8 – 10 a.m. | Breakfast | Beyer Hall Cafeteria

9 – 10 a.m. | Honors Meeting | 3rd floor of Palumbo  Come meet your fellow honors students! This event will be an interactive, team-building experience. Required for all Honors Students

9 – 10 a.m. | Reality Check | Waldron 219 New TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) students are required to attend this event but it is open to all students. Ask upperclassmen what it takes to be successful at Gannon in academic and campus life. Peer mentors and tutors will represent various majors.

10:15 – 11 a.m. | Student Success Center Presentation Meet the faces of the Student Success Center who will help you with your transition to college and success throughout your Gannon journey. Learn about services offered such as academic advising, tutoring, career development, student support services and internships!

  • Morosky College of Health Professions and Sciences: Yehl Alumni Room
  • College of Engineering and Business (CEB): Zurn 104
  • College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (CHESS): Schuster Theatre

Required for all Students

 

11 – 11:30 a.m. | Meet with your Adviser | Various academic buildings on campus Play follow-the-leader and follow upperclass students as they guide you to your adviser’s office! Bring your sweet tooth and questions on scheduling, classes and more to this informal meet-and-greet with your adviser. We’ll provide the cookies, information, and the opportunity to meet other students in your major. Required for all Students

11:30 a.m. – Noon | Find Your Classes Meet up with upperclassmen at the designated meeting spots of each academic building, find your classrooms for the fall semester and visit the Gannon University bookstore. Make sure to bring your class schedule!

  • Zurn – Seventh Street Main Entrance
  • Palumbo – Meet in front of the Bookstore
  • Morosky – Ninth Street Lobby Entrance
  • Center for Business Ingenuity – Lobby inside Ninth Street Entrance
  • Center for Communication and the Arts – 7th & Peach Street Lobby

Noon – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch | Beyer Hall Cafeteria

1 – 2 p.m. | Ask Me Anything | Zurn 101 Everything you need to know about thriving in the classroom and building relationships with your professors. Faculty members will be on hand to explain the ins and outs of college academic life and answer your burning questions!

2 – 3 p.m. | “Snap”-enger Hunt Meet students from the student run media organization Edge Magazine as you discover the social side of campus life! Put your social media skills to the test by completing the Photo Challenge Checklist for your chance at prizes! Begin the challenge at the entrance gates of the GU Football Field!

2:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Bask and Relax | Friendship Green Stop by Friendship Green to soak up some sun and be intentionally good to yourself! Nourish yourself with some fruit water and protect your skin with some free sunscreen. Free chair massages will also be offered from licensed massage therapists. Staff from Health & Counseling Services, in addition to therapy dogs, will be present and would love to meet you and welcome you to campus! We don’t bite. Rain Location: Yehl Alumni Room

3 – 3:30 p.m. | Find Your Classes Meet up with upperclassmen at the designated meeting spots of each academic building find your classrooms for the fall semester and visit the Gannon University bookstore. Make sure to bring your class schedule!

  • Zurn – Seventh Street Main Entrance
  • Palumbo – Meet in front of the Bookstore
  • Morosky – Ninth Street Lobby Entrance
  • Center for Business Ingenuity – Lobby inside Ninth Street Entrance
  • Center for Communication and the Arts – 7th & Peach Street Lobby

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | FYE Play | Schuster Theatre Bust a move with the Altar Boyz, a Christian boy band out to save the souls of all incoming first year students – a tongue-in-cheek musical to spark laughter and spirit! Performed by Gannon theatre and non-theatre students! By invite only

5 – 6 p.m. | FYE Play | Schuster Theatre Bust a move with the Altar Boyz, a Christian boy band out to save the souls of all incoming first year students – a tongue-in-cheek musical to spark laughter and spirit! Performed by Gannon theatre and non-theatre students! By invite only

4:30 – 6 p.m. | Dinner | Beyer Hall Cafeteria Join us in Club LaRiccia (the downstairs of the cafeteria) to celebrate Service at dinner tonight! Learn about Alternative Break Service Trips, clubs and organizations who are invested in philanthropic efforts, and advocacy opportunities. You’ll have the chance to meet other students who are passionate about service locally, nationally and internationally!

6 – 9 p.m. | Gannon’s Got Talent & Ice Cream Social | Friendship Green, Sponsored by Mission and Ministry Enjoy ice-cream, live music and the company of hundreds of Gannon students. This well-loved Gannon tradition is a great opportunity to meet your upperclassman peers. The Ice-Cream Social will feature Gannon’s Got Talent where some of your soon-to-be favorite faculty and staff perform their musical talents! Rain Location: Waldron Campus Center

11:30 p.m. | First-year Hours for Residential Students