
look forward to meeting each of you when you arrive on campus and wish you much success as you embark upon your college career at
Bridgewater College. Go Eagles!
– William Miracle, Dean of Students
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This schedule provides a detailed overview of what to
expect during your first week at Bridgewater College.
Please note that items marked with an asterisk (*) are
required sessions in beginning your college journey. You
will receive an updated schedule when you arrive in August.
The schedule is subject to change prior to your arrival on
campus.
seling Services, please call 540-828-5402. For Disability Services or
Academic Support Services, please call 540-828-5370.
Saturday, August 22
By 3 p.m. Families Say Goodbye
Welcome Week activities for all students begin at 3:30 p.m. Families
should plan to say their final goodbyes by 3 p.m.
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch, Main Dining Hall
Don’t forget you will need your ID card to enter the Main Dining
Hall. Your family is welcome to join you. The cost for their lunch is
$7.50 per person. Checks and cash are accepted. Checks should be
made payable to Parkhurst Dining Services.
8 a.m. Residence Halls Open for New Transfer Students
When you arrive on campus, please go directly to your assigned
residence hall. Check in with the residence life staff and receive
your room key, orientation packet and other important information. You will spend much of Saturday morning settling into your
new room. In the afternoon you will meet your Orientation Leaders
and your hall mates. For more information on the move-in policy,
please go to bridgewater.edu/MoveInPolicy.
*3:30 p.m. Official Opening of the 2015-2016 Year, Transfer
Student Welcome from Dean Carol Scheppard and Dean Bill
Miracle, McKinney 100
This is the opening session for
Why do we ring the
transfer students at Bridgewater College in McKinney 100.
Memorial bell?
*4 p.m. Information
Technology at Bridgewater
College, McKinney 100
Everything you need to know
to about IT services and policies. In addition, learn about
utilizing MyBC and WebAdvisor.
9-11 a.m. Information Technology Center Open
The IT Center in Bowman 200 is open for all of your technology
needs. If you did not get your photo ID at an orientation, go to the
IT Center as soon as you
are able.
Show your BC Pride!
By appointment only:
Counseling Services,
Gold when you check in and
Disability Services and
receive some spirit prizes!
Academic Support
Services
Families wishing to speak
with the above-mentioned offices individually should call to set up
an appointment by August 14 for Saturday, August 22. For CounWear your BC
Crimson and
*4:30 p.m. Transfer Student
Session with the Registrar’s
Office and the Advising
Center, McKinney 100
Hear directly from the Reg-
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The ringing of the Memorial
Hall bell is a great tradition at
Bridgewater College. Teams
ring the bell for athletic victories; the College rings the bell
at the beginning of commencement, signifying the
successes of our graduates;
and we ring the bell at the
beginning of the year, welcoming our new students.
* Attendance is required for this session.
BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE
You will be challenged to think about communication and consent
in healthy ways during this session. College is a time of building
new relationships. Learn how to make the best of those relationships, how to help your friends and what resources are available on
campus.
istrar’s Office on transfer-specific issues. Associate Dean Robert
Andersen will be available to discuss academic advising and how
you can successfully integrate general education courses into your
specific curriculum. There will be a time to ask questions. Following this session, you will need to confirm your enrollment using
WebAdvisor. Orientation Leaders will be able to assist you with this
process throughout the weekend.
4 p.m. Transfer Student Panel, McKinney 100
Hear about transitioning to Bridgewater College from current BC
transfer students. You’ll have an opportunity to ask current students
questions about the transition process and to learn more about
Bridgewater College.
5:30 p.m. Meet with Orientation Leaders during Dinner,
Main Dining Hall
Go with your Orientation
Leaders to discuss the Welcome Week schedule and
Order Your Textbooks
get to know one another
Shop at our online store:
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bridgewater.textbookx.com
8:30 p.m. PDP Group Meetings with Orientation Leaders
Meet with your Orientation Leader at your group’s designated
location.
9 p.m. Eagle Productions Presents: Welcome Week Concert
with the Phillip Fox Band, Make Your Own Dry Erase Board
and More, Main Dining Hall
The Phillip Fox Band is stopping by during their nationwide tour. It’s
the concert you won’t want to miss this year! They combine country with rock ‘n roll to provide music that will make you dance! Stop
by for some awesome free novelties, including personalized dry
erase boards for your residence hall and more. Grab a table with
some friends, enjoy the awesome music and fried food bar! Stick
around for the Beats Bluetooth speakers raffle too!
7:30 p.m. Transfer
Student Social
Learn about some of the
great resources Bridgewater College has available for you. You’ll
also have the chance to meet other transfer students new to
Bridgewater this year!
9 p.m. Eagle Productions Presents: Will Rotten, Freak Out
Circus, Main Dining Hall
Come get some cotton candy and treats while you enjoy the most
unique and daringly different show you’ll see this year! You’re guaranteed to be shocked when Rotten swallows a whole sword. He
dances on broken glass and makes you roar with laughter the whole
time. Be sure to stick around for the Apple TV raffle at the end!
Monday, August 24
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. All College Offices Open
*8-10 a.m. Meet with Academic Advisors
Prior to finalizing registration, this will be an opportunity for you
to meet face-to-face with your academic advisor to discuss course
selection and changes. Please bring your blue class list (in your Orientation Packet) with you. The location of this meeting is noted on
the front of your Orientation Packet. All transfer students need to
attend this meeting and set up a time to meet with your academic
advisor one-on-one.
Sunday, August 23
7-10 a.m. Breakfast, Main Dining Hall
10 -11 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Main Dining Hall
11 a.m. Sunday Morning BC Chapel, Carter Center Stone
Prayer Chapel
BC Chapel is a casual, contemporary and non-denominational worship service led by the Chapel Band, Outspoken, and BC Chaplain,
Robbie Miller. After this weekend, BC Chapel will be held every
Thursday at 9:30 a.m. in the Carter Center Stone Prayer Chapel.
*10 a.m.-Noon Finalize Registration
Any necessary course changes may be made during this time using
WebAdvisor.
11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Lunch, Main Dining Hall
*Noon Lunch with Student Life Staff, Eagle’s Nest
Informal lunch with the Department of Student Life.
*1:15 p.m. Residential and Commuter Transfer Student
Breakout Sessions, McKinney 100
A representative from Residence Life and Marissa De Lucia, coordinator of student programming, will meet with residential and
commuter students respectively to cover policies that are specific
and important to transfer students.
*1 p.m. Academic Support Is for You, McKinney 100
Dr. Chip Studwell, director of academic support services, will meet
with you to explain services to support and enhance your learning. Find out how tutors, academic coaches or disability services
may help you!
*2 p.m. Programs that You May Have Missed, McKinney 100
The Center for Engaged Learning leadership will provide you with
an overview of programs that are specific to Bridgewater College,
such as semester study abroad opportunities, Interterm travel
courses, convocations and the Flory Fellows honors program.
2-4 p.m. Information Technology Center Open
The IT Center in Bowman 200 is open for all of your technology
needs. If you did not get your photo ID at an orientation, go to the
IT Center as soon as you are able.
*2 p.m. Transfer Departmental Receptions (various
locations)
Visit with faculty and students from the department in which you
are majoring or would like to explore. You will receive a list of departmental locations in your Welcome Week packet.
*2:30 p.m. Jobs, Jobs and Your Resume, McKinney 100
Sherry Talbott, director of career services, will meet with you to
discuss possible part-time jobs both on- and off-campus and how
you can make transferring work for your resume.
*3 p.m. Healthy Relationships, McKinney 100
* Attendance is required for this session.
7:30 p.m. PDP Group Meetings with Orientation Leaders
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first 300 attendees. Also, don’t forget to stay until the very end for
the raffle of cornhole boards. You won’t want to miss it!
Meet with your Orientation Leader at your group’s designated
location.
8 p.m. Eagle Productions Presents: Luau BINGO, Main Dining
Hall
You won’t want to miss this Bridgewater College tradition! Have fun
and win some great prizes, including the grand prize of a new TV.
Dress up in your best Luau gear for an extra raffle ticket!
Saturday, August 29
5 p.m. Catholic Mass, Carter Center Stone Prayer Chapel
8 p.m. Eagle Productions Presents: Jurassic World, Campus
Mall
Watch this star-studded movie under the stars on the mall! Bring
your own blanket and enjoy the suspense-filled dinosaur movie
that roared through the theaters this summer! Bring an appetite to
make your own s’mores and hot cocoa provided by the EP team.
Also, you’ll have a chance to win a hammock and tree straps!
Tuesday, August 25
8 a.m. Classes Begin
9:30 a.m. Opening Convocation for All Students, Nininger
Hall Gym
Floor and Area Meetings for All Residential Students
All residence halls will be meeting with both new and upper-class
students. You will be discussing your Community Living Agreement
and Residence Hall Council. See individual buildings for times.
Sunday, August 30
7:30 p.m. Dr. Larry Taylor: Kinetic Energy Organ Concert,
Cole Hall
Dr. Larry Taylor, associate professor of music, will present a recital
of organ music. The program will include Henri Mulet’s Tu es petra,
J.S. Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in D Major and Jean Roger-Ducasse’s
Pastorale. Concludes with a screening of Buster Keaton’s hilarious
short film, The Scarecrow, with organ accompaniment.
Wednesday, August 26
*5 p.m. Honor Code Induction Presented by the Honor
Council, Carter Center (groups will rotate through at
different times)
This Bridgewater College tradition is an event in which Honor
Council members describe the Code of Ethics and each student’s
role in building a community founded on academic integrity. New
students will have an opportunity to publicly sign an affirmation
of their commitment to the Honor Code. Business casual attire
requested. Advice from the Orientation Leaders:
Orientation Leaders are one of the most valuable resources
available to you when you arrive on campus. These seasoned
upper-class students have been in your shoes and know how to
successfully navigate Bridgewater College. This group of students
will be guiding you through Welcome Week and are an invaluable
resource throughout your first year at BC. The Orientation Leaders
developed a list of items they wished an upper-class student would
have told them before they arrived on campus. Here are their tips
for you:
• Prepare for school work
• Manage your time
• Be active
• Venture out of your residence hall room
• Join a club or two
• Be yourself
• Don’t give up
• Sleep
• Go to your professor’s office hours
• Talk to professors
• Go to the doctor if you’re sick
• Don’t get discouraged
• Talk to your roommate
• Make new friends
• All-nighters are not fun so don’t procrastinate
• Get a planner
• Talk to the KCC staff
• Join a club none of your friends are joining (to meet new
people)
• Enjoy the ride
• Wear shower shoes
• Eat everything that is available
• Use resources
• Don’t be scared to ask questions
• Write things down
*5:30 p.m. The Presidential New Student Reception,
President’s Home (groups will rotate through at different
times)
The New Student Reception is an official welcome to the Bridgewater College campus community, hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Bushman.
Enjoy refreshments while meeting some of BC’s faculty and staff as
well as your fellow classmates. Business casual attire requested.
Thursday, August 27
9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Eagle Productions Presents: Trent Graphics
Poster Sale, KCC Lobby
Make your residence hall feel like home with these great posters,
prints and wall hangings. Grab a friend and your wallet and come
see all the awesome posters for really affordable prices!
*5:30-7:30 p.m. Convo and Office of Student Activities:
Activities Fair, Funkhouser Wellness Center
Find out how to get involved with campus activities at Bridgewater
College. Clubs and organizations will be sponsoring inflatables and
other interactive games. Come out and enjoy these great activities
while signing up for clubs and organizations.
Friday, August 28
9 p.m. Eagle Productions Presents: Glow Dance Party and
Arcade, Link Amphitheater
The best way to kick off a great year at Bridgewater College is to
dance and play under the stars! Start the year off bright with a glow
dance and arcade games. There will be free food truck food for the
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* Attendance is required for this session.
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What are convocations?
Programs that bring the campus community together at least twice a week to address important social issues. Convocations often
focus on topics connected to the Big Question (a campus-wide theme for the year) and include films, speakers, presentations, musical
and cultural events and travel experiences. Because we want all Bridgewater students to become academic citizens—fully engaged
members of the community—you’re required to attend seven convocations per semester. But here’s the thing: you’ll want to attend
even more, because you won’t want to be left out of the conversations going on around you. What does all this mean for you? You’ll
become a more interesting person, a more valuable employee and a greater contributor to your community and society as a whole.
Below is a list of this year’s Orientation Leaders. We can’t wait to see you when you arrive on
campus!
Sarah Batdorf
Rachel Becker
Josh Bollinger
Andrew Bollinger
Sean Bright
Amber Celen
Tracy Chapman
Jenna Chappell
Callie Coleman
Chelsea Colvin
Erica Cooke
Cody Daugherty
Bryana Davis
Renee Eshenauer
Casey Gaffney
Heather Gibson
Jack Marcum
Madison McLean
Melissa McMindes
Meghan McReynolds
Philip Meador
Raque Mejia
Cristian Moore
Payton Pasipanki
Michelle Pasquale
Laura Paul
Corey Portell
Ashley Price
Alicia Pyne
Sydney Richardson
Christine Robbins
Tony Rossi
Shelby Gregory
Jasmine Guadarrama
Moriah Handy
Logan Hasty
Emily Helms
Katie Hinders
Kim Hoffman
Nicole Hoppe
Kara Jones
Sydney Jumper
Jasmine King
Rachel Kreiger
Emily Lacey
Brittany Lewis
Kelsey Limbert
Christina Mallory
Stephanie Rubino
Zach Sanni
Ha’Liegh Sapp
Emily Schmidt
Katie Smith
Troy Soaper
Robert Southers
Morgan Sowers
Rebecca Sprow
Zach Staton
Andrew Summers
Darean Talmadge
Natheena Tyler
Kayla Wright
John Zook
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