SOAR Two-Day Session Schedule

Please note this is the TENTATIVE Schedule Subject to Change!  Check-in for the two-day session will start at 10:30am on the first day of the two-day session. Students are REQUIRED to stay on-campus the first night of their SOAR Session.

- Events that Family Members Attend without Students
- Events that Students Attend without Family Members
- Both Family Members and Students Attend Together

Day One

SOAR Check-In
10:30am - 12:30pm
Check into your room, pick up materials for your session, eat lunch, Campus Expo and get ready for the day.

Campus Expo
10:30am - 12:30pm
Visit with various offices from around campus and get information about resources available for our students. Plaster Student Union

Welcome to Missouri State University
12:45 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

First Things First
1:05 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
  

Helping Your Student SOAR 
1:05 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Get some great tips about Missouri State, your student's transition to college and more from the director of Family Programs and the Family Assistant.

Money Matters
1:50 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Staff from Financial Aid and Financial Services share valuable information about scholarships, Pell Grants, paying for college and more. 

Intro to Your College and Be Advised
2:50 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.
Meet Administrators from the college where your student's major lives, and learn about the advisement process at Missouri State. 

Trial Schedule Building
4:30 p.m. - 5:20 p.m.

Residence Life, Housing and Dining Services
4:30 p.m. - 5:20 p.m.
For family members of students living on campus, hear from the important people in Residence Life and Dining Services and get your questions answered by the experts. 

Commuter Session for Family Members
4:30 p.m. - 5:20 p.m. 
For family members of commuter students, learn about all the resources available to your commuter student here at Missouri State.

Dinner
5:30 p.m. - 6:40 p.m.

After Hours
6:40 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
 

Day Two

Breakfast
7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.

Welcome and Traditions
8:00 a.m. - 8:20 a.m.

Pick your Resource
8:30 a.m. - 9:35 a.m.

Bear Essentials
9:40 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Family Panel
9:40 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.

Safety, Student Conduct and Magers Health and Wellness
10:20 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Hear about the processes in place to keep your student safe. Also hear about the Student Conduct office and the policies of the University, and the Magers Health and Wellness Center, our on-campus Health Center for students. 

Family Lounge
11:25 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Come to the Family Lounge after the last family session, get your Bear Family Calendar, a few other goodies, and learn about a special program we have for you to celebrate your student. 

Advisement and Registration
10:30 a.m. - 4:00 pm

Housing Tours for Family Members and Students
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.