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First-Year Student Schedule
(Recent High School Graduate)
*Attendance is mandatory in events in italics*
*MANDATORY
Orientation & Residence Hall Check-in, Free
T-shirt & Information Tables*
Check-in sometime between 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Hodes Center, Building #8
First Year Student Residence Hall Move-In
8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Residence Halls
Student ID, Parking Permit, Books, & Student Financial Services
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Campus Safety Office (student ID, parking permit-license plate number required) located in Whitfield Center, Building #3
- Bookstore located in Marian Center, Building #7
- Student Financial Services located in Lower Blasco Hall, Building #1
Campus Tours
10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 p.m. & 1 p.m.
Meet on the Quad by the Fountain
Welcome Lunch
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Marian Center Dining Room, Building #7
*MANDATORY
Mentor Meetings*
2 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Goppert Performing Arts Center, Building #6
Meet your student mentor and fellow classmates!
*All students enrolled in First Year Seminar are required to attend!
*MANDATORY
Convocare*
4 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Goppert Performing Arts Center, Building #6
The road to graduation starts here! Avila welcomes you with a special, one-of-a-kind ceremony.
Avila Family Dinner
5:15 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Marian Center Dining Room, Building #7
Tie-Dye T-shirts, Games, Prizes & Ice Cream Bars!
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
The Quad by the Fountain
*MANDATORY
Right Relationships Orientation*
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Goppert Performing Arts Center, Building #6
Brunch Available
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Marian Center Dining Room, Building #7
Bring your Avila student ID card for your meal plan.
Avila Social –
Gift Card BINGO
1:30 p.m.
Fountain by the Quad
Rain Location: Marian Center
Dinner Available
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Marian Center Dining Room, Building #7
Bring your Avila student ID card for your meal plan.
Avila Social
7 p.m.
TBD
Avila Social –
Free Crows Coffee Trip
8:30 a.m.
Meet at the Fountain on the Quad
Brunch Available
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Marian Center Dining Room, Building #7
Bring your Avila student ID card for your meal plan.
Avila Sunday Mass –
All are Welcome!
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Foyle Hall, Orscheln Chapel, Building #10
Dinner Available
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Marian Center Dining Room, Building #7
Bring your Avila student ID card for your meal plan.
*MANDATORY
Residence Hall Meeting for Avila Residents*
7 p.m.
Meet on your residence hall floor.
Avila Social –
S’mores by the Firepit
8:30 p.m.
McCullough Courtyard
By Thompson Hall, Building #11
*Mandatory
First Year Seminar Class*
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Pavilion, Building #14
Lunch
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Marian Center Dining Room, Building #7
Bring your Avila student ID card for your meal plan.
*Mandatory
First Year Seminar Class*
1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Meet on the Quad
Dinner Available
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Marian Center Dining Room, Building #7
Bring your Avila student ID card for your meal plan.
Avila Social
7 p.m.
TBD
*Community Plunge*
9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Meet at Wylie Hall Parking Lot, Building #12
Serve the Kansas City community during this service project with your fellow classmates!
Please wear an Avila
t-shirt and tennis shoes. Lunch provided.
Dinner Available
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Marian Center Dining Room, Building #7
Bring your Avila student ID card for your meal plan.
Fun at the Fountain –
Win a $100 Gift Card!
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Fountain on the Quad
Come for fun, games, ice cream, floats and lots of prizes. Grand prize is $100 gift card!
Sponsored by Campus Ministry
Avila Social
7 p.m.
TBD
Transfer Student Schedule
*Attendance is mandatory in events in italics*
Residence Hall Move-In
8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Residence Halls
*MANDATORY Orientation & Residence Hall Check-in, Free T-shirt & Information Tables*
Check-in between 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Hodes Center, Building #8
Student ID, Parking Permit, Books & Student Financial Services
11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Campus Safety Office (student ID, parking permit-license plate number required) located in Whitfield Center, Building #3
- Bookstore located in Marian Center, Building #7
- Student Financial Services located in Blasco Hall, Building #1
Campus Tours
11 a.m. & 12 p.m.
Meet by the Fountain on the Quad
Welcome Lunch
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Marian Center Dining Room, Building #7
*MANDATORY Welcome & Orientation*
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Whitfield Conference Room, Building #3
Meet other transfer & adult students and learn how to become a successful Avila student.
Family & Friends Schedule
Orientation & Residence Hall Check-in, Information Tables
Check-in sometime between 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Hodes Center, Building #8
Residence Hall Move-In
8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Residence Halls
Student ID, Parking Permit, Books & Student Financial Services
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Campus Safety Office (student ID, parking permit-license plate number required) located in Whitfield Center, Building #3
- Bookstore located in Marian Center, Building #7
- Student Financial Services located in Blasco Hall, Building #1
Campus Tours
10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 p.m. & 1 p.m.
Meet by the Fountain on the Quad
Welcome Lunch
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Marian Center Dining Room, Building #7
Family & Friends Welcome and Orientation
2 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Foyle Hall, Building #10
Where it all begins! Avila staff will talk about life at Avila University. They will help give you the full picture of student life. This is your opportunity to ask questions about the Avila experience and participate in a discussion on issues affecting family and friends.
Convocare
4 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Goppert Performing Arts Center, Building #6
The road to graduation starts here! Avila welcomes you with a special, one-of-a-kind ceremony.
Avila Family Dinner
5:15 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Marian Center Dining Room, Building #7