How Cool Does This Sound?!?!

Mind you, this is the orientation!

Packing list for Fall 2008 SNRE New Student Orientation:

FYI - Cell connections are practically non-existent.

The Bio Station is SANDY! When you return home, be sure to shake and air out everything before you wash it.

Suitcases are NOT recommended- you will be walking on a dirt road for a short distance to your room. Please bring ONE duffle bag, ONE sleeping bag with pillow, and ONE day pack (small bag for lunch, water, snacks, cameras, etc. for daily activities). This trip is “quasi-camping” – there are cabins to seek shelter from the elements, but they are rustic and have been around for several decades. They do have lights, but there is no carpeting or insulation in most cabins. Each cabin is equipped with two twin size beds. Restrooms and showers are communal, separate men’s and women’s, and you will have to walk a short distance to use them – flip flops and a small bag for your towel and toiletries are suggested.

Suggested items for packing:

• Water bottle – SNRE is giving you a BPA-free CamelBak one on Tuesday morning
• Light coat (windbreaker)
• Cap/visor (something to block the sun)
• Rain coat
• Toiletries – soap, shampoo, etc.
• Pajamas – remember, you will need to walk to the bathrooms
• Toothbrush & toothpaste
• Towel and washcloth
• Socks (a few pairs in case your get wet feet)
• Shoes (back-up if one pair gets wet) - one sturdy pair, one pair of flip-flops/ sandals for showers
• T-shirts
• Swimsuit
• Long sleeve shirt
• Sweatshirt
• Sleeping bag or bedroll (twin sheets and blanket will work)
• Pillow
• Blanket
• Insect repellant
• Sunscreen
• Alarm clock – for those who need it!
• Flashlight or head lamp
  

**You may want to bring clothing to layer because the temperature varies during the day – cool nights/mornings (55˚ F) and warmer afternoons (70-80˚ F)** Optional items:

• Warm coat (fleece)
• Warm hat (ski cap)
• Mittens or gloves – if you are super sensitive to end-of-summer chilly nights
• Camera
• Binoculars
• ID books
• Musical instruments, Hacky sack / Frisbee…

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Example Agenda (from 2007)
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
8:00 am	No breakfast provided! Meet in Ford Commons in Dana building Sign in, sign forms, pick up orientation packets Pick up sack lunches and snacks Pick up SNRE water bottles – wash and fill with water in kitchen sink **Use restrooms before we go!
8:45 am	Walk over to Chemistry Building with student government members to catch buses
9:00 am	Buses leave!!! Pit stop about 2 hours into the trip – make sure your seat partner gets back on the bus! Orientation Bingo begins after lunch!
2:00 pm	Arrive at Bio Station – buses will drive straight through gate & park in front of volleyball court. Find rooms and meet roommate(s)
3:00 pm	Systems thinking exercises with Tom Gladwin, Devon Douglas, Rupal Shroff, Jennifer Johnson, Anna Ruszaj, & Shaw Lacy – MANDATORY for all students (meet at ball field)
5:30 pm	Welcome (Lecture Hall) Dean Rosina Bierbaum Associate Dean of Research Dan Brown *Welcome to the Biological Station with Knute Nadelhoffer or Mark Hunter (Lecture Hall)
6:00-7:00 pm	Dinner (Dining Hall) **Sign up for Wednesday’s activities – see sign up shets near computers**
7:00 pm	Ice breaker – Student government will plan (Lecture Hall)
8:30 pm	Festivities outside afterwards – all students should attend (at Chatterbox)
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
7:00-8:00 am	Breakfast on your own (Dining Hall) ***FACILITIES CLOSE AT 8 AM*** Pack your own lunches – EVERYONE!! Place in brown paper bags (provided)
8:00 am	Digital pictures taken by Sondra Auerbach and Karen Force (at volleyball court) ** Bookstore open ** – below Dining Hall on 1st floor – buy UMBS memorabilia and gifts!
8:30 am	Group activities (sign up Tuesday at dinner): Group A - Electro fishing field trip with Jim Diana and Shaw Lacy – (meet at Lecture Hall – Bus A) Group B – Rafting Sturgeon River with Karen Force, faculty, and student government – (meet at volleyball court – take Bus B) Group C – Tour of research facilities with Bob Vande Kopple (meet at volleyball court); Registration, career services and master’s project information with Sondra Auerbach and student government; then Rafting Sturgeon River with people (meet at volleyball court – take Bus C) Group D – Sandcastles for adults with Andrea Goldner, MaryCarol Hunter and student government – (meet in Lecture Hall)
11:30 am	Group A – Rafting Sturgeon River with Big Bear – leave from electro fishing on Bus A – meet Tom Lyon, and Devon Douglas at Big Bear Group B – Electro fishing field trip with Jim Diana, Shaw Lacy, and Karen Force - leave from Big Bear in Bus B Group C – Sandcastles for adults with Andrea Goldner, MaryCarol Hunter and student government – (take Bus C back to Bio Station - meet in Lecture Hall) Group D - Tour of research facilities with Bob Vande Kopple (meet at volleyball court); Registration, career services and master’s project information with Sondra Auerbach and student government (meet at volleyball court)
2:30 pm	Group A – Tour of research facilities with Bob Vande Kopple (meet at volleyball court); Registration, career services and master’s project information with Sondra Auerbach and student government (meet at volleyball court) Group B – Tour of research facilities with Bob Vande Kopple (meet at volleyball court); Registration, career services and master’s project information with Sondra Auerbach and student government (meet at volleyball court) Group C – Electro fishing field trip with Jim Diana and Shaw Lacy - leave from Bio Station on Bus C Group D – Rafting Sturgeon River with Andrea Goldner, MaryCarol Hunter and student government – leave from Bio Station on Bus A
5:30 pm	Group activities – your choice; no sign up, just meet there: Pontoon ride with Jim Diana and Shaw Lacy (meet at beach) ** First come, first serve – only two boats, 12 people per boat! ** Archaeological tour to Grapevine Point with Bob Vande Kopple (meet at Lecture Hall) ** First come, first serve – only 10 people total! ** Nature trail into Grapevine Point with Mark Hunter, Johannes Foufopoulos, and student government (meet at boathouse) Canoeing / rowboat on own / read / nap / down time!!
6:30-7:30 pm	Dinner on your own (Dining Hall) – ** sign up for Thursday morning activities **
7:30 pm	Festivities outside afterwards with student government (at Chatterbox) – music playing!
Thursday, August 30, 2007
7:00-8:00 am	Breakfast on your own (Dining Hall) *** FACILITIES CLOSE AT 8 AM*** Pack your own lunches for ride home! – EVERYONE!!!
8:00-10:00 am	** Bookstore open ** – below Dining Hall on 1st floor – buy UMBS memorabilia and gifts!
8:30 am	Group activities (sign up Wednesday at dinner): Group A – Field ecology trip with Burt Barnes, John Witter and student government (meet at volleyball court – take Bus A) Group B – GPS scavenger hunt with Dan Brown, Don Scavia and student government (meet at Dining Hall) Group C – on your own - canoe / rowboat / read / nap / down time!!
10:30 am	Group A - GPS scavenger hunt with Dan Brown, Don Scavia, and student government (leave from Colonial Point) Group B - Field ecology trip with Burt Barnes, John Witter, and student government (leave from volleyball court – take Bus B) Group C – on your own - canoe / rowboat / read / nap / down time!!
12:45 pm	Meet for buses at volleyball court. Get on the bus, Gus! Same bus assignments as Tuesday
1:00 pm	Buses leave for Ann Arbor (meet at Volleyball court)
6:00 pm	Arrive in Ann Arbor at Chemistry Building