NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION SCHEDULE

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The New Student Orientation (NSO) program has two distinct components: 1) In-person and 2) Virtual.

Both the In-Person and Virtual programs are MANDATORY.

All Incoming Students MUST ATTEND the In-Person events and the Virtual Orientation as scheduled.

IMPORTANT DATES AND TIMES:

ONLINE ACTIVITIES
- Virtual Orientation: TBD
IN-PERSON ACTIVITIES
- New Student Move-In: August 13, 2025
- New Student Orientation (In-Person): August 14-19, 2025
- Welcome to the House Ceremony: August 14, 2025
- Parent Parting Ceremony: August 15, 2025
- First Day of Classes: August 20, 2025

Please note that all times are based in the Eastern Time zone.

NSO Schedule Highlights

This schedule is tentative and subject to change. Please use this for planning purposes only. The official full schedule will be shared with students and parents by email.

DAY 1	WEDNEsDAY, AUGUST 13, 2025 - MOVE-IN DAy
START	END	ACTIVITY	LOCATION
8:00 AM	12:00 PM	Group A Check-in / Move-in	Resident Houses Graves Hall DuBois Hall Graves Hall Mays Hall White Hall
12:00 PM	4:00 PM	Group B Check-in / Move-in	Resident Houses: Brazeal Hall Living and Learning Center (LLC) Hubert Hall

DAY 2	THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2025
START	END	ACTIVITY	LOCATION
10:30 AM	12:00 PM	Welcome by NSO Administration	Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel
12:00 PM	2:00 PM	Transfer Student Reception (Transfer Students and Parents Only)	African American Hall of Fame 2nd Floor Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel
7:30 PM	9:00 PM	窶弩elcome to the House窶� (Parents and Students)	Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

DAY 3	FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2025
START	END	ACTIVITY	LOCATION
10:00 AM	11:15 AM	Opening Assembly with The President of the College	Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel
4:00 PM	6:00 PM	Howard W. Thurman ﾂ鮟ｨﾊﾓﾆｵ Honors Program Reception (Mandatory for Honors Program Students, Parents, and Faculty Only)	TBA
4:00 PM	6:00 PM	ﾂ鮟ｨﾊﾓﾆｵ Legacy Reception	TBA
7:30 PM	9:30 PM	Parents' Parting Ceremony* *Note: The Parents窶� Parting Ceremony marks the end of the Parents窶� Orientation Program	Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2025

First Day of Class - Fall 2025

窶�There is an air of expectancy at ﾂ鮟ｨﾊﾓﾆｵ. It is expected that the student who enters here will do well. 窶�

Dr. Benjamin E. Mays | President of ﾂ鮟ｨﾊﾓﾆｵ from 1940 to 1967

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