INTERFACE 2008
“ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO GO”
Saturday, August 16
1-5 p.m. Check-In - Gardner Center Lobby
All students check in with admissions in the Gardner Center Lobby before moving in to your dorm.
1-5 p.m. Operation Helping Hands - Residence Halls
The university faculty, staff, Interface Team, Student Alumni Association, SGA and CDT look forward to helping you move into your dorm. Residence halls information will be available at your dorm when you check in.
3-6 p.m. Pizza with the President - Gano Dining Hall
Join President Wiley for pizza, salad, and dessert at Gano Dining Hall.
6:30 p.m. Opening Ceremony - Loyd Auditorium
The Interface Team will begin the orientation week with a ceremony introducing the team and highlighting some of the week’s events.
7:30 p.m. Locate Your Leaders - Loyd Auditorium
An Interface leader will have a sign with your group letter and number. If you don’t know your group letter and number, come to the lobby of the auditorium, where an Interface director will assist you. After all have located their leaders, campus tours will be given. Groups will also have time to get to know each other and learn names.
8:00 p.m. Interface Jam – Auxiliary Gym
10:00 p.m. Campus-wide Devo - Commons
10:30 p.m. Dorm Musters
Go to your dorm lobbies for instructions on dorm life.
1:00 a.m. Curfew - Dorms
All students should be in their dorms by this time.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17
7-8:30 a.m. Breakfast - Gano Dining Hall
Morning Church – Each group will go to one of the many area churches.
11-1:00 p.m. Lunch - Gano Dining Hall
2:00 p.m. Movie – Loyd Auditorium
4-4:30 p.m. Change & Prepare for Interface Olympics
4:30 p.m. Dinner - Gano Dining Hall
5:45 p.m. Church - MSYC
6:30 p.m. Interface Olympics - MSYC
Join the Interface team for field day fun and games like slip-n-slide and much more!
12:30 a.m. Curfew
Monday, August 18
7:00 a.m. Breakfast - Gano Dining Hall
8 a.m. ACT for new students who have not taken the test - Brown-Kopel
9 a.m. Placement Tests - Brown-Kopel
REGISTRATION – When it is your group’s time to go to registration, each group should meet outside of Brown-Kopel at the steps.
8-9:45 a.m. Group A registration - Brown-Kopel
10-11:30 a.m. Group B registration - Brown-Kopel
10:00 a.m. Groups C & D – Laws of the Jungle - Rules and Regs - Ayers Aud.
11:00 a.m. Groups C & D – Laws of the Jungle - SAA - Balcony A, Loyd
11:00 – 1:00 Lunch - Gano Dining Hall
1-2:45 p.m. Group C registration - Brown-Kopel
1-1:45 p.m. Groups A & B – Laws of the Jungle - Rules and Regs -Ayers Aud.
2-2:45 p.m. Groups A & B – Laws of the Jungle - SAA - Balcony A, Loyd
3-4:30 p.m. Group D registration - Brown-Kopel
4-10 p.m. “The Big City of Jackson” - Jackson, TN
Enjoy dinner with your Interface group in Jackson. You’ll also have time for some fun. Groups will leave from the Sports Center at different times.
10:30 p.m. Campus-wide devo - Commons
12:30 a.m. Curfew
Tuesday, August 19
6:30-7:30 a.m. Breakfast - Gano Dining Hall
7:30 a.m. Buffalo River Canoe Trip - Sports Center park lot
One of the most talked about events of Interface. Grab a paddle and hang on as you canoe down the mighty Buffalo (mighty is a bit of an exaggeration).
5-6:30 p.m. Dinner - Gano Dining Hall
7:00 p.m. Community Plunge - Sports Center Auxiliary
10:30 p.m. Campus-wide devo - Commons
12:30 a.m. Curfew
Wednesday, August 20
7:30 a.m. Classes begin
10:30 a.m. Tolling of the Bell - Loyd Auditorium
The official opening ceremony for the academic year.
Evening Church
Each group will go together to one of many area churches.
9:00 p.m. Interface Video - Tennis Court Parking Lot
10:00 p.m. Clayton Chapel Singing - Tennis Courts
12:30 a.m. Curfew
Thursday, August 21
6:00 p.m. Dinner in the Faculty Homes
Join a member of the faculty or staff in their home for supper and fellowship.
10:30 p.m. Campus-wide devo - Commons
12:30 a.m. Curfew
Friday, August 22
5:00 p.m. “A Night Out”
Each interface group will decide what they want to do on Friday night. (Each person pays for their own expenses.)
10:30 p.m. Campus-wide devo - Commons
12:30 a.m. Curfew
Saturday, August 23
11-4 p.m. UPC Carnival - Commons
Be a part of the festivities sponsored by Interface and the University Program Council
10:30 p.m. Campus-wide devo - Commons
12:30 a.m. Curfew