schedule of events
Some of the weekend's events include:
| Thursday, August 28th | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Residential Move-in & Weekend of Welcome (WOW) Check-in WOW Information Table, located in Mitty/Aquinas Quad |
| 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Bookstore open |
| 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | College Services and Vendor Fair, Ferroggiaro Quad Pick up your parking permit, rented microwave and refrigerator & meet local businesses offering discounts to new SMC students |
| 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch, Oliver Hall Pick up your ID card at the Business Office and begin using your meal plan; parents can buy lunch for $5. |
| 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Pick up Student ID cards Business Office in Filippi Hall |
| 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Welcome Mass McKeon Pavilion |
| 4:45 p.m. – 6:00 pm | Farewell BBQ De La Salle Lawn |
| 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. p.m. | Students - Playfair Soda Center |
| 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Parents - Parent and Family Reception Chapel Plaza |
| 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Residence Hall Meetings Meet your Resident Advisor, Resident Director and new hall mates. |
| 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Transfer & Commuter Student Reception Delphine Intercultural Center |
| 9:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. | Residence Hall Community Time |
| Friday, August 29th | |
| 7:30 p.m. – 9:15 a.m. | Breakfast Oliver Hall |
| 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | Placement Exam Make-ups Math Placement Exam: Galileo 201 and 202 Writing Placement Exam: Garaventa 130 |
| 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Pick up Student ID cards Business Office in Filippi Hall |
| 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Bookstore open |
| 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | New Student Convocation McKeon Pavilion |
| 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Freshman Advisor Meetings Academic classrooms |
| 12:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch, Oliver Hall |
| 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Freshmen Collegiate Seminar Academic Classrooms |
| 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Academic Honor Code Workshop Academic Classrooms Transfer students should go to Dante 114. International students enrolled in SIS 15 should go to Dante 115. |
| 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Faces of Saint Mary's BBQ De La Salle Lawn |
| 8:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. | Proof of Consent with Gordon Braxton Soda Center |
| 10:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. | Massage Therapy Sessions Delphine Intercultural Center |
| 10:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. | The Living Room Mission & Ministry Center, next to the Chapel Food, games, stories and more |
| 11:00 p.m. | Drop-in Sports Hosted by Recreational Sports Madigan Gym |
| Saturday, August 30th | |
| 8:30 a.m. –1:30 p.m. | Brunch, Oliver Hall |
| 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Let’s Get Physical – A Day of Physical & Mental Well Being A variety of physical activities both on and around campus |
| 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Free Swim Madigan Pool |
| 9:00 a.m. | Walk or run the Lamorinda Trail Meet at the De La Salle statue |
| 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Pilates Syufy Dance Studio |
| 10:30 a.m. | Walk or run the Lamorinda Trail Meet at the De La Salle statue |
| 11:00 a.m. | Hike to the Cross Meet at the De La Salle statue |
| 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Community Service at Alameda Point Collaborative Sponsored by CILSA Meet in front of Chapel |
| 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Slow Food Nation Marketplace in San Francisco Sponsored by Community Life The Marketplace at Slow Food Nation will transform San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza into an urban garden, farmers’ market, outdoor food bazaar and soap box that demonstrate and celebrate food that is good, clean and fair. Meet at the bus stop. |
| 10:00 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. | Saint Mary’s Community Garden development Sponsored by Academic Affairs, Residence Life & Community Life Break ground on the SMC organic community garden, which will provide food to be served on campus. |
| 1:00 p.m.– 3:30 p.m. | Saint Mary’s Community Garden development Sponsored by Academic Affairs, Residence Life & Community Life Turn soil, put up fences and install the irrigation system. |
| 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Bookstore open |
| 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Pool Party, sponsored by Recreational Sports Madigan Pool |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Paint the SMC Meet at the De La Salle Lawn |
| 5:00 p.m.– 7:00 p.m. | Dinner Oliver Hall |
| 7:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. | Faces of America Soda Center Created using nterviews and workshops across the country, “Faces” has been described as the first truly multicultural portrayal of Americans. A reflective conversation will follow the performance. |
| 10:30 p.m. | Movie: Indiana Joens & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Sponsored by Campus Activities Board De La Salle Lawn |
| 10:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. | The Living Room Mission & Ministry Center, next to the Chapel |
| Sunday, August 31st | |
| 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Brunch Oliver Hall |
| 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Bookstore open |
| 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | SMC Game of Life A whirlwind tour of life as an SMC student, from your first Seminar class to Commencement |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch & Saint Mary’s Feud Oliver Hall |
| 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | SMC Game of Life Conclusion Stadium |
| 4:30 p.m. | Mass Chapel |
| 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Dinner Oliver Hall |
| 7:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. | Rock-n-Bowl Meet at the Bus Stop Bowling with music, lights and dancing!
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| Monday, September 1st | |
| All Day | 28 Things to Do Sponsored by Student Involvement and Leadership (SIL) & New Student and Family Programs Explore the Bay Area! Cost is minimal; some trips have a small fee. |
| 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | BBQ & Music Ferraggiaro Quad |
| 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Stress Management and Relaxation Techniques, in the Sponsored by the Health & Wellness Center Intercultural Center |
