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Welcome to Hope College!

FALL 2011

Arrival Information

"Explore Michigan" participants: August 17


International Student Orientation: August 22

 

August 19-22: Explore Michigan Program Dates

ORIENTATION IS MANDATORY FOR ALL INCOMING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS!

2011 Orientation Schedule
for a more detailed schedule, please click here.

Date Time Event
8/21 all day Arrival & Moving In
  5:00pm Dinner
  7:00pm International Relations Club: Ice-Cream Social
     
8/22 all day Arrival & moving in
  6:30pm Welcome Reception: Meet the new international students
     
8/23 8:30am Breakfast at Phelps
  9:00am Welcome & Introductions
  10:00am Small Groups (ABC)
    *Student ID, documention (bring your I-20 or DS-2019; passport, I-94, visa), mailbox assignment, photograph, tour of the Fried International Center
  11:00am Health Fair
  noon Lunch
  1:05pm Campus Scavenger Hunt
  2:15pm BREAK
  2:30pm Dean of Students, Dr. Richard Frost
  3:00pm SEVIS & Immigration Matters
  3:10pm Small Groups (ABC)
    Banking (optional), buying your books, free time
  5:00pm SPECIAL EVENT: BBQ Picnic at Kollen Park
     
8/24 8:00am Breakfast at Phelps
  9:15am Small Groups (ABC)
  10:15am Break
  10:30am Residential Life & Housing
  10:45am Student Life
  11:20am BREAK
  11:30am Campus Safety
  noon Lunch
  1:00pm Registrar Office
  1:15pm Career Services Office
  1:30pm Academic Culture
  1:45pm Host Family Program
  2:00pm BREAK
  2:20pm Small Group (ABC)
  3:30pm Computing & Information Technology
  3:40pm Van Wylen Library Session
  3:50pm BREAK
  4:00pm International Student Panel
  5:00pm Dinner
  7:00pm SPECIAL EVENT: BON FIRE
     
8/25 8:00am Breakfast
  8:30am SPECIAL EVENT: Canoeing Trip
  noon Lunch
  1:00pm Health Fair & Counseling
  5:00pm Dinner
     
8/26 8:00am Breakfast
  9:15am Financial Aid & Scholarships
  9:30am Business Services
  9:45am BREAK
  10:00am Human Resources & On-Campus Jobs
  10:20am Small Groups (ABC)
  noon Lunch
     
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