Schedule of Events
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*** Attendance is required at these meetings. Please note that students may not attend any other events at these times.
Saturday, September 12
| 8:00–6:00 *** | Dormitory check-in. Baker Rink. | ||||||||||||
| 10:00–1:30 | Brunch for parents and students in the residential colleges. | ||||||||||||
| 12:30–3:30 *** | Freshman sign-in for members of the Class of 2013. Students should bring I-9 and identification. (See “General Information” section for more details.) Dillon Gym. | ||||||||||||
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| 1:00–3:00 *** | Freshmen must pick up information packets. Residential colleges. | ||||||||||||
| 2:00–3:30 | Receptions for parents in residential colleges. Welcoming remarks by college masters at 2:30 p.m. | ||||||||||||
| 3:30–4:30 | Center for Jewish Life/Princeton Hillel reception for members of the Class of 2013 and their parents. Center for Jewish Life, 70 Washington Road. | ||||||||||||
| 4:00–4:45 | Organizational meeting for all student workers in the Department of Dining Services at their assigned dining halls. | ||||||||||||
| 4:00–5:30 | Parent orientation to University Health Services. A two-part presentation will address the health program at Princeton and the medical, nursing, and counseling services available to students. Professional staff from various departments will answer questions and concerns. The second part of the presentation will describe how the University Student Health Plan works for students needing medical care while at Princeton. 302 Frist Campus Center. | ||||||||||||
| 5:30 | Departure time for parents; subsequent orientation events are intended for students only. | ||||||||||||
| 5:30–6:00 *** | College masters address the Class of 2013. Residential colleges. | ||||||||||||
| 6:00–7:00 | Dinner for new members of the college, residential college advisers (RCAs), and college staff. | ||||||||||||
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| 7:30–9:00 *** | Opening meeting for all new students. Matthews Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center. | ||||||||||||
| 9:30–10:30 *** | Freshmen meet with residential college advisers. Residential colleges. | ||||||||||||
| 10:30 | Class of 2013 welcome event, moonlight movie presentation (open to all students) presented by Center Stage Program Board. South Lawn, Frist Campus Center (Rain Location: Frist Multipurpose Room). |
Sunday, September 13
| 10:00–10:45 | Information meeting on advanced placement and advanced standing. 50 McCosh Hall. | ||||||
| 11:00 | Princeton University Chapel ecumenical worship service. University Chapel. (Please call the Office of Religious Life at 609-258-3047 for other services available in the Princeton area.) | ||||||
| 11:45–12:30 | Meeting for students interested in preparing for medicine or health-related professions (premedical, preveterinary, predental). 50 McCosh Hall. | ||||||
| 12:30–1:30 | Foreign language placement tests for the following languages only. Please bring two sharpened No. 2 pencils and an eraser. | ||||||
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| 12:30–1:45 | Class of 2013 Scavenger Hunt. Meet with your RCA group for this campus-wide scavenger hunt. | ||||||
| 2:15 *** | All freshmen assemble on Cannon Green with residential colleges to form procession for Opening Exercises: A University Convocation. President Shirley M. Tilghman addresses the University community. Undergraduate prizes for academic distinction are awarded during this interfaith service.University Chapel. | ||||||
| 4:00–6:00 | Pre-rade, welcome for the Class of 2013, sponsored by the Undergraduate Student Government and the class governments. A celebration of Princeton spirit at the start of a new school year, followed by BBQ dinner. Bring PUID for meal swipe. Alexander Beach. | ||||||
| 5:00 | Step Sing, sponsored by the Princetoniana Committee. Learn the alma mater and other traditional Princeton songs. Blair Arch. | ||||||
| 7:30–9:30 *** | Assembly for the Class of 2013: “How to Pick a Supreme Court Justice,” delivered by Christopher Eisgruber, Provost and Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Public Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School and the University Center for Human Values, Matthews Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center. Professor Eisgruber’s talk will be followed by discussion groups in the residential colleges. | ||||||
| 11:00–12:30 | Tiger’s Roar, Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall. All singing groups perform and teach the Class of 2013 to sing “Old Nassau.” |
Monday, September 14
| 7:00–midnight *** | Online academic year registration (verification of personal information) for all students at www.princeton.edu/SCORE. (See “General Information” section for details.) | ||||||||||||
| 9:00–10:15 | “The Aims of Education and the Problems of Society: Issues in Public Policy and Social Science Research.” Faculty panel and discussion. Moderator: Nancy Weiss Malkiel, Dean of the College. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture. | ||||||||||||
| 10:15–11:00 | “Learning Foreign Languages at Princeton.” Faculty/student panel and discussion. 50 McCosh Hall. | ||||||||||||
| 11:15–12:30 | “The Arts and Humanities at Princeton.” Faculty panel and discussion. Moderator: Michael Jennings, Chair and Professor of German. 101 McCormick, Art Museum. | ||||||||||||
| 11:30–1:00 | “Women in Science, Math, and Engineering.” Faculty panel followed by light lunch. Panel in Whig Hall Senate Chamber; lunch in Whig Hall Lounge. | ||||||||||||
| 1:15–2:15 *** | Meeting for all international students (including Canadians) who are not permanent residents of the United States. If you are an F1 student, you must bring your I-20 and passport with you. 302 Frist Campus Center. | ||||||||||||
| 1:45–2:45 | “Integrating Study Abroad into a Princeton Education.” Panel discussion of study abroad options. 50 McCosh Hall. | ||||||||||||
| 3:00–4:00 *** | All new students meet with their residential college dean, director of studies, and director of student life in designated locations. | ||||||||||||
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| 4:00–4:30 *** | A.B. students continue to meet with their dean and director of studies in designated locations. | ||||||||||||
| 4:15–5:15 *** | Meeting for B.S.E. students. Friend Auditorium, 101. | ||||||||||||
| 4:30–5:30 *** | A.B. students meet with their academic advisers in the residential colleges. (Details available in the college offices.) | ||||||||||||
| 5:15–6:00 *** | B.S.E. students meet with their academic advisers. Engineering Quadrangle and Friend Center. | ||||||||||||
| 5:30–6:30 *** | Dinner for A.B. freshmen and academic advisers in the residential colleges. | ||||||||||||
| 6:00–7:30 *** | Dinner for B.S.E. students and academic advisers. Engineering Quadrangle, Bowen Hall green space. | ||||||||||||
| 7:00–9:00 | Student Advising Fair. Peer advisers available. Residential colleges. | ||||||||||||
| 10:00–12:30 | Tiger Night, Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall. Theater, dance, and other performance groups give the Class of 2013 a taste of their art. The Princeton University Marching Band also performs. |
Tuesday, September 15
| 7:00–midnight *** | Online academic year registration (verification of personal information) for all students at www.princeton.edu/SCORE. (See “General Information” section for details.) |
| 9:00–5:00 *** | Individually scheduled academic and non-academic appointments. |
| 9:00–4:00 | Lewis Library open house. Meet in the Atrium for tours. (See “General Information” section for details.) |
| 10:00–11:00 | Philosophy Department open house. Tower Room, 1879 Hall. |
| 10:00–noon | Lewis Center for the Arts open house for Creative Writing Program, Dance Program, Princeton Atelier, Theater Program, and Visual Arts Program followed by a Q&A/interview session and lunch. 185 Nassau Street, James M. Stewart Film Theater. |
| 10:00–noon | Media Services/Humanities Resource Center/New Media Center open house. Students interested in working as audio/visual operators, Humanities Resource Center assistants, New Media Center advisers, or website advisers should attend. Refreshments served. 011/012 East Pyne. |
| 11:00 | Chemistry Department open house. Informal meeting to introduce the general chemistry program and delineate placement procedures. Information about majoring in chemistry will be presented, followed by a question-and-answer period led by chemistry concentrators. Room 124, Frick Laboratory. |
| 11:00 | Historical campus tours. (See “General Information” section for details.) |
| 11:00–noon | Anthropology Department open house. 216 Burr Hall. |
| 11:00–noon | French and Italian Department open house. 010 East Pyne. |
| 11:00–noon | Psychology Department open house. O-S-6 Green Hall. |
| 11:00–noon | Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures Department open house. 103 Chancellor Green, East Pyne. |
| 11:00–4:00 | Firestone Library open house. Meet in the front lobby of the library and bring your PrincetonTigerCard. Thirty-minute tours will leave continuously. (See “General Information” section for details.) |
| 11:30–1:00 | Materials Science and Engineering Program open house with poster session, lab tours, and opportunity to speak with current students and PRISM faculty. Pizza and refreshments. Bowen Hall Atrium (second floor). |
| Noon–1:00 | Center for Jewish Life open house.70 Washington Road. |
| Noon–1:00 | Comparative Literature Department open house. 127 East Pyne. |
| Noon–1:00 | Latin American Studies Program open house. 216 Burr Hall. |
| Noon–1:00 | Neuroscience Program open house. Refreshments served. 107 Schultz. |
| 1:00–2:00 | Center for African American Studies open house. Room 201, Stanhope Hall. |
| 1:00–2:00 | Latino Studies Program open house.216 Burr Hall. |
| 1:00–2:00 | McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning open house. 328 Frist Campus Center. |
| 1:00–4:00 | Athletic physicals for all first-year intercollegiate athletes (except crew). McCosh Health Center. Contact your coach for assigned times for your team. |
| 2:00–3:00 | East Asian Studies Department and Program open house. Refreshments served. 202 Jones Hall. |
| 2:00–3:00 | English Department open house. 28 McCosh Hall. |
| 2:00–3:00 | Geosciences Department open house. 155 Guyot Hall. |
| 2:00–3:00 | Hellenic Studies Program open house. 103 Scheide Caldwell House. |
| 2:00–3:00 | Judaic Studies Program open house. 203 Scheide Caldwell House. |
| 2:00–3:00 | Study of Women and Gender Program open house. 113 Dickinson Hall. |
| 2:00–3:00 | Glee Club open house, McAlpin Auditorium, Woolworth Center. Meet members and learn about joining. Auditions held this week. (For information, contact mayas@princeton.edu [president] or rtangyuk@princeton.edu [director].) |
| 2:00–5:00 | Career Services open house. Formal presentation and guided tour at 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. Meet with career counselors. Explore the career planning resources of the office, including summer job and internship experiences. Career Services, 36 University Place, second floor. |
| 2:30–5:30 | Mathematics Department open house. “The André, Bernoulli, and Catalan Numbers,” John Conway, the John Von Neumann Professor in Applied and Computational Mathematics. Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall (2nd floor). Reception will follow lecture at 4:00 p.m. in Eisenhart Tower Lounge, Fine Hall Plaza. |
| 3:00–4:00 | American Studies Program open house. 42 McCosh Hall. |
| 3:00–4:00 | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department open house. 10 Guyot Hall. |
| 3:00–4:00 | German Department open house. 207 East Pyne. |
| 3:00-4:00 | Integrated Science open house. Refreshments served. Icahn Laboratory, Room 280. |
| 3:00–4:00 | Linguistics Program open house. 029 East Pyne. |
| 3:00–4:00 | Religion Department open house. Department Lounge, Room 140, 1879 Hall. |
| 3:00–4:30 | Music Department and Musical Performance Program open house. 102 Woolworth Center. |
| 3:30 | Historical campus tours. (See “General Information” section for details.) |
| 3:30 | Near Eastern Studies Department and Program open house. “Iran 30 Years after the Revolution,” Cyrus Schayegh, Professor of Near Eastern Studies. Refreshments served. 102 Jones Hall. |
| 4:00 | Environmental Studies Program open house. ENV Lab, 174 Guyot Hall. |
| 4:00–5:00 | Applications of Computing Program open house. Tea Room, 201 Computer Science Building. (Held in conjunction with the Computer Science Department open house.) |
| 4:00–5:00 | Computer Science Department open house. Tea Room, 201 Computer Science Building. (Held in conjunction with the Applications of Computing Program open house.) |
| 4:00–5:00 | School of Architecture open house. Room N-107, Architecture Building. |
| 4:00–6:00 | Astrophysical Sciences Department open house. Grand Central Meeting Room, Peyton Hall. |
| 4:15–6:00 | “Thriving at Princeton.” An undergraduate orientation program for culturally diverse students. An informal opportunity for students to meet key administrators, faculty, and student leaders from a wide range of University departments and programs. BBQ included in the program. Carl A. Fields Center. |
| 4:30–5:30 | Politics Department open house. 127 Corwin Hall. |
| 7:00–7:30 *** | Fire safety presentation. Matthews Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center. |
| 8:00–10:30 *** | Class meeting. “Reflections on Diversity.” Matthews Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center. Followed by discussion groups in the residential colleges. |
Wednesday, September 16
| 7:00–5:00 *** | Online academic year registration for all students at www.princeton.edu/SCORE. (See “General Information” section for details.) |
| 9:00–4:00 | Lewis Library open house. Meet in the Atrium for tours. (See “General Information” section for details.) |
| 9:30–10:30 | “Trapping and Zapping: Adventures in Laser Processing on the Nanoscale and Up,” Craig Arnold, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Friend Auditorium, 101. |
| 10:00–11:00 | Finance Program open house. 26 Prospect Avenue, Bendheim Center for Finance. |
| 10:00–11:00 | Molecular Biology Department open house followed by question-and-answer discussion with students. 107 Schultz. |
| 10:00–11:00 | Sociology Department open house. 165 Wallace Hall. |
| 10:30–11:30 | “Special Opportunities for Engineering Students.” Discussion of study abroad, certificate programs, and internships. Friend Auditorium, 101. |
| 11:00–noon | Art Museum open house with scavenger hunts and prizes. Meet in the lobby of the museum, McCormick Hall. Refreshments served. |
| 11:00–noon | Classics Department open house. Prentice Library, 143 East Pyne. |
| 11:00–noon | Economics Department open house. 26 Prospect Avenue, Room 103. |
| 11:00–noon | History Department open house. 210 Dickinson Hall. |
| 11:00–noon | Physics Department open house. Joe Henry Room, Jadwin Hall. |
| 11:00–noon | Slavic Languages and Literatures Department open house. Department Lounge, 237 East Pyne. |
| 11:00–noon | Teacher Preparation Program open house. Teacher Preparation Office, 41 William Street. |
| 11:00–4:00 | Firestone Library open house. Meet in the front lobby of the library and bring your Princeton TigerCard. Thirty-minute tours will leave continuously. (See “General Information” section for details.) |
| Noon–1:00 | Art and Archaeology Department open house. Lounge outside 106 McCormick Hall. |
| Noon–1:00 | Athletics Department orientation for freshman athletes. 50 McCosh. |
| Noon–1:00 | Engineering Biology Program open house. A-224, School of Engineering and Applied Science. |
| Noon–1:00 | Global Health and Health Policy Program open house. 300 Wallace Hall. |
| Noon–3:00 | Frist Campus Center annual open house. 100 level, Frist. |
| 1:00–2:00 | Woodrow Wilson School open house. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall. |
| 1:00–3:00 | Chemistry placement test for entry into Chemistry 215 or 303/304 (for students who have taken AP chemistry or an advanced chemistry curriculum, but have not taken the AP test). Room 124, Frick Laboratory. |
| 1:00–4:00 | Athletic physicals for all first-year intercollegiate athletes (except crew). McCosh Health Center. Contact your coach for assigned times for your team. |
| 2:00–4:00 | “Reflections on Service,” sponsored by the Pace Center, 50 McCosh. A keynote speaker and Princeton student leaders will highlight their service experiences and introduce new students to civic engagement at Princeton. Followed by an ice cream social and civic engagement activities fair in the McCosh-Chapel Courtyard. |
| 3:00–6:00 | Physics placement test for placement out of Physics 103–104 (for students who have taken AP physics or an advanced physics curriculum, but have not taken the AP test). Note: this exam is not for placement into higher physics courses. For that, immediately contact the course instructor or see the physics placement officer at registration at the Friend Center. Students should meet at 3:00 p.m. and expect the exam to last three hours. A-06 Jadwin Hall. |
| 4:00–5:00 | “Crumpets in the Crypt.” Reception for freshmen interested in Chapel Choir. Chapel Crypt. (For information, contact Penna Rose at prose@princeton.edu or 609-258-3654.) |
| 4:00–5:00 | McCarter Theatre tour. Students gather in the main theater to learn about the coming season’s music, dance, and theater. |
| 5:30–7:00 | Center for Jewish Life picnic. Frist South Lawn (rain location inside CJL). |
| 7:00–10:00 *** | “Sex on a Saturday Night?” sponsored by SHARE and the Residential Education Program. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall. Freshmen will participate in a post-performance discussion facilitated by their residential college advisers and SHARE Peer Educators at their respective residential colleges. |
| 7:00–8:00 *** | Performance for residents of Butler, Forbes, and Wilson colleges only. |
| 9:00–10:00 *** | Performance for residents of Mathey, Rockefeller, and Whitman colleges only. |
Thursday, September 17
| 8:00 | Classes begin. |
| Noon | Davis International Center welcome lunch to showcase weekly international meals. Murray-Dodge basement. |
| 5:00–10:00 | Late Nights at the Princeton University Art Museum. The museum opens late to welcome the Class of 2013 with food, drinks, giveaways, and entertainment. |
Friday, September 18
| 9:00–noon | Athletic physicals for all first-year intercollegiate athletes (except crew). McCosh Health Center. Contact your coach for assigned times for your team. |
| Noon–3:00 | Activities fair. Dillon Gym. More than 280 student groups participate looking for new members. |