NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION GUIDE 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS

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NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION GUIDE 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Campus Office Hours Page 2

University Buildings Page 3 Orientation Schedule Page 4 First Lecture Series Information 3 Important Numbers Page 14

To request assistance for a disability, please contact the Center for Academic Success and Records at (512) 863-1952.

If an emergency occurs and your arrival is delayed, please call (512) 863-1345.

Please direct Parent Orientation questions to the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at (800) 960-6363 or [email protected].

Please print out a copy of this Guide. Orientation schedules and QR codes will be posted around campus during Orientation Week.

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Admission Office Saturday (8/19) 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday (8/20) CLOSED Monday (8/21) Normal hours resume

A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library Center Friday (8/18) 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday (8/19) 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday (8/20) CLOSED Monday (8/21) through Thursday (8/24) 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday (8/25) 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday (8/20) CLOSED Sunday (8/21) 1-9 p.m. Monday (8/22) Regular 24/5 hours begin For updated Library hours visit www.southwestern.edu/library/about/hours.php

Business Office & Financial Aid Friday (8/18) 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday (8/19) 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday (8/20) CLOSED Monday (8/21) Normal hours resume Campus Post Office Friday (8/18) 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday (8/19) CLOSED Sunday (8/20) CLOSED Monday (8/21) through Friday (8/25) 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday (8/26) CLOSED Sunday (8/27) CLOSED

Corbin J. Robertson Center Saturday (8/19) and Sunday (8/20) CLOSED Monday (8/21) through Thursday (8/24)

11 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday (8/25) 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday (8/26) and Sunday (8/27) 1-7p.m. *Pool, weight room and other facility times may vary. Check printed schedule at Robertson

Center.

The Cove Friday (8/18) 1-5 p.m. Saturday (8/19) 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday (8/20) 6-11 p.m. Monday (8/21) through Thursday (8/24) 7-11 p.m. Friday (8/25) 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday (8/26) and Sunday (8/27) 7 p.m.-1 a.m.

Dining Hall (Mabee Commons) New Student ID Cards with meal plans, issued at Sprog Day or check-in, are valid. Adults pay $11.00 Children (4-10 years old) pay $8.00 Children (3 and under) no charge Meal includes all-you-can-eat entrees, vegetables, a soup and salad bar, and desserts. Friday (8/18) Dinner 5:30-8 p.m. Saturday (8/19) Brunch 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Dinner 5:30-8 p.m. Sunday (8/20) Brunch 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Dinner 5:30-8 p.m.

Health Center & Counseling Center Friday (8/18) 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday (8/19) CLOSED Sunday (8/20) CLOSED Monday (8/21) Normal hours resume

Student and Residence Life Friday (8/18) 8 a.m - 7:30 p.m. Saturday (8/19) 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday (8/20) CLOSED Monday (8/21) Normal hours resume

University Bookstore Friday (8/18) 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday (8/19) 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday (8/20) 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday (8/21) through Friday (8/25) 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday (8/26) 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday (8/27) 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

CAMPUS OFFICE HOURS

Please note: normal office hours for campus offices are

8 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS

The following list is designed to help you “be where you need to be” during the next week, as many of our buildings have

informal as well as formal names. Feel free to ask for directions if you cannot find a particular meeting place.

Academic Mall Roy H. Cullen Academic Mall Admission Center Wilhelmina Cullen Admission Center, Financial Assistance

ATT Alma Thomas Theater (within the FAC)

BC Brown-Cody Residence Hall

Chapel Lois Perkins Chapel (Chapel Lounge)

Cullen (CB) Roy and Lillie Cullen Building (Business Office)

DLC Dorothy Manning Lord Residential Center

FAC Sarofim School of Fine Arts

FJS Fondren-Jones Science Hall

Olin (FWO) F.W. Olin Building

Howry Center Julie Puett Howry Center

JMH Joe S. Mundy Hall

Jones Theater Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones Theater (within the FAC)

KEW Kyle E. White Religious Activities Center

KU Kurth Residence Hall

Library (SLC) A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library Center

MB Mabee Residence Hall

McCombs Center Red & Charline McCombs Campus Center (Mabee Commons, Bishops Lounge, The

Cove, McCombs Ballrooms, Smith Concourse, Dan Rather Room, Roy & Margaret

Shilling Dining Rooms, Residence Life, Student Activities, Post Office, and the

Bookstore)

MBH Mood-Bridwell Hall (Mood Atrium)

PRC Charles and Elizabeth Prothro Center for Lifelong Learning (Counseling

and Health Center, Career Services, Center for Academic Success & Records,

Office of Intercultural Learning, Office of Civic Engagement, and the Office of

Diversity Education and Cross Cultural Center)

Robertson Center (CJR) Corbin J. Robertson Center (Walzel Courts)

RU Ruter Residence Hall

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Friday, August 18

2-7 p.m. Residence Hall Check-In Residence Halls You received your specific room assignment via email on June 28, 2017. Please label all of your items with your building AND room number. Once you arrive on campus, please go to your residence hall room where an RA will check you in and give you your room key. In an effort to reduce traffic congestion and wait time, please follow the alphabetical distribution for move-in. Students with the last name A-L may begin moving in at 2 p.m. Last names M-Z may begin moving in at 3 p.m.

5:30-8 p.m. Dinner Mabee Commons

6:30-7:30 p.m. Varsity Athletic Meeting Fine Arts Center The Athletic Director and the Director of Athletic Training Services will meet with student-athletes and their parents to answer questions regarding Athletic Department procedures and general policies. The coaches of varsity teams will then hold separate meetings regarding their specific programs.

8-9 p.m. New Student Mixer Prothro Center for Lifelong Learning Lobby Come chill out with Student Activities and Residence Life and meet some of your fellow new Pirates. Relax after moving in with a complimentary popsicle or ice cream bar.

9:30-11 p.m. Residence Hall Meetings Residence Halls This will be the first opportunity to get acquainted with other residents on your floor and your RAs. Some hall procedures will be discussed.

Saturday, August 19

10-11 a.m. Campus Tours Admission Office Kick off Orientation Week with a walk around campus. Special attention will be given to the buildings and facilities that will be used throughout Orientation Week. This is a great way to familiarize or re-familiarize yourself with your new academic home.

10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Student Check-In Walzel Courts, Corbin J. Robertson Center

This is your opportunity to receive all the important information and tools that you will need to settle into Southwestern living.

Meet with Health Center staff to make sure your health records are up to date.

Provide SUPD with your vehicle information to receive a parking decal that will allow you to park in designated student parking.

Let ITS show you how to connect your computer and mobile devices to the Southwestern network.

Confirm your SU Post Office box.

Receive helpful information from the Center for Academic Success and Records.

Verify your language placement

exam status.

Learn about SU’s music and voice

ensembles.

If you have not already acquired

your Pirate Card during a Sprog Day, you will have your photo taken, and your Pirate Card will be activated to give you access to your meal plans, vending and copy machines, and library checkouts.

Find out your Pirate Training team

designation. Parent check-in is in the Smith Concourse of the McCombs Center.

10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Brunch Mabee Commons

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1:30-2:45 p.m. Language Placement Exam FWO 113 This exam is for any student who did not take the exam online over the summer. The Placement Exam is offered for French, German, Latin, and Spanish.

3:30-4:45 p.m. Matriculation Convocation Robertson Center The purpose of this ceremony is to formally welcome entering students to Southwestern and to provide you with a sense of the expectations that the University upholds for the members of its community. Although this is a traditional ceremony and faculty will be in academic regalia, comfortable dress is appropriate for students and their families. Seating begins at 2:45 p.m.

4:45-5 p.m. New Student Photo Score Quadrangle Join other new Pirates for an official photo.

5-6 p.m. Music Theory Exam FAC 148 This exam is for all students planning to major or minor in music, or those interested in studying Music Theory.


7:30-8:45 p.m. Comedy Magician Matt the Knife Alma Thomas Theater Matt the Knife is the outrageous mentalist and magician that’s known for his trademark brand of wit that blends intense charisma with wickedly humorous improvisation and unique performance art. He has shattered more Guinness World Records than any other magician ever - an astonishing total of twelve! Matt has won numerous industry awards, has been featured by more than 50 media outlets, and he was even an answer on America’s favorite game show, Jeopardy! Get ready to laugh and be amazed!

9-10 p.m. Safety Talk Residence Halls College life presents many new opportunities, but there are also risks and threats that you may not have considered. Join the Student Life and Southwestern Police Leadership Team to learn what you need to know and where you can turn for help.

10-11 p.m. Residence Hall Meetings Residence Halls

Sunday, August 20

10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Brunch Mabee Commons

11 a.m.– noon Worship Service Lois Perkins Chapel Come enjoy Sunday worship in the beautiful Lois Perkins Chapel. This is a great opportunity to meet other students in a friendly atmosphere. After worship, all are invited to gather at noon over lunch in the McCombs Campus Center for fellowship and to learn about resources, programs, and organizations here to help you get involved and grow in your faith.

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Ahoy— Pirate Training Begins Today!

Do you have the courage and fortitude to follow orders and stay true in the face of danger and almost certain death? Oh wait, that’s Pirates of the Caribbean. Do you have the courage and fortitude to have fun, get to know your fellow classmates, and learn about Southwestern University? Then Pirate Training is your opportunity to break your curse of anonymity and anxiety. Savvy?

2-5 p.m. Pirate Training: Pep Rally Corbin J. Robertson Center Start off your Pirate Training with a cannon-like bang. Pirate Training teams begin their maiden voyage via a series of upbeat interactions and games sure to shiver your timbers!


8-10 p.m. Safety Talk Residence Halls College life presents many new opportunities, but there are also risks and threats that you may not have considered. Join the Student Life and Southwestern Police Leadership Team to learn what you need to know and where you can turn for help.

Monday, August 21

8-9:30 a.m. Breakfast Mabee Commons

9:15-10 a.m. Failing to Succeed: Thinking Through a Southwestern Education Alma Thomas Theater Here President Burger will share some reflections on life-lessons and life-long practices of living and learning that should be at the heart of everyone's formal education and will invite you to embrace a joyful attitude to the many challenges that lie ahead.

10 a.m.-noon First-Year Seminar (FYS) Seminar Classrooms First-Year Seminars meet for the first time. Report to your seminar classroom and be on time! (Details on next page.)

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch Mabee Commons

1-5 p.m. Advising Appointment Sign-Ups Adviser Offices Go to your adviser's office and sign up for a Wednesday advising appointment. You should have received your advising assignment via WebAdvisor and email over the summer. Contact the Center for Academic Success and Records at (512) 863-1952 with any questions.

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Seminar Title Faculty Member Location

Robots in Fact and Fiction Alexander, Steve FJS - 151

Tuning the Hemispheres: Music and the Brain Asbury, David PRC - 147

International Climate Fiction: Can Reading Save the Planet? Berroth, Erika PRC - 244

Doing Good and Doing It Well: The Philosophy and Practice of Philanthropy

Byrnes, Melissa PRC - 132

Taking a Walk in a Painting: Velazquez’s Las Meninas Costola, Sergio FWO - 324

Pseudo-medicine? Hernandez Berrones, J.

CB - 321

Virtual Worlds and Avatars: The Philosophy of Video Games Hopkins, Phil KEW - 116

Inside Out - Our Bodies on the Inside and Outside to the World Hoag, Melanie FWO - 209

Understanding Race and Racism Johnson, Melissa MBH - 109

The Secret Lives of Metaphor Kilfoyle, Jim CB - 300

Ancient Skywatchers: The Astronomy of Lost Civilizations Marble, Stephen MBH - 113

Wheels and Deals: A Survey of Television Game Shows Marr, Alison FWO - 226

Food, Health, and French Culture Mathieu, Francis FWO - 222

Running For Your Life! McLean, Scott CJR - 240

Confucius Says: The Moral Life Examined Miller, Allison CB - 330

Fixing the Broken Mind: A Journey Through the Treatment of Mental Illness

Neighbors, Bryan FWO - 207

Political Ethics: An Oxymoron? O’Neill, Tim SLC - 114

Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Travel, Tourism, and Public Memory Renegar, Valerie FWO - 323

I Am The Scribe: The Invention of Writing and Books Robertson, Carl FWO - 322

CULTURE SHOCK! Understanding Our Multicultural World Ross, Katy FWO - 305

Pop-up Books: Manipulating Life Through Discovery and Ingenuity

Roybal, Desi MBH - 107

Unsilencing the Past: Stories from the Borderlands Sendejo, Brenda MBH - 343

Getting Schooled: The Promise and Problems of College in America

Sievers, Julie SLC - 115

The Consumerist: Breaking Bad or Breaking Good Weigand, Willis FJS - 163

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3-4:30 p.m. Center for Academic Success Open House & Pre-Advising Center for Academic Success and Records, Prothro Center for Lifelong Learning Are you ready for your advising appointment this week? Come visit the Center for Academic Success and Records, where Peer Mentors hold in-office hours, and help yourself to a treat on us! While you are here, visit with a Peer Mentor about questions that you may have for your advising appointment. Topics can include: what to expect from your adviser, what is required of you in your first year, and what questions you should ask your adviser during your Wednesday appointment.

4:45-6 p.m. Pirate Training: Final Challenge Corbin J. Robertson Center A parley? How ‘bout a final challenge? A head-to-head, goofy competition pitting teams against one another for all the pirate treasures. Arrg!


7:30-8:30 p.m. Pirate Training: Closing Ceremony Corbin J. Robertson Center It’s time to hand out the booty. Newly anointed Pirates who conquered the challenge will divide the Southwestern treasure. It’s a Pirate’s life for me!

8:30-9:30 p.m. Snow Cone Social Bishops Lounge, McCombs Campus Center As a welcome to Southwestern University and Georgetown, join us for a night of FREE Zydeco Ice snow cones, a Georgetown and Southwestern favorite.

Tuesday, August 22

7:30-9 a.m. Breakfast Mabee Commons

9 a.m.-noon First-Year Seminar Seminar Classrooms Consult your Seminar’s syllabus to see what your class is doing during this time. Remember, FYS is a graded course and attendance is required.


1:30-2:15 p.m. Real Talk: An Open Dialogue about Diversity at SU! Olin 105 The Coalition for Diversity and Social Justice, the umbrella organization for Hispanics and Latinos Organization, EBONY, Asian Student Association, SU Native, Pirates for Pride, SU Planned Piratehood, Kappa Delta Chi, and Students for Environmental Activism and Knowledge, invites you to have an open and honest dialogue about diversity on campus. Student leaders from the CDSJ will share stories about their own personal experiences with diversity. The audience members are encouraged to ask questions and engage in an open dialogue.

3-4:30 p.m. Speaking of Sex... Alma Thomas Theater Communicating frankly about sex is difficult. Aside from the embarrassment that can color such a discussion, there is often confusion. Sexual interactions can be clouded in conflicting emotions and complex power relationships. How can you make your own desires clear and understand the intentions of another? Speaking of Sex ... tracks six students as they try to untangle the complicated web of sexual communication and discover what the best behaviors are in these sometimes challenging situations.

4:30-5 p.m. Drawing Exam Information Session FAC 370 Art majors or minors who believe they might place out of Drawing I should first read the drawing placement exam instructions (with examples of the expectations) on the Studio Art webpage under "for current students". Come to this meeting for additional information.


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(Tuesday continued) 7:30-8:30 p.m. First Lecture Series: Awakenings: Next Chapters, First College Papers, and a New Home Brown-Cody Residence Hall Lounge David Gaines, Professor of English (For specific lecture description refer to page 13 of this Guide.)

8:30-10 p.m. Live Music in The Cove: Fort Never The Cove UPC brings you a night of live music and fun in The Cove featuring Fort Never. Based out of Austin, Fort Never is an up and coming Indie Rock band who is making waves through the music scene and has been touring non-stop. The Austin Chronicle named them one of Austin’s best new bands in 2017.

Wednesday, August 23

8-9:30 a.m. Breakfast Mabee Commons

10 a.m.-noon First-Year Seminar Seminar Classrooms Consult your Seminar’s syllabus to see what your class is doing during this time. Remember, FYS is a graded course and attendance is required.


1-5 p.m. Advising Appointments Adviser Offices Advising appointments should have been made on Monday. Advising is required for all students.

1-4 p.m. Music Ensemble Meetings & Placements Instrumental Meeting FAC 166 Instrumentalists who have not previously auditioned for the Music Department and who wish to register for an ensemble course (Orchestra or Wind Ensemble), should sign up for a placement meeting at check-in. There is NO AUDITION required for these courses.

Choral/Vocal Placement FAC 137 All singers should sign up for a time to meet with the choral and vocal faculty at check-in, even those who auditioned as prospective students. If you have sheet music for a song that you wish to sing for the faculty, please bring it to the meeting (a pianist will be available to play for you).

2-4 p.m. It’s a Pirate’s Life for Me: Student Life Welcome Bishops Lounge, McCombs Campus Center Cool off with free treats while you meet and greet the Student Life team. Drop by to learn about resources to get involved, stay healthy, stay safe, and get ahead.


7:30-8:30 p.m. First Lecture Series: Why Pie Charts are Bad for Your Eyes Kurth Residence Hall Lobby Chad Stolper, Assistant Professor of Computer Science (For specific lecture description refer to page 13 of this Guide.)

8:30-10 p.m. SU Traditions and Tales McCombs Ballrooms, McCombs Campus Center Join UPC and the Student Philanthropy Council as they take you on a journey through Southwestern’s history. Learn about some of SU’s interesting traditions. Free food and cool prizes will be available.

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Thursday, August 24

7:30-9 a.m. Breakfast Mabee Commons

9 a.m.-noon First-Year Seminar Seminar Classrooms Consult your Seminar’s syllabus to see what your class is doing during this time.


1:30-2:30 p.m. VA Education Benefits Meeting Prothro Center for Lifelong Learning Room 147 Students using VA Educational Benefits are invited to this meeting. Staff members and current VA students will be present to provide information about both the credit certification process as well as other important resources/personnel on campus. Please be sure to attend if you plan to utilize VA Education Benefits!

2-3 p.m. Coalition for Diversity and Social Justice Welcome Event Cross Cultural Center, Prothro Center for Lifelong Learning Interested in changing the world through diversity and social justice? Want to learn and/or connect with cultural and identity based organizations? If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions, come meet the leaders of the Coalition for Diversity and Social Justice, Hispanics and Latinos Organization, EBONY, Pan Asian Association, SU Native, SU Allies, SU Advocates, SU Planned Piratehood, Kappa Delta Chi, and Students for Environmental Activism and Knowledge.

4-6 p.m. Meet the Peer Mentors Kurth Residence Hall Lobby You've heard from a Peer Academic Mentor over the summer -- now come meet the whole crew in person! Bring your roommate to our Mentor Open House, enjoy some free food, and learn about how this group can help you keep your ship afloat.


7:30-8:30 p.m. First Lecture Series: Desserts! Is Stressed Spelled Backwards: Balancing Your Physiological Health With Your College Transition Brown-Cody Residence Hall Lounge Maria Cuevas, Professor of Biology (For specific lecture description refer to page 13 of this Guide.)

8:30-10 p.m. Karaoke Night The Cove Join UPC for a night of fun and karaoke in The Cove.

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Friday, August 25

8-9:30 a.m. Breakfast Mabee Commons 10 a.m.-noon First-Year Seminar Seminar Classrooms Consult your Seminar’s syllabus to see what your class is doing during this time.


1-2 p.m. Student Employment Orientation Olin 105 First-year and Transfer students are invited to attend this orientation. Learn about your rights and responsibilities as a student worker, how to search for on-campus and off-campus positions, and how to transition your high school resume to a college employment resume. All students who plan to work (on or off campus) will be required to provide the following original documents: photo ID and either your social security card, birth certificate, or US passport. If you are eligible to work on campus as part of a financial aid package then you SHOULD attend! Career Services will host a Part-Time and On-Campus Job Fair during the first week of class, Tuesday, August 29th, in the Prothro Lobby from 11:00am -1:00pm.

3-4:30 p.m. Out-of-State Mixer McCombs Ballrooms, McCombs Campus Center New to the Lone Star State? Come meet other out-of-state and international students while enjoying some mid-afternoon refreshments! This will be an informal mixing and mingling time between new and current out-of-state students, along with SU faculty and staff members who have also lived outside of Texas.


8-9 p.m. Friday Night Live: Comedian Jesus Trejo The Cove Get your first taste of Friday Night Live as comedian Jesus Trejo takes the stage. Based out of Los Angeles, Jesus has appeared on Comedy Central’s Adam Devine’s House Party, and on TBS’s sitcom Sullivan & Son. He was selected to be a “New Face” for the 2016 Just For Laughs Festival and can be seen on Uproarious, a new show debuting on FUSE this fall. So come out and see what Friday Night Live is all about with a night of laughs!

9 p.m.-Midnight Mini-Golf To Go Bishops Lounge, McCombs Campus Center All the fun of mini-golf right on our campus! Come play this 9 hole mini-golf course complete with obstacles and adventures. Bring your friends and see who has the best putting skills.

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Saturday, August 26


1:30-3 p.m. Introduction to Theatre Company Jones Theater This is an informal workshop for students who want to learn more about the Theatre Department’s auditioning process. Auditions for plays and musicals produced by the Theatre Department are open to ALL Southwestern students, regardless of major. Students interested in attending should come with one 1-2 minute monologue and/or one song from a musical. All material should be memorized and rehearsed. If you decide to bring a song, you must supply a taped accompaniment. This workshop is strongly suggested for all potential theatre majors and/or students who think that they might want to audition for a production while attending Southwestern University.

5-7:30 p.m. Dinner Mabee Commons

8-10 p.m. Cinematic Saturday: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 The Cove Grab some friends and make your way to The Cove for the first Cinematic Saturday of the year. Catch this summer blockbuster before it is available on DVD. Free popcorn will be provided.

10 p.m.-Midnight SU Bingo Night McCombs Ballrooms, McCombs Campus Center UPC invites you to join them for a night of pirate themed bingo. Don’t miss this opportunity to win exciting back-to-school prizes.

Sunday, August 27

10-11 a.m. Breakfast & Church Julie Puett Howry Center Students who would like to visit Georgetown area churches are invited to breakfast. Members of several local churches will join us to discuss their activities and will help get you to morning services, if interested. If you would like directions and information on religious traditions not represented in Georgetown, contact the Office of Religious Life at (512) 863-1527.


4-6 p.m. Student Athlete Picnic Corbin J. Robertson Center The Student Athlete Advisory Committee invites all student athletes to their annual picnic. Don’t miss the opportunity to meet your fellow Pirates, play games, and enjoy some food!

5-6 p.m. Dessert Before Dinner Alma Thomas Courtyard, Sarofim School of Fine Arts Join the Sarofim School of Fine Arts Faculty and current students to learn more about classes, auditions, ensembles, and more. This is your opportunity to meet students, make friendships, relax before classes start, and eat some ice cream. All are welcome, majors and non-majors alike!

5-7:30 p.m. Dinner Mabee Commons

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Tuesday, August 29th 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

On-Campus & Part-Time Job Fair

Prothro Center for Lifelong Learning Lobby

Wednesday, September 6th 5-6:30 p.m.

Student Involvement Fair Walzel Gym

Friday, September 8th

5-8 p.m. Pirate Parrty Academic Mall

7:00 p.m.

Friday Night Live: Austin rock band The Cover Letter

Academic Mall

Saturday, September 9th 7 p.m.

Football vs. McMurry University Birkelbach Field

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2017 FIRST LECTURE SERIES Expand your brain and get to know SU faculty and students by attending a First Lecture. These informal lectures and discussions assume no prior knowledge of the topic and are

intended to expose you to what it means to live and learn in the SU liberal arts and sciences environment. No RSVP is necessary - just show up ready to learn something new!

Awakenings: Next Chapters, First College Papers, and a New Home David Gaines, Professor of English An English professor and Southwestern’s Director of Fellowships and Scholarships reflects upon and converses about a few of the adventures, opportunities, and challenges new Pirates will be navigating. Tuesday, August 22, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Brown-Cody Residence Hall Lounge

Why Pie Charts are Bad for Your Eyes Chad Stolper, Assistant Professor of Computer Science The human eye is an incredible organ with a “very specific set of skills”. Psychophysicists, psychologists, artists, and designers all approach studying the eye and the brain in different ways. In this (interactive) talk, Dr. Stolper will show how we can use results from all of these seemingly divergent fields for a common critical task: communicating information effectively and accurately. Wednesday, August 23, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Kurth Residence Hall Lobby

Desserts! Is Stressed Spelled Backwards: Balancing Your Physiological Health With Your College Transition Maria Cuevas, Professor of Biology An adequate balance between the feast (anabolic, storage, land of plenty) and fasting (catabolic, mobilization of energy) processes is considered necessary for long-term health and survival. It seems that a rapid pace of life, high demands, competitiveness, expectations of success, and efficiency characterize our current world (you may think-hey this is happening right now with my move to college!). Thus, factors such as stress; lack of rest, recovery, and reconstitution may affect our health; and how stress influences our well-being. Thursday, August 24, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Brown-Cody Residence Hall Lounge

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IMPORTANT NUMBERS

EMERGENCY

Center for Academic Success & Records

(512) 863-1952

Admission Office (512) 863-1200

Alumni & Parent Relations (512) 863-1410

Bookstore (512) 863-1344

Box Office (512) 863-1378

Business Office & Cashier (512) 863-5788

Commons (Sodexo Office) (512) 863-1910

Dean of Students (512) 863-1624

Disability Services (512) 863-1536

Diversity Education (512) 863-1342

Financial Aid (512)863-1259

Fine Arts Dean (512) 863-1379

Information Technology Services (512) 819-7333

Intercultural Learning (512) 863-1857

Library (512) 863-1561

Post Office (512) 863-1576

Records (512) 863-1952

Residence Life (512) 863-1624

Robertson Center (512) 863-1381

Student Activities (512) 863-1345

SIRA Office (512) 863-1606

University Chaplain (512) 863-1056

Incoming Fax (512) 863-5788

SU Counseling Service (512) 863-1252

Mental Health Crisis Hotline (800) 841-1255

Austin Crisis Hotline (512) 472-HELP

Sexual Assault Crisis Line (800) 460-7233

Nationwide Addiction Hotline Helpline (866) 569-7077

GLBT Hotline (evening hours only) (888) 843-4564

SAFE (Self Abuse Finally Ends) (800) 366-8288

Suicide Prevention Hotline (800) 273-8255 Veterans Press #1

VICARS (Victims Institute for Counseling Advocacy and Restoration of the Southwest)

(888) 343-4414

SU Health Center (512) 863-1252

Family Medical Center (512) 868-0901 or ( 512) 931-9911

Nextcare Urgent Care Clinic (888) 364-7507

Georgetown Medical Center Clinic (512) 930-4593

Williamson County Health Dept. (512) 930-3600

Planned Parenthood (512) 331-1288

AIDS/ STD Hotline (800) 342-2437

Williamson County Crisis Center (800) 460-SAFE

Poison Control (800) 222-1222

Emergency Contraception (888) NOT 2 LATE

University Police (512) 863-1944

Fire Department 911

Georgetown Police Department 911

Emergency Medical Services 911

CAMPUS CRISIS/ INFORMATION

HEALTH SERVICES

St. David’s Georgetown Hospital

(512) 943-3000

Scott & White University Medical Campus Round Rock

(512) 509-0200

Seton Medical Center Williamson (512) 324-4000

HOSPITALS

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NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION GUIDE 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS

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