DAY 1
| 7:00 a.m. | Pick up at Malcolm X College (Chicago) | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Bus arrives at Grant Towers South (GTS) Residence Hall | GTS |
| 8:45 – 9:00 a.m. | Check in at Grant Towers South | GTS |
| 9:10 – 9:15 a.m. | Walk Students to Stevenson South (STS) | STS Smart room |
| 9:15 – 9:30 a.m. | Meeting with CHANCE Counselors | STS Smart room |
| Welcome/Introductions/Announcements | STS Smart room | |
| 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. | English Placement Evaluation | STS Smart room |
| 11:00 – 11:15 a.m. | Walk to Holmes Student Center | HSC |
| 11:15 – 12:00 p.m. | Lunch at Blackhawk Food Court | HSC |
| 12:00 – 12:15 p.m. | Northern Neighborhood | Neptune Central |
| 12:15 – 12:30 p.m. | Walk To Graham Hall | Graham Hall |
| 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. | Reading Placement Evaluation | Graham 235 |
| 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Math Placement Evaluation | Cavan Auditorium |
| 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. | Pictures for NIU Student ID taken | HSC ( Lower level) |
| 5:15 – 6:00 p.m. | Dinner | GTS Cafeteria |
| 6:30 – 7: 30 p.m. | Meet for Student Recreation Center tour | GTS |
| 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. | Bowling/Billards | Huskie Den |
| 10:30 p.m. | CURFEW (You must be on your assigned residence hall floor) | |
| 12 Midnight | Quiet Hours |
DAY 2
| 6:30 – 6:45 a.m. | WAKE UP time (all students to be off floor by 7:30 a.m.) | GTS Cafeteria |
| 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast | GTS |
| 8:00 – 8:15 a.m. | Meet in GTS Lobby and walk to Stevenson South | GTS Lobby |
| 8:15 – 8:30 a.m. | Peer Mentoring Program (PMP) & Chi Alpha Epsilon (XAE) | STS Smart room |
| 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. | ACCESS Tutoring | STS Smart room |
| 8:45 – 9:45 a.m. | Speech Placement Evaluation | STS Smart room |
| 9:45 – 10:00 a.m. | Housing Representative | STS Smart room |
| 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. | NIU Academic Advisors | STS Smart room |
| 10:45 – 11:15 a.m. | Registration General Information Session | STS Smart room |
| Review of Placement Results | STS Smart room | |
| 11:15 – 11:45 a.m. | Individual Conferences with COMSKILLS (Engl/Read/Math/Speech) | STS Smart room |
| 11:45 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | GTS Cafeteria |
| 1:00 – 1:15 p.m. | Bursar Representative | STS Smart room |
| 1:15 p.m. | Financial Aid Presentation by Charles Ogundipe & Barbara Curry | STS Smart room |
| Individual conferences with Financial Aid Counselor | STS Smart room | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Students work on Fall Schedules | Graham 235 |
| Registration for Fall Classes | Graham 235 | |
| 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Return Linen/Check Out | GTS Cafeteria |
| 5:00 – 5:45 p.m. | Dinner | GTS |
| 5:30 p.m. | Board Bus | GTS |
| 5:45 p.m. | Bus Leaves for Chicago (Malcolm X College) |
It is very important that you BE ON TIME for all scheduled activities. The Community Advisors are responsible for getting you to activity and testing sites. Consequently, your attention and cooperation is expected to help make this orientation session run smoothly.
Ask questions if you don't know or if you have any concerns about what is happening. Be aware that there are many groups being served by the cafeteria at different and overlapping times, so follow the above schedule to avoid long lines or missing meals.