Fall Orientation Schedule

Fall Orientation is designed to help your transitions to college life. This is your chance to meet your new classmates and our Orientation Leaders, learn about YCP's academics, culture and have fun! You will have the chance to explore the classrooms, activities, and community to ensure you are successful from day one.

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Check-In Instructions

Fall Orientation Schedule By Day

Below is a copy of our 2019 Orientation Program for your reference. *All events are subject to change.*

Friday, August 23, 2019

Orientation Day 1

Time	Event	Location	Details
8 a.m.	Residence Hall Move-In Begins	Assigned Locations	Residents checking-in to Penn/Beard Hall are asked to enter via the Springettsbury Road entrance. *Residents checking-in to the Manor Complex may enter via the main entrance from Country Club Road.
8 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Resident Student Orientation Check-In	Student Union Lawn Tent	Centralized orientation check-in location for all students will be set up on the lawn outside of Iosue Student Union. *Athletics/early arrivals must check-in during this time.
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Complimentary Lunch	Johnson Dining Hall (Iosue Student Union)	Complimentary lunch for students & guests
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Commuter Orientation Check-In	Student Union Lawn Tent	Centralized orientation check-in will be set up on the lawn outside of Iosue Student Union. *Commuters are asked to park on West Campus and take a shuttle to Main Campus for check-in.
1:30 p.m.	Academic Convocation: Line Up	Wolf Gym (Grumbacher Sport & Fitness Center)	Student line-up and family/guest seating begins at 1:30 p.m.
2 p.m	Academic Convocation	M&T Fieldhouse (Grumbacher Sport and Fitness Center)	Join faculty, staff, and administrators as you are officially welcomed into the academic community at York College of Pennsylvania. This important ceremony marks the official start of your academic journey.
Immediately following convocation	Parting Reception	Under the tent - outside Grumbacher Sport and Fitness Center	Parting reception with staff and faculty present. Snacks and refreshments will be served.
4 p.m.	Commuter Meet-Up	Spart's Den (lower level of Iosue Student Union)	Optional drop-in event for commuter students to meet fellow commuters and learn more about campus life!
4 p.m.	Transfer Experience	Weinstock Lecture Hall (Willman Business Center)	Invitation only experience for traditional-age transfer students. Transfer Students should plan to attend this session in place of the first Group Meeting.
5 p.m.	Group A: Group Meeting 1 Group B: Welcome Dinner	Group A: See assigned location Group B: Johnson Dining Hall	Meet your orientation group & learn more about YCP orientation!
5:45 p.m.	Adult Learner & Veteran Orientation and Dinner	Founder's Room (Student Union)	By invitation only, this session will focus on the college transition for adult students. Please RSVP.
6:15 p.m.	Group A: Welcome Dinner Group B: Group Meeting #1	Group A: Johnson Dining Hall (Iosue Student Union) Group B: See assigned location	Meet your orientation group & learn more about YCP orientation!
8 p.m.	Resident Hall Floor Meetings	Residence Halls	Required for all residential students with Residence Assistants
8 p.m.	Commuter Student Session	DeMeester Recital Hall (Wolf Hall)	Commuter specific program and panel
9 - 11:30 p.m.	Club Spartan	Grumbacher Sport and Fitness Center	Welcome Class of 2023! Club Spartan will transform the Grumbacher Sport & Fitness Center into a glowing extravaganza! *Participation punch cards and raffles

Saturday, August 24, 2019

Orientation Day 2

Time	Event	Location	Details
7:30 a.m.	Open for Breakfast	Johnson Dining Hall (Iosue Student Union)
9:30 - 11:00 a.m.	Your Major & You	Location Assigned in Guidebook App.	All majors will hold get-to-know-you events for members of their majors. These social/informational gatherings will then be followed by individual/group academic advising sessions.
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	Group Meeting #2 Group A: Chat with a Professor Group B: Lunch	Group A: See assigned location Group B: Johnson Dining Hall (Iosue Student Union)	Orientation Leader Group Meetings with faculty members from each First-Year Seminars assigned to their class.
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Group Meeting #2 Group A: Lunch Group B: Chat with a Professor	Group A: Johnson Dining Hall (Iosue Student Union) Group B: See assigned location	Orientation Leader Group Meetings with faculty members from each First-Year Seminars assigned to their class.
1:30 p.m.	Explore York City	Meet Up Location: See your Orientation Leader	Walk the rail trail downtown with your orientation group, stop at Central Market and see what downtown York is all about! We encourage you to take advantage of this one-of-a-kind experience!
5 p.m.	Group A: Diversity-Conversations That Matter Group B: Dinner	Group A: Waldner Performing Arts Center Group B: Johnson Dining Hall (Iosue Student Union)	During this required session you will hear more in-depth information regarding our campus community and topics of personal safety.
6:30 p.m.	Group A: Dinner Group B: Diversity-Conversations That Matter	Group A: Johnson Dining Hall (Iosue Student Union) Group B: Waldner Performing Arts Center	During this required session, nationally known speaker, Jessica Pettitt will break the ice regarding difficult topics and conversations around aspects of diversity, inclusion, and adjusting to a new environment.
8:30 p.m.	Target Madness	Meet at Wolf Hall Shuttle Stop to load the buses.	Forgot something at home? Can't live another day without that whatchamacallit? Hop on the shuttle to Target, which will be open for YCP students only! Buses will be doing loops between campus and the West York Target from 8:45 - 11 p.m. There will be tons of door prizes given away too!
11:30 p.m.	Trivia and Walking Tacos	Johnson Dining Hall (Iosue Student Union)	Come show your classmates who deserves a 4.0! Gather your team and brush up on your trivia knowledge. Prizes will be awarded to the winning team!

Sunday, August 25, 2019

Orientation Day 3

Time	Event	Location	Details
11 a.m.	Group Meeting #3 Group A: Brunch Group B: Campus Life	Group A: Johnson Dining Hall (Iosue Student Union) Group B: See assigned location	Small group Orientation Leader meeting discussing getting involved on campus and social options.
12:15 p.m.	Group Meeting #3 Group A: Campus Life Group B: Brunch	Group A: See assigned location Group B: Johnson Dining Hall (Iosue Student Union)	Small group Orientation Leader meeting discussing getting involved on campus and social options.
1 p.m.	Student Senate & CAB Meet and Greet	Campus Fountain	Come meet the members of Student Senate and the Campus Activities Board. Learn about the many programs offered and how you can get involved!
2 p.m.	Games on the Lawn	Campus Mall/Wolf Lawn	Join the Orientation staff outside to learn some of YCP's favorite games.
3 p.m.	Commuter Meet & Greet	MacDougal Lounge (Iosue Student Union)	Come hang out with our orientation commuters!
4:30 p.m.	Group A: Sex Signals	Group A: Waldner Performing Arts Center	Sex Signals is a sexual assault prevention program that uses a humor-facilitated and inclusive approach to examining our culture, sex, and prevention strategies.
5 p.m.	Group B: Dinner	Group B: Johnson Dining Hall (Iosue Student Union)
6:30 p.m.	Group A: Dinner Group B: Sex Signals	Group A: Johnson Dining Hall (Iosue Student Union) Group B: Waldner Performing Arts Center	Sex Signals is a sexual assault program that uses a humor-facilitated and inclusive approach to examining our culture, sex, and prevention strategies.
8 p.m.	Group Meeting # 4: Community Standards	See assigned location	Meet with your orientation group to review the previous program.
9 p.m.	Comedy Hypnotist	Waldner Performing Arts Center	Eric Mina is an international comedy hypnotist! This is event is just for new students and seating is limited!
10:30 p.m.	Spart's Take Over	Spart's Den (lower level of Iosue Student Union)	Join us for an Open Mic Night in Spart's Den and various games in the lower level of the Student Union!

Monday, August 26, 2019

Orientation Day 4

Time	Event	Location	Details
7 a.m.	Open for Breakfast	Johnson Dining Hall (Iosue Student Union)
10 a.m.	Group A: Your Safety and Community Expectations Group B: Group Meeting #5: Beyond Orientation	Group A: Walder Performing Arts Center Group B: See assigned location	During this required session you will hear more in-depth information regarding our campus community and topics of personal safety. Orientation may be almost over, but we want to share what the next few weeks and months will look like. Join your orientation group for one last meet up!
11:15 a.m.	Group A: Group Meeting #5: Beyond Orientation Group B: Your Safety and Community Expectations	Group A: See assigned location Group B: Waldner Performing Arts Center	Orientation may be almost over, but we want to share what the next few weeks and months will look like. Join your orientation group for one last meet up! During this required session you will hear more in-depth information regarding our campus community and topics of personal safety.
12 - 2 p.m.	Involvement Fair and Campus Cookout	Campus Mall	Learn about YCP's 100+ clubs and organizations on campus. Enjoy food at the campus cookout! Rain Location: M&T Field House in Grumbacher
2 p.m.	Class Tours! (Optional)	Campus Fountain	In preparation for classes to begin, students can bring their class schedules and Orientation Leaders will show you how to get around.

Student Activities and Orientation

Sara Goodwin, M.A., Director of Student Activities and Orientation
Iosue Student Union, Room 205
Phone: 717.815.1239
Fax: 717.849.1617
orientation@ycp.edu

Semester Hours
Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Summer Hours (May-August)
Monday - Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Fall Orientation Schedule

Fall Orientation Schedule By Day

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