Student Affairs
Fall 2008 New Student Orientation
Kick off your Cornish College of the Arts experience at Cornish Connection 2008.
A variety of fun and informative events designed to help you meet students, faculty and staff, learn about campus services, community resources, and assist you in your transition to the Cornish Community and Seattle.
Monday, August 25th
Theater Students
| 9:00am - 12:00pm |
Freshman Auditions for TH 132 Musical Theater All freshman Theater students interested in auditioning for placement in TH132 Introduction to Musical Theater should contact Theater Coordinator Jan Hubert at (206)726-5042 or jhubert@cornish.edu for audition information and to sign up for an appointment. |
Raisbeck Hall (Downtown) |
Dance Students
| 9:30am - 3:30pm |
Cornish Dance Theater Auditions Transfer students with at least 15 transfer credits in the Humanities and Sciences are invited to audition for Cornish Dance Theater, the Department's performing ensemble. |
Kerry Hall (Capitol Hill) |
Music Students
| 10:00am - 12:00pm |
Music Placement - Classical Vocal If you are planning to major in Classical Voice within the Music Department, you must attend this audition; it will lead to your placement with the correct Vocal Instructor. |
Kerry Hall (Capitol Hill) 2nd Floor |
| 1:00pm - 3:00pm | Music Placement - Theory, Musicianship & Piano Required if you did not do placement testing at Registration in June or July. These tests will determine the correct level courses for your first semester. |
Kerry Hall (Capitol Hill) Room 218 |
| 3:00pm - 5:00pm | Music Placement - Classical Instrumental, Composition, Vocal Jazz If you are planning to major in one of these three areas within the Music Department, you must attend these auditions; they will lead to your placement with the correct Instructor and/or courses first semester. (Instrumental Jazz placement is on Thursday) |
Kerry Hall (Capitol Hill) 2nd Floor |
Tuesday, August 26th
Dance Students
| 9:00am - 5:00pm | Dance - Performance Enhancement Screenings All incoming Dance students are required to attend. A team of health care professionals will screen students for baseline strength and motion assessments that will be used to enhance their dance performance. |
Main Campus Center (Downtown) Room 309 |
Theater Students
| 11:30am - 12:15pm | Pre-registration Advising All theater students who have not yet registered need to meet with the Theater Chair for advising. |
Main Campus Center (Downtown) Room 204 |
Registration
| 1:00pm - 5:00pm | Advising & Registration - By Appointment If you did not register at the June or July New Student Registration event this is when you will meet with your advisor and select first semester classes. Advising times are by appointment; you can find yours on the bright colored sheet in this packet. |
Main Campus Center (Downtown) Room 303, 305, 307 |
Parents
| 5:00pm - 7:00pm | President's Reception for Parents of New Students | Main Campus Center (Downtown), 1st Floor Gallery |
Wednesday, August 27th
| 8:30am - 9:15am | Check-in After checking in we'll make the short walk to Seattle Unity in small groups. |
Main Campus Center (Downtown) Nellie's Café, 2nd Floor |
| 9:30am- 10:15am | Welcome to Cornish!
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Seattle Unity Church near Main Campus Center |
| 10:30am - 12:00pm | Student Orientation Groups Join new students, your Integrated Studies Professor, and your Orientation Leader to meet friends, learn about Cornish and how to make the most of Seattle. |
Seattle Unity Church |
| Parent Session A time with the President and Provost followed by a discussion on "Transitions for Parents" with Lori Koshork, Director of Counseling. |
Seattle Unity Church, Fellowship Hall | |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Lunch Hosted by the College. |
Seattle Unity Church |
| 1:00pm - 3:30pm | Special Interest Sessions Parents and students are invited to attend a campus tour or attend mini-sessions on topics such as financial aid, safety, cooking healthy meals, thriving on a student budget, etc. |
Main Campus Center (Downtown), various locations. See sign boards around campus. |
| 3:30pm - 4:00pm | Ice-Cream Social / Farewell to Parents | Main Campus Center (Downtown), Nellie's Café |
| 4:00 - Dinner | Orientation Groups / Dinner Go with your group to explore Seattle, discover a fun restaurant (hosted by your Orientation leader, paid for by Cornish) and locate other community and entertainment opportunities. |
Around Campus & Seattle |
Thursday, August 28th
| 10:00am - 12:00pm | Orientation Groups - Cornish 101 Learn from your Orientation leader how to make the most of your life at Cornish. |
Main Campus Center (Downtown), various locations |
| 12:00pm - 4:00pm | Orientation Groups / Lunch Head off-campus for lunch and find hot spots in Seattle. |
Meet at Main Campus Center (Downtown) |
| 1:00pm - 3:00pm | Music Department - Jazz Instrumental Ensemble Placement All Jazz Instrumentalists must attend these auditions; they will lead to your placement with the correct ensemble. |
Kerry Hall (Capitol Hill), 2nd Floor |
| 4:00pm - 6:00pm | Happy Hour All Orientation Groups - Enjoy some special entertainment, and share pictures from your day with other students over hors d'oeuvres & soft drinks. |
Kerry Hall (Capitol Hill), courtyard |
| 7:00pm | It's a Cornish-ful Life A special production for new students of Cornish by students of various departments. |
Kerry Hall (Capitol Hill), PONCHO Theater |
Friday, August 29th
| 10:00am - 12:00pm | Dance Department Meeting All Dance Students must attend this meeting to be prepared for the first week of classes. |
Kerry Hall (Capitol Hill), Room 301 |
| Theater Department Meeting All Theater Students must attend this meeting to be prepared for the first week of classes. |
Raisbeck Hall (Downtown) | |
| Art Department Meeting All Art Students must attend this meeting to be prepared for the first week of classes. |
Main Campus Center (Downtown), Art Foundation Studio | |
| Design Department Meeting All Design Students must attend this meeting to be prepared for the first week of classes. |
Main Campus Center (Downtown), Room 505 | |
| Music Department Meeting All Music Students must attend this meeting to be prepared for the first week of classes. |
Kerry Hall (Capitol Hill), PONCHO Theater | |
| 7:00pm | It's a Cornish-ful Life A special production for new students of Poncho Theater, Kerry Hall Cornish by students of various departments. |
Kerry Hall (Capitol Hill), PONCHO Theater |
Saturday, August 30th - Monday, September 1st (Labor Day)
| 11:00am - 11:00pm | Bumbershoot The Seattle Arts Festival - For ticket and schedule information visit www.bumbershoot.org. |
Seattle Center |
Tuesday, September 2nd
| First Day of Classes Please refer to the printed schedule you received at registration for the time and location of each of your classes. If you need help please visit the Registration & Records Office on the 3rd floor of Main Campus Center, or phone them at 726.5123. In Kerry Hall, visit either the Dance or Music Department Office or phone Registration & Records. |
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