H.O.M.E. (Honoring Our Marietta Experience) is a required event for all new students that is designed to prepare you for the social, cultural and academic expectations of Marietta College. During this program, you will meet other new students and interact with faculty and staff as you participate in a signature leadership program, explore your strengths, become acclimated to the College community, and prepare for the academic rigor of Marietta College.

Your H.O.M.E. experience will be led by the H.O.M.E. team, student leaders who are trained to help you successfully navigate your first few days of college life. They will share with you their experiences and wisdom, making sure that you are prepared to start classes on Monday. The final event of H.O.M.E. is the first-year excursion.

H.O.M.E. is an experience that you will not soon forget, it is an essential part of your Marietta journey.

First Year Move In is from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Friday, August 19th. Questions regarding H.O.M.E. can be directed to Amanda Mullen, Associate Dean of Students and Director of New Student Engagement and Transition Programs.

2022 H.O.M.E. Schedule

Friday, August 19, 2022 (Day 1)

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 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 HOME 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 by late July. All residential students must complete the PioCONNECT process.

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Settling In (Residential Students)

Take time to set up your new room and get to know your roommate better!

3:15 p.m.

Meet for Matriculation
Residence Halls

This session is required for all students.
Meet your RA in your residence hall dressed for the Matriculation ceremony. The attire for Matriculation is business causal. Together, you will make your way to the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center (DBRC)

3:30 p.m.

Line up for Matriculation
Dyson Baudo Recreation Center

This session is required for all students.

4:00 p.m.

Matriculation
Dyson Baudo Recreation Center

This session is required for all students.
Enjoy the Matriculation ceremony with your peers. The Matriculation ceremony marks a student’s formal enrollment in the College. The ceremony includes a welcome address from the President and concludes with each student adding their name to the historic Marietta College Matriculation Book, which every former Marietta College student has signed.

5:00 p.m.

Class Photo
Hermann Fine Arts Center

This session is required for all students.

5:15 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.

Matriculation Dinner
Dyson

This session is required for all students.
Enjoy delicious cuisine provided by Parkhurst Dining. Family and friends are welcome

6:45 p.m.

Family Farewell
Dyson Baudo Recreation Center

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

Welcome Block Party and Sternwheel Rides

Enjoy evening social events and a sternwheel ride with the HOME team. Students with an even HOME group number will depart for the sternwheel rides at 6:45 p.m., students with an odd HOME group number will depart for the sternwheel rides at 7:45 p.m.

9:30 p.m.

First Floor Meetings, Residential Students
Residence Halls

This session is required for all residential students.
Your RA will share details on where to meet and what to expect

Saturday, August 20, 2022 (Day 2)

7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall

Join your classmates for breakfast at Gilman. Don't forget your Marietta ID!

8:30 a.m.

HOME Team Meeting 1
HOME Room

This session is required for all 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 small group and leader you will be working with during HOME.

9:00 a.m.

Depart for Downtown Marietta

9:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Downtown Marietta

11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Lunch
Gilman Dining Hall

Join your classmates for lunch at Gilman. Don't forget your Marietta ID!

1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. — Small Group Rotations

These session is required for all students.

Zero Shades of Gray
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.

How to Magically Connect with ANYONE
Enjoy magic and laugh-out-loud stories to learn more about human connection and gain tools and techniques to create a better Marietta and world.

1 p.m. - 2p.m.:

Navy: Zero Shades of Gray – McDonough Auditorium
White: How to Magically Connect with ANYONE – Gathering Place
Gray: HOME Group – Great Room, Andrews Hall

2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Gray: Zero Shades of Gray – McDonough Auditorium
Navy: How to Magically Connect with ANYONE – Gathering Place
White: HOME Group – Great Room, Andrews Hall

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

White: Zero Shades of Gray – McDonough Auditorium
Gray: How to Magically Connect with ANYONE– Gathering Place
Navy: HOME Group – Great Room, Andrews Hall

4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

HOME Meeting
HOME Room

This session is required for all students.

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Join your classmates for dinner at Gilman. Don’t forget your Marietta ID!

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

Evening Social Events

Sunday, August 21, 2022 (Day 3)

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall

Join your classmates for breakfast at Gilman. Don't forget your Marietta ID!

8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Optional activities and rest

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch
Gilman Dining Hall

Join your classmates for lunch at Gilman. Don't forget your Marietta ID!

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. — Small Group Rotations

These session is required for all students.

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

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Even groups: Run Hide Fight
Odd Groups: HOME Meeting

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Even groups: HOME Meeting
Odd Groups: Run Hide Fight

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Join your classmates for dinner at Gilman. Don’t forget your Marietta ID!

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Evening Social Events

Monday, August 22, 2022 (Day 4)

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast
Gilman Dining Hall

Join your classmates for breakfast at Gilman. Don't forget your Marietta ID!

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

ETS Testing

This session is required for all students.
The Marietta College curriculum is designed to develop students’ skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and critical thinking. To ensure that our courses and co-curricular activities effectively serve students, we administer the nationally respected Proficiency Profile exam from ETS to all fulltime students in their first year at Marietta College, and then again in their graduating year. Students who score in the top 20% of their senior class are recognized for the achievement at commencement. The exam is a multiple-choice test similar to the ACT and SAT.

1:00 p.m.

First PIO 101

These sessions is required for all 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 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Relax, Get Settled, Take Care of 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
  • Experience Trip Waivers or Questions: Student Life, 2nd 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:
  • Bookstore Open House: Upper Gilman Pick up your books or some new MC swag!
  • Career Center: Upper Gilman Learn how to get connected with internship opportunities!
  • Multicultural Center: Arts & Humanities House Learn about the Office of Diversity & Inclusion and the programs they host!
  • Center for Health and Wellness, Harrison Hall

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Dinner
Gilman Dining Hall

Join your classmates for dinner at Gilman. Don’t forget your Marietta ID!

7:00 p.m.

Final HOME Metting/Trip Prep
HOME Room

These sessions is required for all students.

8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Evening Activities

Tuesday, August 23, 2022 (Day 5)

7:30 - 8:15 a.m.

Breakfast Pick Up
Gilman Dining Hall

Grab a breakfast to go from Gilman. Don't forget your Marietta DI!

8:15 a.m. 

HOME Meeting

8:30 a.m.

Depart for Experience Trip
Butler Street

This session is required for all students
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.

10:00 p.m.

Return to Campus