Parents | First-year Residence Halls
Our Orientation Assistants (OAs) will meet you outside your residence hall to help you unpack the car and carry your belongings inside.

Parents | Bostwick Dining Hall, Walls Lounge, Center Room, Elaine Langone Center
New students, their families and friends are invited to lunch as guests of the University (no charge).

Parents | Elaine Langone Center, Ground Floor
Resource Fair Ground Floor, Elaine Langone Center Representatives from a variety of campus offices and community organizations will be available to answer your questions. Meet with staff from Bucknell Dining, Bucknell Student Health, Business Services, Campus Activities & Programs, the Center for Career Advancement, Financial Aid, GenFirst!, Global & Off-campus Education, Recreation Services, the Writing Center and more.

Parents | Weis Center
President Bravman, Provost Sternberg and Interim Associate Vice President and Dean of Students Teresa McKinney welcome and advise family members about the first-year experience at Bucknell.

Parents | Weis Center
Parents and families will be welcomed by the deans from each of Bucknell's colleges, who will share information about academic expectations as well as resources and support available to students.

Parents | Trout Auditorium, Vaughn Literature
Parents and families will be welcomed by the deans from each of Bucknell's colleges, who will share information about academic expectations as well as resources and support available to students.

Parents | Forum, Elaine Langone Center
Parents and families will be welcomed by the deans from each of Bucknell's colleges, who will share information about academic expectations as well as resources and support available to students.

Parents | location TBA
Parents and families are invited to choose from a variety of breakout sessions. Sessions are designed to help you learn more about life at Bucknell and will offer tips for supporting your student through their transition to college. *Families with questions about financial aid, billing, or accounts may meet individually with the offices of Financial Aid (621 St. George Street) and Bursar Services (108 Marts Hall)

Parents | location TBA
Families are invited to mix and mingle, and to write their student a note of encouragment that will be delivered to them at the beginning of the semester!

Parents

Parents | location TBA
Celebrate your student's move-in by meeting other parents and campus representatives for drinks and appetizers. Your student will be busy at Orientation, so take this moment to unwind and mingle with other parents of first-year students. Register here