New Student Orientation
For the incoming Class of 2029 and transfer students. Last updated May 8. Dates are set, but program times on Monday and Tuesday may still change.
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Sunday, August 31
- 8:30鈥�11:30 a.m. New Student Check-in at Zankel Music Center and Residence Halls
- 11鈥�1:15 p.m. Complimentary Lunch at the South Park Tent
- 1:30鈥�3 p.m. Peer Mentor Meeting and Class Photo at Case Green (Meet Scribner Seminar at Case Walkway)
- 1:30鈥�2:45 p.m. Parent, Family & Friends Orientation at Ladd Hall, Zankel Music Center
- 3鈥�4 p.m. Parent, Family & Friends Reception at Scribner House
- 1:30鈥�3:30 p.m. Transfer Student Orientation at Emerson Auditorium in Palamountain Hall
- 3鈥�4:30 p.m. Getting Settled in the Residence Halls
- 4:30鈥�5:30 p.m. Residential Hall Meet and Greet at Residence Hall Floors/Small Groups
- 5:30鈥�7 p.m. First-Year Orientation Dinner at Murray-Aikins Dining Hall
- 5:30鈥�7 p.m. Transfer Student Orientation Dinner at Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, 2nd floor
- 7鈥�10:30 p.m. Social Event
Monday, September 1
Times will be assigned by seminars.
- 7:30鈥�10 a.m. Breakfast at Murray-Aikins Dining Hall
- 9 a.m.鈥�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鈥�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.鈥�12:30 p.m. Sex Discussed Here in Ladd Hall, Zankel Music Center (other possible time slot include: 2-3:30 p.m.)
- 5鈥�7 p.m. Dinner at Murray-Aikins Dining Hall
- 7:30鈥�10:30 p.m. Social Event
Tuesday, September 2
- 7:30鈥�9:30 a.m. Breakfast at Murray-Aikins Dining Hall
- 8:15鈥�9:15 a.m. Dining Hall Employment Training in Gannett Auditorium, Palamountain Hall
- 9:30鈥�10 a.m. Convocation Processional Line Up in Wachenheim Field
- 10鈥�11:15 a.m. New Student Convocation in the South Park Tent (rain location: Ladd Hall, Zankel Music Center)
- 11:30 a.m.鈥�1 p.m. Lunch at Murray-Aikins Dining Hall
- 1鈥�3 p.m. Scribner Seminars: First Class Meeting, Various Classrooms
- 3鈥�5 p.m. Advising, Assigned Room/Faculty Offices
- 3鈥�4:30 p.m. Resource Fair, Case Green/Case Center
- 3鈥�5 p.m. QR Re-Test (QR diagnostic re-test to students who placed into MA100) in Davis Auditorium, Palamountain Hall
- 3:30鈥�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鈥�6:30 p.m. Founder's Day BBQ in South Park Tent
- 8鈥�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鈥�5 p.m. SGA Club Fair at Case Green
Also coming up:
- Sept. 9 or 10, 4:30鈥�5:30 p.m. or 5:30鈥�6:30 p.m. FYE President's Receptions at Scribner House. Times will be assigned by Scribner Seminar.
- Sept. 29, 8鈥�9 p.m. Summer Reading Event in Ladd Hall, Zankel Music Center