Founder: Elizabeth Evelyn Wright - Voorhees College · Founder: Elizabeth Evelyn Wright Founded:...
Transcript of Founder: Elizabeth Evelyn Wright - Voorhees College · Founder: Elizabeth Evelyn Wright Founded:...
Founder: Elizabeth Evelyn Wr ight Founded: 1897 College President: Dr . W. Franklin Evans Charter: HBCU, liberal ar ts, residentia l, co -educational, under-graduate Affiliations: Episcopa l Church, United Negro College Fund Accreditation: Southern Associa tion of Colleges & Schools, Commission on Colleges Setting: 342 acre residentia l campus Athletics: Men’s Sports- Basketball, Baseball, Track/Field and Cross Country
Women’s Sports- Basketball, Softball, Track/Field and Cross Country
Cheerleaders (Women and Men)
Website: www.voorhees.edu Colors: Blue and White Mascot: Tiger
Welcome to Tiger Territory!!
1
There are a few important tasks that new students should
complete during their first week on campus.
(Refer to the Campus Resource page)
Submit all official documentation
Register for semester courses
Update Permanent and/or Local Address
Payments, Loans and Clearing Accounts
Notify Health Services of health concerns
Student ID Card
Parking Decal
Transportation Information (Holiday Travel)
E-mail Accounts
Textbooks
Apply for Scholarships
Sign-up for Support Services
Sign-up for Tutorials
Disability Services
VA Benefits
2
Sunday, August 6, 2017
8:00 am - 2 :00 pm Check-In Leonard E. Dawson Health & Human Resources Center (foyer)
Sign-in Roster
Collect name tag & orientation information Resource Team: Admissions, Studen t Support Services Program (SSSP), & Orientation Leaders
Clearance Jerry M. Screen Arena of the Leonard E. Dawson Health & Human Resources Center
*Admissions *Housing *Financial Aid *Cashier *Security (parking decal) *Student Engagement (ID pictures) Resource Team: Admissions Staff, Financial Aid Staff, Housing Staff
12:00 noon - 1:30 pm Lunch Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall Parents, other non-students - $6.75
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm President’s Welcome St. Philip’s Chapel
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm President’s Welcome Meal Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall
Resource Team: Student Affairs Staff, Orientation Leaders, L. Jefferson,
E. Risi
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Orientation Leaders/SGA’s Meet and Greet Old Student Center
Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s, Student Government Association
3
Monday, August 7, 2017
7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall
Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s
8 :00am Overview Ma ssachusetts Ha ll Audito rium Resource Team: T. Wa sh ington , Orien ta t ion Lea ders, ABL
8:00 am - 4 :00 pm Clearance (New Ar r ivals)
Jerry M. Screen Arena of the Leonard E. Daw-son Health & Human Resources Center *Admissions *Housing *Records *Financial Aid
*Cashier *Security (parking decal) *Student Engagement (ID pictures) Resource Team: Admissions Staff, Financial Aid Staff, Housing Staff, Records Staff, Cashier, Student Engagement, Campus Security, SGA and Orientation Leaders
8:15 am - 9:00 am ACCUPLACER Overview/Test Taking Strategies/Declaration of Major St. James Auditorium Resource Team: E . Hammond, P . Wa de, Orientation Leaders
9:00 am - 9:15 am Placement Test Location Assignment Veronical Gadsden St. James Lab B
Yvonne Singleton Writing Center Eartha Hammond GIS Lab Science Building Tammy Williams St. James Lab A Lee Odom St. James Lab B
9:30 am - 11:50 am Placement Testing St. James Labs A & B, Academic Success
Center, Writing Center and Science Building Lab Resource Team: E . Hammond, Or ientation Leaders *Students who have been tested, use this time to take care of unfinished business
4
12:00 noon - 2:00 pm Lunch
Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Welcome/Campus 101
Massachusetts Hall Auditorium Records, Financial Aid, Student Affairs, Institutional Advancement and Development Resource Team: Fa ther J ames Yar siah,
O. Harriott, M. Jackson, S. Gass 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Navigating Through Your Tiger Portal Massachusetts Hall Auditorium
Resource Team: M. J ones, Or ien tation Leaders
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Residential Life Success
Massachusetts Hall (Auditorium) Resource Team: Housing Staff, Or ientation Leaders, Student Government Association
4:30 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s
7:00 pm Bowling Tournament/Game Night Living and Learning Center
Resource Team: M. Wr ight, Or ien tation Leaders, Student Government Association
8:00 pm Movie Night St. James Auditorium
Resource Team: M,. Wr ight, IT ,
Orientation Leaders, Student Government Association
Tuesday, August 8, 2017 7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast
Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s
8:00 am - 8:15 am Overview Massachusetts Hall Auditorium Resource Team: T . Washington, Orientation Leaders
5
8:00 am - 4:00 pm Residual Placement Testing
(Students who have not been tested) Academic Success Center
Resource Team: E . Hammond, Or ientation Leaders
8:15 am - 8:30 am Meet the Voorhees College Academic
Team Resource Team: R. Hopkins, Academic
Chairs and Advisors
8:30 am - 9:30 am Departmental Meetings Department of Business and Entrepreneurship
(St. James Auditorium) Department of Science, Technology, Health
& Human Services (Science Bldg. Auditorium) Department of Humanities, Education, and
Social Sciences (Bedford Hall Classroom)
9:45 am - 12:00 noon Academic Advising/Registration (New Students only)
Leonard E. Dawson Center - Jerry M. Screen Arena Resource Team: Academic Advisor s, Orientation Leaders
12:00 noon - 2:00 pm Lunch
Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Career Assessment St. James Labs A and B Resource Team: A. Clar k, Or ienta tion
Leaders 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Campus Safety and Wellness
Presenters: Barbara Nimmons, Title IX
Coordinator Yvonne Odom, Campus Safety Massachusetts Hall Auditorium
Resource Team: B. Nimmons, Y. Odom, Orientation Leaders, Student Government Association, E. Risi, Y. Odom.
4:30 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner
Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Off-Campus Excursion to Wal -Mart (Barnwell) Please sign-up
6
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
7:00 am - 8:30 am Breakfast Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall
Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s
8:30 am - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall
8:00 am Classes Begin (Please follow your printed course schedule)
8:00 am - 10:00 am Residual Placement Testing (Students who have not been tested)
Academic Success Center Resource Team: E. Hammond 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm Lunch Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Prepare for Legacy Dinner Professional Attire:
Young Ladies – Pant suit, skirt suit, blouse and skirt or dress
Young Men – Shirt, tie, dress pants or suit
5:00 pm Meet in your dorm lobby
Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s, Student Government Association
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Voorhees College Legacy Dinner Leonard E. Dawson Center Jerry M. Screen Arena
Speaker: James Ross Resource Team: Dr . W. Fr anklin Evans, Dr. Ronnie Hopkins, Cabinet (Receiving Line), Department Chairs, Faculty, Orienta-tion Leaders, Student Government Associa-tion, Orientation Committee
7
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Classes continue 7:00 am - 8:30 am Breakfast Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall 8:30 am - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall
8:00 am - 10:00 am Residual Placement Testing (Students who have not been tested) Academic Success Center Resource Team: E . Hammond 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm Lunch Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall
4:30 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Freshman Class Meeting Massachusetts Hall Auditorium
Resource Team: M. Wr ight, T. Washington 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Cards (Spades) Tournament/Game Night Living and Learning Center
Resource Team: M. Wr ight, Or ien tation Leaders, Student Government Association
Friday, August 11, 2017
7:00 am - 8:30 am Breakfast Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall 8:30 am - 9:00am Continental Breakfast Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall 8:00 am - 10:00 am Residual Placement Testing (Students who have not been tested) Academic Success Center
Resource Team: E . Hammond, Or ientation Leaders
12:00 noon - 2:00 pm Lunch Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall
Resource Team: M. Wr ight, Student Affairs Staff, Orientation Leaders, Student Government
Association
8
4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Fun Friday- Game Truck
Resource Team: M. Wr ight, SSSP, Or ien-tation Leaders, Student Government Associa-tion
4:30 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner
Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s
9:00 pm - 12:00 am Party/Dance Old Student Center
Resource Team: M. Wr ight, Or ien tation Leaders, Student Government Association
Saturday, August 12, 2017 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Brunch Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall
Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s
10:00 am - 2:00 pm Off-Campus Excursion– Unity in the Community/State House Columbia SC, Benedict Football Stadium Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Dinner Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall
Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s
Sunday, August 13, 2017 10:00 am - 11:00 am Morning Worship St. Philip’s Chapel
Resource Team: J . Yar siah, Student Government Association
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Brunch Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall
Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Prepare for Annual Candlelight & Matriculation Service St . Philip’s Chapel
Young Ladies – Pant suit, skirt suit, blouse
and skirt or dress Young Men - Shirt, tie, dress pants or suit
9
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Dinner
Leadership Conference Center/Dining Hall Resource Team: Or ientation Leader s
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Annual Candlelight & Matriculation Service St. Philip’s Chapel (Mandatory for all new and transfer students)
Speaker: Mr. Eugene F. Smith class of 2003 Ladies – Dark or White Dresses Men – White Sh irt with Tie and Dark Slacks
Resource Team: Rev. Dr . J . Yar siah,
Dr. Hopkins, All Student Leaders Spaghetti Social
Exterior of Old Student Center- Sponsored by
St. Ph ilip’s Congregation
St. Philip’s Chapel
10
Academic Advising- Massachusetts Hall Ms. Pamela Wade @803.780.1254 or [email protected] Academic Success Center/Placement Testing Program- W right/Potts Library (2nd floor) Ms. Eartha Hammond @803.780.1379 or [email protected] Admission- Dorsey-Green Building Ms. Barbara Moore @803.780.1034 or [email protected] Ms. Sherell Ruth @803.780.1031 or [email protected] Ms. Kerri Walker @803.780.1033 or [email protected] Mr. Samuel Dotson @803.780.1339 or [email protected] Ms. Courtney Rowe @803.780.1041 or [email protected] Career Planning and Placement– Booker T. Washington Building Ms. Allison Clark @803.780.1275 or [email protected] Cashier - W right Hall Ms. Beverley Johnson @803.780.1144 College Chaplain/Vicar- St. Philip’s Chapel Reverend Dr. James Yarsiah @803.780.1268 or [email protected] Dean of Students- W ilkinson Building Mr. Adrian West @803.780.1269 or [email protected] Financial Aid Office- W right Hall Front Desk @ 803.780.1150, Receptionist @803.780.1151 Ms. Oparebea Harriott-Greenlee @803.780.1154 or [email protected] (Alphabet A-M) Ms. April Gyamfi @803.780.1152 or [email protected] (Alphabet N-Z) (Work-Study/ACE) Health Services- W ilkinson Building Mr. Adrian West @803.780.1269 or [email protected] Residential Life– Living and Learning Center Mr. George Crosland @803.780.1261 or [email protected]
11
Information Technology- Massachusetts Hall Help Desk @803.780.1201 or [email protected] Coordinator of Student Retention/Scholarship Services– Mr. Timothy Washington @803.780.1277or [email protected] Security/Safety- Halmi Hall @803.780.1112 Student Engagement/Student ID– Living and Learning Center Mr. Marion Wright @803.780-1267 or [email protected] Student Support Services Program- Wilkinson Building Ms. Lynda Jefferson @803.780.1279 or [email protected] Ms. Wendy Hyland @803.780.1272 or [email protected] Ms. Ella Risi @803.780.1271 or [email protected] Title IX Coordinator– Science Building Office 124 Ms. Barbara Nimmons @803.780.1166 or [email protected] The Writing Center- Wilkinson Building Reverend. Yvonne Singleton @803.780.1170 or [email protected]
12
Monday – Friday Breakfast
7:00 am – 8:30 am
Continental 8:30 am – 9:00 am
Lunch
12:00 noon – 2:00 pm
Dinner 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Saturday – Sunday
Brunch 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Dinner
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
13
August 6 -13 New Student Orientation
13 Annual Candlelight Ceremony
9 Classes Begin
30 Anti-Hazing Workshop
September 4 Labor Day Holiday
7 Opening Fall Convocation
22 Miss Voorhees College Coronation
October 2 - 7 Mid-Term Examinations
12 -13 Fall Break
November 5 -12 Homecoming Week
23 -27 Thanksgiving Break
28 - December 2 Final Examinations for Graduating Seniors
December 4 - 9 Final Examinations
11- January 1 Christmas Break for Students
14
NOTES