SUNDAY, 30 AUGUST | WELCOME TO FORDHAM DAY
FOR ALL NEW STUDENTS AT LINCOLN CENTER
Morning
Resident Move-in (McK & McM)
Refer to the assigned move-in time you
received from the Office of Residential Life.
5 p.m.
Farewell to Families
11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Freshmen Commuter Check-in
(LL Indoor Plaza)
6:15 p.m.
New Student BBQ (Outdoor Plaza)
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Multicultural Reception
(LS Schmeltzer Dining Hall)
11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Enrollment Services Open House
(LL 2nd Floor Lounge)
Library Open House (LL Quinn Library)
Student Services Fair (Outdoor Plaza)
12 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Freshmen Commuter Student and Parent
Welcome (LL Pope)
12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Transfer Commuter Check-in
(LL Indoor Plaza)
Check-in for Resident students who
participated in Global Transition or Urban
Plunge (LL Indoor Plaza)
1:30 p.m.
President’s and Deans’ Welcome
Go to the following locations based on the
first letter of the student’s last name:
A - K (LL Pope); L - Z (LS Costantino)
3 p.m.
Family Liturgy (St. Paul the Apostle, located
across 60th Street on Columbus Avenue)
5:15 p.m.
Small Group Meeting #1 (Outdoor Plaza)
LGBT & Ally Reception
(LL Student Lounge)
7:15 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Guide to Residential Living (LL Pope)
7:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Freshmen Commuter Core
(LL 12th Floor Lounge)
8 p.m.
Night of Welcome
(LL Ram Café, LL Atrium, LL Student
Lounge)
Midnight
Pizza on the Plaza (Outdoor Plaza)
Key
LL - Leon Lowenstein Center
LS - Law School
McK - McKeon Residence Hall
McM - McMahon Residence Hall
4 p.m.
New York, New York Reception
(Outdoor Plaza)
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MONDAY, 31 AUGUST | STUDENT LIFE DAY
SCHEDULE FOR ALL NEW STUDENTS
Maroon Group - refer to your nametag for group assignment
*All sessions will take place in the LL Pope Auditorium unless otherwise noted
7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
Residents: Breakfast on your own
(LS Undergraduate Dining Hall)
8:30 a.m.
Check-in
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Keynote Speech
9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Living the Mission
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
12 Steps Towards Appreciating Diversity
11:15 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Small Group Meeting #2
(Outdoor Plaza)
12 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch, by Small Group
(Outdoor Plaza)
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Surviving the Party
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Getting Involved
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Living Safely
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
IT Services
3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Real World Fordham
4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Real World Fordham debrief
(LL Classrooms)
5:15 p.m.
Dinner, by Small Group
(Outdoor Plaza)
6:15 p.m.
Freshmen Commuter Core
(LL 12th Floor Lounge)
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Freshmen: Remember
to wear your Ram Fan
shirts tomorrow for
your class photo!
Evening Events
8:30 p.m.
Excursions and BiCampus
Mixer at Rose Hill
(Check-in at LL Indoor
Plaza)
10:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.
Office of Residential Life
Social Programs (McK)
Snacks (11-01)
Movie (16-01)
Videogames (14-01)
Boardgames (17-01)
Relaxation (19-01)
6:30 p.m.
Freshmen Resident Floor Meetings (McK/McM)
White Group - refer to your nametag for group assignment
*All sessions will take place in the LS Costantino unless
otherwise noted
7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
Residents: Breakfast on your own
(LS Undergraduate Dining Hall)
8:30 a.m.
Check-in
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
12 Steps Towards Appreciating Diversity
9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m..
Real World Fordham
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
IT Services
10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Living the Mission
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Keynote Speech
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Real World Fordham debrief
(LS Classrooms)
Freshmen: Remember
to wear your Ram Fan
shirt tomorrow for
your class photo!
1:15 p.m. - 2:15p.m.
Lunch, by Small Group
(Outdoor Plaza)
2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Living Safely
2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Surviving the Party
4:00p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Getting Involved
4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Small Group Meeting #2
(Outdoor Plaza)
Evening Events
5:15 p.m.
Dinner, by Small Group
(Outdoor Plaza)
Snacks (11-01)
Movie (16-01)
Videogames (14-01)
Boardgames (17-01)
Relaxation (19-01)
6:15 p.m.
Freshmen Commuter Core
(LL 12th Floor Lounge)
8:30 p.m.
Excursions and BiCampus
Mixer at Rose Hill
(Check-in at LL Indoor
Plaza)
10:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.
Office of Residential Life
Social Programs (McK)
6:30 p.m.
Freshmen Resident Floor Meetings (McK/McM)
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TUESDAY, 1 SEPTEMBER | ACADEMIC LIFE DAY
FORDHAM COLLEGE AT LINCOLN CENTER
FRESHMEN SCHEDULE for ACADEMIC CONVOCATION
*All sessions unless otherwise noted will take place off campus at the New
York Society for Ethical Culture at 2 W 64th Street between Broadway and
Central Park West. Please follow map on next page.
7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
Residents: Breakfast on your own (LS Undergraduate Dining Hall)
8:10 a.m.
Freshmen FCLC Resident students leave Lincoln Center Campus and
walk to off-campus location
8:30 a.m.
Check-in at the New York Society for Ethical Culture
9:00 a.m.
Welcome from the Dean of Fordham
College at Lincoln Center
•Rev. Robert R. Grimes, S.J., Ph.D.
*The following sessions
9:20 a.m.
are for both FCLC and
Exhortation by Dean Desciak
Gabelli
School of Business
10 a.m.
freshmen
Alma Mater Fordham
3:15
p.m.
10:15 a.m.
Small Group Meeting #3
“Letters to a Young Poet” with Br. Joseph P.
(Outdoor Plaza)
Hoover, S.J.
3:45 p.m.
11:45 a.m.
Class Photo (Outdoor Plaza)
Closing Ceremony
4:00 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
Club Fair (Outdoor Plaza)
Return to Fordham Lincoln Center
5:00 p.m.
12:45 p.m.
Lunch and Meetings with Academic Advisors Commuter Freshmen: Meet your
CFM for your Dinner Outing (LL Classrooms)
(Outdoor
Plaza)
2:30 p.m.
Residents: Dinner on your own
Assessment Session
(LS Undergraduate Dining Hall)
(LL Classrooms)
7:30 p.m.
Under the Stars Dance
(Outdoor Plaza)
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TUESDAY, 1 SEPTEMBER | ACADEMIC LIFE DAY
FORDHAM COLLEGE AT LINCOLN CENTER TRANSFER STUDENTS
TRANSFER STUDENT SCHEDULE
*All sessions will take place in Bateman unless otherwise noted.
7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
Residents: Breakfast on your own (LS
Undergraduate Dining Hall)
9:00 a.m.
Check-in
9:30 a.m.
Welcome from the Dean of Fordham
College at Lincoln Center
•Rev. Robert R. Grimes, S.J., Ph.D
9:45 a.m.
Transfer Academic Orientation
•Dean Milton J. Bravo
10:30 a.m.
Quinn Library Presentation
10:45 a.m.
Career Services Presentation
11:15 a.m.
Small Group Meeting #3
4:00 p.m.
Club Fair (Outdoor Plaza)
7:30 p.m.
Under the Stars Dance (Outdoor
Plaza)
9 p.m.
Resident Transfer Floor Meetings
(McM)
ATTENTION FRESHMEN
*Please follow this map to reach the New York Society for Ethical Culture, where all
sessions for Academic Convocation will take place.
New York Society for Ethical Culture
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TUESDAY, 1 SEPTEMBER | ACADEMIC LIFE DAY
GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
*All sessions will take place in 12th Floor Lounge, unless otherwise
noted.
7 a.m. – 8 a.m.
Residents: Breakfast on your own (LS Undergraduate Dining Hall)
8:45 a.m.
Check-in
9:00 a.m.
Introduction by Rev. Vin DeCola, S.J.; Assistant Dean, Gabelli
School of Business
9:15 a.m.
Academic Welcome
•Mr. Mario Gabelli
•Dr. Donna Rapaccioli, Dean of Gabelli School of Business
•Dr. Lerzan Aksoy, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
9:30 a.m.
Academic Life for the Gabelli School at Lincoln Center
(a) The Ground Floor
(b) The four concentrations
(c) Q&A with Professors
*The following sessions
10:45 a.m.
are for both FCLC and
Student Panel Part I
Gabelli School of Business
11:15 a.m.
Introduction to 45 Columbus Avenue
freshmen
•Personal & Professional Development
3:15 p.m. •Career Services
Small Group Meeting #3
•International Study Abroad
(Outdoor Plaza)
12:30 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
Lunch (LS Undergraduate Dining Hall)
Class Photo (Outdoor Plaza)
1:15 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
Gabelli Class Photo (Outdoor Plaza)
Club Fair (Outdoor Plaza)
1:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
Student Panel Part II
Commuter Freshmen: Meet your
2:00 p.m.
CFM for your Dinner Outing Your First Final Exam
(Outdoor Plaza)
2:15 p.m.
Residents: Dinner on your own
Assessment Session
(LS Undergraduate Dining Hall)
7:30 p.m.
Under the Stars Dance
(Outdoor Plaza)
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POST ORIENTATION DATES
EVENTS FOR ALL LINCOLN CENTER STUDENTS
Wednesday, September 2
Classes begin!
Thursday, September 3
Welcome Back Barbecue for all Lincoln Center
students (Outdoor Plaza)
Thursday, September 10
Mass of the Holy Spirit (Outdoor Plaza)
Saturday, September 12
Day of Service with The Dorothy Day Center for
Service & Justice
Thursday, September 17
Club Day (LL Indoor Plaza)
Friday, September 18
President’s Ball (Rose Hill)
Saturday, September 19
Homecoming Game (Rose Hill)
Thursday, September 24
First Club Meetings for most student clubs
(various classrooms)
INTEGRATED LEARNING COMMUNITY (ILC) EVENTS FOR FRESHMEN
Friday, September 11
7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
ILC Pajama Party (McK)
Deans’ Dinners - invitations to follow
Thursday, September 17 at 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 22 at 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 29 at 5:30 p.m.
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FORDHAM UNIVERSITY LINCOLN CENTER CAMPUS: KEY SPACES
Bateman Law School 2nd Floor 2-01B
Quinn Library Lowenstein SL11
Bookstore Lowenstein SL21
Ram Café Lowenstein Plaza Level
Costantino Law School 2nd Floor 2-02
Enrollment Services Lowenstein 203
ID Services McMahon128A
Schmeltzer Dining Hall Law School 2nd
Floor 2-03B
E. Gerald Corrigan Conference Center
Lowenstein12th Floor Lounge
Pope Auditorium Lowenstein SL07
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Undergraduate Dining Hall Law School
1st Floor 1-04
Ram Café Hours
LS Undergraduate
Dining Hall Hours
University
Bookstore Hours
Sunday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Closed
10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Monday
8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
7 a.m. - 8 a.m.
9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday
8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
7 a.m. - 8 a.m.,
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday
8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
7:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.,
9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.