BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Beginning Tuesday, Aug. 19, Illinois Wesleyan University’s class of 2012 will officially “turn Titan.” The University’s annual “Turning Titan: New Student Orientation” is designed to acclimate incoming first-year students to academic, residential and social aspects of college life. Titan Orientation will culminate on Sunday, Aug. 24, and classes will begin the following Monday.
The Titan Orientation schedule combines support services with entertainment, offering events such as “Traditions Night,” where students can socialize while learning about the University’s history, and “Real World 101,” an onstage send-up of common student anxieties.
Other key events will include: New Student Convocation, an address to be delivered by Chair and McFee Professor of Religion and Humanities Brian Hatcher; “One Stop Shop: a Campus and Community Resource Fair,” which introduces students to local businesses and other services; and the Summer Reading Program, which invites students, faculty and staff to critically discuss a common literary work.