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Wildcat Welcome Weekend 2008
September 19-22, 2008
Wildcat Welcome Weekend is a mandatory event for all first-year students and will help you begin
to feel at home at Central. You will connect with other students, become familiar with campus and get acquainted
with the many resources available to you. We want to help prepare you for a successful academic experience.
In addition, to many fun activities, we have planned several valuable educational sessions and workshops.
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WELCOME TO CENTRAL!
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Wildcat Welcome Weekend Schedule
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| Friday, September 19th:
| | 9:00am - 4:00pm | On-Campus Student Check-In
Freshmen Check-in Information
Transfer and Current Students Check-in Information
Residence Halls
| | 11:00am - 1:00pm | FREE Lunch
Holmes Dining Room and North Village Café
Soup/salad buffet, compliments of Dining Services.
| | 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Off-Campus Student, Wildcat Welcome Weekend Check-In
Student Union/Recreation Center Pit Area (SURC)
| | 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Parent & Family Reception
Sue Lombard Room
Relax after a long day at this informal gathering with other parents and CWU community members. Light refreshments will be served.
| | 4:00pm - 6:00pm | FREE Family BBQ
SURC Holmes Dining Hall & Central Market Place
BBQ compliments of Dining Services.
| | 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Your Central Home Away from Home
On-Campus Students: In your residence hall with your RA
Off-Campus Students: SUB 137 A & B
Find out information about opportunities, services and the staff available to support you. Bring your Wildcat Welcome Weekend (WWW) schedule book to every session of WWW.
(Topics to cover: introduce staff, explain why they decided to be staff, services – mail, office hour, kitchens, phone list, safety, fire, alcohol, noise policies)
| | 7:50pm - 9:20pm | University Welcome and Keynote
Nicholson Pavilion
University Welcome: Parents and students, please join us for a “Wildcat Welcome” from CWU President Dr. Jerilyn McIntyre, administrators, and your ASCWU student government leaders.
Keynote: Welcome to the Time of Your Life: 20 Keys to Success in College and Life! David Coleman, 10-time National Collegiate Speaker of the Year, delivers a fast-paced, humorous and uplifting program that covers issues you may face during your initial year here at CWU and helps you process ways to navigate the sometimes bumpy road of adapting to college life.
| | 10:00pm | Meet Your Neighbors
On-Campus Students: In your hall
Meet your neighbors – have some snacks and meet and greet who you are living next to. Sign up to represent your hall in the Wildcat Cup Competition.
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| Saturday, September 20th
| | 8:00am - 10:00am | FREE Continental Breakfast
Holmes Dining Room
| | 10:00am - 11:30n | Community Meetings
On-Campus Students: In your hall
After classes, you want to come back to a place that feels like home. We’ll discuss roommate agreements & community expectations. If you didn’t do it last night, sign up for today’s Wildcat Cup competition. Review WWW schedule and ask questions.
| | 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Lunch - Connection Card Required
SURC Holmes Dining Room and North Village Cafe
| | 1:00pm - 3:30pm | Football Game
CWU Football Stadium
CWU vs. Humboldt State
GO WILDCATS! Wear crimson and black and show your spirit!
| | 3:30pm - 5:00pm | Wildcat Cup
Nicholson Pavilion Fieldhouse
The Almonty-Kennedy team is the reigning Wildcat Cup Champion! Will your hall take this year’s title and have bragging rights for a year? Join us for the most wild and wacky relay race on earth. Sign up for specific events with your hall staff or WWW Leader at your community meetings and then come out to prove your hall is a “juggernaut” (n. jeg-er-not: a massive, inexorable force…which crushes anything in its path).
| | 5:30pm - 7:00pm | FREE Tailgate Dinner
SURC East Patio
Tailgate dinner compliments of Dining Services.
| 8:00pm-11:00pm
Food will end at 10:00pm | SURC-us
Student Union and Recreation Center
Bring Connection Card for food and beverages!
Ever have a desire to play Twister with 12 of your closest new best friends? How about getting "zapped" in an electrifying game of Laser Tag? Become the game while you play Human Foosball. For the more gentle at heart, have your caricature drawn by the incredible Steve Hartley...have your picture taken in the always fun and fabulous Photo Booth. Student clubs and organizations will also be on hand so that you can find out information about how to get involved and have fun at CWU.
For the recreation minded--the incredible Recreation Center will be in full swing with plenty of room and activity for you to re-energize from your busy day. Climb the 50 foot climbing wall; get a pick-up basketball game together with some new friends. Walk or run on the 1/8 mile indoor track or make like a washing machine and try spinning and cycling…
Join your new "class of 2012" at the SURC for an evening of awesome entertainment and fun....And food!!! Bring your Connection Card to load up on food and beverages.
...And food!!! Bring your Connection Card to load up on "Circus Style" food and beverages. At 9:00 p.m. the Wildcat Shop will have a t-shirt giveaway to all Freshmen!!!
| | Sunday, September 21st
| | 10:00am - 12:45pm | Brunch - Connection Card Required
SURC Holmes Dining Room, North Village Café, East and West Cat Trax
Espresso Stands, and C-Stores
| | 10:00am - 1:00pm | Student Clubs & Organizations Fair
SURC
Learn about dozens of exciting clubs and organizations at CWU and how you can get involved. Can’t find what you are looking for??? Learn how to start your own officially recognized club right here at CWU.
| | 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Educational Sessions
Money Matters
-Science Building
Central Experience
-Black Hall, Mary Grupe Center, Science Lawn
Academic Connections
-Student Union
| | 4:30pm - 7:00pm | Dinner - Connection Card Required
SURC Holmes Dining Room, Central Marketplace, North Village Café, East Cat
Trax Espresso Stand, and C-Stores
| | 6:00pm - 6:45pm | Meet with your International Peer Advisor! (IPA)
Individual Hall Lobbies
If your roommate is a participant of the Asia University America Program (AUAP), please come down to your hall’s lobby at 6:00pm to speak with your IPA.
| | 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Lions, Tigers, and Floyd! Oh, My!
Student Union Theatre
Explaining it in writing doesn’t do it justice—you have to see and hear it to believe it! Experience the great, and now legendary, mystery of why Pink Floyd decided to synchronize their album, “Dark Side of the Moon”, to the classic film, “The Wizard of Oz”…or did they? Hosted by (the near legendary) Scott Drummond of Campus Activities.
| | 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Intramural Tournaments
Nicholson Pavilion and the Recreation Center
Participate in the very first intramural sports tournaments of the year. Sign up with your RA or WWW Leader Friday or Saturday at your community meetings for one of these events: 3-on-3 basketball, dodgeball, volleyball, or 6-on-6 kickball. Feel the impact of intramural sports!
| | 9:30pm - 11:30pm | Pool Party
Meet in Student Union Pit to walk to City Pool
Head to the pool for a relaxing moonlight swim. Enter the now-famous diving contest or practice your cannonball. Snacks will be provided (forget about the half-hour thing…lifeguards are on duty).
| | Monday, September 22nd
| | 7:00am - 8:15am | Breakfast - Connection Card Required
Holmes Dining Room, East and West Cat Trax Espresso Stands
| | 8:15am - 12:00pm | Session Rotations - See specific times and group numbers below!
- Nonviolent Sexuality
Student Union Ballroom
Bob Hall's presentation on sex, conflict, alcohol, and intimacy provides an opportunity for students to be part of a nonviolent atmosphere in which they can engage in conversation without feeling uncomfortable or threatened.
- Diversity at CWU: The Naked Truth on Stereotypes
Music Building
Stereotypes can hurt deeply and impair our abilities to see and accept the complex truths of our selves and one another. This theatrical production seeks to heal our fractured selves and
communities by unveiling and debunking the socially constructed myths of identity that divide-to-conquer us daily. Featuring CWU student voices, this original social he Artistry production honors and amplifies truth, exposing constructs and expanding concepts and capacities through personal expression.
- Mixed Drinks, Mixed Emotions: Alcohol Abuse and Mental Health
McConnell Auditorium
In his program, Ross Szabo addresses the growing number of college students that are dealing with mental health issues and how the use of alcohol can play a negative role in coping strategies.
| | 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Lunch - Connection Card Required
Holmes Dining Room, Central Marketplace, North Village Café, East and
West Cat Trax Espresso Stands, and C-Stores
| | 2:00pm - 2:50pm | MUS 104 (all sections)
Music Building 150
All sections of MUS 104 meet at 2pm in the Music Education Building 150.
| | Optional Programs
| | 1:00pm - 5:00pm | Yakima River Float Trip
Experience all the wonders of the Yakima River with our amazing staff. There will be a dance contest, juggling, water games, and maybe even a Pirate encounter. $20.00 per Participant. Preregistration required. For reservations and information please call 963-3537.
| | 1:00pm - 5:00pm | Challenge Course
Enjoy an afternoon on the Challenge Course with our fantastic facilitators. Come climb the Alpine Tower and take a ride on the Giant Swing. $15.00 per Participant. Preregistration required. For reservations and information please call 963-3539.
| | 4:00pm - 6:00pm | Top-Rope Climbing Course
Want to learn how to use the 50' foot Climbing Wall? This is your chance to take the Top-Rope Belay course. This course is designed to teach the skills needed to pass a Top-Rope belay exam. $15.00 per Participant. Preregistration required. For reservations and information please call 963-3512.
| | 8:30pm | Outdoor Movie
SURC East Patio
Iron Man
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MONEY MATTERS: Science Building (Science)
1pm: Group #1; 2pm: Group #2; 3pm: Group #3
| The Budget Zone | Science 101
| | Banking Basics 101 | Science 142
| | Conquering Credit | Science 240
| | Follow Well's Fargo Yellow Brick Road | Science 201
| | The Ultimate Roadtrip: Campus2Career | Science 147
| | The ABCs of Credit Card Finance | Science 203
| | Financial Literacy | Science 216
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CENTRAL EXPERIENCE: Black Hall (BL), Mary Grupe Center (GRUPE)
1pm: Group #3; 2pm: Group #1; 3pm: Group #2
| Wanted: Twister Champion | GRUPE
| | Pop Culture, Sex, and Scandal! | Black 224
| | Freshman Fifteen: Myth or Reality? | Black 151
| | Top Ten Reasons to Pursue the Outdoors | Black 137
| | Got Sport? | Black 201-01
| | Look at Me, No MIP | Black 152
| | Study Abroad 101 | Black 150
| | What is RHA and NRHH??? | Black 139
| | Understanding Your "B.O.D." | Black 142
| | ResNet in Plain English | Black 203-01
| | Healthy Eating : Don't Weight Your Self-Esteem | Black 202-01
| | Leadership. It's Time. | Black 136
| | You and Your International Roommate | Black 222
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ACADEMIC CONNECTIONS: Student Union (SU)
1pm: Group #2; 2pm: Group #3; 3pm: Group #1
| College of Arts and Humanities | SU Ballroom (SURC 215 A)
| | College of Education | SU Ballroom (SURC 215 B)
and Professional Studies | SU Ballroom (SURC 215 C)
| | College of the Sciences | SU Ballroom (SURC 215 D)
| | College of Business | SU Theater
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Living Learning Communities (LLCs) (which is ONLY offered at the 3:00pm session):
| Aviation (Flight Tech) | SU 201
| | Casa Latina | SU 271
| | Douglas Honors College | SU 140
| | Education | SU 137A
| | Students for the Dream | SU 202
| | Music | SU 137B
| | STEP | SU 135
| | International House | Anderson Hall Lounge
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GROUP ASSIGNMENTS for Educational Session Rotations
Group #1: Al-Monty, Anderson, Green, Kamola, Kennedy, Meisner, and Sue Lombard
Group #2: Beck, Davies, Hitchcock, Sparks, Wahle, and Off-Campus Students
Group #3: Barto, Carmody-Munro, Munson, North, and Quigley
Educational Session Descriptions:
MONEY MATTERS:
Location: Science Building
Learn how to avoid financial pitfalls! These workshops cover everything from banking to budgeting to credit.
The Budget Zone
Science 101
On your own for the first time? Here's an overview of banking, budgeting, saving and credit use for the college student. Learn simple tools to help you take control of your finances and set yourself up for financial success in the future. This discussion will be presented by US Bank.
Banking Basics 101
Science 142
As a community service, US Bank has developed a series of learning modules to assist you in gaining an understanding of various banking and financial-related services, processes and concepts. This module's objectives are to cover the following topics:
- How to Use a Checking Account
- Benefits of a Savings Account
We hope you find this learning experience enlightening and helpful in your efforts to gain more knowledge about how to manage your finances.
Conquering Credit
Science 240
This workshop will focus on credit and interest, how credit works and how to avoid common traps like making "minimum payments." See how small, everyday expenses can add up over time. Presented by US Bank.
The Ultimate Road Trip: Campus2Career
Science 147
- The importance of setting SMART goals
- How to develop effective time-management skills
- How to maximize academic performance
- The importance of gaining experience through jobs and extracurricular activities
- How to develop your "personal brand"
- How to select the right major based on strengths, interests and the future job market
- The benefits of test-driving potential careers through internships
- The impact networking can have on future career opportunities
- How to effectively manage stress
- The importance of managing finances while in college
The ABCs of Credit Card Finance
Science 203
Do you have a credit card? This session will help you to understand the basics of how to properly use a credit card and ways to stay out of debt when using a credit card. Learn how to make a credit card work for you and not how to work for the credit card.
Follow Wells Fargo's Yellow Brick Road
Science 201
A representative from Wells Fargo Bank will teach you money skills that you will need for life. Topics to include: budgeting, the importance of saving, bank accounts and services, borrowing money and establishing credit, investing and more.
Financial Literacy
Science 216
The Financial Literacy presentation covers common finance topics to include budgeting, credit cards, consumer credit, and financing college. Students will gain an understanding and appreciation of the long term consequences of good and poor money management. Sponsored by Career Services and The Financial Aid Office
CENTRAL EXPERIENCE:
Locations: Black Hall, Mary Grupe Center, and Science Lawn
Make the most of your time here! These workshops introduce you to life outside the classroom. Discover opportunities and learn how you can enrich your life on campus, manage stress, build and maintain healthy relationships, and get involved in fun activities and organizations.
Wanted: Twister Champion
Life Is One Big Game, Play Hard!
Mary Grupe Center
Civic Engagement Center
The Civic Engagement Center invites you to test your Twister skills! You can discover how to play hard, meet people, get involved, take action, and give back. We're all about supporting leaders who are poised to take action in their local and/or global communities. Play Twister, win prizes, and make a big difference!
Pop Culture, Sex & Scandal
Black 224
Center for Student Empowerment
From Britney Spears, 50 Cent, Victoria's Secret and everything in between; Center for Student Empowerment asks students to explore how pop culture shapes the expectations of women and men in today's society. What makes a woman a woman and a man a man? What role does the media have in these decisions? Why and how does sex sell?
Freshman Fifteen: Myth or Reality?
Black 151
University Recreation
Beginning your college career is exciting... until you step on the scale! The dreaded "freshman fifteen" is a hot topic for incoming freshman. Let our Fitness staff show you all of the myths and realities of the freshman fifteen and all of the ways that University Recreation can help you beat the notion and make your first year at CWU the healthiest year of your life!
Top Ten Reasons to Pursue the Outdoors
Black 137
University Recreation
Hold on as University Recreation's Outdoor Pursuits and Rentals (OPR) staff provides you with the top 10 reasons to expand your horizons and get involved with our outdoor programs and rentals!
Got Sport?
Black 201-01
University Recreation
Learn about competitive and recreational sports offered on campus and how to get involved. You can learn about University Recreation, how to join one of the 22 Collegiate Sport Clubs, how to win a legendary Intramural Champion t-shirt!! If you are into fitness, a high school athlete, love sports, or just want to try something new, you will want to attend this session.
Look at Me, No MIP
BL 152
Public Safety and Police Services
Meet the CWU Police in this presentation that covers department facts, local and university history, crime statistics for the campus and community, and ways to stay out of trouble.
Study Abroad 101
BL 150
Study Abroad & Exchange Programs, Office of International Studies & Programs
Interested in going to a foreign country to study? CWU's Study Abroad & Exchange Programs offers international programs in over 45 countries and exchanges at over 100 universities in the United States. This workshop covers the basics of study abroad and national student exchange: types of programs, eligibility, credits, costs, financial aid, and more.
Understanding your "B.O.D"
BL 142
Associated Students of CWU Board of Directors
Visit the offices of the Board of Directors for the Associated Students of CWU. Find out how we represent student life on campus and beyond. Let yourself be introduced to clubs and organizations. With more than 100 such groups on campus, there is sure to be one that appeals to you!
ResNet in Plain English
Black 203-01
ResNet Support - Auxiliary Computing Services
Informal discussion of computer services provided by CWU, including Internet access through ResNet. Don't miss this important discussion on ResNet network overview, bandwidth prioritization, Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), Peer-to-Peer applications, Viruses, Spyware, Internet Security and Identity Fraud Protection in down-to-earth, understandable language. Helpdesk and Networks staff will be available to answer questions.
Healthy Eating: Don't Weigh Your Self-Esteem
Black 202-01
Dining Services
Dining Services will address issues about establishing a healthy body image, healthy eating habits on campus and the recognition and prevention of eating disorders.
Leadership. It's Time.
BL 136
Center for Excellence in Leadership
Are you ready to make a difference? Join the Center for Excellence in Leadership staff as we challenge the boundaries of what is possible! During this interactive session, you'll learn about the exciting leadership development opportunities available at Central and how, together, we will change the world.
You and Your International Roommate
Black 222
Office of International Studies and Programs
CWU students are from all over the world! Your roommate may be from Japan, China, Mexico, France, Seattle, or Yakima. Every roommate relationship will take a bit of work, communication, and compromise. Come discover some tips on how to have a successful roommate relationship with someone from a different background.
What is RHA & NRHH???
Black 139
Residence Hall Association & National Residence Hall Honorary Executive Boards
Come take advantage of your time at CWU. Become involved with your Residence Hall community, build relationships, and most of all have fun! You will have the opportunity to get involved, be a leader, and have an impact on all those around you.
ACADEMIC CONNECTIONS:
Location: Student Union (SU)
Attend one of the four college presentations based on your intended academic major. If you have applied to a Living Learning Community, attend the appropriate LLC session facilitated by faculty (which is ONLY offered at the 3:00pm session).
College of Arts and Humanities
SU Ballroom
The College of Arts and Humanities is home to the departments of art, communication, English, foreign languages, history, music, philosophy, and theatre arts. Studies in these departments teach students to understand and appreciate the complex physical, cultural, and imaginative dimensions of human existence. They also instill in students a lifelong thirst for learning and prepare them for a variety of professional schools and careers. A brief overview of the college's departments and interdisciplinary programs will be provided, as well as information about study abroad and internship opportunities.
College of Business
SU Theatre
The College of Business (COB) is proud of its heritage of creating value and opportunity for its students. This session will provide an overview of academic programs within the COB, and current students will describe how they have discovered value and opportunity in their pursuit of business degrees.
College of Education and Professional Studies
Education
SU Ballroom
Education offers programs in teacher education including bilingual, dance, early childhood, elementary, English as a Second Language, family and consumer science, health/fitness, library media, reading, special education, technology, and traffic safety. It also provides the professional education courses that pre-service teacher candidates must take regardless of endorsement area.
Professional Studies
SU Ballroom
Professional Studies offers a wide variety of programs in the departments of Family and Consumer Sciences; Industrial and Engineering Technology; Aviation; Information Technology and Administrative Management; Health, Human Performance, and Nutrition; Aerospace Studies; and Military Science.
College of the Sciences
SU Ballroom
The College of the Sciences is home for the natural, social, and behavioral sciences, as well as mathematics and computer science. Its major programs prepare students for a wide variety of professional, technical, scientific, and leadership careers. The college prides itself on the opportunities it offers for close faculty-student collaboration across the spectrum of scientific research fields.
Living Learning Communities (LLCs)
Offered at 3:00pm only. Only for students registered for LLCs.
Meet the faculty, staff, and other students in your LLC, have fun getting to know each other, share expectations, and talk about activities you would like to see implemented this year.
| Aviation (Flight Tech) | SU 201
| | Casa Latina | SU 271
| | Douglas Honors College (DHC) | SU 140
| | Education | SU 137A
| | Students for the Dream | SU 202
| | Music | SU 137B
| | STEP | SU 135
| | International House | Anderson Hall Lounge
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SESSION ASSIGNMENTS by Group Number
- Nonviolent Sexuality
Group #1 at 8:15am
Group #2 at 9:30am
Group #3 at 10:45am
- Diversity at CWU: The Naked Truth on Stereotypes
Group #1 at 10:45am
Group #2 at 8:15am
Group #3 at 9:30am
- Mixed Drinks, Mixed Emotions: Alcohol Abuse and Mental Health
Group #1 at 9:30am
Group #2 at 10:45am
Group #3 at 8:15am
Upcoming Events and Programs
Monday, September 22nd
| 4:00pm | AUAP Roommate Mixer
SURC Ballroom
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Saturday, October 4th
| 8:00am | Yakima River Clean Up
SURC East Patio
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