H.O.M.E.

11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Residential Student PioCONNECT
Hermann Fine Arts Center
This session is required for all residential students.

Pick up your ID and room key, get cleared by Student Accounts, get your H.O.M.E. materials and check into your residence hall with the help of staff and upperclass students. Check your Marietta email and Residence page for housing, roommate, and move-in information, available by July 31. All students must complete the PioCONNECT process.

3:00 p.m.

Family Farewell
Residence Halls

H.O.M.E. programs are dedicated to new students, and we are looking forward to our time together over the next few days as well fully welcome you to the Marietta College community.

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

First Floor Meeting
Residence Halls
This session is required for all residential students.

Meet your neighbors and learn all you need to know about life in a residence hall. Your Resident Assistant (RA) will share details on where to meet and what to expect.

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Grab dinner with your new neighbors and RA. Don’t forget your student ID!

6:45 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.

HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all residential students.

Join your peers in your first HOME Team Meeting at your assigned HOME Room (located on your name tag). This is where you will meet the same group and leaders you will be working with during HOME.

8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Welcome Bonfire
Hermann Bowl

This is your chance to unwind and connect with your fellow peers through music, snacks, and great company! 

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get some breakfast before starting the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

9:30 a.m.

Connect with HOME Team
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all students.

Reconnect with your HOME Team and prepare for a fun day of activities. 

10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Exploretta with HOME Team
Campus and Downtown Marietta
This session is required for all students.

Explore campus and downtown Marietta with your HOME Team. 

11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Lunch
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get some lunch before continuing the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

1:00 p.m.

Connect with H.O.M.E. Team
Christy Mall
This session is required.

Your OLs will be lined on the mall to regroup before heading to the afternoon’s activities. 

1:15 – 4:30 p.m.

Small Group Rotations
These sessions are required for all students.

• Transitions and Boundaries – Great Room, Andrews Hall
• Stress Management for College Students – Selby 150
• Living and Learning in a Community – McDonough Auditorium 

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get dinner before the evening activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL can provide details about what fun activities are planned for tonight!

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Brunch
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get some brunch before continuing the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

1:00 p.m.

Connect with HOME Team
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all residential students.

Reconnect with your HOME Team and prepare for a fun day of activities.

1:15 – 2:15 p.m. 

Zero Shades of Gray
Alma McDonough Auditorium
These sessions are required for all students.

Creating a safe, healthy environment for relationships to thrive free from sexual violence is the responsibility of everyone in the Marietta community. Learn about our expectations of you surrounding consent, bystander intervention and where you can get help on campus regarding this extremely important issue.

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

HOME Team Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
These sessions are required for all students.

3:45 – 4:45 p.m.

Maximize Your Buzz
Alma McDonough Auditorium
These sessions are required for all students.

In this session, you will learn to make values-based choices about alcohol and be equipped with safe practices to make healthier choices, reduce high-risk drinking, and take care of friends who over-indulged. Let’s change behaviors by shifting perceptions: “Alcohol is not about drinking; it’s about who you are.”

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get dinner before the evening activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL can provide details about what fun activities are planned for tonight!

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get some breakfast before starting the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

9:30 a.m.

Connect with HOME Team
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all residential students.

Reconnect with your HOME Team and prepare for a fun day of activities.

10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Run, Hide, Fight Training
Gathering Place

Run, Hide, Fight Training is an interactive training hosted by the Marietta College Police Department to provide strategies and tips on how to respond should there be a situation involving an active shooter.

11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Lunch
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get some lunch before continuing the rest of the day’s activities. 

1:00 – 1:50 p.m.

PIO 101
Location is listed on your nametag
This session is required for all residential students.

Locate your classroom (listed on your nametag) and head to your first day of class to meet your professor/classmates and learn what it means to be a Marietta College student! Need help figuring out where to go? Stop by the info tent in front of Andrews Hall and a member of the HOME Team will be glad to get you headed to the right place!

2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Academic Engagement
Alma McDonough Auditorium
This session is required for all residential students.

3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Time to Handle Business!

This is your time! Finish setting up your room, take a nap, or stop by different administrative offices based on your needs and interests!

Where to Take Care of Business:

• Accommodations: Academic Resource Center, 3rd Floor, Andrews Hall
• Financial Aid: 2nd Floor, Irvine Hall
• Residential Questions: Student Life, 2nd Floor, Andrews Hall
• Schedule Changes: Academic Resource Center, 3rd Floor, Andrews Hall
• Student Accounts: 2nd Floor, Irvine Hall
• Student Employment: 2nd Floor, Irvine Hall

Places to Visit:

• Career Center: Upper Gilman Learn how to get connected with internship opportunities!
• Center for Health and Wellness, Harrison Hall

5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get dinner before the evening activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

6:30 – 7:00 p.m.

HOME Team Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

7:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL can provide details about what fun activities are planned for tonight!

7:00 – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall

It is extra important today to make sure to get some breakfast before starting the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

8:30 a.m. 

Meet Onboarding Leader
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

8:45 a.m. 

Load Buses
Butler Street
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

9:00 a.m.

Depart for Experience Trip
Butler Street
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

No matter your adventure, you will want to bring a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, bug spray, a towel, water bottle and any medications or inhalers you may need while away. It may get cool in the evening so you may also want to bring a sweatshirt or a light-weight jacket.

What to Wear Rafting:

• Swimsuit
• Shorts
• Shoes that tie
• T-Shirt
• Baseball cap
• Sunglasses (with a strap)
• Sunscreen
• Hair tie (for long hair)

What to Wear for Non-Rafting Adventures:

• Closed-toe shoes
• Shorts
• Swimsuit
• T-Shirt
• Hat
• Sunscreen
• Sunglasses (with a strap)
• Hair tie (for long hair)

What to Leave in Marietta

• Please do not bring anything you wouldn’t want to lose such as wallets, purses, jewelry, cell phones, credit cards, etc.

9:00 p.m.

Return to Campus

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

PioCONNECT
Hermann Fine Arts Center
This session is required.

Pick up your ID, get cleared by Student Accounts and get your H.O.M.E. materials. All students must complete the PioCONNECT process.

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Grab dinner with your new neighbors and RA. Don’t forget your student ID!

Finish dinner early? The Commuter Lounge on the second floor of Andrews Hall is open and available!

6:45 – 7:45 p.m.

H.O.M.E. Meeting
Location is listed on your nametag
This session is required.

Join your peers in your first HOME Team meeting at your assigned HOME Room (located on your name tag). This is where you will meet the small group and leaders you will be working with during HOME.

8:00 – 9:30 p.m.

Welcome Bonfire
Hermann Bowl

This is your chance to unwind and connect with your fellow peers through music, snacks, and great company!

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast Available
Gilman Dining Hall

Commuter students’ meals are provided during HOME so please make sure to get some breakfast before starting the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

Finish breakfast early? The Commuter Lounge on the second floor of Andrews Hall is open and available! 

9:30 a.m.

Connect with HOME Team
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required.

10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Exploretta with HOME Team
Campus and Downtown Marietta
This session is required.

11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Lunch
Gilman Dining Hall

Commuter students’ meals are provided during HOME so please sure to get some lunch before continuing the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

1:00 p.m.

Connect with HOME Team
Christy Mall
This session is required.

Your OLs will be lined on the mall to regroup before heading to the afternoon’s activities.

1:15 – 4:30 p.m.

Small Group Rotations
These sessions are required for all students.

• Transitions and Boundaries – Great Room, Andrews Hall
• Stress Management for College Students – Selby 150
• Living and Learning in a Community – McDonough Auditorium 

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Commuter students’ meals are provided during HOME so please make sure to get dinner before the evening activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

Finish dinner early? The Commuter Lounge on the second floor of Andrews Hall is open and available!

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL can provide details about what fun activities are planned for tonight!

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Brunch Available
Gilman Dining Hall

Commuter students’ meals are provided during HOME so please make sure to get some brunch before today’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

Finish brunch early? The Commuter Lounge on the second floor of Andrews Hall is open and available! 

1:00 p.m.

Connect with HOME Team
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required.

Reconnect with your HOME Team and prepare for a fun day of activities. Your OL will let you know where to meet! 

1:15 – 2:15 p.m.

Zero Shades of Gray
Alma McDonough Auditorium
This session is required.

Creating a safe, healthy environment for relationships to thrive free from sexual violence is the responsibility of everyone in the Marietta community. Learn about our expectations of you surrounding consent, bystander intervention and where you can get help on campus regarding this extremely important issue.

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

H.O.M.E. Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required.

3:45 – 4:45 p.m.

Maximize Your Buzz
Alma McDonough Auditorium
This session is required.

In this session, you will learn to make values-based choices about alcohol and be equipped with safe practices to make healthier choices, reduce high-risk drinking, and take care of friends who over-indulged. Let’s change behaviors by shifting perceptions: “Alcohol is not about drinking; it’s about who you are.”

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Commuter students’ meals are provided during HOME so please make sure to get dinner before the evening activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

Finish dinner early? The Commuter Lounge on the second floor of Andrews Hall is open and available!

7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL can provide details about what fun activities are planned for tonight!

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast Available
Gilman Dining Hall

Commuter students’ meals are provided during HOME so please make sure to get some breakfast before starting the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

9:30 a.m.

Connect with HOME Team
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required.

Reconnect with your HOME Team and prepare for a fun day of activities. Your OL will let you know where to meet! 

10:00 – 11:30 a.m. 

Run, Hide, Fight Training
Gathering Place
This session is required.

Run, Hide, Fight Training is an interactive training hosted by the Marietta College Police Department to provide strategies and tips on how to respond should there be a situation involving an active shooter.

11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Lunch
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get some lunch before continuing the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

Finish lunch early? The Commuter Lounge on the second floor of Andrews Hall is open and available! 

1:00 – 1:50 p.m.

PIO 101
Location is listed on your nametag
This session is required.

Locate your classroom (listed on your nametag) and head to your first day of class to meet your professor/classmates and learn what it means to be a Marietta College student! Need help figuring out where to go? Stop by the info tent in front of Andrews Hall and a member of the HOME Team will be glad to get you headed to the right place!

2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Academic Engagement
Alma McDonough Auditorium
This session is required.

3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Time to Handle Business!

This is your time! Finish setting up your room, take a nap, or stop by different administrative offices based on your needs and interests!

Where to Take Care of Business:

• Accommodations: Academic Resource Center, 3rd Floor, Andrews Hall
• Commuting Questions: Student Life, 2nd Floor, Andrews Hall 
• Financial Aid: 2nd Floor, Irvine Hall
• Schedule Changes: Academic Resource Center, 3rd Floor, Andrews Hall
• Student Accounts: 2nd Floor, Irvine Hall
• Student Employment: 2nd Floor, Irvine Hall

Places to Visit:

• Career Center: Upper Gilman Learn how to get connected with internship opportunities!
• Center for Health and Wellness, Harrison Hall

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get dinner before the evening activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

Finish dinner early? The Commuter Lounge on the second floor of Andrews Hall is open and available! 

6:30 – 7:00 p.m.

HOME Team Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required.

7:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL can provide details about what fun activities are planned for tonight!

7:00 – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall

It is extra important today to make sure to get some breakfast before starting the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

8:30 a.m. 

Meet Onboarding Leader
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

8:45 a.m. 

Load Buses
Butler Street
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

9:00 a.m.

Depart for Experience Trip
Butler Street
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

No matter your adventure, you will want to bring a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, bug spray, a towel, water bottle and any medications or inhalers you may need while away. It may get cool in the evening so you may also want to bring a sweatshirt or a light-weight jacket.

What to Wear Rafting:

• Swimsuit
• Shorts
• Shoes that tie
• T-Shirt
• Baseball cap
• Sunglasses (with a strap)
• Sunscreen
• Hair tie (for long hair)

What to Wear for Non-Rafting Adventures:

• Closed-toe shoes
• Shorts
• Swimsuit
• T-Shirt
• Hat
• Sunscreen
• Sunglasses (with a strap)
• Hair tie (for long hair)

What to Leave in Marietta

• Please do not bring anything you wouldn’t want to lose such as wallets, purses, jewelry, cell phones, credit cards, etc.

9:00 p.m.

Return to Campus

Before 3:30 p.m.

Athletics Time

3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

First Floor Meeting
Residence Halls
This session is required.

Meet your neighbors and learn all you need to know about life in a residence hall. Your Resident Assistant (RA) will share details on where to meet and what to expect. 

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall
This session is required.

Grab dinner with your new neighbors and RA. Don’t forget your student ID!

6:45 – 7:45 p.m.

HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required.

Join your peers in your first HOME Team Meeting at your assigned HOME Room (located on your name tag). This is where you will meet the same group and leaders you will be working with during HOME.

8:00 – 9:30 p.m.

Welcome Block Party
Hermann Bowl

This is your chance to unwind and connect with your fellow peers through music, snacks, and great company!

Before 1:00 p.m.

Athletics Time

1:00 p.m.

Connect with H.O.M.E. Team
Christy Mall
This session is required.

Your OLs will be lined on the mall to regroup before heading to the afternoon’s activities. 

1:15 – 4:30 p.m.

Small Group Rotations
These sessions are required for all students.

• Transitions and Boundaries – Great Room, Andrews Hall
• Stress Management for College Students – Selby 150
• Living and Learning in a Community – McDonough Auditorium 

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get dinner before the evening activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL can provide details about what fun activities are planned for tonight!

Before 1:00 p.m.

Athletics Time

1:00 p.m.

Connect with H.O.M.E. Team
Christy Mall
This session is required.

Your OLs will be lined on the mall to regroup before heading to the afternoon’s activities. 

1:15 – 2:15 p.m. 

Zero Shades of Gray
Alma McDonough Auditorium
These sessions are required for all students.

Creating a safe, healthy environment for relationships to thrive free from sexual violence is the responsibility of everyone in the Marietta community. Learn about our expectations of you surrounding consent, bystander intervention and where you can get help on campus regarding this extremely important issue.

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

HOME Team Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
These sessions are required for all students.

3:45 – 4:45 p.m.

Maximize Your Buzz
Alma McDonough Auditorium
These sessions are required for all students.

In this session, you will learn to make values-based choices about alcohol and be equipped with safe practices to make healthier choices, reduce high-risk drinking, and take care of friends who over-indulged. Let’s change behaviors by shifting perceptions: “Alcohol is not about drinking; it’s about who you are.”

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get dinner before the evening activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL can provide details about what fun activities are planned for tonight!

Before 1:00 p.m.

Athletics Time

1:00 p.m.

Connect with H.O.M.E. Team
Christy Mall
This session is required.

Your OLs will be lined on the mall to regroup before heading to the afternoon’s activities. 

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get some breakfast before starting the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

9:30 a.m.

Connect with HOME Team
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all residential students.

Reconnect with your HOME Team and prepare for a fun day of activities.

10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Run, Hide, Fight Training
Gathering Place

Run, Hide, Fight Training is an interactive training hosted by the Marietta College Police Department to provide strategies and tips on how to respond should there be a situation involving an active shooter.

11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Lunch
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get some lunch before continuing the rest of the day’s activities. 

1:00 – 1:50 p.m.

PIO 101
Location is listed on your nametag
This session is required for all residential students.

Locate your classroom (listed on your nametag) and head to your first day of class to meet your professor/classmates and learn what it means to be a Marietta College student! Need help figuring out where to go? Stop by the info tent in front of Andrews Hall and a member of the HOME Team will be glad to get you headed to the right place!

2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Academic Engagement
Alma McDonough Auditorium
This session is required for all residential students.

3:00 –6:30 p.m.

Athletics Time

6:30 – 7:00 p.m.

HOME Team Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

7:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL can provide details about what fun activities are planned for tonight!

7:00 – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall

It is extra important today to make sure to get some breakfast before starting the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

8:30 a.m. 

Meet Onboarding Leader
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

8:45 a.m. 

Load Buses
Butler Street
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

9:00 a.m.

Depart for Experience Trip
Butler Street
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

No matter your adventure, you will want to bring a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, bug spray, a towel, water bottle and any medications or inhalers you may need while away. It may get cool in the evening so you may also want to bring a sweatshirt or a light-weight jacket.

What to Wear Rafting:

• Swimsuit
• Shorts
• Shoes that tie
• T-Shirt
• Baseball cap
• Sunglasses (with a strap)
• Sunscreen
• Hair tie (for long hair)

What to Wear for Non-Rafting Adventures:

• Closed-toe shoes
• Shorts
• Swimsuit
• T-Shirt
• Hat
• Sunscreen
• Sunglasses (with a strap)
• Hair tie (for long hair)

What to Leave in Marietta

• Please do not bring anything you wouldn’t want to lose such as wallets, purses, jewelry, cell phones, credit cards, etc.

9:00 p.m.

Return to Campus

11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Residential Student PioCONNECT
Hermann Fine Arts Center
This session is required for all residential students.

Pick up your ID and room key, get cleared by Student Accounts, get your H.O.M.E. materials and check into your residence hall with the help of staff and upperclass students. Check your Marietta email and Residence page for housing, roommate, and move-in information, available by July 31. All students must complete the PioCONNECT process.

3:00 p.m.

Family Farewell
Residence Halls

H.O.M.E. programs are dedicated to new students, and we are looking forward to our time together over the next few days as well fully welcome you to the Marietta College community.

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

First Floor Meeting
Residence Halls
This session is required for all residential students.

Meet your neighbors and learn all you need to know about life in a residence hall. Your Resident Assistant (RA) will share details on where to meet and what to expect.

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Grab dinner with your new neighbors and RA. Don’t forget your student ID!

6:45 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.

HOME Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all residential students.

Join your peers in your first HOME Team Meeting at your assigned HOME Room (located on your name tag). This is where you will meet the same group and leaders you will be working with during HOME.

8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Welcome Bonfire
Hermann Bowl

This is your chance to unwind and connect with your fellow peers through music, snacks, and great company! 

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get some breakfast before starting the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

9:30 a.m.

Connect with HOME Team
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all students.

Reconnect with your HOME Team and prepare for a fun day of activities. 

10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Exploretta with HOME Team
Campus and Downtown Marietta
This session is required for all students.

Explore campus and downtown Marietta with your HOME Team. 

11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Lunch
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get some lunch before continuing the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

1:00 p.m.

Connect with H.O.M.E. Team
Christy Mall
This session is required.

Your OLs will be lined on the mall to regroup before heading to the afternoon’s activities. 

1:15 – 4:30 p.m.

Small Group Rotations
These sessions are required for all students.

• Transitions and Boundaries – Great Room, Andrews Hall
• Stress Management for College Students – Selby 150
• Living and Learning in a Community – McDonough Auditorium 

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get dinner before the evening activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL can provide details about what fun activities are planned for tonight!

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Brunch
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get some brunch before continuing the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

1:00 p.m.

Connect with H.O.M.E. Team
Christy Mall
This session is required.

Your OLs will be lined on the mall to regroup before heading to the afternoon’s activities. 

1:15 – 2:15 p.m. 

Zero Shades of Gray
Alma McDonough Auditorium
These sessions are required for all students.

Creating a safe, healthy environment for relationships to thrive free from sexual violence is the responsibility of everyone in the Marietta community. Learn about our expectations of you surrounding consent, bystander intervention and where you can get help on campus regarding this extremely important issue.

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

HOME Team Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
These sessions are required for all students.

3:45 – 4:45 p.m.

Maximize Your Buzz
Alma McDonough Auditorium
These sessions are required for all students.

In this session, you will learn to make values-based choices about alcohol and be equipped with safe practices to make healthier choices, reduce high-risk drinking, and take care of friends who over-indulged. Let’s change behaviors by shifting perceptions: “Alcohol is not about drinking; it’s about who you are.”

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get dinner before the evening activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL can provide details about what fun activities are planned for tonight!

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get some breakfast before starting the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

9:30 a.m.

Connect with HOME Team
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all residential students.

Reconnect with your HOME Team and prepare for a fun day of activities.

10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Run, Hide, Fight Training
Gathering Place

Run, Hide, Fight Training is an interactive training hosted by the Marietta College Police Department to provide strategies and tips on how to respond should there be a situation involving an active shooter.

11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Lunch
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get some lunch before continuing the rest of the day’s activities. 

1:00 – 1:50 p.m.

PIO 101
Location is listed on your nametag
This session is required for all residential students.

Locate your classroom (listed on your nametag) and head to your first day of class to meet your professor/classmates and learn what it means to be a Marietta College student! Need help figuring out where to go? Stop by the info tent in front of Andrews Hall and a member of the HOME Team will be glad to get you headed to the right place!

2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Academic Engagement
Alma McDonough Auditorium
This session is required for all residential students.

3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Time to Handle Business!

This is your time! Finish setting up your room, take a nap, or stop by different administrative offices based on your needs and interests!

Where to Take Care of Business:

• Accommodations: Academic Resource Center, 3rd Floor, Andrews Hall
• Financial Aid: 2nd Floor, Irvine Hall
• Residential Questions: Student Life, 2nd Floor, Andrews Hall
• Schedule Changes: Academic Resource Center, 3rd Floor, Andrews Hall
• Student Accounts: 2nd Floor, Irvine Hall
• Student Employment: 2nd Floor, Irvine Hall

Places to Visit:

• Career Center: Upper Gilman Learn how to get connected with internship opportunities!
• Center for Health and Wellness, Harrison Hall

5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get dinner before the evening activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

6:30 – 7:00 p.m.

HOME Team Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

7:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL can provide details about what fun activities are planned for tonight!

7:00 – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall

It is extra important today to make sure to get some breakfast before starting the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

8:30 a.m. 

Meet Onboarding Leader
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

8:45 a.m. 

Load Buses
Butler Street
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

9:00 a.m.

Depart for Experience Trip
Butler Street
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

No matter your adventure, you will want to bring a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, bug spray, a towel, water bottle and any medications or inhalers you may need while away. It may get cool in the evening so you may also want to bring a sweatshirt or a light-weight jacket.

What to Wear Rafting:

• Swimsuit
• Shorts
• Shoes that tie
• T-Shirt
• Baseball cap
• Sunglasses (with a strap)
• Sunscreen
• Hair tie (for long hair)

What to Wear for Non-Rafting Adventures:

• Closed-toe shoes
• Shorts
• Swimsuit
• T-Shirt
• Hat
• Sunscreen
• Sunglasses (with a strap)
• Hair tie (for long hair)

What to Leave in Marietta

• Please do not bring anything you wouldn’t want to lose such as wallets, purses, jewelry, cell phones, credit cards, etc.

9:00 p.m.

Return to Campus

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

PioCONNECT
Hermann Fine Arts Center
This session is required.

Pick up your ID, get cleared by Student Accounts and get your H.O.M.E. materials. All students must complete the PioCONNECT process.

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Grab dinner with your new neighbors and RA. Don’t forget your student ID!

Finish dinner early? The Commuter Lounge on the second floor of Andrews Hall is open and available!

6:45 – 7:45 p.m.

H.O.M.E. Meeting
Location is listed on your nametag
This session is required.

Join your peers in your first HOME Team meeting at your assigned HOME Room (located on your name tag). This is where you will meet the small group and leaders you will be working with during HOME.

8:00 – 9:30 p.m.

Welcome Bonfire
Hermann Bowl

This is your chance to unwind and connect with your fellow peers through music, snacks, and great company!

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast Available
Gilman Dining Hall

Commuter students’ meals are provided during HOME so please make sure to get some breakfast before starting the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

Finish breakfast early? The Commuter Lounge on the second floor of Andrews Hall is open and available! 

9:30 a.m.

Connect with HOME Team
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required.

10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Exploretta with HOME Team
Campus and Downtown Marietta
This session is required.

11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Lunch
Gilman Dining Hall

Commuter students’ meals are provided during HOME so please sure to get some lunch before continuing the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

1:00 p.m.

Connect with HOME Team
Christy Mall
This session is required.

Your OLs will be lined on the mall to regroup before heading to the afternoon’s activities.

1:15 – 4:30 p.m.

Small Group Rotations
These sessions are required for all students.

• Transitions and Boundaries – Great Room, Andrews Hall
• Stress Management for College Students – Selby 150
• Living and Learning in a Community – McDonough Auditorium 

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Commuter students’ meals are provided during HOME so please make sure to get dinner before the evening activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

Finish dinner early? The Commuter Lounge on the second floor of Andrews Hall is open and available!

7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL can provide details about what fun activities are planned for tonight!

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Brunch Available
Gilman Dining Hall

Commuter students’ meals are provided during HOME so please make sure to get some brunch before today’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

Finish brunch early? The Commuter Lounge on the second floor of Andrews Hall is open and available! 

1:00 p.m.

Connect with HOME Team
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required.

Reconnect with your HOME Team and prepare for a fun day of activities. Your OL will let you know where to meet! 

1:15 – 2:15 p.m.

Zero Shades of Gray
Alma McDonough Auditorium
This session is required.

Creating a safe, healthy environment for relationships to thrive free from sexual violence is the responsibility of everyone in the Marietta community. Learn about our expectations of you surrounding consent, bystander intervention and where you can get help on campus regarding this extremely important issue.

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

H.O.M.E. Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required.

3:45 – 4:45 p.m.

Maximize Your Buzz
Alma McDonough Auditorium
This session is required.

In this session, you will learn to make values-based choices about alcohol and be equipped with safe practices to make healthier choices, reduce high-risk drinking, and take care of friends who over-indulged. Let’s change behaviors by shifting perceptions: “Alcohol is not about drinking; it’s about who you are.”

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Commuter students’ meals are provided during HOME so please make sure to get dinner before the evening activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

Finish dinner early? The Commuter Lounge on the second floor of Andrews Hall is open and available!

7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL can provide details about what fun activities are planned for tonight!

7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast Available
Gilman Dining Hall

Commuter students’ meals are provided during HOME so please make sure to get some breakfast before starting the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

9:30 a.m.

Connect with HOME Team
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required.

Reconnect with your HOME Team and prepare for a fun day of activities. Your OL will let you know where to meet! 

10:00 – 11:30 a.m. 

Run, Hide, Fight Training
Gathering Place
This session is required.

Run, Hide, Fight Training is an interactive training hosted by the Marietta College Police Department to provide strategies and tips on how to respond should there be a situation involving an active shooter.

11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Lunch
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get some lunch before continuing the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

Finish lunch early? The Commuter Lounge on the second floor of Andrews Hall is open and available! 

1:00 – 1:50 p.m.

PIO 101
Location is listed on your nametag
This session is required.

Locate your classroom (listed on your nametag) and head to your first day of class to meet your professor/classmates and learn what it means to be a Marietta College student! Need help figuring out where to go? Stop by the info tent in front of Andrews Hall and a member of the HOME Team will be glad to get you headed to the right place!

2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Academic Engagement
Alma McDonough Auditorium
This session is required.

3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Time to Handle Business!

This is your time! Finish setting up your room, take a nap, or stop by different administrative offices based on your needs and interests!

Where to Take Care of Business:

• Accommodations: Academic Resource Center, 3rd Floor, Andrews Hall
• Commuting Questions: Student Life, 2nd Floor, Andrews Hall 
• Financial Aid: 2nd Floor, Irvine Hall
• Schedule Changes: Academic Resource Center, 3rd Floor, Andrews Hall
• Student Accounts: 2nd Floor, Irvine Hall
• Student Employment: 2nd Floor, Irvine Hall

Places to Visit:

• Career Center: Upper Gilman Learn how to get connected with internship opportunities!
• Center for Health and Wellness, Harrison Hall

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Make sure to get dinner before the evening activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

Finish dinner early? The Commuter Lounge on the second floor of Andrews Hall is open and available! 

6:30 – 7:00 p.m.

HOME Team Meeting
HOME Room (Location is listed on your nametag)
This session is required.

7:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Evening Activities

Your OL can provide details about what fun activities are planned for tonight!

7:00 – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall

It is extra important today to make sure to get some breakfast before starting the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget your student ID!

8:30 a.m. 

Meet Onboarding Leader
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

8:45 a.m. 

Load Buses
Butler Street
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

9:00 a.m.

Depart for Experience Trip
Butler Street
This session is required for all students attending the experience trip.

No matter your adventure, you will want to bring a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, bug spray, a towel, water bottle and any medications or inhalers you may need while away. It may get cool in the evening so you may also want to bring a sweatshirt or a light-weight jacket.

What to Wear Rafting:

• Swimsuit
• Shorts
• Shoes that tie
• T-Shirt
• Baseball cap
• Sunglasses (with a strap)
• Sunscreen
• Hair tie (for long hair)

What to Wear for Non-Rafting Adventures:

• Closed-toe shoes
• Shorts
• Swimsuit
• T-Shirt
• Hat
• Sunscreen
• Sunglasses (with a strap)
• Hair tie (for long hair)

What to Leave in Marietta

• Please do not bring anything you wouldn’t want to lose such as wallets, purses, jewelry, cell phones, credit cards, etc.

9:00 p.m.

Return to Campus