New Student Orientation
For the incoming Class of 2029. Last updated August 2025. Dates are set, but program times on Monday and Tuesday may still change.
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Sunday, August 31
- 8:30–11:30 a.m. New Student Check-in at Zankel Music Center and Residence Halls
- 11–1:15 p.m. Complimentary Lunch at the South Park Tent
- 1:30–3 p.m. Peer Mentor Meeting at Case Green (Meet Scribner Seminar at Case Walkway)and Class Photo
- 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 Wycoff Center in Case 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
- 7–10:30 p.m. Social Event
Monday, September 1
Times will be assigned by seminars.
- 7:30–10 a.m. Breakfast at Murray-Aikins Dining Hall
- 9 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Factuality at Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, 2nd floor (other possible time slots include: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; 2-3:30 p.m.; and 4-5:30 p.m.)
- 8:15–8:45 a.m. Resources and Emergency Procedures in Gannett Auditorium, Palamountain Hall (other possible time slots include: 9-9:30 a.m.; 3-3:30 p.m.; and 3:45-4:15 p.m.)
- 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Sex Discussed Here in Ladd Hall, Zankel Music Center (other possible time slot include: 2-3:30 p.m.)
- 5–7 p.m. Dinner at Murray-Aikins Dining Hall
- 7:30–10:30 p.m. Social Event
Tuesday, September 2
- 7:30–9:30 a.m. Breakfast at Murray-Aikins Dining Hall
- 8:15–9:15 a.m. Dining Hall Employment Training in Gannett Auditorium, Palamountain Hall
- 9:30–10 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 a.m.–1 p.m. Lunch at Murray-Aikins Dining Hall
- 1–3 p.m. Scribner Seminars: First Class Meeting, Various Classrooms
- 3–5 p.m. Advising, Assigned Room/Faculty Offices
- 3–4:30 p.m. Resource Fair, McCaffery-Wagman Tennis and Wellness Center
- 3–5 p.m. QR Re-Test (QR diagnostic re-test to students who placed into MA100) in Davis Auditorium, Palamountain Hall
- 3:30–4:15 p.m. Special Advising: Art, Arts Administration, Asian Studies, Chinese, Academic Accommodations, Education Studies, Engineering, Japanese, Off-Campus Study and Exchange, Pre-Health (HPAC), Social Work, Media and Film Studies
- 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 3
- Classes begin, review your personal schedule.
Friday, September 5
- 3:30–5 p.m. SGA Club Fair at Case Green
Saturday, September 6
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8:00pm – 10:00pm Club Showcase Zankel
Also coming up:
- Sept. 9 or 10, 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. 29, 8–9 p.m. Summer Reading Event in Ladd Hall, Zankel Music Center