Plan to arrive in the morning on Sunday, August 12th. You will receive an email from mcmurtryoweek@gmail.com soon about exactly what time your floor will move in. Enter Rice through Entrance #1 (the main entrance), take your first right (after driving a little while), and follow the signs for McMurtry. After unloading, we’ll give you directions for where to park for the rest of the morning. As you drive towards McMurtry, Advisors will be outside holding signs and probably yelling your name. Don’t worry, they are simply excited to finally meet you!

 

As the Advisors empty your car and start moving your stuff into the building (that’s right - you don’t have to do ANY work), you and your family will be introduced to our wonderful College Coordinator, Jackie, who will give you your keys and other important information. After you check that all your belongings are in your room, you will meet the Magisters, Resident Associates, and Head Resident Fellows of McMurtry College who will welcome you to McMurtry and Rice. You may have time before noon to sit in our beloved Yurt (what we call the McMurtry Commons) and mingle with your future classmates, who are likely to become very special friends of yours in just a few weeks!

 

Around noon, there will be a buffet lunch for you, your family, and your Advisors. At 12:45 pm, it will be time to say a final goodbye to your parents and head off to join your O-Week group for the first time. While your family and loved ones stay behind for a New Families Orientation, you will be starting one of the most jampacked and fun-filled weeks of your college career!!!