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9 am – 2 pm
Move-In Day (Resident Students and Families)
Frances Warde Hall, 3rd Floor, Main Entrance
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3 pm - 4 pm
Matriculation Ceremony (All Students and Families) - Mandatory
St. Agnes Center

4 pm – 5:30 pm
Orientation Check-In (All Students/Transfer-Friendly) - Mandatory
Grace Library, 5th Floor, Campus Green

4 pm – 6 pm
Family Welcome and Dinner (Families)
AJ Palumbo Hall, Atrium

5:30 pm - 7pm
Opening Dinner (All Students/Transfer-Friendly) - Mandatory
Campus Green, Grace Library, Fifth Floor

6 pm – 7 pm
Sample a Class - Your Student's Academic Life at Carlow University (Families)
AJ Palumbo Hall, Atrium

7 pm - 8 pm
A New Journey - How Parents and Families Stay Connected to Their Student's Lives (Families)
AJ Palumbo Hall, Atrium

7 pm – 9 pm
The Truth - presented by Joe Mull (All Students/Transfer-Friendly) - Mandatory
Grace Library, Kresge Theater, Fifth Floor

8 pm – 9 pm
Family Panel (Families)
AJ Palumbo Hall, Atrium

9 pm - 11 pm
Carlow University Meet and Greet: Rita's Italian Ice Social with Fire Dancers (All Students and Families/Transfer-Friendly)
Campus Green, Grace Library, Fifth Floor

7 am – 9 am
Breakfast (All Students)
Franny's Cafe, Frances Warde Hall, Third Floor

9 am - 11:30 am
BCSSE Survey or Division/School Meetings (All Students) – Mandatory
Various locations around campus. Please refer to the label you receive at orientation check-in.

12 noon - 2:30 pm
First Year Seminar - Your First College Class (All Students) – Mandatory
Various locations around campus. Please refer to the label you receive at orientation check-in.
Lunch will be served.

2:30 pm - 4 pm
Sample a Class: How to Take Notes (All Students) – Mandatory
Various locations around campus. Please refer to the label you receive at orientation check-in.

4 pm - 6 pm
Dinner (All Students/Transfer-Friendly)
Tiernan Hall Cafeteria

6 pm - 8 pm
PlayFair (All Students/Transfer-Friendly) – Mandatory
Campus Green, Grace Library, Fifth Floor

8 pm - 11 pm
Residence Hall Floor Meetings and Graffiti Party (All Resident Students/Transfer-Friendly) – Mandatory
Frances Warde Hall, Third Floor, Main Lobby

8 pm - 11 pm
Commuter Student Meet-up and Graffiti Party (All Commuter Students/Transfer-Friendly) – Mandatory
Frances Warde Hall, Third Floor, Commuter Lounge

11 pm - 1 am
Midnight Pancake and Bingo Bonanza (All Students/Transfer-Friendly)
Frances Warde Hall, Franny's Cafe, Third Floor

9 am - 11:30 am
BCSSE Survey or Division/School Meetings (All Students) – Mandatory
Various locations around campus. Please refer to the label you receive at orientation check-in.

12 noon - 1:30 pm
Lunch (All Students/Transfer-Friendly)
Tiernan Hall Cafeteria

1:30 pm - 4 pm
Common Reader Program (All Students/Transfer-Friendly) – Mandatory
Campus Green, Grace Library, Fifth Floor

4 pm - 6 pm
Dinner (All Students/Transfer-Friendly)
Tiernan Hall Cafeteria

6 pm - 12 midnight
Steel City Scavenger Hunt and South Side Movie Night (All Students/Transfer-Friendly) – Mandatory
Campus Green, Grace Library, Fifth Floor

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9 am – 12 noon
Wellness Activities (All Students/Transfer-Friendly)
Various locations around campus

11:30 am - 1 pm
Lunch (All Students/Transfer-Friendly)
Tiernan Hall, Grace Library, Fifth Floor

1 pm - 3 pm
Risk Aversion Program (All Students/Transfer-Friendly) – Mandatory
Campus Green, Grace Library, Fifth Floor

4 pm - 11 pm
Pirates Game and Tailgate (All Students/Transfer-Friendly) – Mandatory
Board buses in Lot B, behind the Sisters of Mercy Convent (Campus Map - PDF)
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1 pm – 4 pm
Activities Fair (All Students/Transfer-Friendly) – Mandatory
Campus Green, Grace Library, Fifth Floor

4:30 pm – 6 pm
Dinner (All Students/Transfer-Friendly) – Mandatory
Tiernan Hall Cafeteria

6 pm – 8 pm
Night of the Celtic (>>RSVP) and New Student Orientation Mass (All Students/Transfer-Friendly) – Mandatory
Campus Green, Grace Library, Fifth Floor

8 pm – 9 pm
Ice Cream Reception (All Students/Transfer-Friendly) - Mandatory
Campus Green, Grace Library, Fifth Floor