Opening days schedule
Fall 2008
Items in blue are open to the entire seminary community.
Highlighted items are all day events.
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| TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 | |
| 9:00-5:00 | Bookstore open |
| 8:00 | Orientation registration |
| 8:30 | Dean's breakfast for new students, faculty and staff (complimentary) hosted by Rebecca Slough, Academic Dean Lambright Center Dining Room |
| 9:00 | Welcome, introductions, announcements, campus life, Student Handbook |
| 10:45 | All campus opening worship |
| Noon | Lunch meetings for incoming students (please choose one) Lunch is complimentary |
| Incoming MDiv students hosted by Rebecca Slough adn Janeen Bertsche Johnson Lambright Center Room H |
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| Incoming MA students hosted by Ben Ollenburger Lambright Center Room C and D |
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| Dual-degree programs hosted by Ted Koontz and Irene Koop Lambright Center Room E |
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| 12:45-4:30 | Get photo taken for directory Waltner Hall Ad Cabinet Room |
| 1:00-2:00 | Self-guided library tour for all incoming students |
| 2:15-3:45 | Library and student services orientation |
| Student services orientation Student health insurance, financial aid and registration processes hosted by Bob Rosa Waltner Hall Room 129 |
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| Library orientation hosted by Eileen Saner Library |
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| 4:00 | Computer orientation hosted by Brent Graber Waltner Hall Room 116 |
| 5:15 | Pizza supper, families welcome Supper provided Lambright Center Dining Room |
| 6:30 | Blessing walk hosted by Janeen Bertsche Johnson |
| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 | |
| 8:00-4:30 | Get photo taken for directory Waltner Hall Ad Cabinet Room |
| 9:00-5:00 | Bookstore open |
| 8:30-11:30 | Academic success at AMBS Waltner Hall Room 116 |
| 11:40 | All-campus introduction to community life Complimentary lunch for all students and employees Lambright Center Dining Room |
| 1:15-2:00 | Guided tour of the AMBS library hosted by Eileen Saner Library |
| 2:15-3:45 | Library and student services orientation |
| Student services orientation Student health insurance, financial aid and registration processes hosted by Bob Rosa Waltner Hall Room 129 |
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| Library orientation hosted by Eileen Saner Library |
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| 4:00 | Computer orientation hosted by Brent Graber Waltner Hall Room 116 |
| THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 | |
| 8:00-3:00 | Get photo taken for directory Waltner Hall Ad Cabinet Room |
| 9:00-5:00 | Bookstore open |
| 8:30 | Classes begin |
| Noon | Lunch meeting for non-Mennonite students hosted by Rebecca Slough Lambright Center Room C and D |
| 1:30-3:00 | Library orientation hosted by Eileen Saner |
| 3:15-4:45 | Library orientation hosted by Eileen Saner |
| FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 | |
| 10:00-11:30 | Library orientation hosted by Eileen Saner |
| Noon | Lunch meeting for International students (including Canadians) hosted by Janeen Bertsche Johnson and Irene Koop Lambright Center Room C and D |
| 1:30-3:00 | Library orientation hosted by Eileen Saner |
| SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 | |
| All seminary outing at Camp Friedenswald | |