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Fall 2026

Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026

Time	Session	Location
8 a.m. - 2 p.m.	Check-In & Move-In Roberts Hall 7th and 6th Floor: 8-9 a.m. 5th and 4th Floor: 9-10 a.m. 3rd and 2nd Floor: 10-11 a.m. Residence Quad Brownlie Hall: 11 a.m. - Noon Campbell Hall 3rd Floor: 11 a.m. - Noon Campbell Hall 2nd Floor: Noon - 1 p.m. Campbell Hall 1st Floor: 1-2 p.m. Southgate, Mary Star of the Sea, L3Harris Village and Panther Bay 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Drive-Thru/Clemente Center
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.	Bookstore Open	Denius Student Center
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.	Shipping and Receiving Open for package pick-up	Shipping and Receiving
6-8 p.m.	Residence Life Welcome Event Already moved in? Come hang out with the RAs and new students. ALL students are invited	Roberts Hall

Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026

Time	Session	Location
8 a.m. - 2 p.m.	Check-In & Move-In Columbia Village Anderson and Husband Hall: 8-9 a.m. McCool and Clark Hall: 9-10 a.m. Brown and Chawla Hall: 10-11 a.m. Ramon Hall: 11 a.m.-Noon Residence Quad Wood and Shaw Hall: Noon-1 p.m. Evans and Grissom Hall: 1-2 p.m. Commuters, Graduate and Transfer Students (not living on campus) 9 a.m.-2 p.m.	Drive-Thru/Clemente Center
8 a.m.-5 p.m.	Shipping and Receiving Open for package pick-up	Shipping and Receiving
Noon-6 p.m.	Bookstore Open	Denius Student Center
2-5 p.m.	ROTC Orientation For all new and returning ROTC students	P133 (outside of Evans Library)
5-7 p.m.	Dinner On your own	Various locations (See guidebook)
7-8 p.m.	ResLife 101 Required for all students living on campus	Clemente Center
8-9 p.m.	ResLife Hall Meeting	See your RA
9-11 p.m.	Late Night Breakfast	Residence Halls

Monday, Aug. 10, 2026

Time	Session	Location
8-11 a.m.	Flight Student Orientation For flight students only	Gleason Center
10 a.m.	Botanical Garden Tour with Joy and Gordon Patterson	Tour begins outside of Esports Center
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.	Panther State of Mind: Orientation Kick-Off Lunch provided	Crawford Green
12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m.	Campus Tour	Meet in Panther Plaza
2:30-3:30 p.m.	Orientation 101 and Welcome with the Dean of Students	Clemente Center
3:30-4:30 p.m.	President's Welcome and Convocation	Clemente Center
4:30-7 p.m.	Dinner On your own	Various locations (See guidebook)
6 p.m.	Protestant Campus Ministry Free Dinner	All Faiths Center
7-8:30 p.m.	Panther Breakout Session #1	See Orientation Guide
8:30-10 p.m.	Color Wars	Clemente Center

Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026

Time	Session	Location
9 a.m.-2 p.m.	37 Cents Day	Outside Gleason and Panther Dining Hall
10 a.m.-1 p.m.	New Student Sessions	Clemente Center
10-10:15 a.m.	Welcome to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ with VPSA	Clemente Center
10:15-10:40 a.m.	Student Success and Support	Clemente Center
10:40-11 a.m.	Student Advising	Clemente Center
11-11:10 a.m.	Student Wellness	Clemente Center
11:10-11:40 a.m.	Student Life/Dean of Students Office	Clemente Center
11:40-11:50 a.m.	Housing & Campus Dining	Clemente Center
11:50 a.m.-Noon	Campus Safety	Clemente Center
Noon-12:10 p.m.	Title IX	Clemente Center
12:10-12:20 p.m.	Academic Integrity	Clemente Center
12:20-12:30 p.m.	Panther Pride	Clemente Center
12:30-12:45 p.m.	Closing Information	Clemente Center
1-3 p.m.	Lunch On your own	Various Locations (See guidebook)
1-3 p.m.	International Student Social *Undergraduate students only	Rathskellar Pizza and Grill
3-3:45 p.m.	Pick Your Passion Choose one program (see below)	Various Locations
4-4:45 p.m.	Pick Your Passion Choose one program (see below)	Various Locations
4-6 p.m.	Family Farewell Bookstore Extravaganza	Denius Student Center
5-7:30 p.m.	Family Farewell Dinner On your own	Various Locations (See guidebook)
7:30-8:30 p.m.	Panther Breakout Session #2 Meet at the same location as Monday's session	Same as previous session
8:30-10 p.m.	Color Wars: Karaoke	Clemente Center

 

Pick Your Passion Sessions (for both 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. sessions)

• Student Success and Support Center Resources and Tour - Henry Bldg.
• Evans Library: Services, Technology and Resources - P133
• Clemente Center Recreation and Fitness - Clemente Center, Lobby
• Scholarships and Careers as an Army Officer - Skurla, 110
• Music Programs - Crawford, 112
• Campus Ministry - Crawford, 403

Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026

Time	Session	Location
8:30-10 a.m.	International Student Orientation	Hartley Room
9-10 a.m.	Undergraduate Research Info Session	Gleason Center
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.	Undergraduate Academic Unit Meetings for COES and COB Students in this block will enjoy lunch on their own AFTER their Academic Unit meeting	Locations listed below
12:30-2:30 p.m.	Undergraduate Academic Unit Meetings for COA and COPLA Students in this block will enjoy lunch on their own BEFORE their Academic Unit meeting	Locations listed below
2:45-3:45 p.m.	Pick Your Passion Session Choose one program (see below)	Various locations
4-5 p.m.	Pick Your Passion Session Choose one program (see below)	Various locations
5-7 p.m.	Dinner On your own	Various locations (See guidebook)
6-7 p.m.	Newman Club's Free Spaghetti Dinner	All Faiths Center
7-8 p.m.	Panther Breakout Session #3	Same as previous session
8-9:30 p.m.	Color Wars: Dale K. Comedy Hypnotist *Suitable for 13 years and up. Viewer discretion advised	Clemente Center

 

Pick Your Passion Sessions (for both 2:45 p.m. and 4 p.m. sessions)

• Student Success and Support Center Resources and Tour - Henry Bldg.
• Benefits of Joining a Fraternity or Sorority - Denius Student Center, 2nd Floor
• Rec, Intramural and Club Sports - Crawford, 220
• Panthers Who Game: Leveling Up the Collegiate Experience - Esports Center
• Residence Hall Association Information Session - Crawford, 210
• Career Services and Campus Jobs - P133
• Admin Organizations

Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026

Time	Session	Location
9-10:15 a.m.	COPLA, COB and COA Advising Information Session	Gleason Center
10:30-11:45 a.m.	COES Advising Information Session	Gleason Center
Noon-2 p.m.	Lunch On your own	Various locations (See guidebook)
1-3 p.m.	Advanced Placement Exams Must contact department in advance Advanced Physics Exam - OPS, 140 Advanced Chemistry Exam - Quad 402, 110 Math Advanced Placement Exam -  Contact your advisor for location	Various locations
2-4 p.m.	Student Life Fair Learn about clubs, orgs and so much more	Clemente Center
4-5 p.m.	Rowing Tryouts Information Session	Clemente Center
4-5 p.m.	Study Abroad Information Session	Olin Engineering, 118
5-7:30 p.m.	Dinner On your own	Various locations (See guidebook)
7:30-8:30 p.m.	Panther Breakout Session #4	Same as previous session
8:30-10 p.m.	Color Wars	Clemente Center

Friday, Aug. 14, 2026

Time	Session	Locations
9 a.m.-4 p.m.	Student Advising Walk-in Hours No appointment required. Come meet your advisor	Evans Library Pavilion, P137
9:30-10:30 a.m.	Syllabus Sessions For math MTH 1000, MTH 1001 and MTH 1010	Gleason Center
10:45-11:45 a.m.	Syllabus Sessions For chemistry CHM 1101	Gleason Center
11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m.	Lunch On your own	Various locations (See guidebook)
2-2:30 p.m.	Panther Breakout Session #5	Various locations
2:30-4 p.m.	Color Wars Finale	Crawford Green
2:30-4 p.m.	Meet the Greeks	Crawford Green
4-8 p.m.	Dinner On your own	Various locations (See guidebook)
8-10 p.m.	Welcome Week Begins with...Big Night Out See the Welcome Week schedule on	Crimson Crossing

Academic Unit Meeting Locations: Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026

Unit	Location
College of Aeronautics	Gleason Center
Bisk College of Business	Bisk College of Business Building (rides provided from Clemente Center)
School of Arts & Communication - Humanities, Prelaw, Journalism, Strategic Communication, General Studies	Crawford Bldg., 526
School of Behavior Analysis - Applied Behavior Analysis	Crawford Bldg., 404
School of Psychology - Forensic Psychology, Psychology, and Animal Behavior Cognition	Olin Life Sciences, 130
Biomedical Engineering	Bioengineering and Sciences, 110
Biomedical Science, Biochemistry, Genomics and Molecular Genetics	Olin Physical Sciences, 140
Chemical Engineering	Olin Engineering, 137
Chemistry	Olin Life Sciences, 107
Applied Mathematics	Crawford Bldg., 332
Interdisciplinary Science	Shephard Bldg., 107
Environmental Science, General Biology, Marine Biology, Meteorology, Ocean Engineering, Oceanography and Sustainability Studies	Crawford Bldg., 112
Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering	P133 (outside of Evans Library)
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Bioengineering and Sciences, 141
Mechanical Engineering	Olin Engineering, 118
Civil Engineering and Construction Management	Crawford Bldg., 230
Aerospace Engineering	Hartley Room, Denius Student Center
Planetary Sciences, Astrobiology, Astronomy & Astrophysics, and Physics	Crawford Bldg., 220
General Engineering and General Science	Olin Physical Sciences, 144