Sophomore & Transfer Student On-Campus Orientation Schedule

Sunday, August 22

  • 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | New Student Move In by Appointments by Last Name
  • 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch Available for Families A-F & G-K only
    • A-F 11:30 a.m-12:30 p.m.
    • G-K 12:30-1:30 p.m.
  • 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. | Dinner Available for Families L-R & S-Z only
    • L-R 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
    • S-Z 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
  • 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. | Office of Residence Life Programming
    • Residence Hall Meetings
    • Life in the ResHalls Session
    • ResLife Evening Social Programs

Monday, August 23

  • 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast
  • 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | First Meeting with Orientation Group
  • 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch with Orientation Group by Assigned Time Slot
  • 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Student Support & Wellbeing Session
  • 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Break
  • 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Dinner
  • 8:00 – 10:00pm | Evening Social Programming

Tuesday, August 24

  • 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast
  • 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. | Pitzer Academic Opportunities Panel
  • 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | Break
  • 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Career Services Breakout Sessions
  • 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch with Career Services Tabling 
  • 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Beyond AlcoholEdu Session
  • 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Break
  • 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Dinner 
  • 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. | Evening Social Programming

Wednesday, August 25

  • 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast 
  • 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Academic Success Workshop by Assigned Time Slot
  • 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. | Reunion Lunch with First Year Seminar Class
  • 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Title IX & Sexual Assault Prevention Education Session
  • 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Break
  • 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Dinner 
  • 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. | Orientation Group Activities & OA Preparation

Thursday August 26

  • 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast by Assigned OA Time Slot
  • 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Orientation Adventures (OA) Depart and/or Programming Begins

Friday August 27

  • 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast by Assigned OA Time Slot
  • 8:00 p.m. | Orientation Adventures (OA) Return and/or Ends 
  • 8:00 – 10:00pm | Evening Social Programming

Saturday, August 28

  • 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | 5C Campus & Resource Walks (Optional)
  • 10:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Brunch
  • 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Living Our Values – Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Workshop
  • 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. | Dinner
  • 8:00 – 10:00pm | Evening Social Programming (Optional)

Sunday, August 29

Day off from mandatory Orientation Programming | Rest, relax, and recharge following OA trips. Optional social programming will be available around campus.

  • 10:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Brunch
  • 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Afternoon Social Programming (Optional)
  • 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. | Dinner

Monday, August 30

  • Fall semester classes begin