First Year Schedule
AUG. 22-25, 2020
First Year Schedule
Check-in, Tent on 5th Avenue
8:30–11:30 a.m. Move-in Group A
12:30-3:30 p.m. Move-in Group B
4:30-7:30 p.m. Move-in Group C
Orientation staff and resident assistants, Wartburg faculty and staff will assist you with moving into your new residence hall. Get your room keys and check in for new student orientation after completing health screening. Residence hall staff will be available throughout the day for any questions you may have. Remember, only two guests are permitted for each incoming student during their allotted move-in timeframe.
8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Taking Care of Business
McCoy East and McCoy West, Student Center
– Financial Aid
– Business Office
– Student Employment
8 a.m.- 6 p.m. Pathways Center Open
8 a.m.- 6 p.m. Vogel Library Open
8 a.m.- 7:30 p.m.
Clinton Field
Noah Health Clinic – drop off any health forms
Alumni & Parent Relations – pick up your class mug
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Information Technology Services Open
Whitehouse Business Center 117
Use time to get your laptop registered and get help with password and other technological concerns.
9 a.m.- 7:30 p.m. Mail Center
Saemann Student Center First Floor
Stop by the Mail Center in Saemann Student Center to locate your mailbox and learn the combination, get parking decals, and get familiar with package procedures.
9 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. Wartburg Store Open
11 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Pick Up Your Wartburg ID
You can pick up your ID in the Dining Services office, located on the south end of Saemann Student Center behind the Information Desk on the first floor. Remember, you will need your ID to be able to enter your residence hall or to eat in a dining facility on campus.
Dinner
8:30 p.m. Movie Under the Moon
Central Campus
Grab a blanket and enjoy a film shown on the campus lawn in front of Old Main.
9 p.m.-11 p.m. Information Technology Services Open
Clinton Classroom
Use time to get your laptop registered and get help with password and other technological concerns.
Check-in, Tent on 5th Avenue
8:30–11:30 a.m. Move-in Group D
12:30-3:30 p.m. Move-in Group E
Orientation staff and resident assistants, Wartburg faculty and staff will assist you with moving into your new residence hall. Get your room keys and check in for new student orientation after completing health screening. Residence hall staff will be available throughout the day for any questions you may have. Remember, only two guests are permitted for each incoming student during their allotted move-in timeframe.
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Taking Care of Business
McCoy East and McCoy West, Student Center
– Financial Aid
– Business Office
– Student Employment
8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Pathways Center Open
8 a.m.- 5:15 p.m. Vogel Library Open
8 a.m.- 7:30 p.m.
Clinton Field
Noah Health Clinic – drop off any health forms
Alumni & Parent Relations – pick up your class mug
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Information Technology Services Open
Whitehouse Business Center 117
Use time to get your laptop registered and get help with password and other technological concerns.
9 – 10 a.m.
Math 90 Exam
Whitehouse Business Center 214
10:30 – 11 a.m.
College Student Inventory (CSI)
Whitehouse Business Center 214
9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Mail Center
Saemann Student Center First Floor
Stop by the Mail Center in Saemann Student Center to locate your mailbox and learn the combination, get parking decals, and get familiar with package procedures.
9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Wartburg Store Open
11 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Pick Up Your Wartburg ID
You can pick up your ID in the Dining Services office, located on the south end of Saemann Student Center behind the Information Desk on the first floor. Remember, you will need your ID to be able to enter your residence hall or to eat in a dining facility on campus.
4 p.m. Orientation Staff Welcome & Group Meetings
Campus Mall
Students will meet with their Orientation groups and staff and begin exploring Wartburg! Your Orientation group number can be found on your nametag. Be sure to wear this for all of Orientation programming.
5:15–6:30 p.m. Dinner with Orientation Groups
Mensa, Saemann Student Center
Your student orientation staff leader will lead your group through dinner and conversation.
6:30–9 p.m.Knightout
Campus Mall (rain site: The W Fieldhouse)
Come enjoy a fun night filled with caricatures, henna, snow-cones, cotton candy, yard games, a photo booth, inflatables, and so much more!
6:30–8:30 a.m. Breakfast
Mensa, Saemann Student Center
8:15- 8:45 a.m.
College Student Inventory (CSI)
Whitehouse Business Center 116
9-10 a.m.
Math 90 Exam
Whitehouse Business Center 116
9-10:20 a.m. Class for Group A
Various Locations
10:30-11:45 a.m. IT Skills & Survival Guide for Group B
Bring your computer!
10:30-11:45 a.m.
All About Scholars (Scholars Only)
Whitehouse Business Center, Buckmaster Room
12-1 p.m. Lunch
Mensa, Saemann Student Center
1-2:15 p.m. IT Skills & Survival Guide for Group A
Bring your computer!
1-2:15 p.m.
Survival Guide (Scholars Only)
Whitehouse Business Center, Buckmaster Room
1:15–3 p.m. Student Employee Training
McCaskey Lyceum, Saemann Student Center
NEW DINING SERVICES EMPLOYEES ONLY.
2:30-4:30 p.m. Teambuilding
Campus Mall
Enjoy a series of teambuilding activities with your IS 101 class which will test your problem solving, communication, and creativity skills.
5:15–6:30 p.m. Dinner
Mensa, Saemann Student Center
7 p.m. Residence Hall Programs
Various Locations
Get to know your RA and floormates. Get excited for this wonderful opportunity to get to know the students you are living with!
6:30–9 a.m. Breakfast
Mensa, Saemann Student Center
8-9 a.m.
Math 90 Exam
Whitehouse Business Center 116
8–9:15 a.m. Class for Group B
Various Classrooms
9:15 a.m. Meet on Campus Mall by Orientation Group
9:45 a.m. Opening Convocation and Knighting Ceremony
Walston-Hoover Stadium
Opening Convocation is a Wartburg tradition that marks the beginning of a new academic year and brings together the Wartburg community to celebrate higher education while welcoming the incoming class. The Opening Ceremonies include welcome messages from President Darrel Colson, Student Body President Yusra Malik, Dean of Students Dan Kittle, and the knighting ceremony. New students come forward to be welcomed into Wartburg Knighthood by President Colson and Dean Kittle.
11:15 a.m.–1 p.m. Lunch
Mensa, Saemann Student Center
1-3 p.m. Group Advising
Various Locations
Meet professors in each department for advising questions and tips on succeeding in your major. You also will get to meet more people seeking the same degree as you. Your advisor will be listed on your nametag and on My.Wartburg. Find the last name of your advisor below for the location of your meeting.
3-4 p.m. Multicultural Student Meet & Greet
Campus Mall
Incoming multicultural students will be able to talk to, meet, and build connections with current multicultural students. The current students are members of the Black Student Union (BSU), Spanish and Latinx Student Association (SALSA), and Asian Student Association (ASA).
4 p.m. Campus/Class Tours
Leave from Old Main
Orientation leaders will show you around campus to familiarize you with classrooms and other happenings.
5–6:30 p.m. Dinner
Mensa, Saemann Student Center
6:30-8 p.m. Involvement Fair
Campus Mall
Learn about involvement opportunities available to you at Wartburg including study abroad, student organizations, honor societies and more!
Orientation is complete.
Good luck with classes, and if you have any questions, please contact an Orientation staff member.
Go to www.wartburg.edu/cal for more campus activities after orientation week!
Transfer Schedule
4:30 p.m. Transfer Student Welcome
Whitehouse Business Center 214
Students will meet with their Orientation leader and be welcomed to Wartburg. Come learn about how to navigate all that Wartburg offers! Bring your computers to learn valuable IT Skills, and get questions answered about employment, dining, financial aid, Pathways, I.T. and more!
5:15–6:30 p.m. Dinner
Mensa, Saemann Student Center
7 p.m. Residence Hall Programs
Residence Hall Floor
Get to know your RA and floormates. Get excited for this wonderful opportunity to get to know the students you are living with!
6:30–9 a.m. Breakfast
Mensa, Saemann Student Center
9:30 a.m. Meet on Campus Mall for Convocation
9:45 a.m. Opening Convocation & Knighting Ceremony
Walston-Hoover Stadium
Opening Convocation is a Wartburg tradition that marks the beginning of a new academic year and brings together the Wartburg community to celebrate higher education while welcoming the incoming class. The Opening Ceremonies include welcome messages from President Darrel Colson, Student Body President Yusra Malik, Dean of Students Dan Kittle, and the knighting ceremony. New students come forward to be welcomed into Wartburg Knighthood by President Colson and Dean Kittle.
11:15 a.m.–1 p.m. Lunch
Mensa, Saemann Student Center
1 p.m. Group Advising
Various Locations
Meet professors in each department for advising questions and tips on succeeding in your major. You also will get to meet more people seeking the same degree as you.
3 p.m. Multicultural Student Meet & Greet
Clinton Hall Lounge
4 p.m. Campus/Class Tours
Leave from Old Main
Orientation leaders will show you around campus to familiarize you with classrooms and other happenings.
5–7 p.m. Dinner
Mensa, Saemann Student Center
6:30-8 p.m. Involvement Fair
Campus Mall
Learn about involvement opportunities available to you at Wartburg including study abroad, student organizations, honor societies and more!
Orientation is complete.
Good luck with classes, and if you have any questions, please contact an Orientation staff member.
Go to www.wartburg.edu/cal for more campus activities after orientation week!
HANDBELLS
For questions or information about Handbell Choir, please contact Dr. Karen Black at karen.black@wartburg.edu.
WIND ENSEMBLE—Dr. Craig Hancock’s Office, FAC 111 (Dr. Craig Hancock)
Sunday, Aug. 23, 12-6:30 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 24, 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 25, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
SYMPHONIC BAND
Symphonic Band will not be holding auditions this fall. An informational meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 27 at 3:50 p.m. outside in the “FAC Courtyard” with rehearsals starting on Monday, Aug. 31. Contact Dr. Scott Muntefering with questions.
CHOIR PLACEMENTS AND AUDITIONS
Auditioned Choirs:
*See audition details below
Non-Auditioned Choirs:
*No audition is needed; just sign up with your advisor
If you wish to participate in one of our three non-auditioned choirs (, no voice check is required and you may simply sign up with your academic advisor ASAP.
Auditions for Wartburg Choir and/or Castle Singers – In order to provide the safest possible audition process, we are moving our traditional face-to-face choir auditions to a video format. Using a smart phone, tablet, or computer, all auditionees will prepare and record the following (please see attached demonstration videos for assistance):
You can use a keyboard instrument (piano or organ), a pitch pipe, or an app (Virtuoso, Pocket Pitch, Garage Band, etc.) to find your starting note.
When your video is complete, please email it to us at SingatWartburg@gmail.com on or before Friday, Aug. 21 at 11:59 p.m. Please include your name, which voice part(s) you would like to audition for and which choir(s) you would like to be considered for (Wartburg Choir, Castle Singers or both). Videos will be reviewed by our choral and voice faculty and next steps will be shared on or before Wednesday, Aug. 26.
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To use Cloud Print, complete the following steps:
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Mission Statement
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