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Advising Success Center
Sanford 101
Phone: (218) 755-4226
Fax: (218) 755-2228

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Mailing Address:
1500 Birchmont Dr. NE #44
Bemidji, MN 56601-2907

Orientation 2009 - Welcome Weekend

Friday - August 21

9 am - 3:30 pm

Residence Hall Move-in

12:00 pm -3:30 pm

Orientation Central Check-in, Memorial 100

3:45 - 5 pm

Orientation group meetings with FYE instructors and Orientation Student.  Students meet with orientation leaders and First Year Experience instructors for introductions and team building activities


Parent Panels in Hagg Sauer for FYRE parents and Beaux Arts Ballroom for other parents

5:30 - 6:15 pm

Welcome to Bemidji State University
Location: John Glas Fieldhouse

6:30 - 8:00 pm

Welcome Picnic
Walnut Courtyard

7:30 - 8:30 pm

Campus Wellness and Safety Conversation for parents/family
Location: TBA

8 - 9:30 pm

Getting settled-Floor Socials in residence halls
Off campus student social-Crying Wolf

9:30 - 11:30 pm

Bonfire at the Fire Pit on the lake with DJ


Saturday - August 22

10:00 am

Family Student Farewell Brunch
John Glas Fieldhouse

11:30 am

Playfair - Gillette Rec Center Group photo

1:00 pm

Students meet with Orientation Leaders and FYE/FYRE Faculty

2:00 pm

Hot Topics Workshops
NOTE: FYRE Student Orientation activities begin

3:00 pm

Hot Topics Workshops

5:00 pm

Dinner on your own

7:30-10:00 pm

Beaver Bash
Bingo
Live DJ/Inflatables/Root Beer Floats  Gillette Rec Center


Sunday - August 23

9:30 am

Ecumenical Service by Campus Ministries- Crying Wolf room

11:00 am

Hot Topics Workshops

12:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm

RMRW Session I

1 - 5:00 pm

Walking tours, Canoe trips, OPC activities, Rec Center Open

3:00 pm

RMRW Sesson II

5:00 pm

Dinner on your own

6:00 pm

RMRW Session III

7:00 pm

Assembly for Convocation

8:00 pm

Convocation and closing of orientation activities

9:00 pm

Party Hard in the Courtyard


Office of Student Development and Enrollment
  • Deputy 313
  • Phone: 218.755.2075
  • Fax: 218.755.3961