Students with early move-in times receive schedule information from their coach or program director. These include Lark leaders, athletes on fall sports teams, international mentors, theatre scholars, Bel Canto Singers and new international students.
Monday, August 11
7:30 to 9 a.m.
Breakfast, Bontrager Student Center Dining Hall
9 a.m. to Noon
Registration for early arrivers listed below, Smith Center
- 9 a.m. – aviation students
- 9:45 a.m. – men’s soccer, cross country, international mentors, Bel Canto Singers not in theatre
- 10:30 a.m. – theatre students, men's golf, powerlifting
- 11 a.m. – women’s soccer, Lark Leaders, volleyball
10 a.m. to Noon
Advisor office hours for early arrivers
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Lunch, Bontrager Student Center Dining Hall
11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
New international students and mentors lunch, Larks Nest
12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
New international student welcome/information technology session, Hesston Mennonite Church community center
1 to 2 p.m.
Advisor office hours for early arrivers
5:30 to 7 p.m.
Dinner, Bontrager Student Center Dining Hall
Tuesday, August 12
7:30 to 9 a.m.
Breakfast, Bontrager Student Center Dining Hall
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Lunch, Bontrager Student Center Dining Hall
Afternoon
New international student math placement, Smith Center room 119
5:30 to 7 p.m.
Dinner, Bontrager Student Center Dining Hall
Wednesday, August 13
7:30 to 9 a.m.
Breakfast, Bontrager Student Center Dining Hall
8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Advisor office hours
10 to 11:30 a.m.
Orientation for new international students (meet before connecting with advisors)
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Lunch, Bontrager Student Center Dining Hall
1 to 4 p.m.
Registration for new international students, Smith Center
5:30 to 7 p.m.
Supper, Bontrager Student Center Dining Hall
Thursday, August 14
7:30 to 9 a.m.
Breakfast, Bontrager Student Center Dining Hall
10 a.m. to noon
Orientation for new international students, Kropf Center Troyer Hall (K 160)
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Lunch, Bontrager Student Center Dining Hall
Afternoon
Accuplacer tests
1 to 3 p.m.
Orientation for new international students
5:30 to 7 p.m.
Dinner, Bontrager Student Center Dining Hall
Friday, August 15
7:30 to 9 a.m.
Breakfast, Bontrager Student Center Dining Hall
9 to 11:30 a.m.
Orientation for new international students, Kropf Center Troyer Hall (K 160)
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Lunch, Bontrager Student Center Dining Hall
1 to 5 p.m.
Dorms open for all students, Check in at Yost Center parking lot
- 1 p.m. – baseball and track
- 2 p.m. – men's basketball and esports
- 3 p.m. – softball and general students
- 4 p.m. – women's basketball and flag football
5:30 to 7 p.m.
Dinner, Bontrager Student Center Dining Hall
6:45 p.m.
President's Scholars reception, Hesston Mennonite Church community center
7:30 p.m.
Campus Celebration, Hesston Mennonite Church sanctuary
followed by an ice cream social in the dining hall
Saturday, August 16
7:30 to 9 a.m.
Breakfast, Bontrager Student Center Dining Hall
8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Orientation for all winter and spring athletes, Hesston Mennonite Church community center
9 to 11 a.m.
Registration for all students not yet registered, Smith Center
- 9 a.m. – new non-athlete students
- 9:30 a.m. – new athletes
- 10 a.m. – returning students with last names beginning M to Z
- 10:30 a.m. – returning students with last names beginning A to L
9:30 a.m. to Noon
Advisor office hours
11 a.m. to Noon
Lunch, Bontrager Student Center Dining Hall
1 to 3 p.m.
New student academic orientation, Hesston Mennonite Church sanctuary and Kropf Center
- Required for all new dorming students
2 to 3 p.m.
Parent orientation – academics and student life, Hesston Mennonite Church community center
3 to 5 p.m.
Placement exams, Smith Center Access Lab
5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Dinner, Bontrager Student Center Dining Hall
6:30 p.m.
Volleyball scrimmage, Yost Center
8:30 to 9:15 p.m.
New on-campus student orientation – student life, Hesston Mennonite Church sanctuary
- Required for all dorming students
Sunday, August 17
8 to 9 a.m.
Breakfast, Bontrager Student Center Dining Hall
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Opening worship, Hesston Mennonite Church sanctuary
Noon to 1 p.m.
Lunch, Bontrager Student Center Dining Hall
2 to 3 p.m.
New student games, Larks Nest patio
- Required for all new dorming students
2 to 3 p.m.
Returning student meeting, Hesston Mennonite Church sanctuary
- Required for all returning dorming students
5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Picnic for students, faculty and staff, Bontrager Student Center Dining Hall
7 p.m.
Nest Olympics
