Orientation

Your Oglethorpe journey begins at Orientation!

2026 Important Dates

  • Making a  Petrel (MAP) Days: June 5, June 26, July 25
  • New Student Orientation and Welcome Weekend: August 20 – 23
  • First day of class: August 24

New Student Orientation

All first-year and transfer students should plan to attend Orientation

August 20-23, 2026

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  Move In| your residence hall

12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch | TLCC Petrel’s Nest dining hall

2:45 – 4:30 p.m. Check-in, President’s Welcome, OU Traditions and Orientation Leader (OL) Skit | Conant Performing Arts Center

4:30 – 5:15 p.m. OL Small Group | Various locations

5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Dinner | Petrel’s Nest dining hall

6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Residence Hall Floor Meetings | your residence hall

6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Commuter Social Hour | Hearst Hall, Commuter Student Lounge

7:45 – 10:00 p.m. Petrel Pandemonium | Schmidt Gym

8:00 – 9:15 a.m. Small Group Breakfast | Petrel’s Nest dining hall

9:30 – 9:35 a.m. Provost Welcome | Conant Performing Arts Center

9:35 – 10:15 a.m. Student Success Presentation | Conant Performing Arts Center

10:20 – 11:30 a.m. First Year Seminar | Various locations

11: 45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Serenity Social | TLCC game room

1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Lunch and Community Resource Fair | Petrel’s Nest dining hall

3:15 – 4:30 p.m. Glow Party t-shirt decorating | TLCC atrium and patio

4:45 – 5:30 p.m. OL Small Group | Various locations

5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Dinner | Petrel’s Nest dining hall

7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Get ready for the Glow party! 

8:30 – 10:00 p.m. Glow party | Residential Quad

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast | Petrel’s Nest dining hall

9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Check-in and OL Energizer | Conant Performing Arts Center

9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Rotating Session #1* 

11:00 – 12:15 p.m. Rotating Session #2*

12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Small Group Lunch | Petrel’s Nest dining hall

1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Rotating Session #3* 

3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Rotating Session #4*

4:15 – 5:15 p.m. OL Small Group | Various locations

5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Dinner | Petrel’s Nest dining hall

7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Break

8:30 – 10:30 p.m. Line Dancing Party | Academic Quad

*Rotating Sessions:
Wellness: Schmidt Gym
Dining: Dining Hall
Equity: Conant Theater
Speaker: Lupton Auditorium

8:00 – 9:15 a.m. Small Group Breakfast | Petrel’s Nest dining hall

9:30 – 10:45 a.m. Career Development | Conant Performing Arts Center

11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Fearless First Year | Conant Performing Arts Center

12:30 – 1:45 p.m. Small Group Lunch | Petrel’s Nest dining hall

2:00 – 8:00 p.m. Break

5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dinner | Petrel’s Nest dining hall

8:30 – 10:30 p.m. Silent Disco Party | Residential Quad

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