The Culinary Institute of America
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ORIENTATION ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE
Arrival Day (move in day)
- 1 – 5 p.m. » Move into residence hall
- 5 – 6 p.m. » Tour with student tour guides – leaving from Residence Hall Lounge
- 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. » Individual Redidence Hall Meetings – Hudson, Angell, Pick-Herndon, Rosenthal
- 7:30 p.m. » New Student Social – Multi-purpose Room, Student Rec Center
Day 1
- 6:30 – 7 a.m. » Breakfast (optional); 6:30 – 7 pickup food from K-16; 7 – 7:30 pick food from K-15) – Farquharson Hall
- 7:45 a.m. » Registration – Lobby of Admissions building
- 8:10 a.m. » Meeting for commuter students – Groups with form at the demonstration theatre located in the Admissions building
- 10:30 a.m. – Noon » Placement Test (please bring calculator) – Danny Kaye Theatre. Please contact Angelika Budnick in Admissions for scheduling of exam.
- Noon (Promptly) » Lunch (Served by the Banquet & Catering Class) – East Wing Dining Room, CE Building
- 1 – 1:30 p.m. » If any part of registration was not completed, please do so now
- 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. » Welcome Address by Dr. Kathy Merget – Danny Kaye Theatre
- 2:30 – 2:45 p.m. » Return to residence halls to change into casual clothes Commuters change in the Recreation Center locker room. Wear orientation T-shirt, sneakers and casual pants/jeans/shorts
- 2:45 – 4:15 p.m. » Team Building – Student Rec Center (Gym)
- 4:30 – 5:30 p.m » Discussion of www.alcoholedu.com – Computer Lab/Residence Hall Room
- 5:30 p.m. » Dinner – East Wind Dining Room, CE Building
Day 2
- 6:30 – 7 a.m. » Breakfast (optional), 6:30 – 7 pickup food from K-16; 7 – 7:30 pick food from K-15 – Farquharson Hall
- 8:20 – 9 a.m. » Computer Survival –Renaissance Lounge, Hudson Hall
- 9 – 9:45 a.m. » Safety Survival – Renaissance Lounge, Hudson Hall
- 9:45 – 10:25 a.m. » Inside Tour of Roth Hall – Begins at Danny Kaye Theatre
- 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. » Educational Survival Skills – Renaissance Lounge, Hudson Hall
- 11:30 a.m. (Promptly) » Lunch – East Wing Dining Room, CE Building
- 1:05 – 1:30 p.m. » Through a Chef's Eyes: Life at the CIA – Student Rec Center, Multi-Purpose Room
- 1:35 – 2:15 p.m. » Survival Skills for Sucess – Student Rec Center, Multi-Purpose Room
- 2:30 – 3 p.m. » Creating a Positive Campus Climate – Multi-purpose Room, Student Rec Center
- 3 p.m. » Evaluation of Orientation – Multi-purpose Room, Student Rec Center
- 3:15 p.m. » Distribution of class schedules – Multi-purpose Room, Student Rec Center
- 3:30 p.m. » Discussion with students who have English as their second language – Multi-purpose Room, Student Rec Center
- 5:30 p.m. (Promptly) » Dinner – East Wing Ding Room, CE building
