Welcome Week*
Welcome Week will begin the Wednesday before classes. Students will be introduced to the Orientation Team Leaders and Peer Mentors, as soon as they step onto campus. Students are divided into teams based on their LAS100 class section. (Not only do you get to spend Welcome Week with your Orientation Team, you have the opportunity to be in class with them during your first semester.) Students create lasting friendships in their Orientation Team and we hope you do too!
There are many Welcome Week traditions and we don’t want you to miss any of them!
• Dinner & Book Discussion
• Kimball Camp
• CloseUP Theatre Troupe
There are many Welcome Week traditions and we don’t want you to miss any of them!
• Dinner & Book Discussion
• Kimball Camp
• CloseUP Theatre Troupe
DINNER & BOOK DISCUSSION
One aspect of Welcome Week is our Dinner & Book Discussion—a program very unique to Siena Heights University. When you come to visit us in the Summer for a Saints Orientation and Registration Day (SOAR), you will be given a book that is our Common Read for the University (one of the only free books that you will receive in college!).
During Welcome Week, you will be invited to a Faculty/Staff members house for dinner where you will discuss the book with your Orientation Team and First Year Experience Instructor of your LAS100 class.
KIMBALL CAMP
Kimball Camp is located in Reading, Michigan about an hour from Siena. There are many things to do at camp, such as swimming, archery, canoeing, teambuilding activities, rock climbing wall, a Nature Center and much more! At the end of the day, friends from Campus Ministry join us for a bonfire as we reflect on the day.
CLOSEUP THEATRE TROUPE
CloseUP is a student group from Eastern Michigan University that uses theatre as a vehicle for exploring relevant health and social issues and informing audiences about the resources available to address them. Such theatre is intended to evoke dialogue, questioning, reflection and productive life choices.
*Welcome Week is required for all first-year students.
One aspect of Welcome Week is our Dinner & Book Discussion—a program very unique to Siena Heights University. When you come to visit us in the Summer for a Saints Orientation and Registration Day (SOAR), you will be given a book that is our Common Read for the University (one of the only free books that you will receive in college!).
During Welcome Week, you will be invited to a Faculty/Staff members house for dinner where you will discuss the book with your Orientation Team and First Year Experience Instructor of your LAS100 class.
KIMBALL CAMP
Kimball Camp is located in Reading, Michigan about an hour from Siena. There are many things to do at camp, such as swimming, archery, canoeing, teambuilding activities, rock climbing wall, a Nature Center and much more! At the end of the day, friends from Campus Ministry join us for a bonfire as we reflect on the day.
CLOSEUP THEATRE TROUPE
CloseUP is a student group from Eastern Michigan University that uses theatre as a vehicle for exploring relevant health and social issues and informing audiences about the resources available to address them. Such theatre is intended to evoke dialogue, questioning, reflection and productive life choices.
*Welcome Week is required for all first-year students.
