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Now that High School is ending and it’s time to move onto the next chapter of your life, Rhodes office of New Student Programs hopes to help in the transition. Open Rhodes-summer orientation is a great opportunity to meet other classmates, plan your class schedule, and get away from your parents. Marcus Langford, the Director of New Student Programs, and I have been working since January to develop an informative, but fun schedule. If you haven’t seen the schedule already,  click here.

This year’s schedule is different than last year’s because we saw a need to separate summer orientation from the fall. This year you will have several opportunities to meet with current students in small groups to figure out a typical day at Rhodes and how to get involved on campus. This will also give you a chance to ask any questions you have about college. Day one will end with an evening social with some activities provided by the Rhodes Activity Board (RAB).

The main purpose of Open Rhodes is to help you develop a schedule for the fall in a three-tiered process. You will begin the process by meeting with the academic department of your choosing, followed by a meeting with an adviser from that department in small groups, then have a 1 on 1 meeting with your summer adviser (your fall adviser will be different). All of these meetings will accumulate into your schedule for the fall semester. And to clear up any rumors, if you come to the last session, you will have the same chance of getting into a class as a person in the first session. We have been working with the registrar to make sure this is a fair process. In the meantime, if you want to look at some of the classes offered click here for the course catalog.

Finally, the second day will end with multiple mini-sessions for you and your parents to meet with staff from the Health Center, Student Involvement, Residence Life, Religious and Multicultural Affairs, etc. We hope that this schedule will help you transition better in the fall.

On a final note, don’t forget to register for Open Rhodes. If you have any questions call me at the office at 901.843.3815, email me at schda1@rhodes, or ask questions on the Facebook group “Rhodes Class of 2012.” I can’t wait to meet you all this summer and good luck with the final days of your senior year.

-Dan