August Orientation Schedule

Question 1

Time	Program Details
8:00am-2:00pm	Residential Student Check In/ Arrival Please see your instructions from HREC for key pick-up details.
8:30am-2:00pm	Non-Residential/ Commuter Student ID Pick Up Gordon Library, ITS Desk
9:00am-6:00pm	Shuttle from Gateway to Campus Shuttle stops at the Rec Center Circle and Gateway Garage
8:00am-3:00pm	Mailroom Open Rubin Campus Center, 1st Floor (lower level)
8:30am-5:00pm Please note the specific times for each office	Office Hours and Support * Please note that individual location times may vary -- see information associated with each office for details below! IT Service Desk, Gordon Library, 8:00am-2:00pm Housing and Residential Experience Center, East Hall 8:30am-3:00pm Office of Academic Advising, Unity Hall 5th Floor, 9:00am-2:00pm Office of Accessibility Services, Unity Hall 5th Floor, 9:00am-11:30am Bookstore, Rubin Campus Center 2nd Floor, 9:00am-5:00pm
10:30am-2:00pm	Banking and Services Fair Innovation Studio 105
11:00am, 12:00pm, 1:00pm	Campus Tours Meet at the Bartlett Center, Main Entrance
11:30am-2:00pm	Lunch on your own Check out one of the various locations on WPI's campus or explore Worcester's Local dining scene! Note that Meal Plans do not begin until Dinner on Sunday, August 17
12:00pm-2:00pm	Student Resource Fair Innovation Studio, 2nd Floor Airforce ROTC Center for Wellbeing Dean of Students Office Dining Heebner Career Development Center Housing and Residential Experience Center International Student and Scholars Office Office of Accessibility Services Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Multicultural Education Parents Association Welcome Table Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics Registrar Student Activities Office Student Health Services Student Development and Counseling Center Student Government Association
12:00pm-2:00pm	Student Hold Support Bartlett Center The following Offices will be available in the Bartlett Center to address holds related to student accounts in their respective areas. Bursar's Office Financial Aid Student Health Services
11:00am-4:00pm	Photos with Family and Friends Campus Center Upper Patio Lawn Weather Location: Campus Center Class of '46 Lounge, 2nd Floor
2:00pm-2:45pm	Welcome from the Deans Business School, Unity Hall 500 School of Arts and Sciences, Rubin Campus Center, Odeum, auxiliary viewing location in Atwater Kent 116 School of Engineering, Alden Hall, auxiliary viewing locations in Olin Hall 107 and Salisbury Labs 115 Students who are undecided should attend the session they prefer or intent to explore during their course of study.
3:00pm-4:00pm	Religious Welcome Programming Catholic Mass, Olin Hall 107 Daily Prayers with Muslim Student Association, Collegiate Religious Center 19 Schussler Road
3:00pm-3:45pm	Frozen Treats Freeman Plaza and Fountain Weather Location: Campus Center and Innovation Studio
3:45pm	Family and Friends Depart Family and friends are encouraged to say their "so-long-for-nows" as their student head to begin the Student Only part of New Student Orientation
4:00pm-5:00pm	Residential/ Insight Meetings See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Meeting Location (August 2025)
5:00pm-8:00pm	Dinner See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Dining Location (August 2025)
8:00pm-10:00pm	Orientation Olympics Football Field Weather Location: Rec Center

Question 2

Time	Program Details
7:00am-9:00am	Breakfast (optional) See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Dining Location (August 2025)
8:00am-4:30pm	Wellness, Prayer and Refection Programming Take the time to practice wellness today! Stop by one of the following locations during all mealtimes or breaks in your schedule. Don't forget to bring your Student ID to check in! Center for Wellbeing, Daniels Hall Prayer Space, Gordon Library Recreation Center Collegiate Religious Center (CRC), 19 Schussler Road
8:30am-8:45am	Transfer Welcome Meeting Salisbury Labs 115 Please see the Transfer Student Transition Experience tab below for full details on the Transfer Transition Programming for Monday, August 18.
9:00am-5:00pm	IT Service Desk Gordon Library
9:00am-9:30am	Morning Meeting Rec Center
9:30am-10:15am	Matriculation Rec Center
10:15am-11:30am	Bridge Crossing depart from the Rec Center to Earle Bridge This is a rain or shine event! Check the weather before you head to Breakfast and Morning Meeting!
11:30am-1:30pm	Lunch with your School Quadrangle, Weather Location: see the Hub for your assigned dining location
11:30am-1:30pm	Orientation Olympics -- Continue the Fun! Various Didn't get your full fix of competition Sunday Night? Talk to your CA to continue the fun during your off lunch block and earn points for your team.
11:30am-1:30pm	Transfer Student Lunch Higgins House East Courtyard
12:00pm-1:00pm	Yoga Center for Wellbeing, Daniels Hall
2:00pm-3:00pm	Insight Meeting/ Vector Conversation See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Meeting Location (August 2025)
3:00pm-5:00pm	Makerspace Demo and Tours Innovation Studio, First Floor Visit the Innovation Studio's 1st floor to participate in tours, demos, workshops and maker-hunts to discover all the incredible WPI maker resources available to you.
3:00pm-5:00pm	Self-Guided Tour of Center for Wellbeing Daniels Hall
3:00pm-5:00pm	Tours of Greenhouse Salisbury Floor 2
5:00pm-8:00pm	Dinner See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Dining Location (August 2025)
5:30pm-7:30pm	Greek Carnival Quadrangle Weather Location: Alden Hall and Riley Commons
5:30pm-10:00pm	Open Rec Time Rec Center
7:00pm-9:00pm	VIP Night at Barnes and Noble Barnes and Noble, Rubin Campus Center, 2nd Floor Stop by the bookstore in the Campus Center and compete in a Scavenger Hunt for a chance to win a free t-shirt or sweatshirt! Enjoy 10% off apparel, gifts, school supplies, and snacks during this time only. (Discount does NOT apply to textbooks, technology, Peter Millar apparel, diploma frames, clearance items, or gift cards. Cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion. Other exclusions may apply; see store for details.)
8:00pm-9:30pm	History Hunt Meet at the Seal on the Quad
8:00pm-10:00pm	Student Comedy Production Upper Perreault Hall, Fuller Laboratories doors open at 7:30pm
8:00pm-10:00pm	E-Sports Game Night E-Sports Lounge, East Hall
8:00pm-10:00pm	Trivia Innovation Studio 203/205

Question 3

Time	Program Details
7:00am-9:00am	Breakfast (optional) See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Dining Location (August 2025)
8:00am-4:30pm	Wellness, Prayer and Refection Programming Take the time to practice wellness today! Stop by one of the following locations during all mealtimes or breaks in your schedule. Don't forget to bring your Student ID to check in! Center for Wellbeing, Daniels Hall Prayer Space, Gordon Library Recreation Center Collegiate Religious Center (CRC), 19 Schussler Road
9:00am-5:00pm	IT Service Desk Gordon Library
9:00am-9:30am	Morning Meeting Rec Center
9:30am-10:30am	Ethics Conversation: Eboné Bell Rec Center Building Bridges: Navigating Civil Discourse and Difficult Conversations
10:30am-11:15am	Class Photo Quadrangle Weather Location: Rec Center
11:15-1:30pm	Lunch See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Dining Location (August 2025)
11:15am-1:30pm	Orientation Olympics -- Continue the Fun! Various Didn't get your full fix of competition Sunday Night? Talk to your CA to continue the fun during your off lunch block and earn points for your team.
1:30pm-2:30pm	Insight Meeting See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Meeting Location (August 2025)
3:30pm-5:00pm	Gaming with the Science Fiction Society Campus Center Tables and Class of '46 Lounge, Rubin Campus Center Stop by the CC Tables to explore tons of board games with the Science Fiction Society!
3:00pm-5:00pm	Self Guided Tour of Center for Wellbeing Daniels Hall
4:30pm-6:00pm	Unity Reception Unity Hall 500 Join the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Multicultural Education (ODIME) to celebrate WPI's unique and diverse community. All students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend.
5:00pm-6:00pm	Yoga Center for Wellbeing, Daniels Hall
5:00pm-8:00pm	Dinner See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Dining Location (August 2025)
5:00pm-8:00pm	Teambuilding with your Insight Group Connect with your CA to meet before or after your assigned dinner time!
5:00pm-8:00pm	Open Rec Time Rec Center
8:00pm-8:45pm	Three Cheers for the Engineers Rec Center Put on your Crimson and Gray finest and celebrate your WPI pride with 1300 of your newest friends!
9:00pm-10:30pm	Trivia Innovation Studio 203/205

Question 4

Time	Program Details
7:00am-9:00am	Breakfast (optional) See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Dining Location (August 2025)
9:00am-5:00pm	IT Service Desk Gordon Library
9:00am-9:30am	Morning Meeting Rec Center
9:30pm-9:45pm	Global Programs and Projects at WPI Rec Center
10:00am-11:30am	Title IX Programming and Insight Meeting See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Meeting Location (August 2025)
11:00am-1:00pm	Performing Arts and Music Open House Alden Hall, Great Hall Stop by the Performing Arts Open House to meet faculty & students and learn about the many music and theatre organizations available to WPI students
11:30am-2:00pm	Lunch See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Dining Location (August 2025)
12:30pm-1:30pm	Yoga Center for Wellbeing, Daniels Hall
1:00pm-2:30pm	Job Fair Rubin Campus Center, Odeum 3rd Floor Hosted by the Division of Talent and Inclusion. Students are encouraged to check out JobX, WPI's student job portal for job offerings as well!
1:00pm-4:00pm	Resource Scavenger Hunt see locations below Visit the following offices and check in to get a stamp on your passport! Enter as an individual or a team for a chance to win a prize! Center for Wellbeing, Daniels Hall Dean of Students Office, Rubin Campus Center 2nd Floor Financial Aid, Bartlett Center Gordon Library, Gordon Library Lobby Heebner Career Development Center, Unity Hall 5th Floor Housing and Residential Experience Center, East Hall IT Service Desk, Gordon Library Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Multicultural Education Student Health Services, Daniels Hall Student Activities Office, Rubin Campus Center, 3rd Floor
1:00pm-5:00pm	Rotating Shuttle to Target Depart from the Rec Center Bus Circle
3:00pm-5:00pm	Self Guided Tour of Center for Wellbeing Daniels Hall
3:00pm-5:00pm	Networking hosted by Neurodivergent Student Association, Center for Wellbeing, Daniels Hall This event is a meet and greet event with WPI’s Neurodivergent Student Association. Snacks and fidgets are provided. All are welcome to join in a discussion pertaining to adjusting to college life and meeting fellow neurodivergent students, allies and folks interested in supporting neurodivergent student advocacy and education.
3:00pm-5:00pm	Networking hosted by Pan Asian and SASE, Moved to Diamond Lounge in Innovation Studios 2nd Floor due to rain Join the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE) and Pan Asian Association in meeting and greeting new students this NSO, featuring networking, games, and more. All are welcome.
5:00pm-8:00pm	Dinner See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Dining Location (August 2025)
5:00pm-7:00pm	Concert on the Quad Moved to Alden Hall due to rain
5:00pm-7:00pm	Welcome Back Party Moved to Campus Center 1st and 2nd floors due to rain
8:00pm-10:00pm	Open Rec Time Rec Center

Question 5

The New Student Orientation is for all WPI students regardless of residential location. Non-residential students should plan to participate in all programming offered during business hours and all Insight meetings. Non-residential students are encouraged to participate in all orientation programming however social programs are encouraged but not required.

Question 6

Transfer Students are encouraged to attend all New Student Orientation Programming as it is listed above. Below, you will see some highlighted programs that take place on Monday, August 18 might be of particular interest as you begin your WPI journey as a Transfer Student!

Time	Program Details
8:30am-8:45am	Transfer Welcome Meeting Salisbury Labs 115
9:00am-9:30am	Morning Meeting Harrington Auditorium
9:30am-10:15am	Matriculation Harrington Auditorium
10:15am-11:30am	Bridge Crossing depart from Harrington Auditorium to Earle Bridge
11:30am-1:30pm	Transfer Student Lunch East Courtyard, Higgins House
1:30pm-2:00pm	Pick Up Student ID depart from Lunch to Gordon Library ITS Desk
2:00pm-3:00pm	Insight Meeting*/ Vector Conversation See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Meeting Location (August 2025)*
3:00pm-4:15pm	Transfer Student Transition Programs See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Meeting Location (August 2025)
	Getting Acclimated to Campus Finding Success as a Transfer Student and Commuter on Campus including resource review
	Getting Connected and Involved on Campus Highlighting Professional and Honor Societies and opportunities for transfer student connection
	Understanding WPI's Alphabet Soup Review of requirements for Transfer Students inclusive of e-Projects, HUA and IQP application timelines
4:15pm-5:00pm	Campus Tour Finding your classrooms, buildings and frequently used resource spots on campus
5:00pm-8:00pm	Dinner See the WPI Onboarding Hub for your Insight Dining Location (August 2025)

August Orientation Schedule

New Student Orientation Schedule

Non-Residential/ Commuter Students

Transfer Student Transition Experience