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SOAR 2008
Friday, August 22
9:00am-5:30pm Move-in
1:00pm-4:00pm Laptop computer set-up
11:35am -12:45pm Lunch
5:30pm Welcome Dinner at the Providence Café and
Steve Kortenhoeven, Dean of Student Life
7:00pm “The Providence Perspective: the history of the
college” with Pr. Jim Den Ouden
8:00pm Dessert Social
9:00pm- 10:00pm “Get to know your classmates”
10:00pm Resident Life Meeting
Saturday, August 23
7:45am-8:30am Breakfast
8:30am- 9:00am Chapel
9:00am-10:00am Session 1: Student Handbook
11:00am- 12:00pm Game Time- “Are you smarter than a parent?”
12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm-3:00pm Service Project
3:30pm Assessment Testing:
Essay
Spanish Placement Test
5:30pm Dinner with Faculty
7:00pm- 8:00pm Session 2: Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Skits &
Discussion
8:00pm- 9:30pm Fun Time!
10:00pm Session 3: Resident Life Policies
Sunday, August 24
8:00am-8:30am Breakfast
Morning Worship at Local Churches
1:00pm- 1:30pm Lunch
2:00pm- 5:30pm Free Time, Rest, Say good-bye to parents
6:00pm Evening Worship
7:30pm Dinner with Staff
9:00pm Praise & Worship
10:00pm Residence Hall Meeting
Monday, August 25
8:15am- 8:45am Breakfast
9:00am Leave for Retreat
11:00am -12:00pm Devotions & Read “Tyranny of the Urgent”
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm- 2:00pm Session 4: “Tyranny of the Urgent” discussion & Time
Management
2:00pm- 5:30pm Big Bear Activities
6:00pm Dinner in town
7:30pm Fun time back at the cabin
10:00pm Devotions at cabins
Tuesday, August 26
8:15am Breakfast
10:00am Hike
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Session 5: Engaging God’s World discussion
2:30pm Clean-up Cabins, Head home
Back at Providence
5:30pm Fresh/Upperclassmen Meet-n-Greet Dinner
7:00pm-8:00pm Session 6: Academic Edge with Lynn Hoekstra
8:00pm- 9:00pm Student panel—Advice from Upperclassmen
9:30pm Res Life Meeting
Wednesday, August 27
7:20am- 8:30am Breakfast
7:30am- 9:30am Registration
7:30—Freshmen who have to take the Math Placement
test
8-8:30—Freshmen
8:30-9:30—Sophomores
8:00am Math Placement Test
10:30am Convocation
12:00pm-2:00 Ontario Scavenger Hunt
12:30pm-1:30pm Registration- Juniors & Seniors
2:00pm- 3:30pm Student Employment Orientation
2:00-2:30-All meet with Tina Bos
2:30-3:30-Meet with supervisor
3:30pm-5:15 Meet individually with your Advisor
5:15pm President’s Welcome Dinner
7:00pm Evening Classes begin
9:30pm Ice Cream Social
Thursday, August 28
7:45-8:30am Breakfast
8:30am Prayer at the Pole
9:00am Day Classes Begin
Friday, August 29
10:35am-11:35am First Chapel of the Year
8:00pm Movie night in the Chapel
Saturday, August 30
7:05pm Quakes Baseball Game
Monday, September 8
10:30am-4:30pm Providence Beach Day
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