Macaulay Honors College

Arrive at El Museo del Barrio at 8:30 am. El Museo del Barrio is located at 1230 Fifth Avenue at E 104th Street in Manhattan. Use the entrance on E 104th Street between Fifth and Madison Avenues.

8:30 am Arrive at El Museo del Barrio (Entrance on E 104th Street

9:30-4:00 pm Group challenges in Central Park (lunch included)

4:00 pm Conclude at the Great Hill (W 106th Street and Central Park West)

6 to 103rd Street; exit near the intersection of E 103rd Street and Lexington Avenue. Start out going west on E 103rd Street toward Park Avenue. Turn right onto Park Avenue. Turn left onto E 104th Street. El Museo del Barrio will be on your right on E 104th Street before you get to Fifth Avenue.

M1, M3, M4 northbound on Madison Avenue or southbound on Fifth Avenue to E 104th Street

You will work as a team to complete challenges while meeting upper level Macaulay students and getting to know your fellow classmates. There is even rock climbing and a little poetry at the end of the day!

You must wear closed-toe shoes; it is a policy of NYC Outward Bound. Wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty. It will be hot—you will get sweaty and grubby. Outward Bound is sensitive and adheres to religious requirements regarding clothing.

You will be active. Your clothes may get dirty or ruined—please make sure that it is not something that you will miss. You will need to wear sneakers or closed-toe sandals—there will be a lot of walking and climbing.

You should bring:

• A water bottle
• Sunscreen (especially if you know that you burn easily)
• A hat and/or sunglasses

Do not bring anything that you would be upset about losing. This includes jewelry, electronics, clothing or anything expensive.

We will provide a breakfast bar and boxed lunch during the day but feel free to bring snacks and extra water.

The day ends at the Great Hill at W 106th Street and Central Park West. The closest train is the B, C at W 103rd Street and Central Park West.

Technology Day begins at 12:00 pm at the Graduate Center on 365 Fifth Avenue (between 34th and 35th Streets). Enter and sign in, then head to the Proshansky Auditorium on the Concourse level (take the elevator down to the “C” level).

12:00-3:00 pm Lunch, laptop distribution and advising session

3:00-5:00 pm Technology workshops

B, D, F, V, N, R, Q, W to 34th and Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue) and walk one block east 1, 2, 3 to Penn Station (34th Street) and 7th Avenue and walk two blocks east 6 to 33rd Street and Park Avenue and walk one block west, one block north

You will be receiving your laptop. A photo ID is required—no exceptions. You will be attending an advising session and a technology workshop led by an Instructional Technology Fellow.

Fill out and return the Student Information form by July 11, 2008. This information will determine which technology training session you will attend. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Joseph Ugoretz at joseph.ugoretz@mhc.cuny.edu.

Lunch and light refreshments will be provided but feel free to bring snacks and extra water.

Arrive at 2:30 pm at Hunter College, located at 695 Park Avenue. Report to the auditorium, 1st Floor, North Building, entrance on E 69th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues.

2:30-7:00 pm Welcome, theater workshops and dinner

7:00-7:30 pm Board buses to South Pacific (Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, 150 West 65th Street between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues)

8:00-12:00 am South Pacific

6 to 68th Street, exit and you will be directly under the college F to E 63rd and Lexington, walk north on Lexington to E 68th Street

M66 bus goes crosstown on 68th Street going east and 67th Street going west M98, M101, M102, and M103 go south on Lexington Avenue and north on 3rd Avenue

Following the theater workshops at Hunter College, we will attend the Broadway performance of South Pacific (located at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 150 West 65th Street, between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues). The show is approximately three and a half hours.

Between August 4 and August 15 come to Macaulay Honors College and pick up your copy of the play, to be read before attending the performance. Also have your photo taken for your Cultural Passport ID. Ask for Sarah Stewart.

Dinner will be served but feel free to bring snacks and extra water.

1 at 66th Street Lincoln Center

M5, M7, M10, M11, M66 and M104 bus lines all stop within one block of Lincoln Center

Students returning to Staten Island will be taken by bus to CSI.