Greetings from The University of the Arts!

We are already eagerly anticipating and preparing for your arrival on Thursday, August 28, 2008. Below is a preliminary schedule.  Please check back on this site for additional information.

New Undergraduate Students
New Graduate Students

Check-in Parking Instructions (PDF - print and bring with you)

New Undergraduate Student Orientation
We’ve designed New Student Orientation (NSO) to help you make a smooth transition into college life and to UArts, in particular. NSO will be a fun-filled and enlightening time for you and your fellow incoming students. At NSO, you’ll learn practical skills for being a successful college student-artist, experience first-hand Philadelphia sights and sounds and get to know your new classmates and faculty. 

New Student Orientation will begin with your arrival on campus on Thursday, September 28, 2008 at Hamilton Hall (320 South Broad Street, at the corner of South Broad and Pine Streets) and conclude at the end of  Tuesday, September 2; classes begin on Thursday, September 4. 

The UArts NSO experience is particularly smooth for students thanks to the wisdom and enthusiasm of our student staff.  The Orientation Leaders (OLs) are a group of our best and brightest upperclassmen who work around the clock to make the NSO experience stress-free, fun and full of useful insider information from UArts students’ point-of-view.

We will be sending more detail information to you in a future mailing.  If you have questions regarding New Student Orientation, please call the Office of Student Development & Activities at 215-717-6615.  We look forward to your arrival in August!

Dates to Remember

Thursday, August 28
# CHECK-IN & MOVE-IN
# Convocation & Social

Friday, August 29
# Parent Orientation
# Laptop Distribution (for half the group)
# Break Out Sessions

Saturday, August 30
# Laptop Distribution (for other half the group)
# Skills for College Life

Sunday, August 31
# English Placement Test (For those required to take it)
# Campus & City Tour
# Break Out Sessions

Monday, September 1
# Meeting for Residence Halls, Commuter, and Transfer Students
# Department Meetings
# Club, Organization, & Volunteer Fair

Tuesday, September 2
# Advising Workshop
# Department Meetings

Wednesday, September 3
# Day of Rest
# Prepare for First Day of Classes

Thursday, September 4
# First Day of Classes!!!

New Graduate Student Orientation

Information will be forthcoming.