| Friday, August 22 | |
| 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Residential Student Check-In |
| Residence Halls | |
|
9 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
One Stop Center |
| Centennial Hall (Ground Floor) | |
| 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Welcome Picnic |
| Behind Bren-Dell Hall or Hirschy Hall | |
|
1:45 - 2:30 p.m. |
Welcome: "Leaving Your Mark" |
| Founders Hall | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Transfer Student Orientation Session |
| Stutzman Lecture Hall (Centennial Hall) | |
| 2:30 p.m. | International Student Orientation Session |
| Multicultural Affairs Office (By Hirschy Hall) | |
| 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Farewell to Families |
| 4:45 - 5:30 p.m. | Welcome Group Session #1 |
| Welcome Group meeting locations | |
| 5:30 - 7 p.m. | Dinner for New Students |
| Commons (Marbeck Center) | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Residence Hall Floor Meetings |
| Residence Hall Floors | |
| 9:00 p.m. | Community 101 |
| Yoder Recital Hall | |
| Saturday, August 23 | |
| 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| Commons (Marbeck Center) | |
| 8:30 - 11:45 a.m. | Welcome Group Session #2 |
| Meet in Commons (Marbeck Center) | |
| 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Lunch |
| Commons (Marbeck Center) | |
| 1:30 - 3 p.m. | Welcome Group Session #3: A Community of Respect |
| Welcome Group Meeting Locations | |
| 3 - 5 p.m. | Free Time |
| 5 - 7 p.m. | New Student Picnic & Games |
| Library Field | |
| 7 - 8 p.m. | Welcome Group Session #4 |
| Welcome Group Meeting Locations | |
| 9 p.m. | Residence Hall Floor Activity |
| Residence Hall Floors | |
| Sunday, August 24 | |
| 11 a.m. | Sunday Morning Worship |
| Yoder Recital Hall | |
| 12 - 1 p.m. | Lunch |
| Commons (Marbeck Center) | |
| 1 - 1:45 p.m. | Perkins Loan Entrance Interview |
| Commons (Marbeck Center) | |
| 1:45 - 2:30 p.m. | Welcome Group Session #5 |
| Commons (Marbeck Center) | |
| 2:30 - 4 p.m. | Learn & Earn: Orientation to Campus Work |
| Commons (Marbeck Center) | |
| 3 - 7 p.m. | Bookstore open |
| Marbeck Center | |
| 4:45 - 6 p.m. | Dinner |
| Commons (Marbeck Center) | |
| 6:30 -7 p.m. | Welcome Group Session #6 |
| Welcome Group Meeting Locations | |
| 7 p.m. | Ice Cream Social & More! |
| Main Street, Bluffton | |
| Monday, August 25 | |
| Classes begin! | |
| 8 p.m. | Bluffton Lingo Bingo - Sponsored by MCB |
| Bob's Place (Marbeck Center) | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Residence Hall Floor Meetings |
| Residence Hall Floors | |
| 10:30 p.m. | All Hall Meeting |
| Residence Hall Lobbies | |
| Tuesday, August 26 | |
| 10:45 a.m. | Opening Convocation |
| Founders Hall | |
| 6 p.m. | Trip to the "Whippy Dip" - Sponsored by MCB |
| Meet at Marbeck Center | |
| 7:30 p.m. | A Conversation with Ronald Sider |
| Yoder Recital Hall | |
| Wednesday, August 27 | |
| 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Student Involvement Fair - Sponsored by SOUL |
| Klassen Court (outside Marbeck Center) | |
| 4 p.m. | Ultimate Frisbee |
| Library Field | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Game & Craft Night - Sponsored by MCB |
| Bob's Place (Marbeck Center) | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Celebration at the Cabin! - Sponsored by Hall Chaplains |
| College Cabin (Bluffton University Nature Preserve) | |
| Thursday, August 28 | |
| 11 a.m. | Chapel |
| Yoder Recital Hall | |
| 7 p.m. | Kickball - Sponsored by MCB |
| Neufeld Lawn | |
| Friday, August 29 | |
| 8 p.m. | Faculty & Staff Follies |
| Bob's Place (Marbeck Center) | |
| 10 p.m. - 12 a.m. | Bowl for a Buck! - Sponsored by MCB |
| Southgate Lanes (Meet in Marbeck Center) | |
| Saturday, August 30 | |
| 3 p.m. - 11 p.m. | Welcome Back Festival! - Sponsored by MCB |
| Neufeld Lawn |
