Orientation & Move-in

Welcome to Spring Semester 2025

Orientation and move-in is an exciting time when you will get familiar with campus, get settled into your residence hall, and engage in activities to break the ice with your classmates in a relaxed and fun setting with the support of your orientation leaders. Schedules and details are provided below. You also will be receiving communications by email.

Orientation Schedule: January 19, 20, 22, 29

All new Mitchell students, first-year resident students, first-year commuter students, transfer resident students, and transfer commuter students are required to attend the Spring Orientation.

Below is the schedule of activities for each day.

Sunday, January 19

Time	Event	Location
10:00am–2:00pm	Residential Student Move-In: Key Pickup	The Cove
4:00–8:00pm	Ice Breakers and Student Code of Conduct Overview (Dinner Provided)	Nathan Hale108

Monday, January 20

Time	Event	Location
8:00–8:45am	Community Breakfast	Market Cafe
9:00–10:00am	Orientation Kick-Off, Welcome, and Ice Breakers Facilitated by Pedro Santiago, Director of Student Engagement and Orientation and Meredith Adler, Director of First-Year Experience	Nathan Hale 108
10:15–11:00am	Technology Session Facilitated by Katie Nazarian, Director of Library and Information Services	Library
11:00–11:30am	Know Your Title IX Facilitated by Jill Engel-Hellman, Interim Director of Residential Life	Nathan Hale 108
11:30am–12:15pm	Campus Tour Facilitated by Student Ambassadors
12:00–1:00pm	Lunch with Campus Community Members	Milner Dining Hall
2:00–4:00pm	MLK Day Speaker: Beloved Community	Weller Center
Tentative	MLK Day of Service: Mitchell Serves Facilitated by Rachel Ricciuti

Wednesday, January 22

Time	Event	Location
3:30–5:00pm	Health and Wellness: U-Will Introduction Campus Safety Overview and Parking Pass Greeting from Advisors Introduction of Mitchell 5	Duques 108

Time

Event

Location

3:30–5:00pm

Health and Wellness: U-Will Introduction

Campus Safety Overview and Parking Pass

Greeting from Advisors

Introduction of Mitchell 5

Duques 108

Wednesday, January 29

Time	Event	Location
3:00–5:00pm	—Major Exploration: Knowing Your Options —Integrative Career Development: Careers, Internships, Career-Readiness and Preparation, and Service Learning Student Engagement Deep-Dive Clubs and Organizations Programs and Leadership Club Sports	Duques 108

Time

Event

Location

3:00–5:00pm

—Major Exploration: Knowing Your Options
—Integrative Career Development: Careers, Internships, Career-Readiness and Preparation, and Service Learning

Student Engagement Deep-Dive
Clubs and Organizations
Programs and Leadership
Club Sports

Duques 108

Residence Hall Move-in Schedule

New Resident Students: Sunday, January 19, 10:00am–2:00pm

Check-in will be at The Cove, located next to The Red Barn. (Look for signage to help direct you.) Your key and housing documents will be given to you at check-in. Students must resolve any “HOLD” that appears on their account before they can move on campus.

Returning Resident Students: Sunday, January 19, starting at noon

Please make your travel plans accordingly and remember to take the weather into account. When you arrive on campus, please go to your residence hall and move back into your housing unit. Students must resolve any “HOLD” that appears on their account before they can move on campus.