Fall New Student Orientation at Lincoln Center
The New Student Orientation Team is excited to welcome the newest class of Rams to Fordham College at Lincoln Center!
The 2023-2024 Academic School year's New Student Orientation is mandatory and will take place in-person from Sunday, August 27, 2023 - Tuesday, August 29, 2023.
We are very excited to welcome parents and family members to campus for Opening and Move-In on Sunday, August 27, to various family orientation events during that day, and to help resident students with move in.
Although the detailed schedule will be released in Sumnmer of 2023, another available resource to you is the Orientation Guidebook! You will receive an email, which can be found in your Fordham email inbox, that offers you access to a breadth of knowledge on orientation that can all be found in this guidebook. We hope this is helpful during this transition for you and your family!
Schedule of Events
This reflects the general implementation of Fall New Student Orientation at Lincoln Center from past academic years. The schedule of events is subject to change as plans become more concrete in the coming months.
Sunday, August 27
Welcome to Fordham - Opening Day! On Opening Day, we will host move in for Residential Students, check in for Commuters, open houses sponosred by University Departments, receptions, and the official Welcome Addresses from the President and Deans. Programming is open to students and families, until we transition to student only sessions at 5pm.
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7:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. McKeon Resident Move-In 9:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. McMahon Resident Move-In 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Office Hours Career Services (140 W Garden Level 49) Counseling and Psychological Services (140 W Garden Level 02) Disability Services (LL 408) University Health Services (140 W Garden Level 16) ID Services (LL 128-A) 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Enrollment Services Open House Financial Services & Admissions (LL 2nd Floor Lounge) 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Office of Multicultural affairs and First-Generation Network Reception (LS Schmeltzer) 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Open House & Service Fair Student Services Fair (LL Outdoor Plaza) Library Open House (Quinn Library) 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Commuter, Transfer, Global Transition, and Urban Plunge Student Check In Commuter Check-In for First-Year and Transfer Students (LL Lobby) Check-In for Resident Students who participated in Global Transition or Urban Plunge (LL Lobby) 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. President’s and Deans’ Welcome (LL Pope / LS Costantino) |
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Family Liturgy (Church of St. Paul the Apostle) 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. New York, New York Reception (LL Outdoor Plaza) 5:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Farewell to Families (LL Outdoor Plaza) 5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Small Group Meeting #1 (LL Outdoor Plaza) 6:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. New Student BBQ (LL Outdoor Plaza) 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Commuter First-Year: CFM Breakouts (140 W Classrooms) 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Guide to Residential Life (LL Pope and LS Bateman) 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Commuter First-Year: CARE Commuter Core (140W McNally) 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Night of Welcome (LL Outdoor Plaza) 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Pizza on the Plaza (LL Outdoor Plaza) |
Monday, August 28
Mandatory New Student Orientation programming for all incoming first-year and transfer students begins at 8:00 a.m. and will end at 6:30 p.m. for commuter transfer students, with commuter first-year students ending at 8:30 p.m. Residents will have their floor meetings at 6:30 p.m. All new students are welcome to join us for the optional evening social programming beginning at 8:00 p.m.
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Maroon Track 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Check-In 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Presentations: McNally Keynote Speaker Getting Involved Surviving the Party OMA 12 Steps Towards Appreciating Diversity 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch (Plaza) 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Real Talk 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Presentations: McNally IT Services Living the Mission Living Safely 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Small Group Meeting 5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Dinner by Small Group 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Commuter Core First-Year Resident Floor Meetings 8:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Excursions |
Ram Track 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Residents: Breakfast 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Check-In 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Presentations: Pope OMA 12 Steps Towards Appreciating Diversity 9:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Real Talk 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Presentations: Pope Getting Involved Living the Mission IT Services 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch (Plaza) 1:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Presentations: Pope Surviving the Party Living Safely Keynote 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Small Group Meeting 5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Dinner by Small Group 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Commuter Core Resident Floor Meetings
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Ignatius Track 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Residents: Breakfast 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Check-In 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Presentations: Costantino Getting Involved IT Services Living Safely OMA 12 Steps Towards Appreciating Diversity 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Real Talk 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch (Plaza) 1:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Presentation: Costantino Keynote Living the Mission Surviving the Party 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Small Group Meeting 5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Dinner by Small Group 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Commuter Core First-Year Resident Floor Meetings 8:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Excursions |
Tuesday, August 29
Mandatory New Student Orientation programming begins at 8:30 a.m. and will end at 4:00 p.m for incoming new students.
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FCLC 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Residents: Breakfast on Your Own 9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Check-In 9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Track I: Academic Fair Track II: Advising Track III: Summer Read 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Track I: Advising Track II: Summer Read Track III: Academic Fair 12:15p.m. - 1:15p.m. Lunch (Plaza) 1:30p.m. - 2:30p.m. Track I: Summer Read Track II: Academic Fair Track III: Advising 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Small Group Meeting #3 (Plaza) 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Residents: Dinner on your own 4:00 p.m. Commuter First Year Students: CFM Social |
Gabelli School of Business 7:30a.m. - 8:30a.m. Residents: Breakfast on Your Own 8:30a.m. - 9:00a.m. Check-In 9:00a.m.- 10:00a.m. Introduction to the Day and to the Year by Vin DeCola, SJ (McNally)
10:00a.m. - 10:15a.m. Academic Welcome from Dean Lerzan Aksoy (McNally) 10:15a.m. - 11:15a.m. Presentations on the Academic Program (McNally)
11:15a.m. - 11:45a.m. Faculty Introductions (McNally) 11:45a.m. - 12:15p.m. Class Photo (Platt Court)
12:15p.m. - 1:00 p.m. GSB LC LUNCH (Garden Lounge & 140W G76 A&B) 1:00p.m. - 2:00 pm. Meeting with Gabelli Mentors (Classrooms)
2:00p.m. - 2:45p.m. First Final Exam (McNally) 2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Small Group Meeting #3 (Plaza) 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Residents: Dinner on your own |
If you have any questions, please contact New Student Orientation at 212-636-6260 or email [email protected].