Thank you for joining us today! Just a friendly reminder that new first year and transfer students are invited to move onto campus on Friday, August 23, 2019 Welcome Weekend runs from Friday, August 23 to Sunday, August 25 to prepare you for the start of the semester Registration & Resource Fair 9:00am - 9:30am Kahl Campus Center 224 President’s and Dean’s Welcome 9:30am - 9:50am Kahl Campus Center 224 The More You KNOW! 10:00am - 11:30am Kahl Campus Center 224 Lunch 11:30am - 12:30pm Kahl Campus Center Transfer Student Panel & Discussion 12:30pm - 1:30pm Kahl Campus Center 224 Academic Advising 1:30pm - 2:30pm Froman Computer Lab(s) Dean’s Social 2:30pm - 3:00pm Kahl Campus Center 224 Campus Offices & Tour Opportunities 3:00pm - 5:00pm Leaving from KCC 224 Have any questions leading up to Welcome Weekend in August? Contact the Student Life Office at 518.292.1753 or scaactivities@sage.edu Need some assistance or have a question throughout the day? Stop any representative with a ‘Sage advice’ t-shirt and they will be happy to help! DESCRIPTIONS Transfer Student Panel & Discussion ABOUT OUR PRESIDENT 9:00am - 9:30am Kahl Campus Center 224 Get your day started! Check in, grab some refreshments, and meet representatives from important campus offices 12:30pm - 1:30pm Kahl Campus Center 224 What is different about Sage College of Albany in regards to academics, events, Residence Life or Commuter Life? Ask questions and get advice from faculty, staff, and administration on how to make your experience at Sage the best it can be! Christopher Ames is The Sage Colleges’ 10th president He joined Sage in July 2017 from Shepherd University, the public liberal arts university of West Virginia, where he served as provost President’s and Dean’s Welcome Academic Advising Registration & Resource Fair 9:30am - 9:50am Kahl Campus Center 224 The President of The Sage Colleges, SCA Undergraduate Dean, and Orientation Leaders officially welcome you to Sage College of Albany! The More You KNOW! 10:00am - 11:30am Kahl Campus Center 224 30 minute quick hit sessions from Financial Aid/Student Accounts/FERPA, Residence Life and Commuter Life, and even an abbreviated mock class with our esteemed faculty! Lunch 11:30am - 12:30pm Kahl Campus Center Experience student dining at Sage, start a conversation with fellow families and students, and interact with representatives from the SCA campus! 1:30pm - 2:30pm Froman Computer Lab(s) Join our Academic Advising team and faculty advisors to learn important aspects of SageAdvisor, your major, and your academic schedule for the fall semester Dean’s Social 2:30pm - 3:00pm Kahl Campus Center 224 Come and chat with faculty, administrators, and students over some delicious treats! Campus Office & Tour Opportunities 3:00pm - 5:00pm Select Locations (leaving from KCC 224) This day is about you! Make sure you get all your questions answered before you leave today! A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Ames earned a Ph.D in English Literature at Stanford University He taught 20th century literature and film for 15 years at Agnes Scott College, a liberal arts college for women in Atlanta He previously served as provost and senior vice president at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta and as provost and dean at Washington College in Maryland He is a graduate of Harvard’s Institute of Educational Management and the Aspen Institute Executive Seminar on Leadership A native of River Edge, New Jersey, he has been married to his wife, Lauren, for more than two decades Together they enjoy traveling, music, theater, the visual arts and their cats