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New Student Orientation

For the incoming Class of 2030 and transfer students. Dates are set, but program times on Monday and Tuesday may still change.  You will receive the official New Student Orientation Guide when you arrive on campus.

Looking for the Pre-Orientation Schedule? Click here. 

Updated: 8/20/26

Sunday, September 6

• 8:30–11:30 a.m. New Student Check-in at Zankel Music Center and Residence Halls
• 11 a.m.–1:15 p.m. Complimentary Lunch in Murray-Aikins Dining Hall
• 1:30–3 p.m. Peer Mentor Meeting and Class Photo: Meet Scribner Seminar on Case Green 
• 1:30–2:45 p.m. Family Orientation at Ladd Hall, Zankel Music Center 
• 3–4 p.m. Family Reception at Scribner House
• 1:30–3:30 p.m. Transfer Student Orientation at Wyckoff Center
• 3–4:30 p.m. Getting Settled in the Residence Halls
• 4:30–5:30 p.m. Residential Hall Meet and Greet at Residence Hall Floors/Small Groups
• 5:30–7 p.m. First-Year Orientation Dinner at Murray-Aikins Dining Hall
• 5:30–7 p.m. Transfer Student Orientation Dinner at Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, 2nd floor
• 7:30–9:30 p.m. Stage Hypnotist, Matt Grisham at Ladd Hall, Zankel Music Center 

Monday, September 7

Times will be assigned by seminars.

• 7:30–10 a.m. Breakfast at Murray-Aikins Dining Hall
• 8:15 a.m.–4:15 p.m. Safety and Emergency Resources in Gannett Auditorium, Palamountain Hall (possible time slots include: 8:15–8:45 a.m.; 9–9:30 a.m.; 3–3:30 p.m.; and 3:45-4:15 p.m.)
• 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Factuality at Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, 2nd floor (possible time slots include: 9–10:30 a.m; 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.; 2–3:30 p.m.; and 4–5:30 p.m.)
• 11 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Sex Discussed Here in Ladd Hall, Zankel Music Center (possible time slot include:  11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. and 2–3:30 p.m.)
• 5–7 p.m. Dinner at Murray-Aikins Dining Hall
• 7–10:30 p.m. Choose Your Own Adventure on Case Green (Rain location: Case Center, Spa)

Tuesday, September 8

• 7:30–9:30 a.m. Breakfast at Murray-Aikins Dining Hall
• 8:15–9:30 a.m. Dining Hall Employment Training in Gannett Auditorium, Palamountain Hall
• 9:30 a.m. Convocation Processional Line Up in Tang Parking Lot
• 10–11:15 a.m. New Student Convocation in the South Park Tent (rain location: Ladd Hall, Zankel Music Center)
• 11:30–1 p.m. Lunch at Murray-Aikins Dining Hall
• 1–3 p.m. Scribner Seminars: First Class Meeting, Various Classrooms
• 2:30–4:30 p.m. Resource Fair, The McCaffery-Wagman Tennis and Wellness Center (rain location: Case Center)
• 3–5 p.m. Advising, Assigned Room/Faculty Offices
• 3–5 p.m. QR Re-Test (QR diagnostic re-test to students who placed into MA100) in Room 231 , Palamountain Hall
• 3:30–4:15 p.m. Special Advising: Education Studies (PMH 200); Japanese and Chinese (PMH 401); Off-Campus Study and Exchanges (Bolton 282); Engineering (CIS 382); Social Work (TLC 208); Academic Accommodations (Davis Auditorium); Media and Film Studies (Bolton 281);  Art (Saesselin 212); QR Retest (Emerson Auditorium); Gender Studies (TLC 207); Pre-Health (Gannett Auditorium)  
• 4:30–6:30 p.m. Founder's Day BBQ in South Park Tent
• 8–9 p.m. Hall Meetings: Life on Your Floor in Residence Halls, Floor Lounges

Wednesday, September 9

• Classes begin, review your personal schedule. 

Friday, September 11

• 3:30–5 p.m. SGA Club Fair at Case Green

Also coming up: 

• Sept. 15 or 16, 4:30–5:30 p.m. or 5:30–6:30 p.m. FYE President's Receptions at Scribner House. Times will be assigned by Scribner Seminar.
• Sept. 28, 8–9 p.m. Summer Reading Event in Ladd Hall, Zankel Music Center. Details coming soon!