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Spring Orientation 2010
Orientation Schedule Thursday, January 14
| 10.05 | Group Flight Arrives
Lugano Airport
| | 10.30 | New Student Check-In
Keys, residence permits, health insurance and other important information
Grace Library, Kaletsch Campus
| | 12.30 | Lunch
Grotto, Kaletsch Campus
| | 13.30 | Orientation Welcome
The official start to your Franklin College journey! Meet the Orientation Leaders and review the Orientation schedule.
Auditorium, Kaletsch Campus
| | 14.15 | Finding Success at Franklin
The Provost, Deans and other Senior administrators engage in discussion, providing tips, suggestions and advice for a successful experience at Franklin College.
Auditorium
| | 15.00 | Orientation Group Meeting
Campus tour and group activities led by the Orientation Leaders
Depart from Auditorium
| 15.00
| Parents' Information Session
Academic Building Room 8, North Campus
| 19.00
| Dinner & A Movie
Falcon's Nest, Airone
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Friday, January 15
| 08.30 | Breakfast
Grotto, Kaletsch Campus
| 09.30
| Registrar Information
Credit, transcripts, waivers, registration, paperwork - sometimes getting a degree can be confusing and a little bit overwhelming. The Registrar can help you make sense of it all.
Academic Building, Classroom 8, North Campus
| | 10.00 | Student Life and Learning Introductions
Meet the staff and get information to help you in your daily life at Franklin and in Lugano. This meeting will also help you navigate the academic resources at Franklin. Find out how you can get the academic experience you deserve. Study Abroad students will adjourn to the Fowler Library at 11.00.
Academic Building, Classroom 8
| | 11.00 | Orientation Group Meeting (study abroad students only)
Connect with other study abroad students, get valuable insight into your experience at Franklin and find out what lies ahead.
Fowler Library, North Campus
| | 11.30 | Writing Sample (new and transfer students only)
Required of all new and transfer students, the Writing Sample serves as a benchmark for measuring students' writing competencies and as a placement test for non-native speakers of English.
Academic Building, Classroom 8
| | 12.30 | Lunch with Advisors
Grotto
| | 13.30 | Instructional Technology & My Franklin/IQ Web
Academic Building, Electronic Classroom
| | 14.30 | Orientation Leader (OL) Group Meetings (study abroad students only)
An open question and answer session regarding great travel opportunities, ways to save money on travel expenses and advice for making the most of your time at Franklin.
Academic Building, Classroom 2
Math Placement Exam
Academic Building, Electronic Classroom
| 15.00
| First-Year Seminar Meeting (new students only)
Your first meeting with Professor MacKenzie and the students in your first-year seminar. Introduction to the course, the syllabus and expectations. Professor MacKenzie will also lead a crash course in Survival Italian to provide you with some basics for your first forays into Lugano.
Academic Building, Classroom 8
| | 16.00 | Downtown Tours (all students)
Follow your Orientation Leader and discover the restaurants, cafés and shopping centers of your new hometown!
Departing from the Academic Building
| | 18.00 | Meal Plan Information
Grotto, Kaletsch Campus
| | 18.20 | Dinner
Grotto
| | 20.00 | Sundae Night Social
Falcon's Nest, Airone
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Saturday, January 16
| 08.00 | Breakfast
Grotto, Kaletsch Campus
| | 09.00 | Advising & Course registration (new students, check your packets for times)
Faculty Offices
| | 12.00 | Study Abroad Meeting
Discover the academic resources at Franklin and find out how you can get the academic experience you deserve
Academic Building, Classroom 8, North Campus
| | 12.30 | Lunch
Grotto
| | 13.30 | Advising & Course registration
Faculty Offices
| | 14.00 | Lugano Sud Shopping Trip
IKEA, Media Mart, Coop, H&M
Departing from Falcon's Nest hourly.
| | 19.00 | Dinner
Hosted and prepared by your Orientation Leader staff!
Girasole Lobby
| | 21.00 | Residence Meetings
Meet with your R.A. to get information on your home away from home.
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Sunday, January 17
10.00
| Day Trip
Lugano is a great city from which to travel. Don't forget your camera!
Depart from Falcon's Nest
| | 18.00 | Dinner
The first dinner of the Spring 2009 Semester.
Grotto, Kaletsch Campus
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Monday, January 18
Friday, January 22
| 12.00 | Course Add/Drop deadline
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