First Year Student Orientation
The Class of 2027 will have a full in-person move-in and orientation experience as well as virtual components to get you acclimated to Clarkson even sooner! Visit this link to enroll in Orientation on Moodle. Find out about upcoming floor meetings, mandatory trainings, and fun events, all happening before you arrive to campus!
First Year Residence Life
Clarkson students walk you through our first year residence halls, Ross-Brooks and Cubley-Reynolds in this informative video.
Move-in Day!
What can you expect during Move-in Day? Watch the video to get a glimpse into how we do Move-in Weekend!
Friday, August 25, 2023
Time | Program | Location |
9am - 3pm | Move in to your residence hall | Residence Halls |
11 am - 2 pm | Tours for students who haven't been to campus | Leaving from Holcroft House |
1 - 3 pm | Student Services Fair | Quad Lawn |
3 - 3:45 pm | Q&A with your RAs | |
3:45 - 4 pm | Convocation Lineup by LLC | Cheel Lawn |
4 - 4:15 pm | Convocation Procession | Cheel Arena |
4:15 - 5:30 pm | Convocation and Van Sickle Endowed Lecture featuring the Akwesasne Women Singers | Cheel Arena |
5:30 - 7:45 pm | Dinner with LLCs and RAs / Floor Meetings | |
7:45 - 8 pm | Transition to Quad Lawn | Quad Lawn |
8 - 8:45 pm | Snow Cones with Security | Quad Lawn |
8:45 - 9 pm | Holcroft Knight of Fire | Cheel Lawn |
9 pm - 12 am | CUB Glowfest | Cheel Lawn / Student Center Firepit |
Saturday, August 26, 2023
Time | Program | Location |
8 - 9 am | Legacy Brunch with Alumni Office | Student Center MPRs |
9 - 10:15 am | Breakfast | Ross Brooks Dining Hall |
10:30 - 10:45 am | Welcome to the Clarkson Family | Cheel Arena |
10:45 - 11 am | Getting Involved in Campus | Cheel Arena |
11 - 11:45 am | Buddies and Boundaries | Cheel Arena |
11:45 am - 12 pm | Transition to Next Session | |
12 - 1:15 pm | Block Session 1 (Lunch with FYS or Building a Shared Community) | Various |
1:15 - 1:30 pm | Transition to Next Session | |
1:30 - 3 pm | Block Session 2 (Lunch with FYS or Building a Shared Community) | Various |
3 - 3:45 pm | Thriving, Not Just Surviving, College | Cheel Arena |
4 - 4:45 pm | Floor / Building Meetings | Cheel Lawn |
5 - 7 pm | Dinner | |
5 - 6:30 pm | President's Reception | Foster House |
7 - 9 pm | Community Building Games | Various |
9 - 10 pm | Scotty Wiese Magic Stage Show | Student Center Forum |
10 pm - 12 am | Late Night Movie and Games | Student Center Forum |
Sunday, August 27, 2023
Time | Program | Location |
11 am - 12 pm | Meet Your Academic Department | Various |
12 - 2 pm | Lunch | Ross Brooks and Student Center Servery |
12 - 4 pm | CUSA Carnival | Cheel Lawn |
4 - 6 pm | Ultimate Frisbee Game | Bagdad Field |
4 - 6 pm | Service Opportunity: Trail Maintenance with ISE and Outing Club (CUOC) | Meet at Student Center Desk |
5 - 7 pm | Dinner | Ross Brooks and Student Center Servery |
7 - 8 pm | Activities Fair | Cheel Floor |
8 - 10 pm | Open Skate with President Christensen | Cheel Arena |