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Friday, August 16鈥揗onday, August 19, 2024

7鈥�8:30 a.m.	Breakfast	Phelps Dining Hall
9鈥�10 a.m.	Opening Reception	MMC 1st Floor Rotunda
10鈥�11 a.m.	Family Orientation Session I Campus Tour	MMC 1st Floor Rotunda
11 a.m.鈥�12 p.m.	Family Orientation Session II Meet key staff from Counseling and Psychological Services, Business Services, Campus Safety and the Academic Success Center.	MMC 159
12鈥�1 p.m.	Lunch with Students	Phelps Dining Hall
1鈥�2&苍产蝉辫;辫.尘.	Free Time
2鈥�3&苍产蝉辫;辫.尘.	Family Orientation Session III Meet with international student advisor to learn about Hope鈥檚 global community.	MMC 159
3鈥�5&苍产蝉辫;辫.尘.	Family Orientation Session IV Listen to Hope international and third culture kids share their Hope experience and answer your questions (students and families only).	MMC 159
4鈥�5&苍产蝉辫;辫.尘.	Free Time
5鈥�6:30 p.m.	Dinner with Students	Phelps Dining Hall
7鈥�9 P.M.	Optional Meijer Shuttle	Departing from the DeWitt flagpole

7鈥�8 a.m.	Breakfast	Phelps Dining Hall
9 a.m.	Meeting Spot for Walk to Farmer鈥檚 Market	Haworth Hotel
9:15鈥�11&苍产蝉辫;补.尘.	Holland Farmer鈥檚 Market More than 75 vendors sell flowers, pastries, fresh fruits and vegetables.	150 West 8th Street Holland, MI 49423
11&苍产蝉辫;补.尘.鈥�12:30&苍产蝉辫;辫.尘.	Lunch at Big Lake Brewing Co.	13 West 7th Street Holland, MI 49423
1 p.m.	Board Bus at Big Lake Brewing Co.
1鈥�3:15&苍产蝉辫;辫.尘.	Holland State Park Walk the pier along the harbor channel to see beautiful views of sailboats and Big Red Lighthouse. Great photo opportunity. Test the water!	2215 Ottawa Beach Road Holland, MI 49424
3:15 p.m.	Board Bus
3:30鈥�4:15&苍产蝉辫;辫.尘.	Captain Sundae Favorite local spot for ice cream.	365 Douglas Ave. Holland, MI 49424
5鈥�6 p.m.	Dinner	Phelps Dining Hall

7鈥�8:30 a.m.	Breakfast	On your own
9鈥�11:50&苍产蝉辫;补.尘.	Free Time A list of local churches can be found in your welcome bag!
11:50 a.m.	Meet at Anna鈥檚 House: Holland	12450 Felch St Holland, MI 49424
12鈥�1 p.m.	Lunch at Anna鈥檚 House	12450 Felch St Holland, MI 49423
1:15 p.m.	Board Bus
2:15鈥�4 p.m.	Frederik Meijer Gardens We will explore Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, a 158-acre botanical garden, art museum and outdoor sculpture park.	1000 East Beltline Ave. NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525
4 p.m.	Board Bus
5 p.m.	Bus Drop-Off	Anna's House and Phelps Dining Hall
5鈥�6 p.m.	Dinner	Phelps Dining Hall

7鈥�8:30 a.m.	Breakfast	Phelps Dining Hall
9鈥�10:30&苍产蝉辫;补.尘.	Faculty Panel Meet & Greet You will have an opportunity to hear from faculty members representing a range of majors and ask questions about academic life at Hope	Fried-Hemenway
10:30 a.m.鈥�1 p.m.	Memory Maker Write letters to your students for them to read throughout the upcoming academic year.	MMC 159
1鈥�2 p.m.	Closing Lunch Please join us for our closing meal together as a group!	Haworth 156/158
2鈥�5 p.m.	Free Time All offices are open at this time if anything is needed.
5鈥�7 p.m.	Dinner	Phelps Dining

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