Orientation FAQ

The Undergraduate New Student Orientation Program is your guide to starting your journey at Emerson College. Orientation is a series of events about one week before the start of each academic semester set aside for incoming students. Driven by our mission, the goal of Orientation is to assist all undergraduate new students in their transition to Emerson. Not only do we want to introduce you to Emerson’s community and campus, but we want to give you opportunities to meet others, build connections, and take advantage of the resources that are available to you. We have a team of staff, faculty, and student leaders working hard to create an innovative program that allows you to connect with one another during a time when community is critically important.

Fall 2023 Undergraduate New Student Orientation will take place from Tuesday, August 29 - Sunday, September 3. Students will be scheduled to move-in on August 29, and programming will begin once students arrive! You can expect the full orientation schedule to be ready in early August. 

There are two Pre-Orientation programs taking place August 27 and August 28: BIPOC Student Pre-Orientation and International Student Pre-Orientation. Pre-Orientation programming may continue through August 29. Registration for these programs is required and can be done through the Admitted Student Portal, once available. Students registered for the programs will move in on August 27 at time to be determined.

Week of Welcome (September 5 - 8) keeps the Orientation spirit going with events geared toward all new and returning students, and especially our transfer and off-campus students, to celebrate the beginning of a new semester.

We will be emailing information about parent and family orientation programming directly to your parents/guardians. There will be several virtual parent & family orientation sessions throughout the weeks and months leading up to the first day of the fall semester. In addition to our virtual summer programming, we will also have a Parent and Family orientation session in-person on August 30, 2023. 

Be sure to have your parents and family members join the Emerson College Parents and Families of Newly Accepted Students Facebook Group for frequent updates from Maureen Hurley, Director of Student Transitions and Family Programs, and other Emerson staff members. If you have questions about orientation programming for parents and families, please email parents [at] emerson.edu. 
 

Orientation will utilize the following platforms: Slack, Canvas, and EmConnect. More information about these platforms will be sent via email to new students.