WHAT IS WELCOME WEEK?
Welcome Week 2003 is program especially designed to assist first year students in their transition into the TCNJ Community. Whether resident or off campus student, during this week long event students will:
Explore New Friendships
Welcome Week is a great chance to meet other members of the Class of
2007! First Year Students will have the campus to themselves for a few days, and it is a great time to spend get to know fellow students. There will also be returning students, faculty members and college administrators available to help First Year Students in their exploration of their new community.
The Artist's First Steps
During Welcome Week, students will begin to paint their future
at
TCNJ. Guidance will be given in finding classrooms, the library,
and facilities such as the Recreation Center and the pool. Opportunities will be available to meet faculty and staff in students'
majors, as well as hear about what lies ahead for future academic pursuits. By the end of Welcome Week student will know where to go for just about everything they need.
Paint by the Numbers
First Year Students will learn how to take advantage of the programs and services offered at TCNJ. Presentations from key college faculty and administrators and challenging discussions with classmates and student leaders will help students to make new discoveries. Summer Readings, Convocation and the Welcome Week Keynote Address will offer great opportunities to share new and interesting perspectives with fellow classmates.
Let Us Help You Fill Your Canvas
Welcome Week is packed with new, fun things to do…practically around the clock! Music, dancing, and intramural sports are part of college too, and it all comes together each day during Welcome Week. The Campus Activities Fair will showcase student organizations at
TCNJ, and the Community Service opportunities will acquaint you with one of the primary values of The College--service to others.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Thursday, August 21st
Friday, August 22nd
Saturday, August 23rd
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Alumni Social Event (Spirit Booth)
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"Reality
Check"
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"Stop, Look, & Listen"
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Volleyball Tournament
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Student Center Latenighter (skits, hypnotist, video
dance party)
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Barbecue Picnic
Sunday, August 24th
Monday, August 25th
Tuesday, August 26th
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Classes
Begin
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Lollanobooza!
Thursday, August 28
Friday, August 29
Wednesday, September 3rd
COMMUNITY SERVICE
The College of New Jersey has a strong tradition of serving the people of New Jersey. We promote service participation through service learning and volunteerism
in local communities throughout the region. As one of the newest members of our campus community, First Year Students will have many opportunities to learn and serve, beginning with Welcome Week.
Walk-a-thon for Special Olympics: For the past
thirteen years, The College of New Jersey has proudly hosted the Special Olympics New Jersey Summer Games. During this time the
Walk-a-Thon has raised over $70,000 to support this outstanding program. Students may get involved by collecting donations and
joining their new classmates in a 1.9 mile walk around campus. It’s a great way to meet new people, get some exercise, and support Special Olympics!
Community Outreach: Want to jump right in and make a difference in our community? First Year Students will be able to select from several direct service activities with local social service agencies, such as the Trenton Area Soup
Kitchen and the Mercer County Childcare program. Transportation and staff supervision will be provided. More details about service options will be provided upon your arrival to campus.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BRING
What to Wear?
Most of the program is casual so bring comfortable clothes that are appropriate for the weather. You will be walking around campus, which means walking shoes are a must. Air-conditioned buildings can be cold so you may want to bring a sweater.
Pack your bathing suit just in case you want to cool off in the pool. Convocation is the formal ceremony that opens the academic year. You will need dressy clothes, slacks, tie, jacket, skirt or dresses.
What to Bring?
Programs have been designed to allow you to show your talents. There will be an "open mic night" in
Travers-Wolfe and an event titled "Spoken Word" in Decker Hall. Bring your instruments, poetry and other talents!
Residential students may want to bring a fan. Residence halls are not air-conditioned.
WELCOME WEEK
Paint Your Future!
The opportunities that The College of New Jersey provides for you are unlimited. These opportunities center around the vision of The College and our four core values - Community, Diversity, Service, and Excellence. Welcome Week is designed to introduce these core values to you and to begin to help you take full advantage of what The College has to offer. In order for you to get the full benefit of this program, you are expected to attend all Welcome Week activities. Enjoy yourself and begin to
paint your future.
Speakers
DR. BERTICE BERRY
No
one defies stereotypes, generalizations or cliches more than Dr. Bertice
Berry
. Growing up poor in
Wilmington
,
Delaware
, the sixth of seven children, Bertice was told by a high school teacher that
she was "not college material".
Bertice not
only graduated magna cum laude from
Jacksonville
where she was awarded the President's Cup for leadership, she subsequently
earned a Ph.D. in sociology from
Kent
State
University
at the age of 26. Dr.
Berry
taught sociology and statistics at
Kent
, and demonstrated that she knew a few things about humor, as well. "A
colleague said to me, 'You're funny,' and I said, 'No I'm not, I'm a
scholar,'" recounts Dr.
Berry
. It was then that she realized by using humor in her lectures to address such
difficult subjects as racism and sexism she was making a more profound impact.
Dr.
Berry
left
Kent
to become an award-winning entertainer, lecturer and comedienne. Her awards
include: National Comedian of the Year Award, Campus Lecturer of the Year, and
Campus Entertainer of the Year.
Dr.
Berry
was the host and co-executive producer of her own nationally syndicated talk
show, "The Bertice Berry Show," and hosted "USA Live," a
four-hour live interview and entertainment show on the USA Cable Network. She's
been featured on numerous other television programs, including appearances on
"The Oprah Winfrey Show," "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno,"
and "BET Live" with Tavis Smiley.
She is noted as
the best-selling author of several books including: I'm On My Way, But Your
Foot Is On My Head, Sckraight From the Ghetto, You Might Be
Ghetto If and the sequel You STILL Ghetto, Redemption Song, and
The Haunting of Hip Hop. In August 2002, she released her most passionate
work ever, titled, Jim & Louella's Homemade Heart-fix Remedy.
Dr.
Berry
’s community involvement begins with her work with At-Risk Youth and teaching
at area prisons and schools. In
addition, she has graciously donated all of the royalties from the sales of her
books to organizations that help families of terminally ill children, raise
funds for orphanages, and provide resource information to low-income families.
Despite all of her honors and achievements, Dr.
Berry
is most proud of becoming the "instant mother" to her sister's four
young children.
ELAINE PASQUA
Elaine is a nationally recognized speaker who has developed a model for
educating diverse groups of students about the effects of AIDS and other high-risk behaviors. She has presented her award-winning programs to
thousands of students at colleges and universities across the country.
If you have any questions about housing, please call Residence
Assignments at 609-771-2301.
If you have any questions about Service Learning/Community
Service, please call the Office of Service Learning at 609-771-2449
