First Year Students | Bostwick Dining Hall, Elaine Langone Center
Make sure to have your student ID with you.

First Year Students | Great Room, Hildreth-Mirza Hall
If you are an incoming Presidential Fellow, this is the time to learn about the logistics of the program and meet your mentor and other Presidential Fellows.

First Year Students | Faculty Offices and Registrar's Office
Students may meet with their faculty adviser(s) individually and have the opportunity to discuss or change their course schedule. The Registrar’s Office, located in Marts Hall, will be open to make approved changes. Be sure to check the Reminders section in myBucknell for a link to your academic advising sheet, which contains information regarding your adviser assignment.

First Year Students | Location details in description
Pick and choose from a variety of drop-in sessions designed to introduce you to the many ways students can explore cultures, languages and identities at Bucknell and beyond. Learn about the ways you can connect, engage and be supported. (9:30-10:30 am) Italian Studies at Bucknell and Beyond - Coleman Hall 150

Buongiorno! Have you always wanted to learn Italian and/or study abroad in Italy? Join us to find out more about the Italian Studies Program at Bucknell — our courses, our students, our professors, our Bucknell Italian Club, and our study abroad and internship opportunities.

(9-10am) Learn About Chinese Language and Cultural Courses, Vaughn Literature 101

Interested in learning more about opportunities to explore Chinese language and culture while at Bucknell? Stop by to talk with professors about the many paths open to you through the East Asian Studies department.

(9:30-10:30 am) Russia and the Region - Coleman Hall 119

The Bucknell Russian Studies program offers courses in Russian language, the literature and culture of Russia and the countries that surround it, and Ukrainian language (to advanced students of Russian). If you are interested in this fascinating, troubling and geopolitically important part of the world, the Russian Studies program is the perfect place to start exploring.

(9-10 am) French at Bucknell, Coleman Hall 118

Bonjour! Interested in learning more about the French and Francophone language and cultures? Join us to find out more about our program, our courses, our professors, our French club and weekly French table, and our study abroad and scholarship opportunities.

First Year Students | Outside of Olin Science, Science Quad
Are you taking MATH 201: Calculus I this fall and still working on ALEKS? Do you like ice cream treats? Come "chill" with us! This casual, drop-in session is a chance to talk with students and faculty about math and about what to expect in calculus. Feel free to bring a device and stay to work on ALEKS. (Vegan and allergy-conscious options will be available.)

First Year Students | Various locations (Your OAs will direct you.)
Students will participate in small group reading discussions led by faculty and staff around Colson Whitehead's book Sag Harbor. Make sure to bring your copy of the book as well as a writing tool.

First Year Students | Location details in description
Make sure to have your Orientation nametag with you.

College of Arts & Sciences, Fieldhouse

College of Engineering, Terrace Room

Freeman College of Management, Larison Dining

First Year Students | Center Room, Elaine Langone Center
Join members of Bucknell's Orthodox Christian community for lunch and fellowship. All students are welcome.

First Year Students | Rooke Meditation Chapel

First Year Students | Bucknell Farm
Meet the summer farm students; see the beautiful vegetable fields, labyrinth and fire pit; and learn how you can get involved with the Bucknell Farm and Lewisburg Community Garden.

First Year Students | Bertrand Library
Come with your friends to Bertrand Library for Library Unbound! At this casual, drop-in event, you’ll enjoy a snack, enter to win some fabulous prizes, and learn how Library and Technology resources, services, spaces, and staff can help you succeed academically. The Library is the academic center of campus; make it your home away from home!

First Year Students | Weis Center Concert Hall
What is diversity? Why is social justice important? How can we create a stronger, more connected community at Bucknell? Eboné Bell, a dynamic speaker, community leader and facilitator, will help students consider these questions and more. This session will explore race, gender, class, sexuality, religion and ability in an interactive format that empowers students to think about their own identity and how they can show up as an ally. After the presentation, you will participate in a group conversation with OAs, RAs and JFs about how diversity and allyship will be part of your Bucknell experience.

First Year Students | Muslim Community Space, Davis Hall, South Campus Apartments
Get a taste of Campus Muslim Life by joining for weekly congregational worship in the Muslim Community Space. Taking place every Friday (known as the Day of Assembly in Arabic), this service features a two-part sermon known as the khutbah, with a pause between the two parts of the sermon to allow for a time of personal prayer, or du’a.

First Year Students | Weis Center Concert Hall
What is diversity? Why is social justice important? How can we create a stronger, more connected community at Bucknell? Eboné Bell, a dynamic speaker, community leader and facilitator, will help students consider these questions and more. This session will explore race, gender, class, sexuality, religion and ability in an interactive format that empowers students to think about their own identity and how they can show up as an ally. After the presentation, you will participate in a group conversation with OAs, RAs and JFs about how diversity and allyship will be part of your Bucknell experience.

First Year Students | Bucknell Farm
Meet the summer farm students; see the beautiful vegetable fields, labyrinth and fire pit; and learn how you can get involved with the Bucknell Farm and Lewisburg Community Garden.

First Year Students | Bertrand Library
Come with your friends to Bertrand Library for Library Unbound! At this casual, drop-in event, you’ll enjoy a snack, enter to win some fabulous prizes, and learn how Library and Technology resources, services, spaces, and staff can help you succeed academically. The Library is the academic center of campus; make it your home away from home!

First Year Students | The Grove
Enjoy a delicious meal in one of the most beautiful places on campus.

Rain location: Sojka Pavilion, Kenneth G. Langone Athletics & Recreation Center

First Year Students | Larison Dining
In this fun-filled event designed to orient students to Bucknell, each first-year hall will select a candidate to represent them in the ultimate Bucknell-themed GAME SHOW! Contestants will participate in various competitions, such as minute-to-win-it games, trivia, and more to win prizes and other excitement.

First Year Students | Bertrand Library
Stop by the Library for a night of gaming, snacks, and conversation! Choose from the Bertrand Library's game collection, including Exploding Kittens, What Do You Meme?, Apples to Apples, Uno, Ticket to Ride, Jenga, and more.

First Year Students | Walker Street
Join your classmates in kicking off the year with food, music, activities and dancing.