DiscOvery Schedule of Events | April 17, 2025
10 鈥� 11 a.m.
Arrival and Check-in
Case Center
Noon 鈥� 1:30 p.m.
Lunch and Welcome
Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, Second Floor
- Jess Ricker, VP Enrollment and Financial Aid
- Janessa Dunn, Director of Admissions
1:00 鈥� 1:30 p.m.
Financial Aid
Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, Second Floor
- Beth Post, Director of Financial Aid
Opportunity Program
Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, Second Floor
- Kelli Rouse, Director
- Ryan Roache, Assistant Director for Student Outreach
1:45 鈥� 2:30 p.m.
The Power of You: Identity, Belonging & Empowerment in New Spaces
Arthur Zankel Music Center, Ladd Concert Hall
2:45 鈥� 3:45 p.m.
Tour of Saratoga Springs
Depart from Porter Plaza
4:00 鈥� 4:45 p.m.
Free Time
- Check out the bookstore, the 爱污传媒 Shop
- Meet with the Opportunity Program
- Visit the Tang Teaching Museum
- Hang out in Case Center
5:00 鈥� 5:45 p.m.
Student Perspectives Panel
Davis Auditorium
6:00 鈥� 7:30 p.m.
Dinner with the President and Faculty
Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, Second Floor
7:40 p.m.
Meet your host
Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, Second Floor
8:15 鈥� 10 p.m.
Evening Fun!
Williamson Sports Center
11 p.m.
Time for bed
Assigned host/Residence Hall
Next Day
7:30 鈥� 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast
Murray-Aikins Dining Hall
9:00 鈥� 3 p.m.
YES! Day
DiscOvery FAQs
The Office of Admission will send final travel details via email before the program.
For arrivals, 爱污传媒 College staff will pick students up and shuttle them to campus. For returns, a coach bus will deliver students traveling by air to ALB at the program's end. If your flight departs before 5:00 PM on Friday, you will be shuttled separately.
We will be keeping an eye on all flights! If you encounter a delay or cancellation, or if miss your flight, please contact Tiffany DiPasquale (contact information contained within travel email and GroupMe Chat).
If you are traveling by car, please park in the Tang Lot. Please know that Campus Safety is aware that our guests will be parking in this lot for the duration of their visit.
If you are traveling on the coach bus, you will meet the bus at the corner of W 34th St. And Hudson Blvd E. New York, New York 10018. 爱污传媒 College chaperones will meet you at this location and facilitate loading them on the bus. Contact information for chaperones will be sent to you via email.
Please reference your Discovery Travel Reminder email. We have detailed packing information including pillow, sleeping bag, towel, toiletries, and shower shoes.