Schedule

The following schedules for summer 2012 will provide you with a general outline of what is covered in your Orientation program.

Transfer Parent and Guest · July 19 & July 20

Check the Parents section of the website for information on evening activities in the Charlottesville area.

7:30 am – 8:30 am

Check-In · Student Activities Building

Pick up Orientation materials while your student signs in and has his/her ID photo taken in Runk Green Room (located in the Hereford Residential Complex), and enjoy a light breakfast.

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9:00 am – 9:45 am

Welcome Address · Old Cabell Hall Auditorium

Hear about enduring traditions and new initiatives by important U.Va. community members including the Vice President & Chief Student Affairs Officer.

9:45 am – 10:45 am

Parents as Partners · Old Cabell Hall Auditorium

Join the University’s Dean of Students for a candid discussion of how the University interacts with students and parents, and what you can expect as your student navigates the college experience at U.Va.

10:45 am – 11:15 am

U.Va. Students: Is Everybody Drinking? · Old Cabell Hall Auditorium

Do you know what U.Va. students really do on the weekends? Learn to distinguish fact from myth during an interactive session sponsored by the Student Health Gordie Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.

11:30 – 2:00 pm

Lunch · Observatory Hill Dining Room

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Check-Out · Student Activities Building

Check-Out will not begin before 2:00 pm.

Check-out is a time for your student to pick up his or her student ID in Runk Green Room (located in Herford Residential Complex). Also, if your student stays overnight, s/he must check out the following morning by 11am at Conference Services in Page Residence hall, located on Bonnycastle Circle, off of McCormick Road.

Additional Programming Opportunities

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

College of Arts & Sciences Information Session for Parents · Monroe 130

Learn more about the curricula from a dean, and ask any outstanding questions.

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

School of Nursing Information Session for Parents · Claude Moore Nursing Education Building 1110 (Session E only)

Learn more about the nursing program from faculty, and ask any outstanding questions.

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Resource Fair · Aquatic and Fitness Center, First Floor

Participants include offices such as Office of the Dean of Students, Fraternity & Sorority Life, Office of African-American Affairs, University Career Services, International Studies Office, The Bookstore, Cavalier Advantage, Cavalier Computers, Dining, Housing and Residence Life, and Information Technology Services (ITS).

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Off-Grounds Housing Fair · Aquatic and Fitness Center, First Floor

Speak with various realtors who lease apartments within the neighboring Charlottesville community.  Ask questions and get information about obtaining off-Grounds housing.

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Hoos In: Student Financial Services · Aquatic and Fitness Center, Wet Classroom

Get questions answered about tuition, financial aid, and signing up for payment plans.

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm (Session F only)

McIntire School of Commerce Information Session for Parents and Prospective Students · Rouss/ Robertson 120

Learn about the curricula, courses, and application procedures for entering the School of Commerce.

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Optional Dinner in Observatory Hill Dining Room