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New Student Orientation
Transfer Student Orientation
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. Transfer Student Orientation at Wyckoff Center
- 1:30–2:45 p.m. Family Orientation at Ladd Hall, Zankel Music Center
- 3–4 p.m. Family Reception at Scribner House
- 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. 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
- 7:30–10 a.m. Breakfast at Murray-Aikins Dining Hall
- 9:00 a.m.– 9:30 a.m. Safety and Emergency Resources in Gannett Auditorium, Palamountain Hall
- 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Sex Discussed Here in Ladd Hall, Zankel Music Center
- 12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch
- 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Factuality at Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, 2nd floor
- 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
- 9:30–10 a.m. Convocation Processional Line Up in Wachenheim Field
- 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
- 2:30–4:30 p.m. Resource Fair, The McCaffery-Wagman Tennis and Wellness Center(rain location: Case Center)
- 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 (PMH 231); Gender Studies (TLC 207); Pre-Health (Emerson 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 Lounge
Wednesday, September 9
- Classes begin, review your personal schedule.
Friday, September 11
- 3:30–5 p.m. SGA Club Fair at Case Green