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    2014Orientation |Brown

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    Welcome to Brown!Every part o our campus communitythe aculty, staff, and

    a legion o students including the Orientation Welcoming

    Committee (OWC)is looking orward to greeting you andassisting you. Orientation provides a unique opportunity

    or you to learn about Browns extraordinary academic and

    co-curricular opportunities while meeting ellow members

    o the Class o and new ranser, Visiting and Resumed

    Undergraduate Education (RUE) students.

    Orientation is planned with three primary goals in mind.o introduce you to Browns expectations about how to live

    and learn in your new community, there are a series o

    mandatory events. Tese meetings will introduce you to

    the Principles o the Brown University community, which

    define the context or all o our interactions, both academic

    and co-curricular.o help you learn about the nature o liberal education at

    Brown, you will participate in various meetings and seminars

    designed to help you understand your role in crafing your

    education and in advising partnerships.

    o assist you in connecting with the community o your peers

    and the larger campus and local communities, including thevarious offices, clubs, and centers that are here to expand your

    co-curricular horizons. o this end, you are invited to a host o

    open houses, orums, and the Activities Fair, as well as a

    broad range o social activities.

    During Orientation, look or students in Orientation Welcoming

    Committee t-shirts. Tese students are here to help you in yourfirst ew days on campus. Tey are joined by a host o other

    students leaders, Meiklejohn peer advisors, Residential Peer

    Leaders (RPL) and many other returning students. All will be

    happy to guide you and answer your questions. I we dont know

    the answer, we will reer you to someone who does.

    We wish you all the best, and look orward to meeting you in thecoming days.

    Sincerely,

    Te Orientation Planning & Orientation Welcoming Committees

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    Administrative Office Hours during Orientation

    Saturday, August : Student Check-in

    Sunday, August

    Monday, September

    uesday, September : Academic Advising

    Wednesday, September : First Day o Class

    Tursday, September

    Friday, September

    Saturday, September

    Sunday, September

    Placement Examination Schedule

    Dining, Library, Bookstore, and

    Graphic Services Hours

    Campus Map

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    Before You BeginTe Principles o the Brown University Community

    declare that Brown accepts and encourages

    individuality while also affirming the community

    dimensions o college lie.Te Brown community

    thereore depends on individual seldiscipline andmutual respect to urther the well-being o all its

    members. Individual integrity and sel-respect,

    respect or the rights and concerns o others, respect

    or property, and respect or the integrity o the

    academic process are the undamental tenets o

    Brown. Te mandatory events that take place during

    Orientation, under the umbrella Foundations &

    Values, will cover these principles in greater detail,

    which are vital to the health o the Brown community.In addition, there are a number o other mandatory

    events, such as meeting with your academic advisor,

    that will help you navigate your first days at Brown.

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    ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE HOURS

    (SATURDAY, AUGUST 30SUNDAY, AUGUST 31)

    Brown Card OfficeSaturday : am: pm

    J. Walter Wilson, th floor, Corner o Brown and Waterman Streets

    () -

    Te Brown Card Office will be open to accept check depositsor Bear Bucks on Saturday, August , rom :

    am: pm. Cash deposits may be made at any ValuePort

    machine on campus.

    Mail ServicesSaturday : am: pm

    Sunday : am: pmMonday : am: pm

    J. Walter Wilson, st floor, corner o Brown and Waterman Streets

    () -

    With the exception o Orientation weekend, Mail Services is

    closed on Sundays and holidays.

    Residential LieGraduate Center E, Charlesfield Street

    () -

    PARKING

    College Hill is crisscrossed by narrow New England streets,

    which are not conducive to parking large numbers o vehicles.

    Many amilies ind it most convenient to unload students

    belongings onto the sidewalk and to have one amily member

    remain with them while another finds a parking spot.

    Parking in campus lots is permitted on Saturday, August ,

    and Sunday, August . While ticketing tends to be relaxed

    during move-in, it is important to heed signs pertaining to

    handicapped spaces and tow zones.

    I handicapped parking is needed, street spaces are available

    and special temporary arrangements may be possible in

    Brown lots. For additional inormation, please contact

    Student and Employee Accessibility Services (SEAS) at

    [email protected] or () -.

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    SATURDAY, AUGUST 30

    Key, ID, & Orientation Packet Pick-Up

    (Photo ID required): am: pm

    New students are welcomed to Brown on Saturday, August th,

    between : am and : pm. Do not eel it is imperative

    to arrive at : am. Te line at check-in can be lengthy first

    thing in the morning, but virtually non-existent later in the day.

    Check-in locations(I you live in):

    Archibald, Bronson, Everett, Jameson, Mead, Poland,

    North and South Wayland

    Go to Keeney Quad, at the corner o Benevolent and Brown

    Streets (mapping address is Benevolent Street, Providence,

    RI )

    Andrews, Champlin, Emery, Metcal, Miller, Morriss,

    New Pembroke, Woolley

    Go to Morriss Lounge, in Morriss-Champlin Arch where

    Cushing Street ends just west o hayer Street (mapping

    address is Tayer Street, Providence, RI )

    All ranser & Visiting Students

    Go to the Residential Lie Office located in Graduate Center E

    (mapping address is Charlesfield St., Providence, RI )

    Students arriving between : pm and : pm on Saturday

    should go to the Office o Residential Lie. Arrivals afer: pm on Saturday, contact Brown Public Saety at ()

    - to be admitted to their rooms. Students arriving

    on Sunday, August , between : am and : pm may

    pick up their key, ID, and Orientation packet at the Office

    o Residential Lie, located in Graduate Center E (mapping

    address is Charlesfield St., Providence, RI ).

    Te Residential Life telephone number is () -.

    CHECK-IN

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    All incoming students are required to attend all Foundation

    & Values events, residential unit meetings, and academicadvising meetings. Mandatory meetings are denoted by a

    red box and Foundations & Values banner.

    Indication of events open to parents and families as well

    as students.(P)

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    2014 EVENT

    SCHEDULE

    SATURDAY, AUGUST 30

    Banking Fair (P): am: pm

    J. Walter Wilson, Rooms , , &

    (Corner o Waterman and Brown)Representatives o three local banks will assist you in

    establishing a local banking relationship i you choose

    to do so.

    Shabbat Morning Services & Lunch (P)

    : amHillel, Brown Street

    Enjoy a respite in the packed schedule o move-in and

    orientation. Feel ree to stop by just or services, just or

    lunch (at : pm), or both!

    Campus ours (P)

    : am & : pmour begins on the steps o Manning Hall, Front Green North

    Unamiliar with Browns campus? Current students will

    take you on a tour. Sponsored by the Bruin Club.

    University Resource Fair (P): pm: pm

    Sayles Hall, College Green

    An opportunity or students and amilies to ask questions,

    speak to University staff, and obtain inormation about many

    important services and resources at Brown. Offices present

    include Athletics/Recreational Sports, Brown Bookstore

    & echnology Center, Brown Student Agencies (BSA),

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    Bear Bucks and Brown Card, Graphic Services, Brown

    University Library, CareerLAB, Computing & Inormation

    Services, Curricular Resource Center, Dean o the College,

    Department o Public Saety, Dining Services, Facilities

    Management, Faculty Club, Fire Saety, Health Services,

    Hillel, John Carter Brown Library, LGBQ Center, Office

    o International Programs, Office o Student Lie, Office o

    Student Veterans and Commissioning Programs, Office o the

    Chaplains and Religious Lie, Pembroke Club, PsychologicalServices, Residential Lie, Rhode Island Public ransit

    Authority (RIPA), Sarah Doyle Womens Center, Student

    Activities Oice/he Yearbook, Student and Employee

    Accessibility Services (SEAS), Swearer Center or Public

    Service, Te Haffenreffer Museum o Anthropology, Tird

    World Center, ransportation Office/Zipcar, and the WritingCenter. Prizes and giveaways or incoming students.

    odo lo que usted quisiera saber sobre

    Brown University (P)

    (Everything you would like to know about

    Brown University): pm: pm

    Salomon Center, Room , College Green

    Queremos invitarle a una charla que hemos organizado para

    orecerle inormacin sobre nuestra Universidad, particularmente

    aquella que le pudiera interesar como pariente o persona

    encargada de un estudiante de Brown University. Durante la

    conversacin hablaremos solamente en espaol. (We would

    like to invite you to an inormal conversation designed to

    provide inormation concerning Brown University, particularly

    inormation that would interest a parent or guardian o a

    Brown student. Tis conversation will take place in Spanish.)

    First in the Family (P): pm: pm

    Salomon Center, Room , College Green

    A panel o aculty, sta, and students who are the irst

    generation in their amily to go to college will discuss

    strategies or how irst-gen students and their amilies

    can navigate the Brown experience and maximize its

    opportunities. his is a great irst step or those looking

    to ind out more about the irst-gen community at Brown.

    Faculty Advising Fellows Reception or Parents

    and Families (P): pm: pm

    Ruth J. Simmons QuadrangleJoin Faculty Advising Fellows or casual conversation about

    academics and lie at Brown. Formal greetings will be offered

    by Margaret Klawunn, Interim Dean o the College and VP

    Campus Lie and Student Services, and James Miller, Dean

    o Admission.

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    First Unit Meeting: pm: pm

    Various Locations. Look or posters in your unit.

    Your time in the residence halls is an integral part o your

    academic and community experience at Brown. Te First

    Unit Meeting is an opportunity or you to meet ellow unit

    members and your Peer Leaders (including your RC, WPC,

    MPC, and Meiklejohn). Discussion will ocus on ways in

    which these people and programs support your academicand community experiences during your first year at Brown.

    We will also review Browns expectations o you as a

    community member.

    Class o Meet and Greet: pm: midnight

    College Green

    Get ready to unwind and celebrate your first night at Brown

    with your ellow classmates under the stars on the College

    Green! Cool down rom the summery weather and grab some

    ree ice cream, then grab a spot on the lawn! Whether you join

    an intense game o Apples to Apples, discover new riends,

    or simply relax while meeting the Class o , you will be

    sure to find out why this event is a beloved Brown tradition!

    Sponsored by the Orientation Welcoming Committee.

    SUNDAY, AUGUST 31

    Breakast in the Library (P): am

    Friedman Center, Science Library

    he library invites parents and amilies to a breakast in the

    Science Librarys Friedman Center with University Librarian

    Harriette Hemmasi and members o the library staff. We will

    be serving a light breakast o bagels, coffee/tea, juice and ruit.During breakast University Librarian Hemmasi will offer a

    ew words o welcome afer which librarians will be available

    to answer questions about the libraries, online resources and

    the skills necessary or more efficient and productive research.

    Space is limited.

    University Financial Planning or Parents (P): am: am

    Salomon Center, Room , College Green

    Staff members rom the Bursar, Financial Aid, and Loan Offices

    will provide inormation about account billing, inancial

    aid, and inancing options to help amilies plan or their our

    years at Brown.

    Banking Fair (P): am: pm

    J. Walter Wilson, Rooms , , &

    Representatives o three local banks will assist you in establishing

    a local banking relationship i you choose to do so.

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    Brown Christian Fellowship Providence Church our: am

    Meet at Faunce Arch

    Visit a local Protestant church this Sunday with new and returning

    Brown students. You will have the chance to choose rom a

    variety o Providence area services.

    Balancing Brown: How to be Involved without

    Being Overwhelmed: am: am

    MacMillan Hall, Starr Auditorium, Room , corner o Tayer

    and George

    Te wide world o Brown awaits youacademics, co-curricular

    pursuits, student organizations, athletics and fitness, community

    service, a job, riends, and a never-ending schedule o campusspeakers, exhibits, and athletic, cultural and social events. How

    in the world do you balance everything without going under

    academically or burning out? Current students talk about how

    they have approached all that Brown has to offer, discuss what

    has worked or them and what hasnt, and offer tips on how to

    get involved at Brown without overextending yoursel.

    Saying Goodbye, Letting Go, and Learning to Live with

    a Brown Student: A Practical Guide or Parents (P): am: am

    Salomon Center, Room

    For parents, their students entrance into college is a great

    and momentous occasion. It can also be a bittersweet timeo conflicting emotions. What can a parent expect rom this

    transition? What social and academic challenges lie ahead?

    What resources are available to ease the way? How can a parent

    help? Maria Suarez, Associate Dean, Office o Student Lie,

    will moderate an engaging discussion that will include current

    students and representatives rom the offices o Student Lie,Dean o the College, and Psychological Services.

    Roman Catholic Mass (P): am

    Manning Chapel, College Green

    Campus our (Sponsored by the Bruin Club) (P): am

    our begins on the steps o Manning Hall, Lower College Green

    GE YOUR BEARINGS: Establishing An Effective

    Financial Foundation

    : am: amSalomon Center, Room

    Learn about Brown Universitys Get Your Bearings financial

    literacy and awareness program designed to help students

    understand and manage their finances. In this kick-off session

    we will introduce our programs or protecting your identity,

    steps to establishing good credit, borrowing loans wisely,budgeting, and spending/savings tips to use while at Brown

    and in Providence. Join us, Get Your Bearings, and take

    control o your finances, right rom the start! Parents and

    students are welcome to attend this session.

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    Accommodations and Services or Students

    with Disabilities (P): am: am

    Salomon Center, Room , College Green

    Browns Office o Student and Employee Accessibility Services

    (SEAS) coordinates accommodations and services or

    students with disabilities. In this session, you will meet SEAS

    staff and hear rom a panel o students registered withSEAS. An overview o potential services will be given, and

    the accommodation process will be discussed. We will also

    provide suggestions about getting the most rom your Brown

    experience. Students and parents are encouraged to attend.

    Dont orget your Mental Health! Te Users Guideto Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)

    Sponsored by Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)

    : pm: pm

    Petteruti Lounge

    College can be stressul. Come learn about the mental health

    and wellness resources available at Counseling and PsychologicalServices (CAPS). Tis session will be an inormal introduction

    along with some strategies or managing stress and learning to

    thrive emotionally during your time at Brown.

    Researching Beyond Google: Using Te Library

    in the 21st Century: pm: pm

    Salomon Center, Room

    Whats expected or college-level library research? And what

    does it take to do it successully? Brown students have access to

    a wealth o online resources such as ebooks, ejournals, and

    databases that can yield much more than even Google can.Learn how to gain access to these resources, meet some o the

    experts who can give you a jump start on your research, and

    discover spaces or study and collaboration.

    Presidents Welcome to Brown (P): pm: pm (Seating begins : pm)

    College Green (Rain site: PizzitolaSports Center)

    President Christina Paxson, Dean

    o the College Maud Mandel, and

    Undergraduate Council o Students

    President Maahika Srinivasan, provide

    an introduction to Browns intellectual

    lie, its values, and change. Parents

    and amilies are invited to attend this

    event, afer which students will begin their ull schedule o

    Orientation meetings.

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    Unit Dinner: pm: pm

    Sharpe Reectory

    Grab your roommate and unit-mates and head to the Sharpe

    Reectory or your irst meal as a Brown student. (Brown ID

    Required.)

    Odd numbered units (,,, etc.)

    : pm: pm

    Even numbered units (,,, etc.)

    : pm: pm

    Te Real Buzz: Te ruth and Lies aboutCampus Alcohol(Seating begins : pm) : pm: pm

    Pizzitola Sports Center, Hope Street between Stimson and Lloyd

    Did you know that most students make healthy choices

    around alcohol? And that lots o students dont drink? In this

    presentation, David Hellstrom explains how our perceptions

    about drinking develop and what we can do to break down

    stereotypes about heavy drinking in college. Hellstrom is

    a popular speaker who has appeared at more than

    campuses across the country.

    Immediately ollowing this meeting, join your unit and RPL

    team in a small group discussion about the topic. Check with

    your RPLs or the location.

    Black Church at Brown Christian Fellowship: pm: pm

    Room , J. Walter Wilson, Brown Street

    Come and enjoy good ood while meeting other new and

    returning students.

    First-Year Festival: pm: midnight

    Pembroke Green (Next to Andrews and Alumnae Hall,

    off Meeting Street)

    You dont want to miss this Orientation tradition consisting

    o silly games (no one is too cool or donuts on a string),

    karaoke, and ood! Make new riends, grab some cottoncandy, and leave with a temporary tattoo. Prizes will be given

    out or participating in the games! Sponsored by the Orientation

    Welcoming Committee.

    Midnight Organ Concert: midnight: am

    Sayles Hall, College Green

    In this Brown tradition, University organist Mark Steinbach

    perorms on Browns remarkable Hutchings-Votey pipe organ.

    Built in , the organ is the largest o its type in the world,

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    with over pipes and more than miles o wire. Bring

    a pillow, a blanket, and relax and clear your mind with new

    riends. Sponsored by the Orientation Welcoming Committee.

    MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

    First Readings SeminarSession : : am: am

    Session : : am: am

    See ino in your Orientation packet or locationTe academic seminar on the First Readings selection, Oil

    and Water, offers a different kind o introduction to Brown.

    Exchange ideas in an open setting, meet others in the class

    o , and, perhaps most importantly, reflect on the new

    phase o lie you are entering. Te seminar leaders who have

    volunteered to discuss this film with you are drawn romBrowns aculty and administration.

    How to Tink about College: Making the Most oYour Brown EducationSession : : am: am

    Session : : am: am

    Salomon Center, Room , College Green

    You should attend the session that takes place when you are

    not in your First Readings Seminar Meeting.

    Proessor o History Robert Sel and Proessor o Anthropology

    Daniel Smith will discuss how students succeed in Browns

    open learning environment. Students will learn strategies or

    selecting courses, building relationships with aculty advisors,

    and planning pathways through the open curriculum. Tese

    two esteemed members o Browns aculty will inspire you toreflect on how you can get the most out o your Brown education.

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    Choose Your Classes WiSEly!: noon: pm

    Sciences Library Lobby

    Not sure i you want to take ENGN ? Conused i you should

    take Math , , or ? Ten come grab a cupcake and get

    great advice rom Women in Science and Engineering! Tere

    will be upperclass students rom various concentrations eager

    to share their experiences and answer any questions you may

    have. All genders are welcome to join us! Cant make it? Emailus at [email protected] or personalized advice or visit our

    website at http://brown.edu/wise or more inormation.

    Stop & Tink: Why Did You Decide to Go to College?: noon: pm

    Petteruti Lounge

    Why did you come to Brown? Why have you decided to invest

    both significant time and money to attend an institution o

    higher education? What do you expect to get out o Brown?

    Tese are undamental questions that may define your

    experience at Brown. In preparation or your Meiklejohn

    meetings tomorrow, students o the Brown Conversation andthe Curricular Resource Center would like to invite you to

    join us in a conversation about the value o a college education

    and to introduce you to the educational philosophy behind

    the open curriculum at Brown. Lunch provided.

    Financial Fundamentals or Students: Working

    on Campus, Managing College Costs, Billing andFinancial Aid: pm: pm

    Salomon Center, Room , College Green

    Students are invited to this session to learn about student

    loan options, ederal work-study and campus employment.

    Inormation about billing and financial aid will also be provided.

    Placement Exam: Calculus PlacementAdvising Session: pm: pm

    Salomon Center, Room

    Placement Exam: Biology: pm: pm and : pm: pm

    Bio Med Center, Room B

    Premed/Health Careers Planning: pm: pm

    List Art Center, Room , College Street

    Interested in a health career afer Brown? Careul planning will

    enable you to make the most o your liberal arts undergraduate

    program while ulfilling premed health career requirements.

    Join the health proessions advising dean or an inormation

    session about meeting admission requirements or medical

    school and other health proession training programs.

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    Meikn It Happen: pm: pm

    Petteruti Lounge

    Lots o times, inormation doesnt sink in until you actually

    talk with people about what you heard. ake this time out to

    meet with Meiklejohn Peer Advisors and other Peer Leaders or

    small group discussions about understanding and implementing

    the ideas rom the presenters o the session How to Tink

    About College: Making the Most o Your Brown Education.Tis session may be o particular interest to students less amiliar

    with a liberal arts education, who wish to improve their

    understanding o Browns open curriculum and how it works,

    and who want an overview o the first-year experience.

    UCAAP - First Meeting: pm: pm

    List

    Tis is a required meeting or students who have been accepted

    into UCAAP. Meet your ellow UCAAPers and learn about

    the many resources on and off campus that can support your

    interest in community work and social change.

    Academic Expo : pm: pm

    Sayles Hall, College Green

    he Academic Expo is a unique opportunity to learn about

    the wide variety o courses and concentrations available to

    you at Brown. Proessors and concentration advisors rom

    a ull range o departments and programs will be on hand

    to answer questions and discuss various aspects o Browns

    curricular oerings. Academic deans will be available to

    answer questions about course selection, grading options,

    concentration choices, study away, and independent study.

    Games on the Green & ie Dye: pm: pm

    College Green (Rain site: Under the tent

    on Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle)

    Come celebrate the afernoon with cool lemonade, tasty snacks,

    and, o course, lawn games. Unwind with low-impact games

    like whiffle ball, croquet, our-square, corn hole, and wister

    while listening to music and relaxing with new riends. Sponsored

    by the Orientation Welcoming Committee.

    BBQ and Open House: pm: pm

    Hillel, Brown Street (Corner o Brown and Angell)

    Enjoy a ree BBQ with great music in one o the best buildingson campus. Learn what Hillel and Jewish student lie have to

    offer and how you can get involved.

    Ice Cream Social or Catholic Students: pm

    Pembroke Field

    Come meet other new and returning Catholic students and

    enjoy make-your-own sundaes! Sponsored by Brown/RISD

    Catholic Community.

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    foundat ions & va lues

    Speak About It: A Perormance about Consent,Boundaries and Healthy Relationships(Seating begins : pm) : pm: pm

    Pizzitola Sports Center (Hope Street between Stimson and Lloyd)

    Based on true stories shared by college students, Speak About

    It offers a nuanced look at what healthy sex and relationships

    can and should look like. Issues including how to negotiateconsent, the dynamics o sexual assault, and how to help

    support riends will be addressed. You will also learn about

    sexual assault laws, Browns policies, and resources on and off

    campus. Please visit www.brown.edu/healthed or a list o

    supportive resources available to all students.

    Immediately ollowing this meeting, join your unit and RPL

    team in a small group discussion about the topic. Check with

    your RPLs or the location.

    Art Gallery Mocktail Party

    : pm: pmAndrews Dining Commons

    Come join us or great conversation amidst a showcase o

    peculiar (and in some cases, just plain bad) art. Sip mocktails

    and learn about opportunities at Brown or creating alternative

    weekend un. Bring your best art critic impression!

    Rereshments will be served. Sponsored by the OrientationWelcoming Committee.

    Te Annual Orientation Dance: pm: am

    Alumnae Hall, Pembroke Campus (Meeting Street)

    Tird day o college and youre already GLOWING! Celebrate

    with the Class o on the dance floor or a blacklight andhighlighter party! Make sure to wear white or neon so you can

    truly shine. Bring your glowsticks and highlighters! Open to

    new students and Brown ID is required or entrance. Sponsored

    by the Orientation Welcoming Committee.

    Games Night: pm: amAndrews Dining Commons

    I youre all danced out or were born with two lef eet, come

    play some classic board games. heres nothing quite like a

    game o Apples to Apples to make new riends or a game o

    Risk to make enemies or lie. Games will be provided but eel

    ree to bring one o your avorites. Sponsored by the OrientationWelcoming Committee.

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    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

    PLME Breakast: am: am

    Brown Faculty Club, Huttner Room, One Magee Street

    Breakast meeting or all PLME irst-years with PLME

    Advising Deans and PLME Meiklejohn Peer Advisors. Meet

    the deans, learn about the program, pick up inormation

    packets, and sign up or individual advising meetings later

    in the day. Group photo will be taken.

    John Carter Brown Library Exhibition: am: pm

    John Carter Brown Library, the College Green

    O to College: Higher Education in the Americas, -

    In celebration o Browns th anniversary, the John Carter

    Brown Library is exhibiting books, maps, and manuscriptsrom the collection related to higher education in the early

    Americas: rom the ounding o universities in the Spanish

    American colonies o Mexico and Peru in through the

    creation o Harvard, Brown, and beyond.

    Academic Advising Group Meeting: am: am

    Location indicated on the Essential Inormation Sheet in

    your packet

    First-year students will meet in small groups with their

    academic advisors and their Meiklejohn peer advisors. TeBrown curriculum and advising resources will be introduced

    so that you can begin to plan your individual course o study.

    At this meeting you will schedule an individual appointment

    with your advisor to occur between : am and : pm.

    PLME Advising Meetings: am: pm and : pm: pm

    Location inormation given out at breakast.

    Individual advising meetings with PLME advising deans and

    PLME Meiklejohn peer advisors in deans offices.

    Individual Meetings with Academic Advisors

    : am: pmLocation indicated on the Essential Inormation Sheet in

    your packet

    Students meet individually with their academic and Meiklejohn

    advisors to discuss their course plans or the all semester.

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    foundat ions & va lues

    Engaging Diversity at Brown and BeyondSession : : am: noon

    Salomon Center (Units: , , , , , , , , )

    MacMillan Hall, Starr Auditorium, Room (Units: , , , ,

    , )

    Session : : pm: pm

    Salomon Center (Units: , , , , , , , , )

    MacMillan Hall, Starr Auditorium, Room (Units: , , , ,, )

    Upperclass students invite you to consider what makes Brown

    work: the ull engagement o every individual. We will

    examine the undamental importance o diversity to the

    academic enterprise and your educational experience, and

    the responsibility each o us has to sustain our intellectual

    community. ogether we will challenge one another to

    question assumptions, take intellectual risks, expand our

    minds, dialogue productively across differences, embrace a

    diversity o perspectives, and develop a more open and

    inclusive view o the world and our place in it.

    Placement Exams: French and Spanish: am: pm

    CI, Room

    Placement Exams: Other Languages

    : noon: pm

    Barus & Holley, Room : Chinese

    Barus & Holley, Room : German

    Barus & Holley, Room : Japanese

    Marston Hall, Room : Russian

    Salomon Center, Room : Italian

    (: pm - : pm or by appointment)

    Opening Convocation: pm (Students assemble or line-upat College and

    Prospect Streets : pm)

    College Green (Rain site: Pizzitola Sports Center)

    Convocation begins on College Street or the traditional walk

    through the Van Wickle Gates and proceeds to the College

    Green. President Paxson officially marks the beginning o thenew academic year by introducing senior administrators and

    this years Convocation Speaker, Provost Vicki Leigh Colvin.

    Classes are suspended or this hour.

    Campus Welcome Celebration: pm: pm

    Sharpe Reectory and Wriston Quad

    Following Convocation, join other students, new and returning,

    or a special meal and celebration beore classes begin. Enjoy

    ood, games, and giveaways! Meal swipe required.

    foundat ions & va lues

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    Meiks in the Units: pm: pm

    Arnold, Morriss Lounges, and Libraries

    Conused about pre-registration? Still dont know what

    courses you want to take? Stop by to chat with Meiklejohn

    peer advisors rom different areas o study. Get advice rom

    ellow students on departments, courses, proessors, and As!

    Banner Registration Party: pm: pm

    CI , Sun Lab

    Students interested in concentrating in Computer Science,

    or those just interested in taking an intro CS course or two,

    are invited. Computers will be available or registering or

    courses. Undergraduate As will be on hand to help youchoose the right Computer Science course, and to help you

    navigate Banner to register or all your courses.

    On-Line Registration: pm: pm

    Log into Banner rom your computer or a computer cluster.

    Register or all semester courses using your own computer ora computer in one o Browns computer clusters. Meiklejohn

    advisors will be available in the Friedman Study Center (in

    the Sciences Library) and the Rockeeller Library (closes at

    : pm) to assist with registration.

    Juice Box rivia Night: pm: pm

    Te Underground, Faunce Basement

    Are you a trivia fiend? Do you enjoy being challenged to come

    up with answers to strange questions with people that you just

    met? Would you like to warm up your brain beore classes

    start up? I you answered yes to any o the above questions,

    join us or bar-style Juice Box rivia Night! Come with riendsor just bring yoursel to sample all your avorite juice boxes,

    show us your stuff, and win prizes! Sponsored by the Orientation

    Welcoming Committee.

    WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3FIRST DAY OF CLASSES

    Placement Exams: French and Spanish

    : am: pm

    CI, Room

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    Haffenreffer Museum o Anthropology: am: pm

    Manning Hall, lower level, College Green

    Visit the Haenreer Museums newest exhibits between

    Wednesday, September and Friday, September and receive a

    ree membership to Browns Museum o Anthropology.

    Student members become involved in the Haffenreffer Museum

    and enjoy FREE admission to more than other museums

    and science centers worldwide. For more inormation, visitwww.brown.edu/Haffenreffer.

    Teatre Arts and Perormance Studies at Brown: pm

    Stuart Teatre, Waterman Street

    I youre interested in taking classes or working on theatre,

    dance, and perormance-based art productions at Brown,

    please come meet our aculty and students at orientation.

    Tis is a chance to talk to aculty and the Sock and Buskin

    boardthe student and aculty board that produces the APS

    season. Come and meet student leaders rom PW and the

    many other student-run theatre groups on campus. Learn about

    Shakespeare on the Green, Body and Sole, the universitysstudent dance organizationand many others. I you cannot

    make the meeting, please stop by Lyman Hall any time. We look

    orward to meeting you!

    Department o Music at Brown: pm

    Grant Recital Hall, behind the Orwig Music Building, corner

    o Hope Street and Young Orchard Avenue

    Welcome to Music @ Brown

    Are you interested in perorming in one o Browns many

    music ensembles, or taking courses in a variety o musical

    genres? I so, please join us or this open house with aculty

    and students. Discover the myriad ways you can pursue musicat Brown through courses or large and small ensembles o

    world music, jazz, classical, or electro-acoustic perormance.

    Meet our student DUG (Departmental Undergraduate Group),

    and hear rom ensemble directors.

    LGBQ Welcome Dinner: pm: pm

    Petteruti Lounge, Stephen Robert Campus Center

    Come find out more about LGBQ lie on campus and

    opportunities to get involved with Browns LGBQ Center.

    Arts and Crafs

    : pm: pmTe Underground, lower level, Stephen Robert Campus Center

    Classes already hurting your brain? Beore you make the ull

    transition to college lie, retreat to the comorts o childhood

    with some un arts and crafs! Come to the [Underground] to

    decorate dorm decorations like doorstops, wall hangings, and

    keychains to make you eel at homeor sit back and do some

    therapeutic fingerpainting. Sponsored by the Orientation

    Welcoming Committee.

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    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

    Placement Exams: French and Spanish: am: pm

    CI, Room

    Student and Employee Accessibility Services (SEAS)Welcome: pm: pm

    Benevolent Street (st floor), between Brown and Magee

    (Main entrance is on the lef side o the building and is accessible.)

    Stop by to meet the staff, learn about services, and schedule

    an appointment to discuss accommodations.

    Interaith hursday Night Supper (NS): pm: pm

    Tis venerable student-led Brown tradition began in and

    is marking its th year in . Join the NS amily at the

    home o the Chaplain o the University or delicious cuisine,

    insightul discourse about religion/spirituality/God/ethics,and the remarkable breadth o conviction and belie at Brown.

    Veteran students will be your escorts, leaving rom Faunce

    Arch at : and : p.m. (From Faunce Arch, walk north

    on Brown Street or blocks, turn right on Keene Street to

    number , which is the first house on the lef). Following

    dinner and discussion, participants will be escorted back toFaunce Arch or directly to the Activities Fair.

    Gap Year Student Dinner: pm: pm

    Stephen Robert Campus Center, Room

    Coming off o a gap year? Interested in meeting ellow gap-year

    students and hearing about their experiences? Join the CurricularResource Center and Gap Year Advising team or a dinner

    or irst-years who have taken gap years between high school

    and Brown.

    Activities Fair: pm: pm

    Olney-Margolies Athletic Center (OMAC)

    Over student organizations, clubs, and groups will be

    on hand to tell you about what they do and how you can get

    involved. Youll be amazed (and maybe even a little overwhelmed)

    by all o the offerings at Brown. Joining a Brown student group

    is a great way to meet people, find a niche at Brown, and

    contribute to the campus community. Sponsored by the StudentActivities Office, Undergraduate Council o Students, and the

    Orientation Welcoming Committee.

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    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

    Placement Exams: French and Spanish

    : am: pm

    CI, Room

    Office o International Programs (OIP) Open House: noon: pmJ. Walter Wilson, Room

    Stop by the OIP Resource Library and learn about the many

    different study abroad opportunities available to students. Its

    never too early to plan!

    Jumuah Prayer: pm: pm

    Brown Muslim Students Center, Basement o Champlin Hall

    Please join the Brown Muslim Student Association or Jumuah

    (Friday) prayers. See old riends and make new ones. All

    are welcome.

    Meiks in the Bookstore: pm: pm

    Brown Bookstore

    Join Meiklejohn peer advisors in the Brown Bookstore. Get

    your academic questions answered as you browse or books

    and enjoy light rereshments.

    Scavenger Hunt: pm: pm

    College Green

    Do you think you already know Brown like the back o your

    hand? Do you want to learn more about your new campus?

    Gather together a team o - students, come to the bear

    statue on the College Green and enter this years scavenger

    hunt! Follow clues around campus to discover some o

    the hidden gems o Brown. Prizes will be awarded or the

    irst three teams to inish. Sponsored by the Orientation

    Welcoming Committee.

    Want to Change the World?How Can the Swearer Center Support You?3:00 pm4:00 pm

    Swearer Center or Public Service, 25George Street

    What are the opportunities or community work in

    Providence? How do you integrate activism and class work?

    What are effective ways to work with aculty in community-based research? How can you develop your own social ventures

    while at Brown? Join current Swearer Center community

    ellows and staff as we discuss the landscape or community

    service at Brown. Rereshments will be served.

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    Dance@Brown: An Introduction to theDance Community: pm

    Ashamu Dance Studio, Lyman Hall,

    Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle

    Are you interested in dancing at Brown? Come to the Dance

    Orientation and hear current members o the dance community

    including aculty, independent dancers, and members o

    both student- and aculty-run groups talk about classes, thedifferent dance companies and clubs on campus, auditions

    and more! Tere will be plenty o perormances and chances

    to meet other dancers. No matter what style you do, whether

    youre a beginner or youve been dancing your whole lie,

    this orientation will help you find your place in the dance

    community at Brown.

    Orientation Shabbat: pm

    Hillel, Brown Street

    Welcome old riends and make new ones at the first Shabbat o

    the semester. Gather at : pm or schmoozing, light snacks,

    and candle lighting. Feel ree to attend services, or just hangout with others in the Commons. Stay or afree,delicious

    catered dinner.

    : pm Conservative, Reorm, Orthodox, and

    Havurah Services

    : pm Kiddush (blessing over grape juice) and Free

    Community Shabbat Dinner

    Dive In Movie: pm: pm

    Nelson Fitness Center

    Missing summer already? Come reminisce and make new riends

    at the first ever Orientation Dive-In Movie night! Tere will beinner tubes, water polo, basketball, and other un games. Dont eel

    like swimming? Dont worry! Tere will be plenty o other things

    to do, including watching Insert Movie Here on the big screen

    and eating some delicious snacks [and pizza]! Sponsored by the

    Orientation Welcoming Committee.

    Browns Got alent: pm: pm

    Faunce Steps, Stephen Robert Campus Center, College

    Green (Rain site: List )

    Unwind rom your first ew days o classes with live entertain-

    ment rom the Class o and ellow new students. We

    know Browns got talent and we cant wait to see what the newstudents can do! Tere will be prizes or perormers, and all acts

    are welcome. You may even win Unit Wars points or your unit

    i you participate! I you want to perorm or have questions,

    contact [email protected]. Sponsored by the Orientation

    Welcoming Committee.

    Bingo!: am

    Kasper Multipurpose Room, Stephen Robert Campus Center

    Come play Bingo with your riends and win great prizes!

    Sponsored by the Stephen Robert Campus Center.

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    SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

    Shabbat Morning Services and Lunch: am

    Hillel, Brown Street

    A spirited and soulul egalitarian-style service, led by and or

    students. Shabbat lunch to ollow. Feel ree to stop by just orservices, just or lunch (at : pm), or both!

    An Introduction to the City o Providence

    Walking ours: pm: pm

    Swearer Center or Public Service, George Street

    As Americas birthplace o religious reedom and the industrial

    revolution, and a center or immigration and tolerance,

    Providence is a ascinating and provocative city that can

    provide an important context or your Brown education.

    Te Swearer Center or Public Service has organized a menu

    o tours to introduce you to the neighborhoods, communityorganizations, culture, politics, and history o Providence.

    Many tours emphasize the relationship between Brown and the

    community o Providence, showing the myriad ways in which

    the two have, and still do, influence one another.

    Each tour will last approximately minutes. We encourage

    you to sign up or a specific tour, since space is limited. Acomplete schedule o tours and inormation on reserving

    space is available at http://swearercenter.brown.edu/. For

    more inormation call () -. In case o rain, call

    () - or status o the tours.

    Conflict Resolution Skills Workshop: pm: pmSalomon, Room

    Why is conlict oten so diicult to resolve? Come to the

    Brown University Mediation Projects (BUMP) interactive

    conlict resolution skills workshop and learn about the

    underlying motivations behind conflict and how to productively

    manage these deeper issues. Tese useul skills can be appliedto roommate situations, intimate relationships, group projects,

    and work settings.

    ime Management Workshop: pm: pm | : pm: pm

    J. Walter Wilson, Four classes, activities, sports, a social lieDoes anyone ever

    sleep around here? Believe it or not, there is enough time to

    do it all. his workshop will show you the tricks o the trade

    that help other Brown undergrads get it doneand then

    some! Space is limited to .

    Unit Rally: pm: pm

    College Green (Rainsite-Kasper MultiPurpose Room)

    Does your unit have what it takes to win Unit Wars? Come

    out with your unit or an afernoon o getting pumped up!

    Design team t-shirts, work on your unit chant and even make

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    a banner that represents how amazing your unit truly is. And

    what better way to bond with your ellow dorm-mates than

    with a ast-paced, action packed game o Capture the Flag?

    ake this early chance to start showing everyone which unit

    will be crowned champion this year!

    Tird Meal (Seudah Shlishit) and Havdalah: pm

    Hillel, Brown Streethe inal meal o Shabbat will be ollowed by a musical

    Havdalah celebration to end Shabbat.

    Sex@Brown: Doing What You Want, Not What

    Youre Just Okay With: pm: pm

    Salomon Center, Room

    Alexis Saccoman will present his research and the seven

    stages o sexual desire. Alexiss talk has been one o the

    most popular workshops on campus, and now hes back

    on campus or one night to keep spreading the word. Come

    to this because you really want to, not because youre just

    okay with it. (Youll ind out what we mean!) Sponsoredby Health Services.

    Fall Arias Concert7: pm: pm

    Steps o Manning Chapel

    Brown Opera Productions (BOP) invites all to hear a diverse

    array o vocal music perormed by students. Step into Music at

    Brown! Reception to ollow! Sponsored by BOP and Music DUG.

    A Cappella Arch Sings: pm: midnight

    Wayland and Mochamp Arches

    Come hear a sampling o Browns wide array o a cappellagroupsyoull be amazed! Sponsored by the Intergalactic

    Community o A Cappella at Brown University.

    Brown Gets Funny: pm

    Salomon,

    Join us or an evening o improv, stand-up and sketch comedy.

    Out o Bounds will kick-o the event, so make sure to arrive

    early or seats. Be there or be square. Sponsored by the

    Brown Barrel.

    SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

    Roman Catholic Mass

    : am

    Manning Chapel, College Green

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    Bagel Brunch: am: pm

    Hillel, 80 Brown Street

    Meet other students and find out about opportunities to get

    connected to Jewish lie at Brown.

    BBQ or Catholic Students: noon

    Pembroke FieldIncoming Catholic students gather with returning members

    o the Brown-RISD Catholic Community or a cookout.

    Ecumenical Protestant Service: pm

    Manning Chapel, College Green

    A joint celebration hosted by the Call to Worship and ImaniJubilee worship communities. Light rereshments will ollow.

    All are welcome.

    Map Your Way to Wellness at Brown: Health ServicesOpen House

    : pm: pmHealth Services (Andrews House), 13 Brown Street, corner

    o Brown and Charlesfield

    Get the inside scoop on campus resources to keep you happy

    and healthy. Stop by or a ree goody bag, shoulder rubs rom

    BURP, the Brown University Relaxation Project, and a peek

    inside the historical building that houses Health Services. (Fun

    act: Andrews House used to be the Rhode Island Governors

    Mansion.) Learn about how to access the services available to

    all Brown students to meet your medical and wellness needs.

    Unit Wars: pm: pm

    Pembroke FieldCome over to Pembroke Field and show your Unit spirit

    while competing against ellow students in ield games that

    require much ingenuity and very little skill. Points will be

    awarded to the most spirited and cooperative Units. Youll

    get to repeat this event during Senior Week, so dont miss

    out! Sponsored by the Orientation Welcoming Committee.

    Class o 2018 Sky Photo4:00 pm

    Meister-Kavan Field (Rain location: Pizzitola Sports Center)

    Join your classmates or a creative spin on the traditional class

    photo: everyone will orm a human 2018, which will be

    photographed outside on the Meister-Kavan Field (behind theNelson Fitness Center). Everyone will receive a Brown Class

    -Shirt. Sponsored by the Brown Alumni Association and the

    Brown Annual Fund.

    Meik Meal4:45 pm7:30 pm

    Sharpe Reectory

    Join your Meiklejohn and the other first-years in your advising

    group or dinner at Sharpe Reectory. Tis is a great opportunity

    to discuss the first ew days o academic lie at Brown and to

    strategize the first ull week o classes ahead. Meet in the Cave

    with the Meiklejohn banner displayed.

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    Protestant/Christian Worship Service: pm: pm

    Manning Chapel, College Green

    BD

    Black Church at Brown Christian Fellowship: pm: pm

    Room , J. Walter Wilson, Brown Street

    Come and meet other new and returning students whileenjoying good ood.

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    LANGUAGE PLACEMENT EXAMS

    All first-year and transer students who intend to study a

    oreign language with which they have some amiliarity

    (whether through ormal study at the pre- college or college

    level or through significant exposure to the language through

    extended stay abroad or through use in your amily), and who

    have not previously submitted scores rom the SA Achievement

    est or an Advanced Placement est in that language, are

    required to take a Brown oreign language placement test. I

    you have submitted scores on an SA Achievement or Advanced

    Placement est, but gained significant language experience during

    the summer (e.g., by taking a summer course beore coming to

    Brown or by a stay o considerable duration in the relevantoreign country), you should take a Brown oreign language

    placement test. I you know a second oreign language, we

    suggest you also take a placement test in that language. Remember

    to review the language(s) to ensure an accurate placement.

    French and SpanishSeptember (: am: pm) and

    September September (: am: pm)

    Education echnology Center (CI) Room

    French and Spanish placement tests do not require registration.

    Computerized tests are given on a walk-in basis but students

    should arrive no later than minutes beore closing time.

    For additional inormation visit the individual language

    website at:

    www.brown.edu/Departments/French/undergraduate/

    placement_exam.php or http://www.brown.edu/Departments/

    Hispanic_Studies/undergraduate/placement.html

    PLACEMENT

    EXAMS

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    Other language placement tests

    September (: noon: pm)

    Barus & Holley, Room :Chinese

    Barus & Holley, Room :German

    Barus & Holley, Room :Japanese

    Marston Hall, Room :Russian

    Salomon Center, Room :Italian

    (: pm: pm or by appointment)

    Arabic, ASL, Persian, Hindi/Urdu, Catalan, Haitian Creole:

    Contact the Center or Language Studies

    Box () -

    Hebrew:

    Contact the Program in Judaic StudiesBox () -

    Greek and Latin:

    Contact the Department o Classics

    Box () -

    Korean:Contact Proessor Wang in East Asian Studies

    Box () -

    Portuguese:

    Contact the Department o Portuguese and Brazilian Studies

    Box O () -

    BIOLOGY PLACEMENT EXAM

    September (: pm: pm) or (: pm: pm)

    Bio Med Center, Room B

    Biology , offered in Semester , is the gateway course

    required or most o the Biological Sciences concentration

    programs. (See http://bms.brown.edu/bug/conc.html.)

    However, i you received a score o or on the Advanced

    Placement est in Biology, or a commensurate score on the

    IB or A levels, you are exempt rom the requirement to take

    Biology and are eligible or a Biology credit equivalentto this course. I you have not taken the AP test, but believe

    that you have a strong background in the biological sciences,

    you may be exempted rom the Biology by passing the

    Biology Placement est. he placement exam will be given

    again at the start o Semester , or at other times by arrangement

    (contact [email protected]).

    CALCULUS PLACEMENT ADVISING SESSION

    September (: pm: pm)

    Salomon Center, Room I you have studied some calculus in high school and intend

    to continue your study o mathematics at Brown, you are

    encouraged to take the Calculus Placement Exam. In order to

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    give students more flexibility, the exam has been posted on

    the mathematics departments calculus placement page at

    www.math.brown.edu/~calcplacement/. It is a sel-graded exam

    that students can take at any time to assess their readiness or

    calculus courses. Te same website also contains directions to

    interpret exam scores, as well as urther inormation about the

    various calculus courses offered at Brown.

    Current and ormer calculus teachers will be on hand ora placement advising session on Monday, September at :

    pm in Lower Salomon Center, Room . Students with

    questions about placement should take the online exam in

    advance. Ten, i they need urther advice or input, they

    should attend this advising session, or they should consult

    with the placement advisor and/or the instructors o the

    course(s) they are considering.

    Te exam and advising session are optional and purely or the

    students benefit in defining the best placement in a math

    course; they are not required to take an advanced course, and

    they do not carry any advanced placement or other credit. For

    urther inormation and FAQ, consult the placement websiteat the address listed above.

    MUSIC PLACEMENT EXAMS

    Placement in many music courses, the Applied Music Program,and perormance ensembles is determined by audition during

    the first week o classes each semester. Introduction to Music

    Teory (MUSC ) and Teory o onal Music (MUSC

    ) require placement exams administered at the first class

    meeting. Students interested in testing out o MUSC

    must take this placement test, which is administered only at

    the beginning o the all semester. In addition, a theory exam

    is administered in the all or those students who wish to test

    out o the theory requirement or the Applied Music Program.

    Consult the Music Department website or details and a

    complete list o course offerings, programs, and prerequisites.

    CHEMISTRY PLACEMENT

    Students who plan to take Chemistry are required to pass a

    short placement exam that will be offered online rom August

    September . o enroll in CHEM you must pass the

    placement exam, or successully complete CHEM, orscore a or on the AP Chemistry exam. he oicial AP test

    results must be on file with the Registrars office. (Placement

    out o CHEM is generally appropriate only or students

    who have completed IB-Higher Level Chemistry exams, British

    A-level exams, or equivalent courses at another university.)

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    Te results o this online placement exam will be available

    immediately and will determine your course placement in

    Chemistry. You must score a minimum o in order to enroll

    in CHEM. I you score below , please enroll in

    CHEM. Please access the link through the secure student

    portion o sel service banner web selservice.brown.edu/ss/

    twbkwbis.P_GenMenu?name=homepage. Tis is the same tool

    used to search or courses and to register during orientation.

    PSYCHOLOGY PLACEMENT

    Students with an AP score o or , or with a Higher Level IB

    score o or above, may receive departmental credit or Intro-

    ductory Psychology (CLPS). I placement or CLPS

    is granted on the basis o AP or IB test scores, then another

    CLPS course (at any level) must be substituted.

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    HOURS OF

    OPERATION

    DINING SERVICES (DURING ORIENTATION)

    Saturday, August 30 - uesday, September 2

    Sharpe Reectory(all-you-care-to-eat service)

    : am: pm (. per person)

    Enjoy a variety o offerings rom our stations, including pizza/

    pasta, deli/grill, vegetarian/vegan, and home-made avorites,

    along with soup, resh bread, salad, and dessert.

    Blue Roomin the Stephen Robert Campus Center is open

    rom : am: pm selling a variety o sandwiches,

    pastries, and beverages.

    Campus Marketin the Stephen Robert Campus Center is

    open rom : am: pm selling snacks, beverages, small

    grocery items and school supplies.

    LIBRARY HOURS (DURING ORIENTATION)

    Friday, August

    Rockeeller Library(: am: pm)Sciences Library and Friedman Study Center(: am: pm)

    Orwig Music Library(: am: pm)

    John Hay Library (Closed)

    John Carter Brown Library(: am-: pm)

    Saturday, August

    Rockeeller Library(: am: pm)

    Sciences Library and Friedman Study Center(: am: pm)

    Orwig Music Library(Closed)

    John Hay Library (Closed)

    Sunday, August

    Rockeeller Library(: noon: pm)Sciences Library and Friedman Study Center(: noon: pm)

    Orwig Music Library(Closed)

    John Hay Library (Main Reading Room, : noon: pm)

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    Monday, September (Labor Day)

    Rockeeller Library(: am: pm)*

    Friedman Study Center(: am: pm)*

    John Hay Library (Closed)

    Sciences Library, Orwig Music Library (Closed)

    uesday, September

    Rockeeller Library(: am: pm)

    Sciences Library and Friedman Study Center(: am: pm)Orwig Music Library(: am: pm)

    John Hay Library (Main Reading Room, : am: pm;

    Special Collections, : am: pm)

    John Carter Brown Library(: am: pm)

    Wednesday, September

    Rockeeller Library(: am: am)Friedman Study Center(opens at : am)

    Sciences Library(: am: am)

    Orwig Music Library(: am: pm)

    John Hay Library (Main Reading Room, : am: pm;

    Special Collections, : am: pm)

    John Carter Brown Library(: am: pm)

    *Rockeeller and Science Libraries open with limited services.

    John Hay Library opening inormation: library.brown.edu/

    hayrenovation/

    BOOKSTORE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER

    Brown Office Building, Tayer Street

    (On the corner o Tayer and Angell Streets)

    bookstore.brown.edu

    MondayFriday (:o am:oo pm)

    Labor Day (: am: pm)

    Saturday (o:oo am:oo pm)

    Sunday (o:oo am:oo pm)

    ech Center and extbook Department

    Monday-Friday (:oo am:oo pm)Except special rush hours:

    Labor Day (: am: pm)

    uesday, September Friday, September (: am: pm)

    Saturday, September (o:oo am:oo pm)

    Te Bookstore offers all required course materials (with online

    ordering and rentals available). One stop textbook shopping is

    available by accessing Brown.verbacompare.comwhich allows

    students to see current pricing rom all the major sources and

    order rom whatever source is least expensive right through this

    web portal. Te bookstore provides a broad assortment o

    school supplies, health and beauty aids, gif and apparel items

    rom vendors including Ralph Lauren, Under Armour,Columbia, and more. Te general book department is a ull line

    bookstore offering a wide variety o best sellers, academic titles,

    remainders and a dynamic author/speaker program.

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    An extensive assortment o dorm supplies, including bedding,

    towels, pillows, storage solutions etc., are provided through a

    special shop operated by Bed Bath & Beyond and located on

    the mezzanine level o the Bookstore.

    Te echnology center is home to all your technology needs,

    offering Mac and Windows (Dell and Lenovo) computers at

    exceptional academic pricing, as well as sofware at educationally

    discounted prices or Brown students. Trough its online storeit also offers thousands o computer products and supplies with

    specs, comparisons and reviews. Certified Dell, Apple and

    Lenovo technicians are available to answer your questions and

    repair students computer equipment.

    GRAPHIC SERVICES

    Main Office,Hemisphere Building (lower level-below

    CareerLAB), 167 Angell Street, (401) 863-2258,

    Monday-Friday (8:30 am-5:00 pm)

    Copy Center,Brown Office Building (lower level - below

    Bookstore Cae), 164 Angell Street, (401) 863-3653

    Walk in Service, Monday-Tursday (8:30 am-8:00 pm),

    Friday (8:30 am-5:00 pm)

    Graphic Services is Brown Universitys central one-stop

    partner or all your Design, Print and Copy needs. We take

    pride in our commitment to quality, excellence and client

    satisaction! Our staff o talented experts are dedicated to

    providing you with innovative solutions tailored to meet your

    specific needs. Graphic Services is comprised o Client

    Relations, Design Studio, Print and Copy Centers.

    Our services include, but are not limited to, Creative Designor print and digital media; high quality Printing & Copying;

    Course Packs; Scanning; ransparencies; Large Format

    Printing; Dry Mounting; Variable Data & Personalization;

    Bindery; Embroidery; Custom Framing and much more!

    I you have any questions about our services or need additional

    inormation, please call us or visit our website at www.brown.edu/Facilities/Graphic_Services.

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    ORIENTATION PLANNIN G COM MITTEE

    imothy Shiner

    Director of Student Activities and the Stephen Robert

    Campus Center

    Carol Cohen

    Associate Dean of the College

    Yolanda Rome

    Assistant Dean for Academic Support & Transfer

    Natalie Basil

    Director of Residential Experience, Residential Life

    Ivone Aubin

    Program Coordinator, Office of the Dean of the College

    Andrew Donahue

    Coordinator for Student Activities and Orientation

    Rachel Lopes-Almeida

    Administrative Coordinator, Student Activities

    ORIENTATION WELCOMING COMMITTEE

    Student Directors

    Margaret Hassan

    Yao Liu

    Student Coordinators

    Emma Barrett

    Hannah Liu

    Holly Gildea Luisa Cardenas

    Ronak Jani

    Sarah Grace

    Photography on pages 2 and 30: Mike Cohea/Brown University

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    Admission Office

    (Undergraduate)

    Dyer Street (not on this map)

    Aricana Studies C

    Churchill House

    Angell Street

    Alcohol & Addiction E

    Studies, Center or

    South Main Street

    Alumnae Hall B Meeting Street

    American Civilization C

    Norwood House

    Waterman Street

    Ancient Studies E

    Annmary Brown Memorial

    George Street

    Andrews House E

    Brown Street

    Annmary Brown E

    Memorial Library

    Brown Street

    Anthropology E

    Giddings House Hope Street

    Applied Mathematics D

    George Street

    Arnold Lab D

    Waterman Street

    Athletics & Physical Education B

    Olney-Margolies Athletic Center Hope Street

    Bell Gallery D

    List Art Center

    College Street

    Biology D

    Arnold Lab

    Waterman Street

    Bio Medical Center C

    Meeting Street

    Blisten House D

    Brain Science Program B

    Metcal Research

    Tayer Street

    Brown Bookstore C

    Tayer Street

    Brown Card Office C

    J. Walter Wilson

    Brown Street

    Brown Hillel C

    Brown Street

    Brown Office Building C

    Angell Street

    Business, Entrepreneurship D

    & Organizations

    Sayles Hall

    College Green

    Campus Lie & Student Services E

    Benevolent Street

    Careers & Lie Afer Brown C

    Hemisphere Building

    Angell Street

    Chaplains & Religious Lie C

    J. Walter Wilson

    Brown Street

    Chemistry D

    Geo Chem Building

    George Street

    Classics D

    Macarlane House

    College Street

    Cognitive, Linguistic & D

    Psychological Sciences

    Metcal Research

    Tayer Street

    Cogut Center or the Humanities C

    Pembroke Hall

    Meeting Street

    Community Health E

    South Main Street

    Comparative Literature D

    Marston Hall

    Manning Walk

    Computer Science D

    CI (Watson Center or

    Inormation echnology)

    Waterman Street

    Computing & Inormation D

    Services

    CI (Watson Center or

    Inormation echnology)

    Waterman Street

    Continuing Education

    Dyer Street (not on this map)

    Dean o the College D

    University Hal l

    College Green

    East Asian Studies D

    Gerard House

    College Street

    Ecology & Evolutionary Biology C

    Walter Hall

    Waterman Street

    Economics DRobinson Hall

    Waterman Street

    Education D

    Barus Hall

    Brook Street

    Egyptology D

    Wilbour Hall

    Prospect Street

    Engineering D

    Barus & Holley Hall

    Hope Street

    English C

    Brown Street

    Environmental, Research & Deaching, Building or

    Waterman Street

    Environmental Studies C

    Urban Environmental Lab

    Angell Street

    Financial Aid Office C

    J. Walter Wilson

    Brown Street

    French Studies B

    Rochambeau House

    Prospect Street

    Geological Sciences D

    Geo Chem Building

    George Street

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    German Studies E

    Hope Street

    Graduate School D

    Horace Mann

    George Street

    Grant Recital Hall E

    Behind Orwig Music Bldg.

    Young Orchard Avenue

    Grandoff Center or C

    the Creative Arts Angell Street

    Graphic Services C

    Angell Street

    Hemisphere Building

    Health Services E

    Andrews House

    Brown Street

    Hispanic Studies B

    Rochambeau House

    Prospect Street

    History C

    Peter Green House

    Brown Street

    History o Art & Architecture D

    List Art Center

    College Street

    Inormation & Welcome Center D

    Stephen Robert Campus Center

    Waterman Street

    International Relations Program E

    Watson Institute

    Tayer Street

    International Student C

    Scholar Services

    J. Walter Wilson

    Brown Street

    Italian Studies E

    Hope Street

    John Carter Brown Library D George Street

    John Hay Library D

    Prospect Street

    Joukowsky Institute or D

    Archaeology & the Ancient World

    Rhode Island Hall

    George Street

    Judaic Studies D

    George Street

    Ladd Observatory

    Doyle Avenue (not on this map)

    Language Studies, Center or C

    Angell Street

    Latin America and Caribbean EStudies, Center or

    Watson Institute

    Leeds Teatre D

    Lyman Hall

    Waterman Street

    LGBQ Center D

    Stephen Robert Campus Center

    Waterman Street

    Lie Sciences Building C

    Meeting Street

    Literary Arts Program C

    / Brown Street

    MacMillan Hall D

    Tayer Street

    Mail Services C

    J. Walter Wilson

    Brown Street

    Manning Chapel D

    Te College Green

    Marston Boathouse F

    India Street (not on this map)

    Mathematics D

    Kassar House

    Tayer Street

    Medical School

    Richmond Street (not on this map)

    Medieval Studies Program E

    Annmary Brown Memorial

    Brown Street

    Metcal Research D

    Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle

    - Tayer Street

    Modern Culture & Media D

    Forbes Center

    George Street

    Morrison-Gerard Studios EBehind Orwig Music Bldg.

    Hope Street

    Music E

    Orwig Music Building

    Young Orchard Avenue

    Neuroscience C

    Sidney Frank Hall

    Meeting Street

    Pembroke Center or eaching C

    & Research on Women

    Pembroke Hall

    Pembroke Hall C

    Meeting Street

    Philosophy C

    Corliss-Brackett House

    Prospect Street

    Physics D

    Barus and Holley

    Hope Street

    Political Science D

    Prospect House

    Prospect Street

    Portuguese & Brazilian Studies D

    Meiklejohn House

    George Street

    Prince Lab D

    Brook Street

    Psychological Services C

    J. Walter Wilson Brown Street

    Public Health E

    South Main Street

    Public Saety E

    Charlesfield Street

    Race and Ethnicity in America, C

    Center or the Study oHillel House

    Religious Studies D

    Steiger House

    George Street

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    Renaissance & Early E

    Modern Studies Program

    Annmary Brown Memorial Brown Street

    Residential Life E

    Graduate Center E

    Charlesfield Street

    Rhode Island Hall D

    Te College Green

    Rockefeller Library D Prospect Street

    Salomon Center

    Te College Green D

    Sarah Doyle Womens Center E

    Benevolent Street

    Sayles Hall D

    Te College Green

    Sciences Library D

    Tayer Street

    Sharpe Refectory D

    Tayer Street

    Sidney Frank Hall C

    for Life Sciences

    Meeting Street

    Slavery and Justice, C

    Center for the Study of

    Waterman Street

    Slavic Languages D

    Marston Hall

    Manning Walk

    Smith-Buonanno Hall BPembroke Campus

    Sociology D

    Maxcy Hall

    George Street

    Stephen Robert D

    Campus Center

    Waterman Street

    Steinert Center E

    Power Street

    Stuart Teatre D

    Waterman Street

    Student & Employee Accessibility E

    Services (SEAS)

    Benevolent Street

    Student Life E

    Graduate Center E

    Charsfield Street

    Student Activities Office D

    Stephen Robert Campus Center

    Waterman Street

    Student Veterans & C

    Commissioning Programs

    J. Walter Wilson

    Brown Street

    Swearer Center D

    George Street

    aubman Center D

    George Street

    Teatre Arts & D

    Performance Studies

    Lyman Hall

    Waterman Street

    Tird World Center D

    Partridge Hall

    Brown Street

    University Hall D

    Te College Green

    Urban Environmental Lab C

    Angell Street

    Urban Studies Program D

    Manning Walk

    Verney-Woolley Dining Hall B

    Pembroke Campus

    Visual Art D

    List Art Center

    College Street

    Watson Institute for E

    International Studies

    Tayer Street

    J.Walter Wilson C

    Brown Street

    Wilson Hall D

    Te College Green

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