Residence Hall Community Events - Orientation and First-Year ...

U of M Day Event DescriptionsRequired SessionsLive Like a Student // CMU-Theater, SPSC-TheaterPresented by One Stop Student ServicesWelcome to the college lifestyle! As a student, you can expect to get better acquaintedwith life on limited means. This session will discuss budgeting, student loans, creditcards, free and low-cost activities, valuable resources for managing your finances, andtools to help you find a job on campus. We’ll help you get creative and find ways toenjoy life on a student budget.U of M Day!Making Strengths S.T.I.C.K. // Willey HallPresented by the Office for Student EngagementYou’re at the U but what does that have to do with Woo? Prior to Welcome Week you took StrengthsFinder®and received your Top 5 Talent Themes. This fun and interactive session will give you a chance to learn moreabout the Strengths approach and how making them S.T.I.C.K. (through Skills, Time, Intention, Community andKnowledge) can help you create a meaningful and successful “U” experience. See pages 56-59 for a list of all34 Talent Themes.Class of 2016 Cookout* // CMU-Great Hall, SPSC-Northstar BallroomJoin your fellow classmates for a delicious meal served by university volunteers and Housing &Residential Life Community Advisors. The Class of 2016 Cookout will be held on the East Bank and on the St.Paul campus; your Welcome Week Leader(s) will lead you to your small group’s assigned location. You willneed your U Card to get into the cookout!The University of Minnesota’s Recycling Program thanks you for participating in one of the many zero-wasteevents held on our campus each year. Zero-waste means that all of the products being used at this lunch areeither bio-degradable and will be composted, or recyclable and will be sorted at our on-campus facilities. Therecycling containers on campus are color-coded for ease of use; maroon is for cans and bottles, gold is fornewspaper and other recyclable papers, and gray is strictly for office paper.*Beverages provided by the Office for Student Affairs.22