• For parents/guardians
  of accepted students
• For accepted students

see also

• Late-arrival information
• End-of-program checkout dates and procedures

Opening weekend schedule

This is the opening weekend schedule for students in:

• A three-week program, session 1 (arriving on June 21)
  This includes students in Art as Experience; Body, Mind, and Health; Freedom and Justice; Hotel Operations Management; On Camera: Studies in Film Analysis; and The Individual in the Social World
• A four-week program (arriving on June 21)
• A six-week program (arriving on June 21)

Please let us know if you'll be arriving after 5:00 p.m. and we'll add your name to the late-arrival list.

Saturday, June 21

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Check-in — North Campus off Pleasant Grove Road

Residence halls open at 8:00 a.m. Even if you know Cornell, it is imperative that you enter A-lot from the Pleasant Grove Road entrance. Look for signs directing you to the A-lot parking lot on Cornell’s North Campus. Staff members in the A-lot will provide you with directions to your student’s residence hall. Here, you’ll receive your room keys, Welcome Packet, course schedule, and the Cornell ID card you’ll use for dining, gain access to your residence hall, do laundry, borrow books, use athletic facilities, and enjoy various other campus privileges. Note: Access to the above is contingent upon us receiving all of your student’s required forms prior to their arrival. If we have not received your forms, you must give them to the Summer College staff at the Robert Purcell Community Center. We cannot accommodate arrivals before 8:00 a.m. on June 21. Please call the Summer College office (607.255.6203) to let us know if you will be arriving after 5:00 p.m. (For information about area accommodations, see "Local Lodging.")

Your Welcome Packet will contain a map of campus and a schedule of opening-day sessions and events, including:

10:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Brunch — North Star in Appel Commons

You'll sample some of the best food in the Ivy League. It may not be home cooking, so if you have meal suggestions or recipes to share, the dining management would like to know. Students will use their Cornell ID; parents/guardians may buy guest meal tickets. Please call ahead (607.254.2992) to let Dining know of any special dietary needs.

Starting at 1:00 p.m. (and every 10-15 minutes thereafter), buses will pick up students and families at the Robert Purcell Community Center bus stop—west side on Sisson Place and at the Appel Commons parking lot. The drop off is at Bailey Hall. Buses will return everyone to the Robert Purcell bus stop when the Faculty Convocation concludes. If you prefer to walk, it's a 20-minutes stroll to and from North Campus.

2:00-3:00 p.m.
Program Welcome and Dean's Convocation — Bailey Hall

The Summer College director and residential program director will welcome you to Cornell and Summer College, followed by Glenn C. Altschuler, dean of the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions, the Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies, and a Weiss Presidential Fellow. He will talk about how to succeed at Summer College and enjoy yourself at the same time.

3:00-4:00 p.m.
Faculty Convocation

Students and families will be greeted by faculty and given a program overview. All families enrolled in the programs below will be escorted by faculty to the locations indicated. All other families are free until dinnertime.

Please let us know in advance if you need any special accommodations such as sign language interpretation for these events.

5:00-7:30 p.m.
Dinner — North Star in Appel Commons

Students will use their Cornell ID card.

7:30 p.m.
Ice Cream Spree — Front lawn of Donlon Hall

Rub elbows with some of the other bright and fascinating Summer Collegians. Residence staff will serve up the calories; you mix and match the toppings.

9:30 p.m.
Mandatory Residence Hall Meeting — Residence Hall

Discussion will center on residential policies and getting around campus. By attending this meeting and a couple of required informational get-togethers, you'll learn about college life and how to avoid common problems.

12:00 midnight
Nightly Check-in — Residence Hall

If you are turning in early, please let the Residential Community Advisor (RCA) on your floor know.

Sunday, June 22

10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Brunch — North Star in Appel Commons

1:30-4:30 p.m.
Crash Study Skills Course — Statler Hall Auditorium

The notorious and essential "College Success Crash Course," which will show you how you can breeze (well, almost) through this Summer's course work. Without this information you may find things tougher than they need to be. Don't miss it. Follow-up workshops on study skills will meet weekly on Monday evenings from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the Carol Tatkon Center. Read your Welcome Booklet when you arrive for helpful topics.

5:15-7:15 p.m.
Yearbook Photographs and Activities Fair — Appel Commons, Third Floor

Check your residence hall floor bulletin board for an announcement of the time and location for your floor's photo. You'll also have the opportunity to talk with the Summer College staff and sign up for intramural sports, the summer "Yearbook," the Cornell Summer Times, and CIT will be on hand to answer your computer questions.

6:00-7:00 p.m.
Dinner — North Star in Appel Commons

After 7:00 p.m.

The rest of the evening is yours. Check out the free 7:00 p.m. movie at Willard Straight Theatre (See your residence hall's bulletin board for the Sunday free movie series listings.), find your class locations, or just hang out and talk with the other students and residence staff members.

Make sure you get enough sleep--classes begin tomorrow!