Maria Hall / St. Joseph Hall Residence

We are looking forward to seeing you at our Move-in Weekend Celebration on Saturday, August 22^nd.  Whether you are moving into Maria Hall or St. Joseph Hall we want this to be your home away from home.

No matter which residence you will be living in, sharing your home with your “Big Sisters” gives you the opportunity to write, study, and laugh with those who came before you. Not only have they been in your shoes, but they hold the answers you may need as you pursue your dreams of success at the Court.

 Below is the move in schedule for your convenience:

 Saturday, August 22nd

9am-1pm              

New residents’ pick-up move-in packets in Arts & Science Building

Breakfast for Parents/Freshman in the Tent between St. Joseph & Maria Hall

Health Center open for immunization/completed health forms

1:30-4:30pm      

FREE TIME:  Open –Fitness Center, Bowling Alley & Pool

Trip to Howell commons Shopping Center

-Pick-up from Maria Hall at 1:30pm & 2:30pm

-Return to GCU from Target at 3:15pm & 4:15pm 

5-7pm                     

Dinner in the Dining Hall

7:30-9:45pm      

Mocktail Party, Casino

10pm                      

“Build-A-Zoo” in Maria Hall, Lower Lounge

 Court Café hours:      9am-6pm * Bookstore hours: 10am-6pm * Library: Closed

Sunday, August 23rd

9am-1pm               

Returning residents move in

10am                        

Soccer scrimmage with OCC, Investors Savings Field

10:30am-12pm   

Brunch in the Dining Hall 

11am-1pm               

Laptop distribution in the Casino

12-3pm                     

Security Office opens for both new & returning residents

12-5:30pm            

FREE TIME:  Open –Fitness Center, Bowling Alley & Pool

Trip to Howell commons Shopping Center

-Pick-up from Maria Hall at 1:30pm & 2:30pm

-Return to GCU from Target at 3:15pm & 4:15pm        

5-7pm                    

Carnival at The Court Welcome Back Dinner Buffet in the Dining Hall 

6-9pm                    

DJ, carnival games, & entertainment under the Big Top           

 Court Café hours:      9am-6pm * Bookstore hours: 9am-1pm * Library: Closed

Safe journey!

Maria

http://www.georgian.edu/uploadedFiles/2009_orientation_schedule(1).pdf

While you are here why not enjoy the breathtaking sights on campus.  The tranquility of the Japanese Gardens or the beauty of the Sunken Lagoon are just a few hidden gems on your campus.

Click link below for a map of the campus and enjoy exploring your new home:

http://www.georgian.edu/georgian/flash_map/gcu_map.html

See you soon.  Maria

Also, for incoming freshmen-make sure you have registered for the accuplacer if you haven’t already. The next date is July 14, call admissions (732-987-2700) ASAP to register if you haven’t already! Also New Student Orientation is right around the corner! Make sure to RSVP for this event at 732-987-2606!

Don’t forget to check out GCU’s Facebook and follow us on Twitter!!!  For the most  up-to-date information  and to find out when your counselor is visiting your area check out any of these new pages (and of course the blogs)!

Hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather!

Jessica

Here at Admissions, we just began to prepare for the event tonight- most importantly getting out the rain ponchos. Below are pictures of Carolyn and I modeling the stylish GCU rain ponchos, which our lovely STARS Ambassadors will wear during the (most likely) rainy tours today!

Jessica

If you have any questions for your counselor don’t forget that next week the Office of Admissions will be opened only Monday through Thursday!

Preparing for the fall? Here are a few great articles about Study Habits of Top Students, 10 Tips for Taking Excellent Lecture Notes, and The Best Ways to Read a Book in College to get you started thinking about classes! August will be here faster than you think! Don’t forget to also check out our Student blogs, which have all sorts of tips about surviving freshmen year and campus life! 

…And we did find babies! We are so excited for Spring! With the nice weather we can walk around the campus, check out the gardens, the lagoon, and of course- lots of geese and deer.

The luncheon part of the day is going to be in the Casino, our accepted students will sit with professors and students from their majors. Accepted students will meet current students and other accepted students who they will see on campus! As with every one of our events- the food at this event should be really really good.  After the luncheon, tours will be available of the campus;  the weather is supposed to be really nice Saturday (finally!), so it will be a great day to see the campus.

Since this event is just for accepted students, if gives us in admissions a chance to see our students again (now that the hard part, getting in to GCU, is over) and welcome them to our community! It should be a great day!

Jessica

We have been getting a lot of questions about President’s Scholar Day- about what is going on that day. This event is for admitted students only (and their families of course). They are invited to attend different seminars in the morning, followed by a lunch with faculty and students. Admitted students will have their pictures taken receiving their scholarships from GCU.

As for campus events, coming up on March 28th is GCU’s 28th Annual Irish Afternoon starring Ronan Tynan. Check out  more info about this event.  Also on the 31st, Billy Collins, Ph.D., is coming to speah to campus. He served as poet laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003. Find out more about this event too! We have so many activities happening on campus it is hard to keep up with all of them on the blog!!!

April is a very packed month for Admissions. The counselors are also visiting high schools and attending college fairs in your area- I will post more about our visits soon!

We even made the Asbury Park Press! Don’t worry, if you missed this Open House we will have another one on April 25th, simply register online at www.georgian.edu.

Jessica