Founder: Elizabeth Evelyn Wr ight Founded: 1897 College President: Dr . W. Franklin Evans Charter: HBCU, liberal ar ts, residentia l, co -educational, under-graduate Affiliations: Episcopa l Church, United Negro College Fund Accreditation: Southern Associa tion of Colleges & Schools, Commission on Colleges Setting: 342 acre residentia l campus Athletics: Men’s Sports- Basketball, Baseball, Track/Field and Cross Country

Women’s Sports- Basketball, Softball, Track/Field and Cross Country

Cheerleaders (Women and Men)

Website: www.voorhees.edu Colors: Blue and White Mascot: Tiger

Welcome to Tiger Territory!!

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There are a few important tasks that new students should

complete during their first week on campus.

(Refer to the Campus Resource page)

Submit all official documentation

Register for semester courses

Update Permanent and/or Local Address

Payments, Loans and Clearing Accounts

Notify Health Services of health concerns

Student ID Card

Parking Decal

Transportation Information (Holiday Travel)

E-mail Accounts

Textbooks

Apply for Scholarships

Sign-up for Support Services

Sign-up for Tutorials

Disability Services

VA Benefits

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Sunday, August 6, 2017

8:00 am - 2 :00 pm Check-In Leonard E. Dawson Health & Human Resources Center (foyer)

Sign-in Roster

Collect name tag & orientation information Resource Team: Admissions, Studen t Support Services Program (SSSP), & Orientation Leaders

Clearance Jerry M. Screen Arena of the Leonard E. Dawson Health & Human Resources Center

*Admissions *Housing *Financial Aid *Cashier *Security (parking decal) *Student Engagement (ID pictures) Resource Team: Admissions Staff, Financial Aid Staff, Housing Staff

12:00 noon - 1:30 pm Lunch Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall Parents, other non-students - $6.75

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm President’s Welcome St. Philip’s Chapel

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm President’s Welcome Meal Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall

Resource Team: Student Affairs Staff, Orientation Leaders, L. Jefferson,

E. Risi

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Orientation Leaders/SGA’s Meet and Greet Old Student Center

Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s, Student Government Association

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Monday, August 7, 2017

7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall

Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s

8 :00am Overview Ma ssachusetts Ha ll Audito rium Resource Team: T. Wa sh ington , Orien ta t ion Lea ders, ABL

8:00 am - 4 :00 pm Clearance (New Ar r ivals)

Jerry M. Screen Arena of the Leonard E. Daw-son Health & Human Resources Center *Admissions *Housing *Records *Financial Aid

*Cashier *Security (parking decal) *Student Engagement (ID pictures) Resource Team: Admissions Staff, Financial Aid Staff, Housing Staff, Records Staff, Cashier, Student Engagement, Campus Security, SGA and Orientation Leaders

8:15 am - 9:00 am ACCUPLACER Overview/Test Taking Strategies/Declaration of Major St. James Auditorium Resource Team: E . Hammond, P . Wa de, Orientation Leaders

9:00 am - 9:15 am Placement Test Location Assignment Veronical Gadsden St. James Lab B

Yvonne Singleton Writing Center Eartha Hammond GIS Lab Science Building Tammy Williams St. James Lab A Lee Odom St. James Lab B

9:30 am - 11:50 am Placement Testing St. James Labs A & B, Academic Success

Center, Writing Center and Science Building Lab Resource Team: E . Hammond, Or ientation Leaders *Students who have been tested, use this time to take care of unfinished business

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12:00 noon - 2:00 pm Lunch

Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Welcome/Campus 101

Massachusetts Hall Auditorium Records, Financial Aid, Student Affairs, Institutional Advancement and Development Resource Team: Fa ther J ames Yar siah,

O. Harriott, M. Jackson, S. Gass 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Navigating Through Your Tiger Portal Massachusetts Hall Auditorium

Resource Team: M. J ones, Or ien tation Leaders

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Residential Life Success

Massachusetts Hall (Auditorium) Resource Team: Housing Staff, Or ientation Leaders, Student Government Association

4:30 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s

7:00 pm Bowling Tournament/Game Night Living and Learning Center

Resource Team: M. Wr ight, Or ien tation Leaders, Student Government Association

8:00 pm Movie Night St. James Auditorium

Resource Team: M,. Wr ight, IT ,

Orientation Leaders, Student Government Association

Tuesday, August 8, 2017 7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast

Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s

8:00 am - 8:15 am Overview Massachusetts Hall Auditorium Resource Team: T . Washington, Orientation Leaders

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8:00 am - 4:00 pm Residual Placement Testing

(Students who have not been tested) Academic Success Center

Resource Team: E . Hammond, Or ientation Leaders

8:15 am - 8:30 am Meet the Voorhees College Academic

Team Resource Team: R. Hopkins, Academic

Chairs and Advisors

8:30 am - 9:30 am Departmental Meetings Department of Business and Entrepreneurship

(St. James Auditorium) Department of Science, Technology, Health

& Human Services (Science Bldg. Auditorium) Department of Humanities, Education, and

Social Sciences (Bedford Hall Classroom)

9:45 am - 12:00 noon Academic Advising/Registration (New Students only)

Leonard E. Dawson Center - Jerry M. Screen Arena Resource Team: Academic Advisor s, Orientation Leaders

12:00 noon - 2:00 pm Lunch

Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Career Assessment St. James Labs A and B Resource Team: A. Clar k, Or ienta tion

Leaders 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Campus Safety and Wellness

Presenters: Barbara Nimmons, Title IX

Coordinator Yvonne Odom, Campus Safety Massachusetts Hall Auditorium

Resource Team: B. Nimmons, Y. Odom, Orientation Leaders, Student Government Association, E. Risi, Y. Odom.

4:30 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner

Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Off-Campus Excursion to Wal -Mart (Barnwell) Please sign-up

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Wednesday, August 9, 2017

7:00 am - 8:30 am Breakfast Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall

Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s

8:30 am - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall

8:00 am Classes Begin (Please follow your printed course schedule)

8:00 am - 10:00 am Residual Placement Testing (Students who have not been tested)

Academic Success Center Resource Team: E. Hammond 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm Lunch Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Prepare for Legacy Dinner Professional Attire:

Young Ladies – Pant suit, skirt suit, blouse and skirt or dress

Young Men – Shirt, tie, dress pants or suit

5:00 pm Meet in your dorm lobby

Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s, Student Government Association

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Voorhees College Legacy Dinner Leonard E. Dawson Center Jerry M. Screen Arena

Speaker: James Ross Resource Team: Dr . W. Fr anklin Evans, Dr. Ronnie Hopkins, Cabinet (Receiving Line), Department Chairs, Faculty, Orienta-tion Leaders, Student Government Associa-tion, Orientation Committee

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Thursday, August 10, 2017

Classes continue 7:00 am - 8:30 am Breakfast Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall 8:30 am - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall

8:00 am - 10:00 am Residual Placement Testing (Students who have not been tested) Academic Success Center Resource Team: E . Hammond 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm Lunch Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall

4:30 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Freshman Class Meeting Massachusetts Hall Auditorium

Resource Team: M. Wr ight, T. Washington 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Cards (Spades) Tournament/Game Night Living and Learning Center

Resource Team: M. Wr ight, Or ien tation Leaders, Student Government Association

Friday, August 11, 2017

7:00 am - 8:30 am Breakfast Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall 8:30 am - 9:00am Continental Breakfast Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall 8:00 am - 10:00 am Residual Placement Testing (Students who have not been tested) Academic Success Center

Resource Team: E . Hammond, Or ientation Leaders

12:00 noon - 2:00 pm Lunch Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall

Resource Team: M. Wr ight, Student Affairs Staff, Orientation Leaders, Student Government

Association

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4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Fun Friday- Game Truck

Resource Team: M. Wr ight, SSSP, Or ien-tation Leaders, Student Government Associa-tion

4:30 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner

Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s

9:00 pm - 12:00 am Party/Dance Old Student Center

Resource Team: M. Wr ight, Or ien tation Leaders, Student Government Association

Saturday, August 12, 2017 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Brunch Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall

Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s

10:00 am - 2:00 pm Off-Campus Excursion– Unity in the Community/State House Columbia SC, Benedict Football Stadium Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Dinner Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall

Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s

Sunday, August 13, 2017 10:00 am - 11:00 am Morning Worship St. Philip’s Chapel

Resource Team: J . Yar siah, Student Government Association

11:30 am - 1:00 pm Brunch Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall

Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Prepare for Annual Candlelight & Matriculation Service St . Philip’s Chapel

Young Ladies – Pant suit, skirt suit, blouse

and skirt or dress Young Men - Shirt, tie, dress pants or suit

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5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Dinner

Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Annual Candlelight & Matriculation Service St. Philip’s Chapel (Mandatory for all new and transfer students)

Speaker: Mr. Eugene F. Smith class of 2003 Ladies – Dark or White Dresses Men – White Sh irt with Tie and Dark Slacks

Resource Team: Rev. Dr . J . Yar siah,

Dr. Hopkins, All Student Leaders Spaghetti Social

Exterior of Old Student Center- Sponsored by

St. Ph ilip’s Congregation

St. Philip’s Chapel

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Academic Advising- Massachusetts Hall Ms. Pamela Wade @803.780.1254 or pwade@voorhees.edu Academic Success Center/Placement Testing Program- W right/Potts Library (2nd floor) Ms. Eartha Hammond @803.780.1379 or hammond@voorhees.edu Admission- Dorsey-Green Building Ms. Barbara Moore @803.780.1034 or bmoore@voorhees.edu Ms. Sherell Ruth @803.780.1031 or sruth@voorhees.edu Ms. Kerri Walker @803.780.1033 or kwalker@voorhees.edu Mr. Samuel Dotson @803.780.1339 or sdotson@voorhees.edu Ms. Courtney Rowe @803.780.1041 or crowe@voorhees.edu Career Planning and Placement– Booker T. Washington Building Ms. Allison Clark @803.780.1275 or aclarck@voorhees.edu Cashier - W right Hall Ms. Beverley Johnson @803.780.1144 College Chaplain/Vicar- St. Philip’s Chapel Reverend Dr. James Yarsiah @803.780.1268 or jyarsiah@voorhees.edu Dean of Students- W ilkinson Building Mr. Adrian West @803.780.1269 or west@voorhees.edu Financial Aid Office- W right Hall Front Desk @ 803.780.1150, Receptionist @803.780.1151 Ms. Oparebea Harriott-Greenlee @803.780.1154 or oharriott@voorhees.edu (Alphabet A-M) Ms. April Gyamfi @803.780.1152 or agyamfi@voorhees.edu (Alphabet N-Z) (Work-Study/ACE) Health Services- W ilkinson Building Mr. Adrian West @803.780.1269 or west@voorhees.edu Residential Life– Living and Learning Center Mr. George Crosland @803.780.1261 or gcrosland@voorhees.edu

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Information Technology- Massachusetts Hall Help Desk @803.780.1201 or helpdesk@voorhees.edu Coordinator of Student Retention/Scholarship Services– Mr. Timothy Washington @803.780.1277or twashington@voorhees.edu Security/Safety- Halmi Hall @803.780.1112 Student Engagement/Student ID– Living and Learning Center Mr. Marion Wright @803.780-1267 or mwright@voorhees.edu Student Support Services Program- Wilkinson Building Ms. Lynda Jefferson @803.780.1279 or lyndaj@voorhees.edu Ms. Wendy Hyland @803.780.1272 or wjones@voorhees.edu Ms. Ella Risi @803.780.1271 or elrisi@voorhees.edu Title IX Coordinator– Science Building Office 124 Ms. Barbara Nimmons @803.780.1166 or bnimmons@voorhees.edu The Writing Center- Wilkinson Building Reverend. Yvonne Singleton @803.780.1170 or ysing@voorhees.edu

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Monday – Friday Breakfast

7:00 am – 8:30 am

Continental 8:30 am – 9:00 am

Lunch

12:00 noon – 2:00 pm

Dinner 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Saturday – Sunday

Brunch 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Dinner

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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August 6 -13 New Student Orientation

13 Annual Candlelight Ceremony

9 Classes Begin

30 Anti-Hazing Workshop

September 4 Labor Day Holiday

7 Opening Fall Convocation

22 Miss Voorhees College Coronation

October 2 - 7 Mid-Term Examinations

12 -13 Fall Break

November 5 -12 Homecoming Week

23 -27 Thanksgiving Break

28 - December 2 Final Examinations for Graduating Seniors

December 4 - 9 Final Examinations

11- January 1 Christmas Break for Students

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