Bienvenidos & STEPSRetreat Schedule
Sunday, August 20, 2017
12:00 – 1:00 pmRegistration. Raymond Lodge.
1:00 – 4:00 pmMove-in (optional). Move in and get settled into your residence hall.
4:00 – 4:30 pm“Carne Asada & Cornbread.” Join fellow students and families for a delicious Latin American and soul food meal. Vice President of Student Life Patrick Day and Associate Vice President Rhonda Bryant offer opening remarks.Raymond Great Hall.
4:30 – 5:00 pmFinancial Aid. Learn important financial aid procedures, dates, and tips from our Financial Aid staff.Wendell Phillips Center 140.
5:00 – 5:45 pmJoint Sessions:
Transfer Student Life. Current transfer students discuss navigating Pacific as transfer students.Wendell Phillips Center 123.
Black Life at Pacific.Current students of African descent discuss how their identities impact their student experience.Wendell Phillips Center 122.
Latinx Life at Pacific.Current students of African descent discuss how their identities impact their student experience.Wendell Phillips Center 140.
Supporting Your Student. Families Join staff from Counseling & Psychological Services to learn about common stresses that incoming students face and tips to support their transition to college life.Wendell Phillips Center 130.
5:50 – 6:00 pmClose.Wendell Phillips Center 140.
6:00 – 7:00 pmFamily Send-off.
7:30 – 8:15 pmPacific Game Night. The MC.
Monday, August 21, 2017
8:00 – 9:00 amBreakfast (Optional). Raymond Lodge.
9:30 – 10:30 amGreat American Solar Eclipse Watch. Wendell Phillips Center, North Lawn.
10:30 am -- 1:00pmTravel to Yosemite National Park. Meet at Raymond Lodge.
1:00pm- 2:00 pmLunch
2:00pm – 5:30pmExplore Yosemite National Park
5:30pm – 8:30pmReturn to Pacific
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
8:30 – 10:00 amBreakfast (Optional). Raymond Lodge.
10:00 – 11:00 amOur Campus Tour. Join us for a campus tour to learn about points of interest for Black and Latinx communities at Pacific.Tour will depart from the MC.
11:00 am – 5:00 pmStockton Community Tour. Join students and staff for a tour of the Stockton
community, including lunch and dinner. Meet at Raymond Lodge.
Points of interest include:
San Joaquin Pride Center
Chicano Research Center
Fathers & Families of San Joaquin
Mexican Heritage Center
Pacific Avenue stores and malls
Natural Do Hair Salon
Brisco’s Barbershop
Beauty Supply
Progressive Church & Victory Praise Church
5:30 pm – 6:00 pmFree Time.
6:00 – 7:00 pmBeing a Student Leader. Current students discuss what being an effective student leader entails.The MC.
7:00 – 8:00 pmReal Talk to Empower You. Open forum to discuss the intersection of politics, identity, and self-care. STEPS students meet in the MC; Bienvenidos students meet in Raymond Lodge.
8:00 – 10:00 pmFree Night. The MC.
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
8:30 – 10:00 amBreakfast (Optional). Raymond Lodge.
10:00 – noonTravel to San Francisco.
12:00 – 8:00pmSan Francisco Tour. Join students and staff for a tour of San Francisco to see points of interest.
12:30 -1:30 pmUniversity of the Pacific – SF Campus, tour and lunch
2:00 – 3:00 pmMuseum of the African Diaspora
3:15 – 4:00 pm GLBT Historical Society & the Castro
4:30 – 7:00 pmDinner at Fisherman’s Wharf
Thursday, August 24, 2017
8:30 – 10:00 amBreakfast (Optional). Raymond Lodge.
10:00 – 4:30 pmSacramento Tour. Join us for lunch, a tour of the state capital and Pacific’sMcGeorge Law School.
11:00 am – 1:00pmMcGeorge Law School Tour
12:00 – 1:00 pmLunch
1:00 – 2:00 pmTour of the State Capital
2:00 – 3:00 pmOld Sacramento
3:00 pmDepart Sacramento
4:00 – 6:00 Free Time.
6:00 pm Group Picture. DUC Lawn.
Friday, August 25, 2017
11:00 am – 10:00 pmWeekend of Welcome
Saturday, August 26, 2017
9:00pm – 12:00 amWeekend of Welcome
8:00 pm – 9:30 pmSummer Block Party. The Lair.
Sunday, August 27, 2017 (Optional)
10:00am – noonFlea Market (La Pulga)
4:00pm - 5:00 pmFind your class & Tailgating Party
5:00pm- 5:45pmFutbol Party
6:00pm- 8:00 pmCSU Bakersfield Soccer Game (Men’s Soccer)
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