We’re excited to welcome you to campus, CAE Scholars! As a reminder, we are expecting you to move to your on-campus residence hall on this Sunday, August 24 and then engage with us all week before starting classes on Wednesday, Sept. 3. The programming is designed to be useful and fun and includes an official welcome to CAE and to campus as well as activities to connect you with staff, faculty, peer mentors and other new students.
CAE students are expected to participate and attend all Early Arrival activities unless otherwise noted. Please familiarize yourself with the schedule and email your CAE advisor if you have any questions, concerns, or any potential scheduling conflicts.
Incoming scholars are also encouraged to participate in Wisconsin Welcome events of interest.
The university continues to support the public health of our campus community. While there are no COVID-19-specific requirements for mask use, testing, or vaccination, everyone on campus is strongly encouraged to use these tools as needed to limit the spread of the virus. Please note that the early arrival schedule may change or be adjusted to accommodate any change in the public-health situation. If you have any health and/or safety concerns, speak with your CAE advisor so we can accommodate you. Keep an eye on your email for updates and information.
Move-in Questions?
UW Housing should have communicated instructions for move-in to you. If you have any Housing concerns or about your residence hall move-in, please contact them directly at:
Email: info@housing.wisc.edu
Phone: 608-262-2522
Early Arrival Schedule
CAE Early Arrival Week Schedule
All CAE Scholars should arrive 15 minutes before the start of each session to check-in and get settled. To check-in, we will scan your Wiscard. Please remember to bring it each day. If you’ve not yet gotten your Wiscard on Monday, there is space in the schedule to do so as soon as possible.
Many Early Arrival activities will take place in Gordon Dining and Event Center (Gordon), A map for Gordon and a few other locations are to the right; for all other locations, we suggest using the UW-Madison campus map.
Early Arrival activities are planned to help you establish a strong foundation to your success at UW! We expect that you will attend and fully participate each day. We will also raffle off CAE and UW-items each day, including tickets to Badger football game. You MUST be present to win.
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Sunday, August 24
Early Move In
CAE Scholars living in a UW-Madison residence hall move in today. Please review communications from the Housing Office for more specific details.
Monday, August 25
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Pick up your (BLUE) bracelet for lunch
Gordon Dining and Event Center (GDEC, 2nd floor, near Symphony room, see map, right)
1:00 pm
Official welcome to CAE!
GDEC Symphony Room
2:00 pm
Meet Your Peer Mentor!
GDEC Symphony Room
3:00 pm
CAE Scavenger Hunt: Explore campus and see some of the iconic places you’ll spend time throughout your college experience
Departs from GDEC
Your dinner is via dining lines in Gordon (you will need a blue wristband)
Tuesday, August 26
9:15 am
Breakfast with Faculty and Staff
In addition to your CAE family, enjoy breakfast with some of the people across campus with whom you may spend your college years.
GDEC Symphony Room
10:00-11:00 am
It’s A Different World
A panel of some of the best and most popular L&S faculty will offer their suggestions on how to achieve success in the classroom.
GDEC Symphony room
11:15-11:45 am
You Get Out of it What You Put Into It:
A discussion on what is expected of you as a CAE Scholar
GDEC Symphony room
12:00-1:00 pm
Lunch (via lunch lines in Gordon),
GDEC (you will need ORANGE wristband, pick-up at CAE check-in table)
(1:00-2:00 Optional Ice Cream Socia sponsored by the Office of Student Financial Assistance (Chazen Museum). Be sure to come back in time for concurrent academic sessions at 2:00)
2:00-2:25 and 2:35-3:00 pm
Select one session during each of the time slots for advice on how to prepare for college-level study. Choose your own adventure! All sessions will run in both time slots.
- Preparing for your Math class in College (2510 Grainger Hall)
- Preparing for your Language class in College (3335 Grainger Hall)
- Preparing for Writing in College (2335 Grainger Hall)
- Preparing for Reading in College (2339 Grainger Hall)
3:15-4:00 pm
We’ve Been There
CAE Scholars in their 2nd, 3rd or 4th year on campus will share their wisdom and experience
GDEC Symphony room
PLEASE NOTE: wristbands for Wednesday (RED) and Thursday (YELLOW) meals will be distributed here
4:00-6:00 pm
Afternoon fun activities with your Peer Mentors and Dinner in CAE (B47 Bascom Hall)
Wednesday, August 27
PLEASE NOTE
Breakfast, lunch and dinner on this day are via food lines in Gordon (will need a RED wristband, may pick up from CAE check-in table near Symphony room)
Academic Breakout Sessions: Choose One
Option 1: 9:00 am -12:00 pm
STEM Immersion (You must have indicated your interest in participating in this session in the Early Arrival survey you completed this summer)
Chemistry building, Room S429
OR
Option 2: 10:00-11:00 am
UW Libraries Info Session, Learn about the vast resources of the UW Libraries system and about the resources to support your academic work
GDEC Symphony room
11:00 am-12:00 pm
Peer Mentor activities
GDEC Symphony room
12:00-1:00 pm
Lunch (via lunch lines in Gordon, will need a red wristband)
Afternoon financial breakouts:
If you are receiving need based financial aid from UW-Madsion, you should attend one of the following 2 sessions. You should have received information from the Office of Financial Aid about attendance at one of these REQUIRED sessions:
12:00-1:30 pm
For students receiving BANNER scholarship
Memorial Union, Shannon Hall
OR
2:30-4:00 pm
For students receiving aid via Bucky’s Tuition Promise, Bucky’s Pell Pathways and the Tribal Educational Promise
Memorial Union, Shannon Hall
ALL OTHER STUDENTS:
1:00-2:00 pm
Financial Wellness with UW Credit Union
GDEC Symphony room
6:30 pm The W Project
Camp Randall Stadium
Doors for The W Project open at 6:30 p.m. Students should enter through Gate 5 located on the north end of the stadium near Breese Terrace.
Thursday, August 28
PLEASE NOTE
Breakfast, lunch and dinner on this day are via lunch lines in Gordon (will need a YELLOW wristband, may pick up from CAE check-in table near Symphony room)
Please bring a laptop, iPad, or other device that you can use to access the internet! You’ll need it for the learning support and advising sessions.
9:15-10:00 am
Take care of you: Student Mental Health and Wellbeing session
GDEC Symphony room
10:15-10:45 am
Learning Support Resources
GDEC Symphony room
LUNCH OPTIONS:
11:00 am-2:00 pm
Kickback at the Park
Students receiving UW-Madison financial aid are invited to grab lunch and meet members of the financial aid team! Be sure to be back in time for concurrent sessions at 2:00.
OR
11:00 am-12:00 pm
Lunch (at lunch line)
Gordon (will need a YELLOW wristband)
Optional activity
11:00-2:00 pm
Red Gym Open House
2:00-3:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions: Choose your own adventure Select one of the following sessions
- Campus Tech Crash Course (Sterling Hall 3425)
- How Do I Actually Get a Degree at UW? (Sterling Hall 2301)
- There’s only 24 Hours in a day and you NEED to Sleep: Time Management for College Students (Van Vleck B115)
- Developing Strong Connections with your Professors (Van Vleck B135)
- Plan Your Involvement & Leadership Development on Campus (Van Vleck B139)
3:15-4:05 pm
Group Advising sessions (bring a laptop!)
- Hernan’s advisees – Sterling Hall 3425
- Priscilla’s advisees – Sterling Hall 2301
- Monica’s advisees – Van Hise 394
- Jessica’s advisees – Van Vleck B115
- Amihan, Aygul and Marisa’s advisees – B139 Van Vleck
- Maddie, Alex and Manola’s advisees – B135 Van Vleck
Friday, August 29
NOTE LUNCH LOCATION CHANGE
Breakfast, lunch and dinner on this day are via lunch lines in Liz Waters Hall. You will need a GREEN wristband.
10:00am-12:00pm
Drop-in Resource Fair:
Stop by the Resource Fair to learn about academic and student life resources
B47 Bascom (CAE space)
12:45 pm
Early Arrival Wrap Up:
Stop by the CAE Table for a gift to celebrate all you’ve learned during Early Arrival Week, Birge Lawn
1:00 pm
Get to Know Madison with Peer Mentors!
Departing from Birge Lawn
Optional evening activity
3:00-6:00 pm
Bakke Block Party
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Gordon Dining and Event Center map
CAE map
The office is located on the west side of Bascom Hall. The entrance is between Ingraham and Bascom Hall; go down the steps and enter the door with “College of Letters and Science / Center for Academic Excellence” above it.