The document provides an overview of the schedule and events for Family Orientation at Scripps College on Thursday, August 25th. Key events and activities include residence hall check-in, information booths, writing letters to students, a family photo booth, a new student welcome, family lunch, panels on academic and campus life, sessions on campus resources, and a president's reception. The schedule provides times and locations for each part of the day-long orientation.

1. Family Orientation | 2016

2. Family Orientation 2016 | Scripps College
Thursday, August 25th
Residence Halls Check-In
Each Residence Hall
Campus staff and peer mentors will greet you and help you
check-in. Go to a Scripps Association of Families table to check
in and checkout a moving dolly.
General Information Booths
Various Campus Locations
Questions about Orientation?
Wondering how to get to a
specific location? Stop by one of
our information booths and ask
our friendly students!
Administrative Offices
Various Campus Locations
Dean of Students Office: Balch
Hall 112
Student Activities and Residential
Life Office (SARLO): Routt/Frankel Annex
Registrar: Balch Hall 121
Financial Aid (available for personal drop-ins during Scripps 101
in Humanities)
Career Planning & Resources: Malott Commons/Seal Court
Facilities and Maintenance: 250 Platt, Lang 51
Laspa Center for Leadership: Malott Commons/Seal Court
Mail Center/Package Room: Vita Nova Hall
EmPOWER Center: 1030 Dartmouth Ave.
Student Accounts: Balch Hall 119
Sallie Tiernan Field House: east end of campus
Family Lounge
Motley Coffeehouse, Seal Court
For those“in-between”times, rest in this iconic, air-
conditioned student hangout. Enjoy cool beverages and light
refreshments, courtesy of the Scripps Association of Families.
Stroll across Seal Court to the Scripps Store to purchase
College merchandise.
8am-11am
8:30am-
5:30pm
8am-5pm

3. Family Orientation 2016 | Scripps College
Write a Letter to Your Student
Motley Coffeehouse, Seal Court
Write a heartfelt note to your student as they embark on their
new journey. Letters will be delivered to all first-year student
mailboxes during the second
week of school.
Family Photo Booth
Bowling Green Lawn
Capture the moment! Please take
a commemorative picture with
your student at our professional
photo booth. Photos will be
placed in a keepsake‘Class of
2020’silver frame and ready for pick-
up at the After the Goodbye President’s Reception at 5:30pm.
New Student Welcome
Garrison Theater, Performing Arts Center
Larissa Z. Tiedens, President
Amy Marcus-Newhall, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean
of Faculty
Victoria Romero, Vice President for Enrollment
Charlotte Johnson, Vice President for Student Affairs, Dean of
Students
Sneha Deo, President, Scripps
Associated Students (SAS)
Family Lunch (New Students,
Families, and Friends)
Jaqua Quadrangle
Enjoy lunch with fellow students
and families. Administrators,
students, and college staff will
mingle to answer all of your questions.
Thursday, August 25th (cont.)
8:30am-
5:30pm
11am-Noon
10am-4pm
Noon-
1:30pm

4. Family Orientation 2016 | Scripps College
Thursday, August 25th (cont.)
Insights into Life at Scripps
Garrison Theater, Performing Arts Center
An esteemed panel will talk with parents about academic
expectations and co-curricular life. This is a great time to discuss the
next chapter of your student’s
new life at Scripps College.
Amy Marcus-Newhall, Vice
President for Academic Affairs,
Dean of Faculty
Charlotte Johnson, Vice
President for Student Affairs,
Dean of Students
Fiona Vajk, Assistant Director
for Monsour Counseling
& Psychological Services,
Claremont University Consortium
Marie Veil ’17, Student
Representative from NSO
Getting Things Done:
Scripps 101
Humanities Classrooms
We are here to answer your questions! Attend our essential
information sessions for parents. Staff and faculty from some of
our most relevant programs will give mini-presentations about
the programs and services offered to your first-year student.
Rotate in and out of each classroom and don’t forget to bring your
questions!
Core Curriculum Career Planning & Resources/Workstudy
Financial Aid Study Abroad and Global Education (SAGE)
Health & Wellness Laspa Center for Leadership
Business Affairs Scripps Association of Families (SAF)
Academic Services
and Resources
Families and Friends Say Goodbye to Students
Take a few personal minutes with your student to say goodbye.
1:30pm-
2:45pm
3pm-5pm
5pm-
5:30pm

5. Family Orientation 2016 | Scripps College
Thursday, August 25th (cont.)
5:30pm - 6:30pm
After the Goodbye President’s Reception (Families Only)
Elm Tree Lawn
Since the suitcases have been unpacked and you have said
your goodbyes, please join
President Larissa Z. Tiedens
and the Scripps Association
of Families Co-Chairs on
Elm Tree Lawn, for a casual
(come as you are) reception.
Relax and enjoy wine and
hors d’oeuvres with other
families.
This will be your only
opportunity to pick up
your framed family
photo!
5:30pm-
6:30pm
Questions?
Find College staff
wearing an“Ask
Me”button!
Lookforourschedulearoundcampus!

6. Write a Letter to Your Student!
Family Lounge at the Motley Coffee House
air-conditioned | cold drinks | snacks
Letters will be delivered to first-year students during the second week of school.
Thursday August 25th
8:30am - 5:30pm
Motley Coffeehouse, Seal
Court
Family Photo Booth!
Take a commemorative picture with your student!
Pick up your photo in its keepsake Class of 2020 silver frame
at the After the Goodbye President’s Reception at 5:30pm
Thursday August 25th10am - 4pmBowling Green Lawn

7. 1030 Columbia Ave., #2009
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 607-3043 | Families@scrippscollege.edu