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7:30am-9:30am

Breakfast- Dining Hall, 80 Boylston Street, Second Floor

  9:00am-5:00pm

Orientation Info Center - Office of Student Life, Max Mutchnick Campus Center, 150 Boylston Street

  9:00am-7:00pm

Off Campus and Transfer Student Gathering Place - Student Lounge, Max Mutchnick Campus Center, 150 Boylston Street, Second Floor

  9:00am, 10:00am, 12:00pm and 1:00pm SHARP!

Academic Advising Meetings, Various Campus Locations

Room 202, Walker Building, 120 Boylston Street

Room 210, Walker Building, 120 Boylston Street

Room 233, Walker Building, 120 Boylston Street

Room 503, Ansin Building, 180 Boylston Street

Room 517, Paramount Building, 555 Washington Street

Multipurpose Room, Max Mutchnick Campus Center, 150 Boylston Street

  10:00am-12:00pm

Drop-In Tour of Iwasaki Library- Iwasaki Library, 120 Boylston Street, Third Floor

  10:00am-12:00pm

Writing and Academic Resource Center (WARC) and Disability Services Open House - WARC, Union Savings Building, 216 Tremont Street, Fifth Floor

  10:00am-12:00pm

Emerson Channel Open House - Vin Di Bona Studios, 10 Boylston Place, Eighth Floor

  10:00am-1:00pm

WERS/WECB/ETIN Open House, WERS Studio, 180 Tremont Street, Lower Level

  11:00am-1:15pm

Athletics Open House – Skybox and Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gymnasium, Max Mutchnick Campus Center, 150 Boylston Street, Lower Level 2

11:00am - Noon - Women’s Volleyball Viewing from Skybox

12:15pm-1:15pm - Yoga

  12:30pm-1:30pm

Lunch - Dining Hall, 80 Boylston Street, Second Floor

  12:30pm and 1:30pm

Student Employment Meeting - Greene Theater, 10 Boylston Place, Sixth Floor

  12:30pm and 1:30pm

Intro to Money Matters -Room 914, Tufte PPC, Ninth Floor

  1:30pm SHARP!

International Student Visa Meeting (for late arrivals only) - 10th Floor Conference Room, 120 Boylston Street, 10th Floor  

  2:00pm-5:00pm

Job Fair – Bill Bordy Theater and Auditorium, Union Savings Building, 216 Tremont Street

  3:00pm-3:45pm and 4:15pm-5:00pm

Using Emerson's Technology Resources - Room 633, Walker Building, 120 Boylston Street, Sixth Floor

  4:00pm-5:00pm

Greek Life Info Session – Room 503, Ansin Building, 180 Boylston Street, Fifth Floor

  4:30pm-5:30pm

International Student Dinner - Cabaret, 80 Boylston Street, Lower Level

  5:30pm-7:00pm

Dinner - Dining Hall, 80 Boylston Street, Second Floor

Ticket Distribution for Friday Comedy Showcase at promo tables outside of the DH during dinner; Sign Ups for Open Mic event

  5:30pm-7:30pm

“A Multicultural Taste of Boston” – Semel Theater, 10 Boylston Place, Third Floor

  7:00pm and 8:30pm

Friday Comedy Showcase - Bill Bordy Theater and Auditorium, Unions Savings Building, 216 Tremont Street (tickets distributed at DH promo tables from 5:30-7:00pm)

  7:00pm

Monty Python Live (Mostly): Bright Family Screening Room (Room 402), Paramount, 555 Washington Street, 4th Floor - Tickets required.

  7:30pm - 10:00pm

Open Mic - Cabaret, 80 Boylston Street, Lower Level

  7:30pm - 10:00pm

Campus Center Carnival , Max Mutchnick Campus Center, 150 Boylston Street

7:30am-8:45am

Breakfast - Dining Hall, 80 Boylston Street, Second Floor

  8:30am

Meet OLs to walk to Cutler-Majestic Theatre

  9:00am-5:00pm

Orientation Info Center - Office of Student Life, Max Mutchnick Campus Center, 150 Boylston Street, Second Floor

  9:00am SHARP!

Academic Welcome and Department Meetings - Cutler-Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont Street

  10:00am

Academic Department Meetings - Various campus locations

Communication Sciences and Disorders – Mezzanine Level Room 03, Union Savings Building, 216

Tremont Street, Mezzanine Floor

Communication Studies - 210 Walker Building, 120 Boylston Street

Journalism – 202 & 233 Walker Building, 120 Boylston Street

Marketing – Greene Theater, Tufte, 10 Boylston Place, Sixth Floor

Performing Arts - Semel Theater, Tufte PPC, 10 Boylston Place, Third Floor

VMA - Cutler-Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont Street

WLP – Bright Family Screening Room (402), 555 Washington Street, Fourth Floor

         11:30am-1:30pm

Lunch - Dining Hall, 80 Boylston Street, Second Floor

  12:00pm-1:30pm

Cultural Center Open House - Cultural Center, Max Mutchnick Campus Center, 150 Boylston Street, Lower Level 1

  12:00pm-6:00pm

Off Campus and Transfer Student Gathering Place - Student Lounge, Max Mutchnick Campus Center, 150 Boylston Street, Second Floor

  12:30pm-1:30pm

Berkeley Beacon Info Session - Multipurpose Room, 150 Boylston Street, First Floor

  12:30pm-2:30pm

Library Open House - Iwasaki Library, 120 Boylston Street, Third Floor

  1:00pm SHARP!

International Student Writing and Oral Evaluations (for late arrivals only) - WARC, Union Savings Building, 216 Tremont Street, Fifth Floor

  1:00pm-2:30pm

Wellness Fair and Fitness Center Open House –Cabaret and Fitness Center, 80 Boylston Street, Lower Level (Fitness Center will be hosting a Boot Camp class at 2pm)

Sign Ups 1:00pm-2:00pm in Fitness Center for Boot Camp that will be from 2:00-2:30pm

  1:30pm-3:00pm

Spiritual Life Meet and Greet– Cultural Center, Max Mutchnick Campus Center, 150 Boylston Street, Lower Level 1

  2:30pm - 3:30pm

Making the Most of Your Emerson Experience - Multipurpose Room, Max Mutchnick Campus Center, 150 Boylston Street, First Floor

  3:30pm SHARP!

“Backpack to Briefcase” Alumni Relations and Career Services Info Session– Greene Theater, Tufte PPC Building, Sixth Floor

  4:00pm-5:30pm

GLBTQ Meet and Greet -Cabaret, 80 Boylston Street, Lower Level

  4:30pm SHARP!

Community Service Info Session – Room 233, Walker Building, 120 Boylston Street, Second Floor

  5:30pm-6:30pm

Off Campus and Transfer Student Meet & Greet - Multipurpose Room, Max Mutchnick Campus Center, 150 Boylston Street, First Floor

  5:30pm-7:00pm

Dinner - Dining Hall, 80 Boylston Street, Second Floor

  5:30pm-7:30pm

Honors Program Student Social and Dinner - Bill Bordy Theater and Auditorium, Union Savings Building, 216 Tremont Street (5:30-6:15pm Social; 6:30-7:30pm Dinner)

  6:30pm-8:00pm

Off Campus and Transfer Student Pre-Dance Meet Up - Student Lounge, Max Mutchnick Campus Center, 150 Boylston Street, Second Floor

  6:30pm - 8:30pm

Performing Arts Welcome Soirée - Semel Theater, Tufte PPC Building, Third Floor

  7:00pm

Monty Python Live (Mostly): Bright Family Screening Room (Room 402), Paramount, 555 Washington Street, 4th Floor - Tickets required.

  7:00pm-9:30pm -  EC4Life Presents: So You Think You’re a Lion… - Multipurpose Room, Max Mutchnick Campus Center, 150 Boylston Street, First Floor

  8:00pm-10:00pm

At the Beacon, we report on all aspects of campus life—covering events, profiling our creative student body and its work, and breaking important news. We tell the stories at Emerson that need to be told.

To learn more about the Beacon, come to our info session on Thursday, August 28 (free pizza and lemonade!) at 12:30 pm in the Piano Row multipurpose room. Writers, photographers, filmmakers, journalists, social media mavens, and storytellers of any major are welcome. Tweet at @BeaconUpdate if you can't find it.

Here are some highlights from our coverage last year (top to bottom):

The eerie music of Anne Malin

Wayans' World | Pedaling for diabetes research, student makes and films history

Doing time with Laverne Cox

Outside the Lines: Emerson softball star brings talents to Red Sox | Busker sells hand-typed poems in Harvard Square T stop

At Town Hall meeting, community discusses sexual assault