Chapter One: New Student Orientations

Saturday, August 18 through Tuesday, August 28 (Chicagoland)

This week-and-a-half was spent visiting New Student Orientation activities at 5 Christian colleges. I definitely spent some time in my campus visits that isn’t detail below, but you’ll see the major events here.

For the major exploration of Chicago-area college ministry, see the Chapter 2 itinerary. Plus, I made it back to the Chicago area later in the trip, during Chapter 8, as I zig-zagged through the Midwest.

Totals

• Orientation activities: 10
• Total campuses: 5

Campuses visited

• Trinity International University (and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School), Deerfield
• North Park University, Chicago
• Moody Bible Institute, Chicago
• Wheaton College, Wheaton
• Judson College (would soon become Judson University), Elgin
  

Church Visits info in the next Chapter

Orientation Activities (in order)

• Trinity International University (Aug. 18): Church Fair, Orientation Kick-off
• North Park University (Aug. 22): Orientation picnic, introduction to North Park Dialogue, Convocation, Comedy Sportz presentation
• Moody Bible Institute (Aug. 23): “Getting Started” presentation
• Wheaton College (Aug. 23): Orientation kick-off
• Judson College (Aug. 24): “Inside Look” presentation, President’s Chapel
• North Park University (Aug. 26): Church Introductions Breakfast, Church Visits
• Moody Bible Institute (Aug. 26): Vespers
• North Park University (Aug. 26): collegelife, University Ministries ministry fair
• Wheaton College (Aug. 27): New Student Worship
• Wheaton College (Aug. 28): Opportunity Fair, All School Communion

Next…

Chapter Two: Chicagoland Explored
8-29ish through 10-1 exploring collegiate ministry in the Chicago area