First-Year Orientation

Day 1:

Check-in & Residence Hall Move-in (9AM)

All students attending arrive to Mid Campus Residence Hall, receive their room assignment and key card, and drop-off their overnight items. All students are expected to stay overnight unless otherwise approved by the office of New Student Programs.

Families report directly to the Student Center for check-in. Students will head to the Student Center for check-in after settling their items in the residence hall. 

Campus Services Resource Fair

Meet campus professionals from key student support areas.

Welcome

Hear from university leadership and meet your Orientation Leaders (OLs) who will guide students and families through their programs.

Orientation Groups Connections

Meet the members of your Orientation group! Your Orientation Leaders will guide you throughout your Orientation experience, answer your questions, and facilitate activities to help you connect with the other members of your group. 

General Advising Meetings

Academic Advisors will provide information specific to your major and College/ School.

Lunch

Meal provided.

Student Support Presentation

Hear from Residence Life, Student Rights & Responsibilities, and Counseling & Wellness.

Survive or Thrive: Making the Most of your College Experience

Engage in this TedTalk-style session. Orientation Leaders will share their stories of how getting involved and taking advantage of Central’s resources helped them to THRIVE, not just survive in college.

Break (Family Program Ends)

Free time. Student Athletes, and their families meet with the Academic Center for Student Athletes.

Involvement Game Show

Learn about clubs, organizations, and events on campus from this interactive experience with the office of Student Activities/Leadership Development. 

Photo Challenge & Campus Tour

Brief tour of campus and Competition for which group has the best photo in the campus location of their choice.

Dinner

Meal provided.

Meet the Class of 2030

Participate in high energy activities to meet your fellow incoming Blue Devils. Horns Up!

Fears-in-a-Bag

Anonymous Q&A with OLs about student life at Central.

Block Party

The Student Center turns into a block party! Games, crafts, low-stimulus activities, photos-ops, food, lawn-games, and music with DJ Montez!

Day 2:

Breakfast

Meal provided.

Orientation Group Connections

Reconnect with your group and OLs to start the day.

Your First Year: FYE Courses and Programs

Learn about Central’s First Year Experience (FYE) course and programs

Rotating Sessions

Lunch provided after the second session rotation

• Advising and Course Registration
  • Learn about the registration process and finalize your Fall schedule with Academic Advisors.
• Community Engagement & Experiential Learning
  • Explore how experiential learning impacts your future career goals, get introduced to Central Pulse, and complete your first service project.
• Blue Devils GO!
  • Visit key campus resources in this guided tour experience where you’ll hear directly from student service areas.

Closing

Join us one final time as an incoming class of Blue Devils. We will send you off with a sense of community, a T-shirt, and your Bluechip Student ID. 

Check-out and Departure (3:15PM-4:00PM)

Be sure to bring home everything you brought with you and return your key card. We will see you next at Opening Weekend- 8/23 & 8/24!

Check-in (9AM)

Families report directly to the Student Center for check-in. Students will head to the Student Center for check-in after settling their items in the residence hall.

Campus Services Resource Fair

Meet campus professionals from key student support areas.

Welcome

Hear from university leadership and meet your Orientation Leaders (OLs) who will guide students and families through their programs.

Greetings from Academic & Student Affairs

Hear from division leadership about the support your students will receive in their academic journey and how to help them become active members of student life here on campus.

Deans’ Welcome

Meet with the leaders of your student’s school: Ammon College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, College of Health & Rehabilitation, School of Business, School of Education, School of Engineering, Science, & Technology, and University College. Learn about what your students can expect in their academic pursuits.

Lunch

Meal provided.

First Year Engaging Experiences

Hear from First Year Experience and the office of Community Engagement and Service Learning.

Central Resources Panel

Hear from key offices in this Q&A session featuring Career Development, Campus Safety, Counseling Services, Health Services, The Learning Center, Residence Life, Student Affairs, and Student Life.

Family Engagement at Central

Learn about family support services, including our family newsletter: Blue Devil Bulletin.

Family Breakout Sessions

Select the presentation of your choosing with topics including financial aid and scholarships, supporting neurodiverse students, academic advising, sessions tailored to families of first-generation college students, and Spanish-speaking families.

Survive or Thrive: Making the Most of your College Experience

Engage in this TedTalk-style session. Orientation Leaders will share their stories of how getting involved and taking advantage of Central’s resources helped them to THRIVE, not just survive in college. Closing of Family Program (3:35PM) (Students experience a break) Students may utilize this time how they would like. Student Athletes, and their families meet with the Academic Center for Student Athletes.

Post Program Opportunities

Participants are invited to visit with any office on campus between 3:35PM-4:30PM.

• Financial Aid
• Bursar/Billing
• Accessibility Services
• Tour of Mid Campus Residence Hall

Check-in (9AM)

Arrive directly at the Student Center for check-in. We’ll guide the way! Campus Services Resource Fair

Meet campus professionals from key student support areas.

Welcome

Hear from university leadership and meet your Orientation Leaders (OLs) who will guide students and families through their programs.

Orientation Groups Connections

Meet the members of your Orientation group! Your Orientation Leaders will guide you throughout your Orientation experience, answer your questions, and facilitate activities to help you connect with the other members of your group.

General Advising Meetings

Academic Advisors will provide information specific to your major and College/ School.

Lunch

Meal provided.

Your First Year: FYE Courses and Programs

Learn about Central’s First Year Experience courses and programs. FYE is a course all students take in their first semester enrolled at Central, meant to guide and support your navigation and development as a college student and Blue Devil. FYE also provides a multitude of events and programs designed specifically for students in their first year.

Photo Challenge

Competition for which group has the best photo in the campus location of their choice.

Advising and Course Registration

Learn about the registration process and work closely with your Academic Advisors on finalizing your Fall class schedule.

Blue Devils Go & Central Pulse

Community Engagement & Service Learning presentation on the impact of experiential learning. Similarly, learn about and visit key student services.

Survive or Thrive: Making the Most of your College Experience

Engage in this TedTalk-style session. Orientation Leaders will share their stories of how getting involved and taking advantage of Central’s resources helped them to THRIVE, not just survive in college.

Closing

Join us one final time as an incoming class of Blue Devils. We will send you off with a sense of community, a T-shirt, and your Bluechip Student ID.

Check-in (9AM)

Arrive directly at the Student Center for check-in. We’ll guide the way! Campus Services Resource Fair

Meet campus professionals from key student support areas.

Welcome

Hear from university leadership and meet your Orientation Leaders (OLs) who will guide students and families through their programs.

Greetings from Academic & Student Affairs

Hear from division leadership about the support your students will receive in their academic journey and how to help them become active members of student life here on campus.

Deans’ Welcome

Meet with the leaders of your student’s school: Ammon College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, College of Health & Rehabilitation, School of Business, School of Education, School of Engineering, Science, & Technology, and University College. Learn about what your students can expect in their academic pursuits.

Lunch

Provided in Memorial Dining Hall

First Year Engaging Experiences

Hear from First Year Experience and the office of Community Engagement and Service Learning.

Central Resources Panel

Hear from key offices in this Q&A session featuring Career Development, Campus Safety, Counseling Services, Health Services, The Learning Center, Residence Life, Student Affairs, and Student Life.

Family Engagement at Central

Learn about family support services, including our family newsletter: Blue Devil Bulletin.

Family Breakout Sessions

Select the presentation of your choosing with topics including financial aid and scholarships, supporting neurodiverse students, academic advising, sessions tailored to families of first-generation college students, and Spanish-speaking families.

Closing of Family Program (2:45PM)

Student program continues.

Post Program Opportunities

Participants are invited to visit with any office on campus between 2:45PM-4:30PM.

• Financial Aid
• Bursar/Billing
• Accessibility Services
• Tour of Mid Campus Residence Hall

Survive or Thrive: Making the Most of your College Experience (4:55PM)

Engage in this TedTalk-style session. Families are invited to join students as Orientation Leaders will share their stories of how getting involved and taking advantage of Central’s resources helped them to THRIVE, not just survive in college.

Closing of Student Orientation Program (5:45PM)

Join us one final time as an incoming class of Blue Devils. We will send you off with a sense of community, a T-shirt, and your Bluechip Student ID.