EMU New Student Orientation Schedule, Fall 2024

TIME

Orange: Required events

EVENT

LOCATION

9 - 11 AM

Move in - All new residential students

9:00 AM: A - F last names

9:45 AM: G - M last names

10:30 AM: N - Z last names

Residence Halls. Housing assignments will be available by July 8th. Keep an eye on your EMU email for details.

9 - 11 AM

Check in - All new residential students

9:00 AM: G - M last names 

9:45 AM: N - Z last names

10:30 AM: A - F last names

University Commons first floor

11:00 - 11:45 AM

Commuter check-in - New commuter students

University Commons first floor

12-1:30 PM

Welcoming Celebration (lunch provided) - All new students and families

UC Yoder Arena

1:30-2:30 PM

Student Resource Session - All new students

Campus Center first floor

1:30-2:30 PM

Parent and Family Resource Session - All families of new students

UC Yoder Arena

2:30 PM

Pick one - All new students and families

• Campus tour: UC Admissions Suite
• Student Athlete Resource Session: UC Yoder Arena
• Financial Aid Resource Session: UC Student Union
• Academic Resource Session: UC 177

Various Locations

3 PM

Pick one - All new students and families

• Campus tour: UC Admissions Suite
• Student Athlete Resource Session: UC Yoder Arena
• Financial Aid Resource Session: UC Student Union
• Academic Resource Session: UC 177

Various Locations

3:30 PM

Sending and a Sweet Treat - Parents/Families depart following

Lawn near UC front parking lot

5 - 6 PM

Dinner - All new students

Thomas Plaza

6:15 PM

UC Student Life Suite

7:30 PM

Comedy Show - All new students

UC Student Union

8:45 PM

Turf, Terrariums, Table Tennis, & Treats - All new students

• Smiley's Ice Cream: UC Parking Lot
• Frisbee, Soccer, Archery Tag: Turf Field
• Build-Your-Own Terrariums: UC first floor
• Table Tennis, Air Hockey, and Foosball: Game Room (UC second floor)

University Commons & Turf

TIME

EVENT

LOCATION

8:15 - 10:15 AM

Brunch

Northlawn Dining Hall

9:30 - 10:15 AM

Student led Worship - All new students  

UC Student Union

10:30 - 11:30 AM

Academic Tips and Caffeinated Sips: Spilling the Tea on College Success - All new students 

Suter Science Center 106

11:45 AM

New Student Photo - All new students

Thomas Plaza

12 - 1:30 PM

Lunch 

Northlawn Dining Hall

2 - 5 PM

Choose Your Own Adventure - all students

• Free entrance to local pool with EMU id. (305 South Dogwood Drive). Drive there, or
  take EMU van (Meet outside UC main entrance. Departs every 15
  minutes from 2-4pm)
• Sand Volleyball (sand volleyball courts near Roselawn)
• Disc Golf (meet on EMU Hill at hole 1). New game at 2pm, 3pm, and 4pm
• Painting (UC Hall of Nations)
• Spikeball (Main lawn)
• Basketball (UC Yoder Arena)
• Snacks for all (UC Game Room)
• Jackbox games (UC Student Union). Quiplash, Fibbage, etc.

Various Locations

5 - 6:30 PM

Dinner

Northlawn Dining Hall

8 PM

Quad Party - All students

Woods Quad

TIME

EVENT

LOCATION

7:30 - 10 AM

Breakfast

Northlawn Dining Hall

9:30 - 11:30 AM

Meet Your Major - All new students

UC Hall of Nations

11:30 AM - 1 PM

Lunch

Northlawn Dining Hall

11:30 AM - 1 PM

Transfer Student Need-to-Knows (lunch provided)  - Only required for transfer students 

Northlawn West Dining Room

1 - 2 PM

Engineering Lab Safety Training - Only required for new students who are Engineering majors, OR who are enrolled in engineering lab courses

Suter Science Center 001

1 - 2 PM

Biology-Chemistry Lab Safety Training - Only required for new students enrolled in biology or chemistry lab courses

Suter Science Center 106

3:30 - 5 PM

Saucy Chats: From Hookups to Hangovers - All new students

Lehman Auditorium

5 - 7 PM

Dinner

Northlawn Dining Hall

7 - 8:15 PM

Residence Hall Meetings - All residential students

Residence Halls

7 - 8:15 PM

Commuter Student Bingo - All commuter students

UC Den

8:30 PM

Campus-Wide Dodgeball - All students

Yoder Arena