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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM RH Ballroom Sorority Recruitment Orientation Office of Greek Life For all women interested in joining a Sorority. Registration required. August 19 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Student Government Office (RH 110) Freshman Record Distribution Student Government If you ordered the Freshman Record, pick up your copy in the Office of Student Government & Student Organizations Office. Located in RH 110. 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM RH Ballroom First-Year Reading Experience Office of the Provost 700 1st year will participate in this academic discussion of J.D. Salinger's novel, The Catcher in the Rye. Following an opening address by Mr. George Plimpton, author/editor of the Paris Review, students will meet in small groups. II :00 AM-2:00 PM RH Patio Computer Services Information Booth Computer Services CS provides centralized/distributed computing & telecommunications for academic, research & admin, use. CS also provides a verity of services from training classes to Web services & from customer support to installations/maintenance. 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM RH Room 315 Freshman Council Information Meeting Student Government Freshman Council is the representative body for the freshman class in Student Government. The Council addresses issues important to the freshman class and seeks to ease the transition to college life. Come get information about past projects and future goals. 8:00 PM-11:00 PM Golden Spur "Global Groove"- World Dance Party International Programs for Students USC is a global village, and we're having a party! Join the International Students Association and Study Abroad participants for a night of international dancing and food. August 20 11:00 AM-2:00 PM RH Patio Computer Services Information Booth Computer Services CS provides centralized/distributed computing & telecommunications for academic, research & admin, use. CS also provides a verity of services from training classes to Web services & from customer support to installations/maintenance. 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM RH Ballroom MAP Kickoff/Minority Student Office of Multicultural Student Welcome Affairs This the official welcome for incoming minority students. Come let the leaders of the major student organizations, faculty, and staff welcome you and show you how to get involved in the programs offered. | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Greene Street (in front of the RH) Cool Off Carolina Alumni Association Come out and enjoy free ice cream and music with the Carolina Alumni Association at Cool Off Carolina! There will be water games and drawings for door prizes from several local merchants- it's the place to be to COOL OFF from the Carolina Heat! 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Davis Fields I & II BCM Welcome Back Bash Baptist Campus Ministry 6:00 PM- 10:00 PM RH Patio Welcome Back Cookout AAAS After the Minority Student Welcome, join the members of the African-American Student Association for a cookout to welcome all students to campus. 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Meet in front of the Russell House Wal-Mart Shuttle The Shack Christian Campus Ministry Hey Freshmen! No car? Meet in front of the Russell House, leaving for Wal-mart. Bring $ for a stop at Sonic. 7:00 PM 1610 Greene Street Newman Club Welcome Back meeting St. Thomas More Newman Club For more information go to www.stthomasmoreusc.org 7:30 PM - 10:15 PM RH Ballroom Hypnomentalist: Michael Anthony and Carolina Productions Michael Super, Magician Magician Mike Super will levitate an audience member; make it snow from his bare hands, and much more magic and illusion in his high energy show. Michael Anthony, a renowned hypnotist, has dazzled USC before, and this visit will be no different. Come watch in amazement as he hypnotizes people to do things they would never do. August 21 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM RH Room 322/326 Pre-Med Orientation Program Pre-Professional Advising First Year Pre-medical Student Orientation. Students will learn about becoming a successful student and competitive medical school applicant; the Medical Humanities minor; and services available in the Office of Pre-Professional Advising. * 10:30 AM Amoco Hall, Swearingen Engineering Center Mechanical Engineering Freshman Mechanical Engineering Orientation 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Greene Street Merchant's Fair Department of Student Life New to Columbia? Stop by to see all that Columbia merchants have to offer. 11:00 AM -2:00 PM RH Patio Computer Services Information Booth Computer Services CS provides-centralized/distributed computing & telecommunications for academic, research & admin, use. CS also provides a verity of services from training classes to Web services & from customer support to installations/maintenance.