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Parents and Families As Partners
Parent & Family Orientation Program
The Parent & Family Orientation Program is a half-day program that is hosted on Thursday, August 28, 2025 and focuses on connecting parents and families to campus resources available to their student to help them make a smooth transition to life on campus.
The schedule is provided below.
Time | Session | Location |
1:00–1:30 p.m. | Welcome Address | Mather Hall, Washington Room |
1:30–2:15 p.m. | Supporting Your Student: Campus Partners Panel | Mather Hall, Washington Room |
2:15–2:30 p.m. | Q&A with Campus Partners | Mather Hall, Washington Room |
2:40–3:25 p.m. | Group Sessions | |
Academic Life & Your Student | Mather Hall, Washington Room | |
Life in the Residential Community & Your Student | McCook Hall, Auditorium | |
Healthy Living and Your Student | Dangremond Family Commons | |
Financial Planning and Your Student | Mather Hall, Ritttenberg Lounge | |
3:30–4:15 p.m. | Convocation Lineup | Main Quad, Upper Long Walk |
4:15–6:00 p.m. | Convocation and Matriculation | Main Quad (Rain Location: Oosting Gymnasium) |
6:00–7:00 p.m. | Community Dinner | Gates Quad |
7:00–7:20 p.m. | Goodbye Hugs and Families Depart | Gates Quad |
Download a pdf of the program.

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