Fall 2009 Welcome Week |
| Date(s) |
Event(s) |
August
16-17 |
Official Arrival Days |
Tuesday
August 18 |
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Check in at the Office of International Programs (OIP), 3rd floor Martindale and take care of registration steps. (Visit the Study Abroad office in 359 Martindale if you have any questions.)
2:00 p.m. Campus Tour, meet in ground floor int he lobby of Martindale
4:00-6:00 p.m. International Programs "Meet and Greet" Reception, 3rd floor Martindale |
Wednesday
August 19 |
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. OIP Orientation in Bondurant 204C
1:00-3:00 p.m. Individual meetings with Academic Advisors to register for classes, Yerby Conference Center Conference Room
6:00-8:00 p.m. Double Decker Bus Tour of Oxford, Meet at 5:45 p.m. in the parking lot behind the Student Union |
Thursday
August 20 |
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Orientation for Exchange Students, Peabody Hall, Room 206
1:00-3:00 p.m. Assitance from Study Abroad Office and Global Ambassadors to take care of registration steps. (Visit the Study Abroad office in 359 Martindale if you have any questions.)
3:00 p.m. Reception to meet your Global Ambassador in the Southern Breeze coffee shop on the 4th floor of the Student Union |
Friday
August 21 |
10:30 a.m. Historic tour of the University of Mississippi campus
with Dr. Andy Mullins, Executive Assistant to the Chancellor, State/Federal Institutional Liason and Associate Professor of Leadership and Counselor Education
2:00 p.m. Pool Party at Campus Walk Apartments, 401 Hathorn Road |
Fall 2009 Semester Activities |
Saturday August 22
|
Movie night at the AMP Cinema
Shuttles will depart from the parking lot behind the Student Union at 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The shuttle will pick you up from the AMP cinema at 9:30 and 10:00 p.m.
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| Monday August 24 |
Classes begin |
| Saturday August 29 |
Memphis Riverboat Cruise
Join us for dinner and dancing to a live band.
Leave from parking lot of IEP Building at 4 p.m. (IEP Building is the building where you had your student ID made).
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| Wednesday September 2 |
Bowling at The Lanes
Cost is $10 per student
Shuttle pick up time and location TBD
|
| Monday September 7 |
Labor Day
No classes
|
| Saturday September 19 |
First Home Football Game (Ole Miss vs. SE La)
Study Abroad will sponsor a tent in the Grove with food, water, and soft drinks. Tent opens at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Game kick off is at 6:30 p.m. Purchase tickets for the game at the Athletic Ticket Office |
| Friday-Sunday October 2-4 |
Group trip to Nashville, Tennessee
Activities for this trip include tickets to the Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt football game, entry to the Country Music Hall of Fame, and an opportunity to experience the nightlife of Nashville |
Wednesday November 18
|
NBA Game in Memphis
Cost is $45 per student
Shuttle pick up time and location TBD |
Saturday-Wednesday November
21-25 |
Group trip to Las Vegas, Nevada |
Monday-Friday November
23-27 |
Thanksgiving Holiday
No classes |
| Thursday December 3 |
Farewell Dinner for Visiting Students |
