Rooted in Tradition,Committed to Success

Friday, august 15 Students living on campus only 8:00a.m. residence Hall Check-in Report to assigned residence hall 12:00noon-5:00p.m. New student sign-in and CirP University Center, Room 205 5:00p.m. aBC’s of residence Life PresentedbyMrs.JudyBracy,Directorof Housing&ResidenceLife Administration Auditorium

6:00p.m. resident assistants Presentation Administration Auditorium

7:00p.m. dine with Xu,University Center Terrace

saturday, august 16 All students report 7:30a.m.-8:45a.m. New student sign-in and CirP University Center, Room 205 9:00a.m.-9:30a.m. Presidential Welcome and remarks Dr.NormanC.Francis,PresidentofXavier UniversityofLA,willaddressallnewstudents andparents Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom

9:30a.m.-11:30a.m. Overview: Our Commitment to success Both parents and students •academic affairs Dr.LorenBlanchard,SeniorVice PresidentofAcademicAffairs •administration and Fiscal services Mr.CalvinTregre,SeniorVicePresident ofAdministration •admissions Mr.WinstonBrown,DeanofAdmissions, •student services Mr.JosephK.Byrd,VicePresidentof StudentServices •Facility Planning & Management Mr.MarionBracy,VicePresidentof FacilityPlanning&Management •technology administration Mrs.CatherineLewis,VicePresidentof TechnologyAdministration Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom

11:30a.m.-12:30p.m. Lunch, University Center Dining Hall

ThisweekatXavierwillmarkthebeginningofmany“heralding”

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12:30p.m.-1:00p.m. Financial aid Overview Ms.MildredHiggins, DirectorofFinancialAid Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom

1:15p.m.-2:30p.m. 25 min. concurrent sessions repeated 3x • student Health and insurance Ms.BrendaMedley, DirectorofStudentHealth Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom •Public and Campus safety Mr.DuaneCarkum, ChiefofUniversityPolice University Center, Room 219 •Financing your Education Mrs.PearlAlgere-Lonian, CoordinatorofScholarships University Center, Room 205

2:45p.m.-3:45p.m. do you Know What it Means: an authentic New Orleans Experience •World-ClassDining •TheSecond-Line •“Language”andCulture Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom

4:00p.m. Commuter/transfer student information sessions University Center, Room 219

4:30p.m. Campus tours Leaving from University Center, 1st Floor

5:00p.m. departmental/Faculty Meet & greet University Center, 1st Floor

6:30p.m. President’s Welcome reception HostedbyDr.&Mrs.NormanC.Francis, PresidentandFirstLadyofXavierUniversity University Center Dining Hall

suNday, august 17 7:30a.m.-8:45a.m. New student sign-in and CirP University Center, Room 205

9:00a.m. Eucharistic Celebration Officiated by Reverend Jeffrey Ott, O.P., UniversityChaplain Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom

12:00noon Lunch,University Center Terrace

MONday, august 18 8:00a.m.-11:00a.m. Placement testing Administered by the Office of Admissions Norman C. Francis Science Complex

11:00a.m. Lunch,University Center Dining Hall

12:00p.m. Meet your Flag group,University Center Lawn

12:30p.m. student information session i •College transition Ms.EloiseDixon,Directorofthe Counseling&WellnessCenter Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom A •Public and Campus safety Mr.DuaneCarkum, ChiefofUniversityPolice Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom B student Health and insurance Ms.BrendaMedley,Directorof StudentHealth Administration Auditorium

2:00p.m. Mind, Body, and soul,University Center, 2nd Fl

3:30p.m. Meet your Flag group,University Center Lawn

4:00p.m.-4:45p.m. group Meetings,Xavier South

5:00p.m. dinner,University Center Dining Hall

7:00p.m. Welcome Extravaganza Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom

tuEsday, august 19 8:30a.m. Meet your Flag group,University Center Lawn

9:00a.m. Maintaining a successful College Career Dr.AdrianWoods, AssistantDeanofFreshmanStudies Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom

10:00a.m. technology & you: Keeping you Connected Mr.YamlakTsega, DirectorofExternalRelations/ITC Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom

10:45a.m.-12:15p.m. student information session ii How We Made it: Balancing academics & student involvement!!! XavierUniversityStudentLeaders Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom A Campus resources: Moving you Forward StaffofCounseling& WellnessCenterandCareerServices Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom B Campus Life: Connecting, Leading and serving StaffofHousing&ResidenceLife, CampusActivities,andtheCenterforStudent Leadership&Service Administration Auditorium

12:30p.m. Lunch,University Center Dining Hall

3:30p.m. Meet your Flag group,University Center Lawn

3:45p.m.-4:15p.m. student government association Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom

4:30p.m.-5:30p.m. group Meetings,Xavier South

5:30p.m.-6:30p.m. dinner,University Center Dining Hall

7:00p.m. Movie Night Buses depart from the University Center

WEdNEsday, august 20 8:30a.m. Meet your Flag group,University Center Lawn

9:00a.m. spirituality and you Mrs.LisaMcClain, DirectorofCampusMinistry Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom

10:15a.m.-11:15a.m. group Meetings,Xavier South 12:00noon Lunch,University Center Dining Hall

4:00p.m. Meet your Flag group,University Center Lawn

4:30p.m.-5:15p.m. Wacky Olympics,Gymnasium

4:30p.m. talent show rehearsal

5:30p.m. dinner,University Center Dining Hall

7:00p.m. Poetry under the stars University Center TerracetHursday, august 21 8:15a.m. Meet your Flag group,University Center Lawn

8:30a.m. registration & departmental Orientation Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom

12:00noon-1:00p.m. regional Mixer,University Center Lawn

4:30p.m. Meet your Flag group,University Center Lawn

5:00p.m. Brother to Brother/sister to sister Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom 6:00p.m. Capping Ceremony Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom

Friday, august 22 8:00a.m. Fall registration Continues

5:00p.m. Organization Fair,University Center, 1st Floor 7:00p.m. talent show Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom

saturday, august 23 8:00a.m. Community Plunge Buses depart from University Center

3:00p.m. shop ‘til you drop Buses depart from University Center

9:00p.m. Bowling Night Buses depart from University Center

suNday, august 24 2:30p.m. City Park Picnic Buses depart from University Center

Friday, august 15 12:00noon-5:00p.m. Parent sign-in University Center, Room 219 5:00p.m. aBC’s of residence Life Mrs.JudyBracy,Directorof Housing&ResidenceLife Administration Auditorium

6:00p.m. resident assistants Presentation Administration Auditorium 7:00p.m. dine with Xu,University Center Terrace

saturday, august 16 7:30a.m.-8:45a.m. Parent sign-in University Center, Room 219

9:00a.m.-9:30a.m. Presidential Welcome and remarks Dr.NormanC.Francis,PresidentofXavier UniversityofLA,willaddressallnewstudents andparents Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom

9:30a.m.-11:30a.m. Overview: Our Commitment to success • academic affairs Dr.LorenBlanchard,SeniorVice PresidentofAcademicAffairs •administration and Fiscal services Mr.CalvinTregre,SeniorVicePresident ofAdministration •admissions Mr.WinstonBrown,DeanofAdmissions •student services Mr.JosephK.Byrd,VicePresidentof StudentServices •Facility Planning & Management Mr.MarionBracy,VicePresidentof FacilityPlanning&Management •technology administration Mrs.CatherineLewis,VicePresidentof TechnologyAdministration Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom

11:45a.m.-12:30p.m. Lunch available $, University Center Dining Hall

12:30p.m.-1:00p.m. Financial aid Overview Ms.MildredHiggins, DirectorofFinancialAid Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom

1:15p.m.-2:30p.m. Financial/Health Wellness and safety

25 min. concurrent sessions repeated 3x •student Health and insurance Ms.BrendaMedley DirectorofStudentHealthAdministration University Center Ballroom •Public and Campus safety Mr.DuaneCarkum, ChiefofUniversityPolice University Center, Room 219 •Financing your Education Mrs.PearlAlgere-Lonian, CoordinatorofScholarships University Center, Room 205

2:45p.m.-3:30p.m. developing a Partnership in Education: tips for Nurturing a successful student •academic Enhancement Dr.KennethBoutte, DeanofFreshmanStudies •student services Mr.DeonRidgell,AssistantDeanforStudentLife •Current Xavierite Administration Auditorium

3:30p.m. Family transitions-Letting go •Parents of Commuter students Mrs.ShirleyLabbe, AssistantDirectoroftheCounseling& WellnessCenter Norman C. Francis, Room 115 •Parents of resident students Ms.EloiseDixon, DirectoroftheCounseling& WellnessCenter Norman C. Francis, Main Lecture Hall

4:30p.m. Campus tours Leaving from University Center, 1st Floor

5:00p.m. departmental/Faculty Meet & greet University Center, 1st Floor

6:30p.m. President’s Welcome reception HostedbyDr.&Mrs.NormanC.Francis, PresidentandFirstLadyofXavierUniversity University Center Dining Hall

suNday, august 17 9:00a.m. Eucharistic Celebration Officiated by Reverend Jeffrey Ott, O.P. UniversityChaplain Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom

12:00noon Lunch,University Center Terrace