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ORIENTATION for New Students 2021
All links for remote sessions can be found on our Orientation moodle course.
Please note that the moodle course will open on Monday, August 16, 2021.
Any session recordings will be made available on the moodle course.
An * (asterisk) indicates that the session is for Adas and transfer students.
Departmental Placement Exams The presentation will address the
To assist students in considering what level of following questions: What is the calling-
courses they should enter, please visit the Registrar's in/calling-out continuum? What do you
website for information about placement exams. say to call someone in? When should it
Some exams have due dates prior to individual advis- be used? When is calling someone out
ing appointments. The links to placement exams, the right thing to do? Can we set logical
auditions and portfolio reviews can be found on the boundaries for dissent without losing
Registrar’s Office website. cohesion? If so many of us are aware of
the problems of call-out culture, why
Monday, August 23- haven’t we changed it? Can we stop the
busy urgency of our lives to pay closer
Thursday, August 26 attention to our effects on other people?
Can we create this culture shift?
By Appt Individual Advising Appointments
8:30 a.m.– via Zoom (Required for first-years)
5 p.m. Advisers will meet for one half hour
Tuesday, August 24
with each advisee. Students will be 6– 9 p.m. Calling In as a Smith Leadership
contacted by their liberal arts adviser Practice With Professor Loretta Ross
the week prior to schedule their Part II
appointment within this time frame. This two-part virtual training is required
for new students. Students must register
During this half hour, you—the ahead of time to attend via Zoom or
advisee—should be prepared to dis- watch the recording by the start of the
cuss course ideas and interests, and semester. The link to register for the
your adviser will help you link your event will be available on Moodle.
developing academic preferences with
choices for classes. They may also offer Participants will learn about calling-
other avenues for you to explore your in practices to counter the call-out
interests this fall and in the coming culture. The presentation will address
academic year. the following questions: What is the
calling-in/calling-out continuum? What
Monday, August 23 do you say to call someone in? When
should it be used? When is calling
6– 9 p.m. Calling In as a Smith Leadership someone out the right thing to do? Can
Practice With Professor Loretta Ross we set logical boundaries for dissent
Part I without losing cohesion? If so many of
This two-part virtual training is required us are aware of the problems of call-out
for new students. Students must register culture, why haven’t we changed it? Can
ahead of time to attend via Zoom or we stop the busy urgency of our lives
watch the recording by the start of the to pay closer attention to our effects on
semester. The link to register for the other people? Can we create this cul-
event will be available on Moodle. ture shift?
Participants will learn about calling-in
practices to counter the call-out culture.Friday, August 27 Family Orientation
8– 11 a.m. Central Check-In and Move In for 2:30– Seeyle Tent
new students 6 p.m. See family orientation schedule for
Indoor Track and Tennis Facility details and locations. (No students.)
(ITT) The Family Orientation Schedule will
All students must visit central check-in be available on the For New Students
before arriving at their houses to move website in late August.
in. In addition to receiving your room
keys, course registration materials and
college ID card, you will have the oppor- 2:30– Class Dean’s Welcome for
tunity to connect with various campus 4 p.m. transfers, Ada’s, visiting and
departments and services. exchange students*
(students only)
11:30 a.m.– Lunch for all new students and Graham Hall, Hillyer Hall
1 p.m. families Class Deans Andrea Rossi-Reder and
Davis Lawn Susanna Howe will share important
New students and families are invited academic information. The meeting will
to join us! Lunch will be served buffet conclude with the official Ada Com-
style, so feel free to come at any point stock Scholars class photo. Attendance is
during this time. mandatory.
Lunch for incoming Adas with Class Dean’s Welcome for first-year
Ada coordinator* students (students only)
Chase House John M. Greene Hall (JMG)
Join Ada Coordinator Sam Wentworth Jane Stangl, dean of the first-year class,
for lunch. welcomes the Class of 2025 into the
Smith College academic community.
1 p.m. President’s Welcome This meeting is critical to your aca-
Seeyle Tent demic success at Smith! Attendance is
All entering students and their families mandatory.
are invited to the president’s first com-
munity address of the academic year. 4–5 p.m.
ASSETS (parents and students
Speakers and guests include: welcome)
• Kathleen McCartney, President of Chapin Tent
the College Jane Stangl, dean of the first-year
• Baishakhi Taylor, Vice President class, and Laura Rauscher, director of
for Campus Life and Dean of disability services will help students
the College understand the services available to
• Paige Graham, Lecturer, Music them for physical and learning disabili-
Department ties as well as ADHD, mental health and
• Jonathan Hirsh, Senior Lecturer, other conditions. Parents will discover
Music Department ways to enhance their children’s suc-
• Grant Moss, Accompanist and cess in the Smith learning environ-
Senior Lecturer, Music Department ment. This session will cover academic
• Emma Tierney ’22, Student Govern- requirements, social expectations,
ment Association President Smith’s academic support services and
residential program, disability services
1:30– Welcome Reception and accommodations at Smith, require-
2:30 p.m. Seelye Lawn ments for disability documentation, and
New students and their families are students’ rights and responsibilities.
invited to an informal mixer to meet Optional for those interested.
members of the faculty, administration,
staff, returning students and each other.
Light refreshments will be served until
2:15 p.m. when you will want to start
heading to your separate sessions.Campus Tours by your Head of New 10– Coffee and Pastry in the Ada
Student (HONS) 10:30 a.m. Lounge*
Meet your HONS in front of your house Hopkins Lounge
if you want to walk around and talk Check out the Ada lounge and meet your
about the campus. coordinator, Sam Wentworth, for coffee
and pastry. We will walk to JMG together
5:30– Dinner for residential board-paying for the party bus tour after.
7 p.m. students and families
Chase/Duckett, Cushing/Emerson, 10:30 a.m.– Party Bus: Tour of the Valley*
Cutter/Ziskind, King/Scales, Lamont, 12:30 p.m. John M. Greene Hall (JMG)
and Tyler house dining rooms Join your fellow Ada and transfer stu-
New students and families are invited dents to see what the Pioneer Valley has
to join us! Dinner will be served in to-go to offer. Current Ada scholars will show
containers. Your student will be invited you all the special spots on campus that
to enter the dining hall and pack your will make you feel at home, from res-
meal for you. You are welcome to picnic taurants to swimming areas and all the
outdoors on campus. necessities in between.
7:30 p.m. Parents and Families Depart noon– Lunch for residential board-paying
1:30 p.m. students
8–9 p.m Nuts and Bolts of Living on Campus Open dining rooms
All first-years should attend. Please refer to the end of this program
House living room for a list of open dining rooms.
Gather with your fellow housemates for
this multifaceted information session. 12:30– Picnic Lunch for Ada Comstock
House reps will cover: 1:30 p.m. Scholars*
• Campus life resources–Heads of Capen Lawn
New Students (HONS) Get to know your entering Ada class-
• Academic resources and policies– mates and have lunch in the beautiful
Student Academic Advisers (SAA) Capen gardens.
• Residential policies and procedures–
Head Resident (HR) 1:30– Campus Tour for transfers*
• House Life: House Community 2:30 p.m. Clark Hall porch
Adviser (HCA) and House A chance for transfer students to become
President (HP) familiar with campus and with each other.
Saturday, August 28 5:30–
7 p.m.
Dinner for residential board-paying
students
Open dining rooms
7:30– Breakfast for residential board- Please refer to the end of this program
8 a.m. paying students for a list of open dining rooms.
Open dining rooms
Please refer to the end of this program
7–9 p.m. Drag Bingo
for a list of open dining rooms.
Davis Ballroom
Not your grandmother’s bingo! Drag
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Bingo is a louder, rowdier and spicier
Orientation Groups version of an old favorite. New students
Program locations will be made available to you are invited to join in the chance to win
before you arrive on campus. Check the time prizes and meet new friends!
for your group as they may vary for beginning
or end times. Trivia Night
Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall
9:30– Meet and Greet for transfers* All new students are invited to put their
10:15 a.m. Seelye Hall, Room 201 stores of meaningless information to
Meet your fellow transfer students and the test for Trivia Night. Join in an eve-
walk to JMG for a tour of the valley. ning of informal team competition, the
chance to win prizes, meet new friends
and have a great time!Sunday, August 29 7–9 p.m. Smith To Do
Seeyle Tent
Looking to get a little crafty? The Office
7:30– Breakfast for residential board-
of Student Engagement Programming
8 a.m. paying students
Team will be on hand with supplies
Open dining rooms
and snacks to help you get creative and
Please refer to the end of this program
personalize your new Smith space.
for a list of open dining rooms.
8:30 a.m.–noon Monday, August 30
Orientation Groups
Program locations will be made available 7:30– Breakfast for residential board
to you before you arrive on campus. Check 9 a.m. paying students
the time for your group as they may vary for Open dining rooms
beginning or end times. Please refer to the end of this program
for a list of open dining rooms.
10 a.m.– Ada and Transfer Info Session
noon With Karen Sise and Student Panel* 9– Meet Your Student Academic
Seelye Hall, Room 201 9:45 a.m. Adviser (SAA)
Required for all Ada and transfer students. House Living Rooms
Join us for a transfer and Ada infor- Your student academic advisers will
mation session followed by a panel of be invaluable in providing help for
current Ada students to answer any navigating your registration process as
lingering questions. you chart your academic path. This is
required for all first-year students.
noon– Lunch for residential board-paying
1:30 p.m. students 10– How to Be an Effective Advisee
Open dining rooms 10:45 a.m. John M. Greene Hall (JMG)
Please refer to the end of this program The faculty director of liberal arts advis-
for a list of open dining rooms. ing (Professor Sarah Moore) will help
you to learn about our academic advis-
ing system, providing perspectives on
1:30– Playfair for all new students
how to best work with your faculty lib-
3 p.m. Chapin Lawn
eral arts adviser in exploring the many
It’s time to play! Come together on the
learning opportunities at Smith.
lawn for some fun and festivities.
Required for all new students.
3:30– Living in a Diverse Community
10:45– Provost Michael Thurston will offer
5:30 p.m. John M. Greene Hall (JMG)
10:55 a.m. greetings to the Class of 2025
Smith is a global community. You are
John M. Greene Hall (JMG)
joining a community of people from a
variety of backgrounds. This is a chance
11–noon
Smith Reads
to hear from Floyd Cheung, vice presi-
John M. Greene Hall (JMG)
dent for equity and inclusion, Professor
Mohsin Hamid, author of Exit West, will
Loretta Ross from the Department for
speak to our incoming students
the Study of Women and Gender, and a
about his book, collections and work
panel of current students who will share
as an author. Students will have an
their experiences and advice for joining
opportunity to question Hamid before
this community of Smithies. There will
his presentation and Ambreen Hai, pro-
also be an opportunity to reflect on your
fessor and chair, Department of English
own experiences and make some new
Language and Literature, will interview
connections! Attendance is mandatory for
him. The author’s works have been trans-
all students.
lated into 40 languages, featured on best-
seller lists and adapted for the cinema.
5:30– Dinner for residential board-paying
7 p.m. students
Open dining rooms
Please refer to the end of this program
for a list of open dining rooms.noon–
1:30 p.m.
Lunch for residential board-paying
students
Tuesday, August 31
Open dining rooms
7:30– Breakfast for residential board-
Please refer to the end of this program
9:30 a.m. paying students
for a list of open dining rooms.
Open dining rooms
Please refer to the end of this program
1:30– Group Advising Meeting
for a list of open dining rooms.
2:30 p.m. Various locations shared by advisers
Faculty liberal arts advisers will meet
9:30– Online Registration Opens
with their cohort of liberal arts advi-
noon Students will register for courses
sees in groups. Location will be shared
through Workday. Seelye 212 is
in your individual advising meetings.
reserved for students who need
computer access.
2:45– Conversations With Faculty
4 p.m. Zoom links for departments and
10–noon Adas Library Tour*
programs will be on Moodle
Welcome to your exclusive sneak peek
Individual academic departments and
of the libraries. Meet Cat Hannula,
programs will hold synchronous Zoom
first-year's experience and engagement
sessions for entering students. These
librarian, at the Nielson Seelye lawn en-
sessions give students and faculty mem-
trance for a tour of the libraries: Neilson
bers a chance to discuss the particulars
Library, Josten Performing Arts Library
of their programs and departments.
and Hillyer Art Library.
4:15– Getting Help Helps
noon– Lunch for residential board-paying
5:30 p.m. John M. Greene
1:00 p.m. students
We all need help sometimes. Wellness
Open dining rooms
Services and the Office of Disability Ser-
Please refer to the end of this program
vices staff will discuss campus resources
for a list of open dining rooms.
and options for support. Required for all
new students.
1–2 p.m. Pathways—Facilitated Activity
House living rooms
5:30– Dinner for residential board-paying
There are many possible pathways you
7 p.m. students
can create in your learning at and
Open dining rooms
beyond Smith. Students will meet in
Please refer to the end of this program
their houses with their student academ-
for a list of open dining rooms.
ic advisers for a session facilitated by
the faculty director of liberal arts advis-
ASSETS Pizza Party
ing to start to design the many pathways
Campus Center 103/104
you might want to start exploring.
Meet and greet opportunity for students
with all types of disabilities such as
Ada Drop-In*
mobility, chronic health, mental health
Hopkins Lounge
or other conditions. Get to know other
Bring your lunch and ask any questions.
students and meet upper-class students
and alums. We are a supportive commu-
2–3 p.m. Summer Reading Discussions
nity who invite you to share your ideas
House living rooms
and interests and who want to offer sup-
Adas: Hopkins lounge*
port and suggestions, and do everything
Join a faculty facilitator and your fellow
we can to help you feel welcome, share
students for a conversation about Exit
ideas, interests, offer support, sugges-
West, our summer reading. Required for
tions and do everything we can to get
all new students.
you connected and make sure your time
at Smith is the best.
3:30– Concentrations and centers
4:30 p.m. Seelye Tent
8–10 p.m. Movie Night
The centers at Smith are unique re-
Seelye Tent
sources to support your learning, offer-
Join us for popcorn and a movie.
ing both curricular and co-curricular
Optional.programming. Concentrations present in taking the next steps in your learn-
an opportunity to integrate coursework ing at Smith, inside and outside of the
with practical experiences and indepen- classroom.
dent work, often using the resources
of Smith’s centers. Come learn how to 11:30 a.m– Lunch for residential board-paying
explore these opportunities. 1 p.m. students
Open dining rooms
5:30– Transfer and Ada Q&A with STEM Please refer to the end of this program
7 p.m. faculty* for a list of open dining rooms.
Sabin-Reed 220
Come prepared to ask questions and to 1–2 p.m. Resource Fair
meet faculty from various departments. Seelye tent
Topics to be discussed include: navigat- Need academic help or help with writ-
ing STEM majors, shopping appropriate ing or public speaking? Have a question
first courses, and finding positions in about dining that you've been too busy
research labs. A light meal will be pro- to ask? Join us for an informal look at
vided. offices, departments and programs that
are here to support and enhance your
5:30– Dinner for residential board-paying Smith experience.
7 p.m. students
Open dining rooms 3–4 p.m. Getting Help Helps
Please refer to the end of this program Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall
for a list of open dining rooms. We all need help sometimes. Wellness
Services and the Office of Disability Ser-
7– Playfair for Returners (Returning vices staff will discuss campus resources
8:30 p.m. students to include sophomores and options for support.
and Adas) Recommended for all returning students.
Chapin lawn
It’s time to play! Come together on the 5– Convocation
lawn for some fun and festivities. 5:30 p.m. Seeyle Lawn
Students, faculty and staff gather for
this long-standing Smith tradition to
Wednesday, September 1 signal the start of the academic year.
7:30– Breakfast for residential board- 5– Convocation Dinner
9:30 a.m. paying students 7:30 p.m. Chapin Lawn
Open dining rooms Join together for Food Truck themed
Please refer to the end of this program dinner on the lawn.
for a list of open dining rooms.
5:30– Convocation Carnival
9:30– Open House 8:30 p.m. Chapin Lawn
10:30 a.m. A list of open offices will be provided Join the Office of Student Engagement,
on the Smith social network. SGA, Dining Services, the Dean of the
Offices will be waiting to welcome College and Division of Student Affairs
new students. Take some time to as we kick-off the beginning of another
get acquainted with Smith’s friendly wonderful academic year! The evening
community and beautiful campus. will be filled with games, music and of
course lots of food as we celebrate our
10– Returners’ Reboot for sophomores community together.
11:15 a.m. and Adas
Seeyle tent
Welcome back! The sophomore and
Ada class deans, Susannah Howe and
Andrea Rossi-Reder, and the faculty
director of advising, Sarah Moore, will
help you to connect and reconnect with
your peers while you support each otherOpen Dining Rooms
Students may dine in any open dining room by using their OneCard IDs. Check for meal times and
menus at: smith.edu/diningservices. Unless noted otherwise, meal times are: breakfast, 7:30–9:30
a.m.; lunch, 11 a.m.–1 p.m.; dinner, 5–7 p.m.
Friday, August 27 Tuesday, August 31
Chase/Duckett lunch, dinner* Chase/Duckett grab and go site**
Cushing/Emerson lunch, dinner Cushing/Emerson grab and go breakfast,
Cutter/Ziskind breakfast, lunch, dinner dinner***
Dawes lunch, dinner Cutter/Ziskind breakfast, lunch dinner
King/Scales breakfast, lunch, dinner Dawes breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lamont lunch, dinner King/Scales breakfast, lunch, dinner
Tyler lunch, dinner Lamont lunch, dinner
Tyler breakfast, lunch dinner
Saturday, August 28
Wednesday, September 1: Convocation
Chase/Duckett grab and go site**
Cushing/Emerson brunch, dinner*** Chase/Duckett grab and go site**
Cutter/Ziskind brunch, dinner Cutter/Ziskind breakfast, lunch
Dawes continental breakfast Dawes breakfast, lunch
brunch, dinner
Emerson grab and go breakfast
King/Scales continental breakfast
brunch, dinner King/Scales breakfast, lunch
Lamont lunch, dinner Lamont lunch
Tyler continental breakfast Tyler breakfast, lunch
brunch, dinner
Convocation Dinner on Chapin Lawn
Sunday, August 29
Thursday, September 2: First Day of Classes
Chase/Duckett grab and go site**
Chapin grab and go breakfast, lunch
Cushing/Emerson brunch, dinner***
Chase/Duckett grab and go site**
Cutter/Ziskind brunch, dinner
Comstock dinner
Dawes continental breakfast
brunch, dinner Cushing/Emerson grab and go breakfast
dinner***
King/Scales continental breakfast
brunch, dinner Cutter/Ziskind breakfast, lunch dinner
Lamont lunch, dinner Dawes breakfast, lunch dinner
Tyler continental breakfast King/Scales breakfast, lunch, dinner
brunch, dinner Lamont lunch, dinner
Tyler breakfast, lunch dinner
Monday, August 30
Chase/Duckett grab and go site** *grab and go dinner
Cushing/Emerson grab and go breakfast,
dinner*** **Chase open 7:15 a.m.–7 p.m., Monday–Friday
7:30 a.m.–7 p.m., Saturday–Sunday
Cutter/Ziskind breakfast, lunch dinner
Meals and snacks all day
Dawes breakfast, lunch, dinner Kosher opens Friday 8/27 lunch and will be open for
King/Scales breakfast, lunch, dinner lunch and dinner, Monday–Friday
Lamont lunch, dinner ***Emerson open for grab and go breakfast and
Tyler breakfast, lunch dinner buffet dinner/ Cushing open for buffet dinner only
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