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1 | ISSS International Pre-Orientation 2021 | ||||
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3 | Color Key | ISSS | Social Events | PALs | Information |
4 | Events | Social Activities | Sessions | Arrival Day | |
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6 | Thursday, September 2 | Friday, September 3 | Saturday, September 4 | Sunday, September 5 | Monday, September 6 |
7 | bring travel documents | ||||
8 | PAL Meetup #2 | PAL Meetup #4 | ISSSee You Soon! | ||
9 | 9am-9.45am | 9am-9.45am | 9am-10am | ||
10 | various locations | various locations | MBH 216 | ||
11 | Pre-Orientation Welcome | ISSS 0101 | ISSS 0102 | travel documents returned | |
12 | 10am-10.30am | 10am-11am | 10am-11am | ||
13 | MBH216/220 | MBH 216 | MBH 216 | PAL Meetup #6 | |
14 | PAL Meetup #1 | 10am-11am | |||
15 | 10.30am-11.30am (various locations) | Visa & Status Sessions | Let's Talk: Work in F-1 Status | MBH 216 | |
16 | WELCOME CENTER | Family Session | 11.15am-12.30pm | 11am-12pm MBH104 | |
17 | 10am-10pm | 10.30am-11.30am (MBH220) | Let's Talk: Being US Abroad | Closing Ceremony | |
18 | Axinn Center | F1 Visa (MBH 216) | 11am-12pm MBH317 | 11am-12pm | |
19 | Welcome Lunch | J1 Visa (MBH 220) | MBH 216 | ||
20 | 11.45am-12.45pm | Other Status (MBH 104) | |||
21 | Students required to complete Day 0 | Atwater Dining Hall | travel documents collected | ||
22 | COVID-19 testing will be directed to | ||||
23 | Virtue Field House upon arrival. | ||||
24 | Once tested, students will go to Axinn | Paint the Town! | |||
25 | Center to complete ISSS check-in | 1pm-5pm | |||
26 | meet at AXN Patio | PAL Meetup #3 | |||
27 | **PALs will assist you to/from testing.** | 2pm-2.45pm | Let's Talk: US Culture | ||
28 | various locations | 1.15pm-2.45pm | |||
29 | McCullough Student Center | MiddView Begins! | |||
30 | Let's Talk: Academics | Wilson Hall | check | ||
31 | 3pm-4pm | go/orientation/ | |||
32 | Town Run | MBH 216 | for more info | ||
33 | 12pm-4pm | First @ Midd Social | Stories from the Inside | ||
34 | 4.15pm-5.15pm | 3pm-4.30pm | |||
35 | PAL Time! | McCullough Student Center | |||
36 | Campus Tours | 1-5pm | PAL Time! | Wilson Hall | |
37 | 4pm-6pm | MBH 216 / MBH 219 | 4.15pm-5.15pm | ||
38 | McCullough Student Center | PAL Meetup #5 | |||
39 | families depart campus by 5pm | Wilson Hall | |||
40 | Dining Hall open for students only | 4.45pm-5.30pm | |||
41 | 7--11am / 11am--2pm / 4.30--8.30pm | Dinner with PALs | Dinner with PALs | various locations | |
42 | 5.15pm-6pm | 5.30pm-6.15pm | Dinner on Your Own | ||
43 | dining halls | dining halls | 5.30-8pm | ||
44 | dining halls | ||||
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47 | International Bonfire! | at the Kirk | |||
48 | International Trivia | 8.30pm-10pm | 8pm-11pm | ||
49 | 8.30pm-9.30pm | Atwater Dining Terrace | Kirk Alumni Center | ||
50 | McCullough Student Center | ||||
51 | Crossroads Café | Midd by Night | |||
52 | 9.30pm-11pm | ||||
53 | meet at McCullough Patio | ||||
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64 | Session Descriptions & Locations | ||||
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66 | Welcome Center | Axinn (AXN) | Students requiring Day 0 testing upon arrival go to Virtue Field House. | ||
67 | Check-in with ISSS and PALs will take place at Axinn from 10am-10pm. | ||||
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69 | Pre-Orientation Welcome | Bicentennial Hall (MBH216 / MBH220) | Join us for a warm welcome to Vermont and to our ISSS Pre-Orientation program. | ||
70 | Families welcome. | ||||
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72 | Family Session | Bicentennial Hall (MBH 220) | Meet Kathy Foley, the Associate Dean/Director of ISSS and Jennifer Sellers, PhD, the Senior Student Life Dean | ||
73 | They are prepared to share information about the College, including resources, and answer your immediate questions. | ||||
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75 | Welcome Lunch | Atwater Dining Hall | Meet your fellow students, PALs, and enjoy a delicious lunch at one of Middlebury's finest dining halls. | ||
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78 | Paint the Town! / PAL Time! | In front of Axinn (AXN) | Explore Middlebury and get important errands done in the company of your enthusiastic PALs. | ||
79 | Take the bus or shuttles to Hannafords Plaza, tour the town, and have fun with PAL activities! | ||||
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81 | Dinner with PALs | Proctor Dining Hall | Get to know your PAL group better by having dinner with your PALs! | ||
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84 | International Trivia | McCullough Stu Ctr (Crossroads Café) | Show off your knowledge in our exciting International Trivia! | ||
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87 | PAL Meetups | Various Locations | Learn about Middlebury, ask questions, and grow close to your fellow students in these small daily groups led by PALs. | ||
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90 | ISSS 0101 | Bicentennial Hall (MBH216) | International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) provides more than visa-related advising. Meet the team and learn | ||
91 | more about the office. | ||||
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93 | Visa & Status Sessions | Bicentennial Hall (MBH216) | Explore your visa status and learn more about being an international student in the US. | ||
94 | Please bring travel documents to this session (Form I‐20 or DS‐2019, passport, & I‐94 record if applicable). | ||||
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96 | Let's Talk: Academics | Bicentennial Hall (MBH216) | Welcome Professor Shawna Shapiro for an informative session on the US classroom and academic culture. | ||
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99 | First @ Midd Social | Anderson Freeman Center | Meet-and-mingle with first-generation students from the First@Midd program (optional). | ||
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