Orientation

Orientation

Welcome to the Clarkson Family!

Save the date for Orientation and Move-in for Fall 2024!

The Clarkson School Student Orientation and Move-in: Tuesday, August 20, 2024

New Student Move-in: August 23, 2024

Returning Student Move-in: August 24-25, 2024

Classes Begin: August 26, 2024

It is very important that you check your Clarkson email and MyCU (username and password required) accounts, and check them often.  This will be our primary way of communicating with you.

If you are unable to login to these accounts, please visit this link. Your username and password combination are the same for your PeopleSoft and email accounts.

If you are a varsity athlete or are attending a Pre-Orientation Experience, you may have a different move in date

If you are a member of the Honors Program, please learn more about your orientation schedule on the Honors webpage.

Members of the incoming class of The Clarkson School can find their orientation schedule here.

International students can find their schedule on this International Center intranet page

Transitioning to College

Read about the resources and opportunities Clarkson offers incoming students who are transitioning to college.

Learn More Here

Early Move ins: Springboard & Pre-Orientation Experiences

Check in & Move in to Your Residence Hall

9am-12:30pm, Student Center Desk

Welcome Lunch

12:30-1:30pm, Student Center Dining Room

Springboard Program Overview and Q&A

1:30-2pm, Student Center Forum

Innovation Activity with Student TAs

2-3pm, Student Center MPRs/Forum

On-campus Tour

3-4pm, Depart from Student Center Desk

Dinner with Families / Room Set Up

4-7pm, Various Locations

Goodbye Families

7-7:30pm, Downtown

Group Meetings & Icebreakers

7:30-9pm, Cheel Lawn (rain location: Student Center Forum)

Check in & Move in to Your Residence Hall

9am-12pm, Student Center Desk

Welcome Lunch

12-1:15pm, Student Center Dining Room

Team Building with Student Trip Leaders

1:15-2:15pm, Cheel Lawn / Student Center Forum

Goodbye Families & Gear Distribution

2:15-2:30pm, Student Center Forum

Optional On-campus Tour

2:30-3:30pm, Depart from Student Center Desk

Check in & Move in to Your Residence Hall

9am-12pm, Student Center Desk

Welcome Lunch

12-1:15pm, Student Center Dining Room & MPRs

Team Building with Student Trip Leaders

1:15-2:15pm, Cheel Lawn / Student Center Forum

Down Time with Groups & Families 

2:15-3:45pm, Various

Optional On-campus Tour

2:30-3:30pm, Depart from Student Center Desk

Move-in Day - Friday, August 23, 2024

Check in & Move in to Your Residence Hall

8am-1pm, Price Hall, Ross, Brooks, Cubley and Reynolds Halls, Donahue Hall

Student Services Fair

12-2pm, Quad Lawn (rain location: Cheel Campus Center Concourse)

Meet Your RA

2-2:15pm, Your Residence Hall

Line up for Convocation Procession

2:15-2:30pm, Cheel Lawn (rain location: Cheel Campus Center Concourse)

Convocation & Van Sickle Endowed Lecture

2:30-3:45pm, Cheel Arena
Convocation will be streamed to www.clarkson.edu/live

Family Goodbyes

4-4:15pm, Cheel Lawn

Meet and Great with Convocation Speaker Ellen Petosa, '13

4-4:45pm

Parent & Family Association Meet & Greet

4-5:30pm, Cheel Barben Rooms

Dinner with the RAs

5-7pm, Various Locations

Floor Meeting

7-7:45pm, Your Residence Hall

Holcroft Knight of Fire

8:45-9pm, Cheel Lawn

CUB Glowfest & Snow Cones with Security

9-11pm, Cheel Lawn

August 23 Additional Move In Information

Please refer to the Campus Map for locations of entrances and residence halls as outlined below. Students (and families/supporters, if applicable) arrive at Price Hall and check-in with Residence Life Staff to receive their keys. Incoming students will receive additional information before arriving on campus.

  • All new students will enter campus from U.S. Route 11 at the Adirondack Trail entrance. There will be signs designating it as the entrance for move-in.
  • Students will be directed to take a left behind Cheel Campus Center and drive around to  the front of Cheel Campus Center. Students will remain in their vehicle to collect their residence hall room key, student ID card, and orientation schedule outside of Price Hall.
    • Students who have a hold on their account due to incomplete health or financial requirements will be directed to a designated parking spot to resolve the hold prior to receiving their room key. To expedite the process, students are encouraged to resolve these requirements prior to move-in day.
  • Signs will be placed at the intersection of Goldenrod Drive to direct students to first-year buildings. Transfer students will receive individualized directions when obtaining their room key.
  • First-year students will be greeted by a move-in crew volunteer, a fellow member of the Clarkson community, upon arrival to their residence hall.
  • For traffic safety, it is required that a driver remains with each vehicle during the unloading process. Once a vehicle has been unloaded, it must immediately be moved to a regular parking spot.
  • Residential Advisors (RAs) will be walking around the residence halls to get to know you and help answer questions or concerns!
  • Should you arrive on campus outside of the designated move-in times, go to the Quad Center Core RA Office (room 115). If you need help getting access into the Quad, call Campus Safety and Security at 315-268-6666. Move-in assistance will no longer be available but, you will be able to receive your residence hall room key, student ID, and printed orientation schedule. If you have any questions, please contact Residence Life at reslife@clarkson.edu.
After you move in and set up your room
  • Students pick up their mail key in the Student Center main floor.
  • Students will receive their vehicle registration stickers, if applicable, in their student mailbox or can be picked up at Campus Safety and Security.
  • Mailbox numbers and mailing address can be found on myCU

New Student Orientation: Saturday, August 24, 2024

Getting Involved Panel 

10:30am, Student Center Forum  

Student Resources Panel 

10:30am, Science Center 360

Lunch

11am-1pm, Various Locations

Building a Shared Community Training

1-2pm, Cheel Arena

Ultimate Frisbee, Ice Breakers, Wall Climbing

2-3pm, Cheel Lawn, Cheel Arena

Buddies & Boundaries Training

3-4pm, Cheel Arena

Thriving, Not Just Surviving College

4-4:30pm, Cheel Arena

Dinner

5-7pm, Various Locations

Dessert Reception with Acting President and Trustee Heacock at Foster House

6:30-8:30pm, Foster House

Mentalist Brian Ledbetter

9-10pm, Student Center Forum

Fire Pit & S'mores Night

10pm-12am Student Center Fire Pit

Community Orientation: Sunday, August 25, 2024

Meet Your Peer Educator & Informal Tour

10am-12pm, Various Locations

Mandatory International Student Orientation 

10am-12pm, Student Center MPRs

International and Transfer Student Lunch

12-1pm, Student Center MPRs

Lunch

11am-1pm, Various Locations

CUSA Carnival

12-4pm, Cheel Lawn

Service Opportunities

4-6pm, Meet at the Student Center Desk

High Dive Game

4-6pm, Refer to location from club leadership

Wall Climbing

4-6pm, Cheel Fitness Center 

Dinner

5-7pm, Various Locations

Activities Fair

6:30-8pm, Cheel Campus Center Concourse

Open Skate

7-10:30pm, Cheel Arena

Community

Clarkson is a community of students, faculty and staff who all work together with the common goal of students leaving with a holistic education. Orientation is your first chance to get a sense of the community, build relationships and get comfortable with campus.

Building a Shared Community

Clarkson is a diverse community of learners. With international students from different countries, students from all over the united states, LGBTQ+ -identifying students, indigenous students, and students from various religious backgrounds, Clarkson is a place where diversity is not just a buzzword. It is a way of life.

*Buddies and Boundaries*

All students, faculty, and staff are protected under Title IX at Clarkson. This includes sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and retaliation. Title IX violations are taken very seriously at Clarkson, and we are committed to helping you navigate the many resources we have available to you.

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