August Orientation & Check- In
We are excited you are Ursinus-bound for fall 2023! Whether you are coming to Ursinus as a first-year student or a transfer student, New Student Orientation will ensure that your transition to Ursinus is smooth and enjoyable.
Check in & Move-in: Thursday August 24, 2023
August Orientation begins on Thursday, August 24 and runs until the beginning of fall classes on Monday, August 28. Full information about arrival, checking and moving in, and schedule details will be available this summer.
Orientation Highlights
Check-In Day & Move-In
Get ready to kick off your Ursinus Experience! Every year, our new students and their families are greeted by a crew of cheering students & staff at the Floy Lewis Bakes Field House. After checking in, our families are then directed to their new home to unpack. Pull up to your residence hall, and you will be greeted by our very own Ursinus Bears football team, who will help you move in quicker than you can say “Go Bears!”
Academic Convocation
On Friday morning of orientation, faculty and staff welcome new students to the Ursinus community during Convocation. It is the formal opening of the academic year. Following the ceremony, faculty, staff and students line up in a “gauntlet” outside of Bomberger Hall to welcome and cheer on the newest class of Bears. The same type of formation takes place four years later as the class exits commencement and passes through a gauntlet formed by faculty.