Students will meet the faculty and the other members of their cohort, get syllabi and information about the first week of classes, obtain their parking permits, and learn about all the places to write on campus.  Light dinner and beverages will be provided.

AGENDA
3:00p               Settling in and Director’s welcome

3:30p               Faculty and staff introductions

3:40p               Student introductions

4:15p               Fifteen-minute class meetings: Writing Workshops

                                    Creative Nonfiction, Dante 113

                                    Fiction, Dante 114

                                    Poetry, Dante 115

4:30p               Fifteen-minute class meetings:  Craft or Contemporary Courses

                                    Creative Nonfiction, Dante 113

                                    Fiction, Dante 114

                                    Poetry, Dante 115

4:45p               Fifteen-minute class meeting for first-year students only:

                                    Foundations of Contemporary Literature, Dante 116

5:00p               Refreshments after class meetings in Hagerty Lounge

6:30p               Conclusion