Residential Student Move-In
Gill Center/Klitzberg Pavilion | 9 a.m. - noon
Are you living on campus? Come to Klitzberg Pavilion in the Gill Center to pick up your keys and move into your residence hall for the academic year. Giant Pharmacy will also be offering a vaccination clinic here during this time.
McDaniel College Campus Store Open
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Roj Student Center, Lower Level
IT Help Desk
9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Hoover Library, First Floor
Do you have computer or IT questions? Need to get your photo taken for your McDaniel 1card? Head to the IT Help Desk.
Lunch Available
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Englar Dining Hall (Roj Student Center, Lower Level)
Lunch is free for new McDaniel students. Family members may pay with cash or credit card at the door.
Legacy Photo
1:30 p.m. | Hoover Library
Calling all legacy families! If your parent, stepparent, or grandparent went to school here, this is for you! Join us for a special legacy family photo to celebrate with fellow alumni family members. Don’t forget your McDaniel/WMC gear!
12:30 - 2 p.m.
Cultural Transitions | Hill Hall, 110
For for International and Multinational Students: Join us for a special welcome session for students and families who also call “home” a place outside of the United States. Discuss how cultural perspectives influence experiences in and out of the classroom.
Letting Go: A Time to Separate
2 p.m.
At this time, we ask families and guests to say their goodbyes so that new students can begin the Orientation program.
Parent & Family Welcome Reception
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. | Gill Tent/Klitzberg Pavilion
Join other parents and families as our staff welcomes you to our college community.
For Residential Students: Meetings with your RA
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. | Your Residence Hall
Students living on campus should report back to their floors to officially meet their resident assistant (RA) and other students living in their new community. Residents should follow the signs posted on their floor to find their meeting space. Students ONLY; families should not attend.
Commuter Student Reception
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. | Ensor Lounge, Roj Student Center
Kick off orientation by networking with other commuters and enjoy some light refreshments.
All New Students Gather
3:30 p.m. | Memorial Plaza (Red Square)
All new students will gather with their Peer Mentor and fellow classmates for introductions and information about Orientation. Please look for a sign with the name of your FYS Class or Peer Mentor.
(Rain Location - Ensor Lounge)
First Meeting with Your Peer Mentor
3:45 - 4:30 p.m. | Various Locations
Your peer mentor will have your meeting location.
Dinner with Your Peer Mentor
5-7 p.m. | Englar Dining Hall
5-5:15 p.m. arrival for the following classes:
Putin’s Russia: Past and Present; Rebels in Early America; Psychology and the Law; Jabber-Talky: Vaccine Science and History; The Science of Light and Color; The Examined Life; Latin-American Films; Philosophy and Music; Socrates and the Invention of Philosophy; Being A Changemaker; Ethics Bowl; Water, Food, and the Environment in China; Food Chemistry; Transfer students
5:30-5:45 p.m. arrival for the following classes:
Gender, Literature, and Culture; Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire: Power and Ideology in Star Wars; Pop Culture Shakespeare!; Funny Business; Theatre Appreciation; Acting On and Off the Stage: Actor’s Craft; EaRNing Your Nursing Degree; Find your Strong: Running for Your Life; Taking it to the Streets!; Coffee Tea Chocolate: Hooked on Caffeine; Unseen Math in Puzzles and Games; Nature’s Fury or Media Frenzy?
Magician
8 p.m. | Baker Memorial Chapel (Big Baker)
Join us for an evening of magic and illusion with professional magician, Trigg Watson. In his two decades on stage, Trigg has been seen on “Penn & Teller,” “America’s Got Talent,” and “Masters of Illusion.”
