On-Campus Orientation Schedule

9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Move-In

First-Year Residence Halls

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Immigration & Legal Obligations (International Students Only)

Curtis Provost Dining Room

2 - 4 p.m.

Orientation Check-In and Resource Fair

East Quad

5 - 5:45 p.m.

Assembly of Incoming Students

Swasey Chapel

6 - 7 p.m.

Induction Ceremony for the Class of 2029

Reese-Shackelford Common

7 - 9 p.m.

Dinner

Curtis and Huffman Dining Halls, or Granville

9 - 9:30 p.m.

Home on the Hill

First-Year Residence Halls

9:30 p.m. - midnight

The Sizzle

Academic Quad

7:30 - 9 a.m.

Breakfast

Curtis and Huffman Dining Halls, or Granville

9 - 10 a.m.

Accessibility Services Overview

Herrick Hall

10 - 11 a.m.

First Small Group Meeting

Small Group Locations

11 - 11:30 a.m.

Welcome to Denison

South Quad

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Faculty Panel on Academic Success

Eisner Center

1 - 3 p.m.

Lunch

East Quad

3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Off-Campus Orientation Trips

Various Locations

3:45 - 4:15 p.m.

Family Departure

4:15 - 5 p.m.

Residence Hall Safety and Expectations

Various Locations

5 - 7 p.m.

Dinner

Huffman and Curtis Dining Halls

7 p.m. - midnight

Jackpot in The Roost

Slayter Union

7:30 - 9 a.m.

Breakfast

Huffman Dining Hall

9 - 9:30 a.m.

Small Group

Small Group Locations

9:30 - 10:45 a.m.

Community on The Hill Trivia

Hoaglin Wellness Fair

Hoaglin Wellness Center

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Academic and Individual Success

Swasey Chapel

12:30 - 2 p.m.

Lunch

Curtis and Huffman Dining Halls

2 - 3 p.m.

“Wanna Make Out?” - A Conversation About Consent

Swasey Chapel

3 - 3:30 p.m.

Class Photo

Reese-Shackelford Common

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Roommate Agreements

First-Year Residence Halls

4 - 4:15 p.m.

Battle of the Residence Halls - Floor Round-Up

First-Year Residence Halls

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Battle of the Residence Hall

East Quad

5:30 - 7 p.m.

Dinner

Curtis and Huffman Dining Halls

7 - 9 p.m.

Learning Commons Fest

Doane Library

9 p.m. - midnight

Rec at Nite

Mitchell Center

7:30 - 9 a.m.

Breakfast

Huffman Dining Hall

9 - 9:30 a.m.

Small Group

Small Group Locations

9:30 - 10:45 a.m.

Community on The Hill Trivia

Hoaglin Wellness Fair

Hoaglin Wellness Center

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Belonging Sequence

Swasey Chapel

12:30 - 2 p.m.

Lunch

Curtis and Huffman Dining Halls

1:30 - 2 p.m.

RAIN DATE: Class Photo

Reese-Shackelford Common

2 - 3 p.m.

A Hill Without Hazing

Swasey Chapel

3 - 3:45 p.m.

Final Small Group

Small Group Locations

4 - 5 p.m.

Debate and Civil Discourse at Denison

Various Locations

5 - 7 p.m.

Dinner

Curtis and Huffman Dining Halls

7 - 10 p.m.

Off-Campus Trip Preparation

Various Locations

6 - 10 p.m.

Off-Campus Orientation Trips Return

Various Locations

10 - 11:30 p.m.

Sailesh The Hypnotist

Swasey Chapel

10 p.m. - 1 a.m.

Late Night Breakfast

Huffman Dining Hall

7:30 - 9 a.m.

Breakfast

Huffman and Curtis Dining Halls

9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.

Local Shopping Shuttles

9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

One-on-Ones with your First-Year Fellow

Various Locations

Choose Your Own Adventure

2 - 4:30 p.m.

Drop into The Center

The Center for Belonging and Inclusion, Slayter Union 4th Floor

2 - 4:30 p.m.

Health & Wellness Needs

Hoaglin Wellness Center

2 - 4:30 p.m.

Knowlton Career Questions Open House

3rd Floor Burton Morgan

2 - 4:30 p.m.

Class Schedule Tours

Start at Library Steps

2 - 4:30 p.m.

Spiritual Life Open House

Gilpatrick House

2 - 4:30 p.m.

Open your Slayter Mailbox

Slayter Union

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Science Ice Cream Social

Ebaugh’s 2nd Floor Atrium

6 - 9 p.m.

Involvement Fair & Carnival

Academic Quad

6 - 8:30 p.m.

Community Cookout

Reese~Shackelford Common

9 - 9:15 p.m.

Fireworks

Reese~Shackelford Common