Hardin-Simmons freshmen spent Tuesday moving into their new homes.
Students then spent the rest of the day getting to know the campus with their parents.
The hardest part of the day came Tuesday night when parents said goodbye to their student.
The new class of freshmen will spend the rest of the week exploring campus and getting to know their peers.
Below is the schedule of events for HSU students.
Wednesday, August 22
• 8:30 am Breakfast - Moody Center
• 8:45 am Campus Tag - Game to help new students learn the campus – Locations include: Observatory, Johnson Building, Library, Mabee Complex, Intermural Field
• 11:00 am Clean Up
• 11:30 am Lunch - Moody Center
• 1:00 pm Major Meetings
• 2:15-2:45 pm Small group meeting #2
• 2:15-3:15 pm Summer Read 2012
• 3:30-4:30 pm Information Station
• 4:30 pm Dress for Banquet
• 5:30 pm Traditions Assembly - Behrens Auditorium; Ex-Cowgirls perform the Cowgirl Stomp (many of these dancers are in their 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s)
• 6:30 pm Banquet - Mabee Complex
• 7:30 pm Beanie Capping - Behrens Auditorium
• 9:00 pm Alumni Ice Cream Social
Thursday, August 23
• 8:00 am Breakfast
• 9:30 am The Games – a.k.a. Paint Wars, New Intermural Fields
• 11:00 am Clean Up
• 12:00 pm Lunch
• 1:30 pm New Student Survey
• 2:30 pm Information Fair - area around pond
• 2:30 pm Music Theory & Private Lesson Placement - Hemphill Music Building
• 4:00 pm Small Group Meetings & Individual Choice Dinner
• 6:00 pm Dessert Parties & Small Group Meetings - Faculty/Staff Homes
• 7:30 pm Limelight - Behrens Auditorium
• 8:30 pm Cheer Time - Behrens Auditorium
• 10:00 pm Cowboy Dance/Concert - Horse Barn/Rodeo area; White Horse Museum is open
Friday, August 24
• 8:30 am Breakfast
• 9:30 am Faculty Speak Session - Behrens Auditorium (Faculty members talk with students about academic success)
• 11:00 am Dr. Pogue
• 11:30 am Lunch
• 1:00 pm Student Development Assembly
• 2:00 pm Hot Topics
• 4:00 pm Small Group Meetings - Various Locations
• 5:00 pm Dinner - Moody Center
• 6:00 pm Pep Rally - Mabee Complex
• 6:30 pm Final Cheer Off
• 9:00 pm Movie @ Paramount Theatre
Saturday, August 25
• 9:00 am Breakfast (Meal plans start)
• 10:00-12:00 am Community Outreach – Partnering with United Way to paint and clean/repair Taylor County Expo Center (inside coliseum)
• 12:00 pm Lunch
• 2:00 pm Clean Up/Free Time
• 4:30 pm Small Group Meeting
• 5:30 pm Dinner - Moody Center
• 6:30 pm Awards Assembly - Behrens Auditorium
• 8:00-11pm New Student Mixer – Prime Time
Sunday, August 26
• 8:30 am Breakfast before church
Monday, August 27
• Fall Semester Begins
