Undergraduate New Student Orientation begins Saturday, August 18 and runs through Tuesday, August 21.  For more details please go to www.tiu.edu/orientation.

Starting Monday, August 20, TIU Dining Services will begin featuring the White Horse Inn grill in Hawkins Hall. Your meal swipe is all you need to be able to enjoy the daily special along with the other selections in Hawkins. The White Horse Inn grill menu can also be purchased "To Go" at the Hawkins register using points, cash, or credit.

Dining Services will also be launching their latest retail concept called FRESH. Come and experience the brand new menu that includes a daily hand-tossed gourmet salad and custom-made signature sandwiches every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. We also are offering open-faced Ciabattas from our hearth oven as well as our great soup selections. Each Tuesday and Thursday we will feature for the first time hearth-baked pizza by the slice for lunch along with the gourmet hand-tossed salad of the day. Meal exchanges are available during each meal. Come and see some of the great new choices with a FRESH touch!

Mail Services will resume normal window hours during the first week classes are scheduled.  Starting on Monday, August 20, our hours will be 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.  If you have any questions, please contact Mail Services at mailservices@tiu.edu or x8170.

Hey students! Connect with TIU on Instagram by snapping a photo of what you won't leave home without when you head to campus. Tag it #bringingittotiu to be eligible to win a $25 Target gift card to replace anything you may have forgotten.

Contest ends at 11:59pm on September 5. All photos must be an originals, taken by the uploader. Only current TIU students from TC, TEDS, TGS & REACH are eligible. Winner will be chosen randomly and will be announced via Facebook on Sept 6.

Greeting from the Trinity Residence Life staff!  We are looking forward to seeing you very soon, as the Fall 2012 semester is just around the corner!  Two times have been scheduled for you to check into your residence hall (students typically cannot check-in at different times unless they are returning for athletics or leadership responsibilities).  Please report to your residence hall during one of these check-in times, remembering to bring your insurance information: Monday, August 20th from 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. OR Tuesday, August 21th from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Undergraduate New Student Orientation begins Saturday, August 18 and runs through Tuesday, August 21.  For more details please go to www.tiu.edu/orientation.

Trinity Wives Fellowship is hosting our semi-annual dessert night on Monday, August 20, from 7:00-9:00 p.m.  New and returning Trinity wives are welcome to come and enjoy a night of fun games, tasty treats, and meaningful fellowship.  Wives will also be able to meet the TWF leadership team, learn about what TWF will be up to this fall, and get involved in an on- or off-campus small group. This is a fun and informative night that you won't want to miss! 

Undergraduate New Student Orientation begins Saturday, August 18 and runs through Tuesday, August 21.  For more details please go to www.tiu.edu/orientation.

Missed NSO? You may still have a mailbox assignment! Please stop by Mail Services to claim your information. (All TIU students can verify their mailbox information - mailbox number and combination via their secure MyTIU Dashboard page). If you have any questions, stop by our office in the Waybright Center, email us at mailservices@tiu.edu, or call us at 847-317-8170.

The "Welcome Back Coffee House" is sponsored by College Union and will be  in Melton Hall of the Waybright Center.  

Students: go to the classes you have scheduled for Monday on this first day of classes (Wednesday).  Go to your regularly scheduled Thursday classes the following day.

Students doing their Clinical Practice in the Fall Semester 2012 should have now received their Placement letters. Please read the letter carefully and complete the necessary action steps. You are required to attend the Clinical Practice Reception and Training session on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 4:45 to 6:15 p.m. in Hinkson Hall of the Rodine building. See you there.

Graduate Student Affairs presents the 2nd Annual Back to School BBQ! Join us for community and GREAT food immediately following the first TEDS Chapel of the year. The TEDS Community (including faculty and staff) are welcome! The BBQ will be held on Thursday, August 23rd, at 12:00 p.m in the Rodine Courtyard. This event will take place rain or shine, so come join your friends in celebrating the beginning of another academic year.

Do you have or are you expecting books or large packages? As we approach the beginning of the school year, Mail Services expects to be receiving large amounts of packages. If you have or are expecting many packages (especially books) or large items, please stop by Mail Services to claim them as soon as possible. This will ensure that we can provide efficient service to all the TIU Community. If you have any questions, please call us at 847-317-8170.

Undergrad students are invited to join in the annual downtown Chicago trip to Gino's East and the Wendella Fireworks Tour on Lake Michigan!

The cost is $22, which includes transportation, dinner, and the two-hour boat cruise.  Sign up for the boat tour here.

• Depart from Johnson Hall Lounge at 5:30 p.m. Sat., Aug. 25
• Pizza: 7:15 p.m. at Gino's East
• Boat Tour: 9:15–11:15 p.m.
• Return to TIU: 12 a.m.