Office of Inclusion & Student Engagement

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

If you have additional questions about your First Week experience and what to expect, please contact the Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement at 217.424.6335. You can also refer to the First Week website at millikin.edu/firstweek.

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August 16−21 BECOMING THE BIG BLUE

OFFICE OF INCLUSION & STUDENT ENGAGEMENTMILLIKIN UNIVERSITY

First Week 2016

Discover Millikin! Experience it all in First Week 2016:

First Week is designed especially for first year students in order to prepare you for what is ahead. Being part of the Millikin community opens the door to an incredible breadth of academic, leadership, and co-curricular opportunities. This experience will teach you what is expected in the college environment and how to best engage in the Millikin community to ensure your success. Millikin is a place where you can do more and be more - the possibilities here are endless! You will also learn about student organizations, studying abroad, internships, student media, intramurals and recreation, community service, and many more programs and services that support your academic goals, personal development, holistic well-being, and life pursuits.

All First Week activities are mandatory, so that you can learn all the information that is vital to your persistence at Millikin. Plus, you'll make bonds that last a lifetime, not only with your peers, but also with our dynamic faculty and administrators. Should you have any questions along the way, we are right here to help.

Welcome to the Millikin University Family! Go Big Blue!

First Week 2016

Academic Affairs

Admission

Arts & Sciences, College of

Athletics

Bookstore

Career Center

Decatur Indoor Sports Center (DISC)

Dining Services

Fine Arts, College of

Griswold Center

Honors Program Office

424-6220

424-6210

424-6205

424-6344

424-6221

424-6294

429-3472

424-6323

362-6499

420-6677

424-6276

424-6335

362-6488

424-3758

424-6320

424-6415

424-6360

420-6774

424-6217

362-6410

464-8888

424-6214

Inclusion & Student Engagement, Office of

Information Technology

International Education, Center for

Mailroom

Math Center

Millikin/DMH Health Clinic

Professional Studies, College of

Registrar

Residence Life, Office of

Public Safety

Staley Library

424-6395

424-6317

362-6424

424-6285

424-5066

424-6211

424-6325

424-6353

Student Development

Student Financial Services

Student Success, Office of

Tabor School of Business

Telephone Services (Access Codes)

University Information Center (UIC)

University Services (MU I.D. Cards)

Writing Center

*Schedule is subject to change

Not only will you begin your first year seminar course, bond with faculty and students, and become adjusted to your environment, First Week also affords you the fantastic opportunity to explore issues unique to the first year student. You will learn what it means to be an ethical decision maker and how to demonstrate academic integrity; you will dialogue with peers about what it means to value differences. You will be led by your mentors in an exercise designed to break down harmful perceptions of the role alcohol plays on a college campus. Finally, you will have the opportunity to be a part of several traditions of Millikin University. Your First Week experience will formally close with two longstanding academic traditions: the Candlelight Ceremony and Opening Convocation.

An integral part of your first week on campus is beginning your University Seminar course. University Seminar is intended to be a unique learning opportunity for first year students entering Millikin University. University Seminar introduces students to college-level academic inquiry by focusing on two key skills: (1) critical and ethical reasoning, and (2) reflection. These skills are indispensible to professional success, democratic citizenship in a global environment, and the discovery and creation of a personal life of meaning and value. In addition, University Seminar blends theory and practice by engaging students in service learning and by addressing specific student success topics. As seen on the schedule, you will spend a fair amount of time with your fellow classmates, First-Year Experience Mentors, and faculty. By beginning this first course before your other classes, you will begin to understand how your college courses will be different from your high school experience. You also will have an opportunity to make important connections with faculty members and First-Year Experience Mentors.

For those individuals who are required to audition or sign up for placement, please refer to the audition schedule located online at millikin.edu/firstweek.

First-Year University Seminar

What Will I Learn at First Week?

Music Auditions and Placement For Dance

8:30am-12:30pm Day of Action/Service - Part Two

11:00am-1:30pm Brunch on Campus

2:00pm-4:00pm Big Blue Bash

4:00pm-6:00pm Athletic Games

5:30pm-7:30pm Dinner

8:00pm-9:00pm Understanding Your Community

9:00pm-9:30pm Candlelight Ceremony

9:30pm-12:00am Welcome Home Residence Hall Events

7:00am-9:30am Breakfast on Campus

8:30am -12:30pm Day of Action/Service - Part One

11:30am-1:30pm Lunch

1:30pm-2:00pm Exploratory Studies Meeting

2:00pm-5:00pm Performance Learning with your College

5:00pm-9:00pm Wal-Mart Runs (OPTIONAL: Leave from the Arrival Court)

6:00pm-8:30pm Dinner/Free Time

9:00pm-11:00pm Meet & Greek

7:00am-9:30am Breakfast on Campus

10:00am-12:00pm Responsibility of Risk – Women Bystander Intervention Training – Men

12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch/Free Time

1:30pm-3:30pm Responsibility of Risk – Men Bystander Intervention Training – Women

3:30pm-5:00pm Alcohol Education Break Out Session

6:00pm-8:30pm Dinner on Campus/Free Time

9:00pm-11:00pm MSC Kickback

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Thursday, August 18, 2016

10:00am-11:00am Non-Denominational Worship Service with Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, Christians In Action, and Newman Catholic Community

11:00am-1:00pm Brunch on Campus

11:00am-5:00pm Music Auditions (Various Locations - Sign up)

12:00pm-1:30pm Pre-Professional Workshop for Pre-Professional majors (Leighty-Tabor Science Center Room 001)

1:00pm-3:30pm Dance Placement (Old Gym)

1:00pm-3:00pm Counseling Services Open House (Millikin/DMH Health Clinic & Counseling Services)

4:30pm-6:00pm Evaluations of First Week (Various Locations)

5:00pm-7:00pm Closing Dinner

7:30pm-8:30pm Opening Convocation

7:00am-9:30am Breakfast on Campus (Meal plans begin)

9:00am-2:00pm Move in for Residential Students

11:00am-1:00pm Lunch

4:00pm-6:00pm Residence Hall Meetings for Residential Students (on their floors) Commuter Student Meeting (Lower Richards Treat University Center)

5:00pm-7:00pm Dinner

7:00pm-8:00pm Meet Your FYEM

8:00pm-9:00pm Welcome Assembly

9:00pm-10:00pm Howl at the Moon Dueling Pianos

7:00am-9:30am Breakfast on Campus

10:00am-12:00pm Becoming The BIG Blue - Academic Identity & Integrity at the College Level

12:00pm-2:00pm Lunch

12:00pm-3:00pm Meet with your IN140 & IN183 Classes

3:00pm-4:00pm Ethical Reasoning Session

4:00pm-5:00pm Ethical Reasoning Break Outs

6:00pm-8:30pm Dinner/Free Time

8:30pm-9:30pm Hypnotist Chris Jones

Saturday, August 20, 2016: The Millikin Experience

Friday, August 19, 2016

Sunday, August 21, 2016

First Week Schedule

First-Year Experience Mentors (FYEMs) are instrumental as first year students make personal adjustments to campus and academic life during the summer and throughout the entire first year at Millikin. Check your Millikin e-mail in late July for an e-mail from your FYEM!

First Year Experience Mentors