Emory University Office of Multicultural Programs & Services
Crossroads Retreat
 
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Schedule

Monday August 18

8:30am Check-in Begins at Emory University - Gatehouse Grill
11:30 Buses to Retreat Site
Depart Emory University - Woodruff Circle
Activity on the Bus
12:30pm Arrival / Drop off Luggage to cabins
1:30 Lunch and Welcome- Sheffer Hall
Introductions at Georgia Power Building
Icebreakers at Walters Hall
4:00
Know the Name, Win the Game
4:30 Unpack, Explore Campgrounds
5:30 Dinner-Sheffer Hall
7:00 Team Building at Walters Hall
10:00 Game Night
1:00am Lights Out

 

Tuesday August 19

7:00am

Lights On
8:00 Breakfast at Sheffer Hall
9:00 Ropes Course- outside (wear old clothes & shoes)
11:30 Clean up/Change Clothes
12:30pm Lunch at Sheffer Hall
1:00 Community Building
3:00 Group Activity
3:30 Swimming Pool or Down Time
5:30 Dinner at Sheffer Hall & Group Photo
7:00 Group 1 Race Game and Large Group Debrief at Mobley Hall
Group 2 Small Group Story Circle at Walters Hall
8:30 Group 2 Race Game and Large Group Debrief at Mobley Hall
Group 1 Small Group Story Circle at Walters Hall
10:00 Bonfire at the Lake (bring musical instruments)
1:00am Lights Out

 

Wednesday August 20

8:00am

Lights On, Pack Luggage (leave in cabin)
Pack luggage (leave in cabin)
8:30 Breakfast – Sheffer Hall (optional)
9:00 Coalition Building
9:30 Skill Set: Multicultural Awareness/Communication at Walters Hall
Closure Activity
11:30 Lunch
12:30pm Clean Cabins, move luggage and load Buses and Depart Retreat Site
1:30 Arrive Emory University; drop off at Residence Halls
7:00 Campus Tour –meet at DUC Information Desk
8:00 Nighttime in the wRec Room

 

Thursday August 21

9:30am Continental Breakfast
10:00 Campus Resource Panel with MORE
11:30 "Crossing the River"
1:30pm BBQ and Pool Party at Clairmont Campus with HUGHES
3:30 Theater of the Opressed
7:00 Dinner at Woodruff Residential Center
8:30 Load Buses for Bowling Alley
11:00 Buses Pick up from Bowling Alley

 

Friday August 22

10:45am Continental Breakfast at DUC Faculty Dining Room
11:00 Faculty Presenters and Student Panel
Collect Superlatives; Pass out Evaluation Forms
12:30pm Depart for Lennox Mall – DUC Terrace
2:30 Buses Pick up from Mall –Meet by Food Court Entrance
Fill out Evaluation Forms
3:00 Return to Emory University
6:00 Banquet and Awards
Announce next Retreat Get Together and Sustained Dialogues

 

This is a draft based on last year's retreat. Actual schedule may vary slightly.

DON’T FORGET FRESHMEN ORIENTATION STARTS TOMORROW, SATURDAY, AUGUST 23rd.

 

YOU MUST SEE YOUR RESIDENCE HALL OFFICIAL TO FILL OUT NECESSARY PAPERWORK AND PICK UP YOUR ORIENTATION PACKET FROM THE WOODRUFF P.E. CENTER!