Welcome and Orientation Events
Event dates and times are subject to change.
Monday, August 9
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 am - 5:00 pm | Move-in Day, New Student Arrival | Resident Halls |
| 8:45 am - 10:00 am | Breakfast | To Be Announced |
| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch | To Be Announced |
| 6:45 pm - 7:45 pm | Dinner | To Be Announced |
| 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Q&A with the Deans Chris Taft, Dean of Students Aster Hesse, Associate Dean of Admissions | Zoom Link Above |
Tuesday, August 10
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 am - 5:00 pm | Move-in Day, New Student Arrival | Resident Halls |
| 8:45 am - 10:00 am | Breakfast | To Be Announced |
| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch | To Be Announced |
| 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm | International insurance advising Claudia Rodriguez, International Insurance Adviser | Zoom Link Above |
| 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Parent Orientation with Dr. Rod Eason, VP of Enrollment and Student Affairs | Zoom Link Above |
| 6:45 pm - 7:45 pm | Dinner | To Be Announced |
| 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Q&A with the Deans Chris Taft, Dean of Students Aster Hesse, Associate Dean of Admissions | Zoom Link Above |
Wednesday, August 11
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:45 am - 10:00 am | Breakfast | To Be Announced |
| 9:00 - 11:30 am | COVID Testing for New students (Compro) | To Be Announced |
| 12:00 pm | New Student Registration Completion Deadline | Online Registration |
| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch | To Be Announced |
| 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Welcome new students! Student Resources hosted by Student Life Department | Zoom Link Above |
| 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Introduction to Student Government | Zoom Link Above |
| 6:45 pm - 7:45 pm | Dinner | To Be Announced |
| 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm | President's Welcome to New Students Dr. John Hagelin, President of Maharishi International University | Zoom Link Above |
Thursday, August 12
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | Breakfast | To Be Announced |
| 9:00 am - 11:30 am | COVID Testing for New students (Standard and MSD) | To Be Announced |
| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch | To Be Announced |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Residential Life Orientation for on-campus students with SungChull Park, Director of Residential Life and Chris Taft, Dean of Students | Zoom Link Above |
| 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm | Off-campus Student Orientation Paula Armstrong, Director of Success Center | Zoom Meeting ID: 824 389 2586 Passcode: 0Puud8 |
| 2:40 pm - 3:30 pm | Campus Safety Rig Gelfand and Beata Nasca, Co-Directors of Safety and Security | Zoom Link Above |
| 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | International student orientation Maryam Naraghi, PDSO, Director of International Student Advising | Zoom Link Above |
| 6:45 pm - 7:45 pm | Dinner | To Be Announced |
| 7:30 pm | Student Activities “Make Your Dorm Room Feel Like Home” Workshop | Zoom Meeting ID: 334 506 4839 Passcode: welcome |
Friday, August 13
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | Breakfast | To Be Announced |
| 10:00 am - 10:50 am | TEAMS training; introduction to online learning by IT Department | Zoom Link Above |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Meet the Academic Departments (all undergraduate/standard program students) | Zoom info to be announced |
| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch | To Be Announced |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Designing your career, Paul Stockstad and Ayesha Sengupa | Zoom Link Above |
| 2:40 pm - 3:40 pm | Nutrition & Dining Hall, Chris Taft, Dean of Students | Zoom Link Above |
| 6:45 pm - 7:45 pm | Dinner | To Be Announced |
| 7:30 pm | Student Activities Video Game Night: “Among Us” | Tinyurl.com/MIUgaming |
Saturday, August 14
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | Breakfast | To Be Announced |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Work Study Orientation (U.S. Students Only) | Zoom Link Above |
| 11:15 pm - 11:45 pm | Math Requirements at MIU and How to Satisfy Them (Undergraduate Only) Dr. Anne Dow, Chair of Math Department | Zoom Link Above |
| 10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Graduate Students Free Morning | Resident Halls |
| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch | To Be Announced |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Unity and Diversity, Nahom Abegaze, Assistant Director of Diversity and Inclusion | Zoom Link Above |
| 2:40 pm - 3:40 pm | Promoting Your Health and Well-Being, Dustin Matthews, Instructor of Exercise and Sport Science | Zoom Link Above |
| 4:00 pm | Student Activities ZUMBA | Zoom Meeting ID: 334 506 4839 Passcode: welcome |
| 6:45 pm - 7:45 pm | Dinner | To Be Announced |
| 7:30 pm | Student Activities Welcome Social | Zoom Meeting ID: 334 506 4839 Passcode: welcome |