Welcome Weekend for New Students includes a wide array of programming for students and families. A full list of Welcome Weekend activities is available at welcomeweekend.nd.edu, but all science-specific programming is shown below:
Time | Event | Host(s) | Location |
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8:30-10:00 |
Coffee, bagels, and pastries |
Jordan Hall Galleria | |
9:00-10:00 | Welcome to the College of Science (presentation slides) | Interim Dean Michael Hildreth & Associate Dean Dan Gezelter | 101 and 105 Jordan Hall |
10:30-noon | First Lectures (students only) There are many more first lectures available, but these are from Science faculty: | ||
Question everything: paradoxes, surprises and counterintuitive truths | Professor David Galvin | 118 Nieuwland Hall | |
Developing Great Research and Study Habits in Science | Professor & Associate Dean Mary Anne McDowell | 138 Debartolo Hall | |
You've made it to college... Now what? Navigating academic rigor and staying whole in the process | Professor Nancy Michael | 101 Jordan Hall | |
Navigating university life and how to make the most of the next 4 years | Professor Philippe Collon | 123 Nieuwland Hall | |
1:30-3:30 | Drop in meet and greet | Advisors & Directors of Undergraduate Studies | |
Science - First Year advising | Assistant Deans Laura Flynn and David Veselik | 3rd floor landing, Jordan Hall | |
Applied & Computational Mathematics & Statistics | Professor Alan Huebner | Jordan Reading Room | |
Biological Sciences | Professor Jennifer Robichaud | Jordan Hall Galleria | |
Chemistry & Biochemistry |
Professor DeeAnne Goodenough-Lashua |
325 Jordan Hall | |
Environmental Sciences | Professor Dominic Chaloner | Jordan Hall Galleria | |
Mathematics | Professor Sonja Mapes | Jordan Reading Room | |
Neuroscience & Behavior | Professors Nancy Michael & Rachel Branco | 4th floor landing, Jordan Hall | |
Physics | Professor Philippe Colon | 213 Jordan Hall or Jordan Sundial (weather permitting) | |
Science Preprofessional Major & Advising | Assistant Dean Kathleen Kolberg | 2nd floor landing, Jordan Hall | |
Science collegiate majors (Science-Business, Science-Computing, Science-Education) | Sister Kathleen Cannon & Assistant Dean Arielle Phillips | 3rd floor landing, Jordan Hall | |
Minor in Compassionate Care and Medicine | Professor Dominic Vachon | 2nd floor landing, Jordan Hall | |
Minor in Science & Patient Advocacy | Barbara Calhoun, MSN, RN, PNP | 2nd floor landing, Jordan Hall | |
Minor in Sustainability | Professor Phil Sakimoto | Jordan Hall Galleria | |
1:30-3:30 | Museum of Biodiversity Open House | Professor Barbara Hellenthal, Curator | 157 Jordan Hall |
1:30-2:00 | Digital Visualization Theater Show | Professor Keith Davis | 100 Jordan Hall |
2:00-2:45 | Preparing for the Health Professions | Father James Foster | 105 Jordan Hall |
3:00-3:30 | Digital Visualization Theater Show | Professor Keith Davis | 100 Jordan Hall |