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
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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